Welcome to the Materials Research Institute at Penn State

The Center for COmputational Mesoscale Materials Science advances the basic mesoscale science of quantum and functional materials and develops open-source software for simulating the formation and responses of mesostructures in these materials to external stimuli towards accelerating their insertion into devices.

MCL has an established history of successful collaborations with industry partners of all sizes - from start-up to multinational Fortune 500 companies.

From a wide variety of available processes, academic and industrial researchers have the ability to develop and fabricate a wide array of novel devices.

The 2DCC-MIP is focused on advancing the synthesis of 2D materials within the context of a national user facility.

Experimentalists are working with theorists to improve existing systems and develop the next generation of materials to meet societal needs.

The Center For 2D Layered Materials offers a unique, vertically integrated research education to graduate and undergraduate students

3DFeM will enable technologies exploiting the 3rd dimension in microelectronics for functions beyond interconnects for low power, non volatile 3D memory above CMOS logic

Goal is to promote collaborations between industry and universities with the goal to provide a platform that is easy to access policy makers in order to meet the challenges of sustainability across supply chains

To create self-powered sensing, computing, and communication systems to enable data-driven insights for a smart and healthy world.

Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings: Expanding the innovation  and development of novel coating technologies and functionalities enabled by two-dimensional materials

Bringing together the campus-wide expertise in energy storage, foster collaboration, and provide a focal point for research and education activities.

Providing international leadership and train next-generation scientists in the fundamental science and engineering that underpin dielectric and piezoelectric materials.

Developing interdisciplinary strengths in science and technology issues related to the sustainable development of energy solutions (NSF I/UCRC).

Providing world-class capabilities and facilities in additive manufacturing technology for the benefit of a broad range of government and industrial sponsorship.

Humanitarian Engineering & Social Entrepreneurship addresses the most compelling challenges facing the developing world and marginalized communities.

Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter University Research Alliance goal is to develop and integrate technology to improve nuclear survivability and response.

Aims at advancing the science, technologies, policies, and practices needed for a sustainable world through research on engineered living materials.

The Center supports collaborative, interdisciplinary research efforts in the area of nanoscale materials.

The Center for Self-Assembled Organic Electronics (SOE) is charged with developing organic molecules that are capable of assembling at the nanoscale to enhance optoelectronic properties.