Research Highlights

MRSEC Research Year:

2025 | 2024 | 2023
Supported under the auspices of NSF-MRSEC (DMR-2011754)

2025

Programming Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Multistep Ambi-Directional Deformability

Programming Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Multistep Ambi-Directional Deformability
Aizenberg, Kozinsky

Spatially Programmed Alignment and Actuation in Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Spatially Programmed Alignment and Actuation in Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Lewis

Mechanical Testing of Colloidal Solids with Milli-Pascal Stress and Single-Particle Resolution

Mechanical Testing of Colloidal Solids with Milli-Pascal Stress and Single-Particle Resolution
Spaepen, Weitz

Rubber-Glass Nanocomposites via Mixed Emulsions

Rubber-Glass Nanocomposites via Mixed Emulsions
Suo

Macroporous Alginate Hydrogels with Tunable Mechanics

Macroporous Alginate Hydrogels with Tunable Mechanics
Mooney, Mahadevan, Weitz

Everyday Materials Science: Teacher and Student Workshops on Science & Cooking

Everyday Materials Science: Teacher and Student Workshops on Science & Cooking
Weitz, Hollar, Sörensen, Strangfeld

Full STEAM Ahead on Pi Day: Engaging Middle School Students in Materials Science

Full STEAM Ahead on Pi Day: Engaging Middle School Students in Materials Science
Aizenberg, Hollar, Wood

MRSEC-DOE National Laboratory Partnerships

MRSEC-DOE National Laboratory Partnerships
Aizenberg, Lewis, Mason

MRSEC-Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia Partnership

MRSEC-Universidad de Ingenieria y Tecnologia Partnership
Vlassak, Sörensen, Suarez

2024

Liquid crystal elastomer lattices with thermally programmable deformation via multi-material 3D printing
Lewis, Bertoldi

Programmable metafluids via capsule buckling
Bertoldi, Weitz

Dislocation interactions during plastic relaxation of colloidal crystals
Spaepen, Weitz

Filled elastomers with enhanced fatigue resistance
Suo

Soft bioelectronics for in vivo neural probes
Liu, Bertoldi, Kozinsky, Suo

Strengthening research collaborations and student pathways with Navajo Technical University
Lewis, Soundappan

Making soft matter accessible: Teacher workshops on science and cooking
Weitz, Hollar, Sorensen, Strangfeld

Leadership in science, engineering, and innovation
Weitz, Whitesides, Spaepen, Lewis, Capasso

Community building in soft matter

Community building in soft matter
Weitz, Lewis, Fraden

Prior Highlights