A formal MRSEC@CU Kickoff and Ideation Workshop will be held on Tuesday, July 20 from 3–5 p.m. in the Chancellor's Hall and Auditorium, with a social hour to follow from 5–6 p.m.
After the Kickoff and Ideation Workshop takes place, the below timeframes are anticipated:
After an open campus-wide call for nominations for CU Boulder’s next NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) Director, Kristi Anseth has been selected as the Director and Tim White as the co-Director.
In anticipation of the upcoming NSF call for MRSECs, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) convened a process to engage all interested researchers in the university’s internal selection process. Following the campus-wide call for nominations, five nominees participated in 30-minute sessions with campus community, including the Associate Deans for Research and the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation. Nominees were evaluated based on presentation, academic and leadership record, vision, and commitment to broadening participation and enhancing diversity in materials science.
With directors in place, the CU Boulder MRSEC leadership team is moving swiftly to form a steering committee, solicit recommendations for Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) and develop a range of events—such as research blitzes and/or collision events—to inform the eventual MRSEC proposal.
About Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers
NSF MRSECs are comprised of two or three Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) per center and led by a single faculty member acting as MRSEC Director. While IRGs do not have to be thematically connected, the MRSEC Director must be able to articulate a vision for the integrated center. The MRSEC Director should be recognized as a national leader in the field and have the demonstrated ability to work with and develop an integrated team of researchers.
If you have questions or would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact karen.regan@colorado.edu.