Science of DMRMaterials research extends from investigations of fundamental
phenomena in condensed matter physics and solid state chemistry to research on
functional materials including metals, ceramics, polymers, biomaterials, and electronic,
photonic and magnetic materials. It addresses the synthesis, processing, characterization,
and properties of materials together with the prediction and control of materials
behavior, encompassing the discovery and understanding of materials and condensed
matter phenomena and the basis for their translation into technological application.
Discovery of new phenomena, creation of novel materials, and advances in understanding
and control of materials behavior and processing often emerge from a creative
interplay among theory, experiment, computer-based modeling and simulation, and
the development of new instruments. The practitioners of materials research traditionally
include physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers of all kinds.
Increasingly, the field benefits from the participation of investigators from
an even wider range of disciplines such as biochemistry, biology, earth sciences,
mathematics, computer science, and medicine. DMR supports education, fundamental
research and facilities that are critically important to the future advancement
of industries and technologies ranging from electronics and communications to
information technology, transportation and aerospace, energy, environmental protection,
manufacturing, medicine and health care, packaging, and civil infrastructure.
The ultimate technological and societal impact of materials research and education
is profound - "Materials are the stuff of civilization".
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