NSF Awards UC San Diego $18 Million Grant for Materials Science Research Center

The National Science Foundation has awarded UC San Diego an $18 million, six-year MRSEC grant to support interdisciplinary materials science research. The new center will focus on predictive assembly of materials and living materials that combine biological components with engineered structures. The MRSEC will support research, student training, and new facilities aimed at developing materials for applications in healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and environmental technologies. Source: UC San Diego Today. The National Science Foundation has awarded University of California San Diego researchers a six-year $18 million grant to fund a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). These research centers are transformative for the schools that earn them, putting their materials science research efforts into the global spotlight.…