About the Harvard MRSEC
The Harvard MRSEC is solely funded by the National Science Foundation, and has two interdisciplinary research groups: IRG I: Programmable Multiscale and Multi-Material Control of Functional Matter, IRG II: Non-Equilibrium Phenomena in Mechanically Soft Systems. The Harvard MRSEC also supports Seed Projects to enable rapid response to emerging discoveries.
Our faculty member researchers and associated researchers work in each interdisciplinary research area, and publish in various scientific journals numerous discoveries and findings into Harvard MRSEC publications that are cited by global researchers to further research and development.
The MRSEC Executive Committe and MRSEC Advisory Board, listed below, lead our research areas to foster a culture of innovation, including the development of intellectual property; entrepreneurship that explores commercialization opportunities; and, innovative education opportunities to facilitate learning in various methods.
| Jennifer Lewis | SEAS | Director |
| Katia Bertoldi | SEAS | Associate Director, IRG 1 Lead |
| Robert L. Graham | SEAS | Assistant Director |
| Kathryn Hollar | SEAS | Education, Outreach, and Diversity Lead |
| David R. Nelson | Physics & SEAS | IRG 2 Co-Lead |
| Frans Spaepen | SEAS | IRG 2 Lead |
| David A. Weitz | SEAS & Physics | Industrial Outreach Lead |
| Fawwaz Habbal (ex officio) | SEAS | Executive Dean of Research, SEAS |
| George Crabtree | Argonne National Laboratories |
| Catherine T. Hunt | University of Virginia |
| Gabriel P. Lopez | University of New Mexico |
| Monica Olvera De La Cruz | Northwestern University |
| Christopher M. Spadaccini | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| Arjun Yodh | University of Pennsylvania |
