Center for the Science and Engineering of Materials (CSEM) @ California Institute of Technology

The Center for the Science and Engineering of Materials (CSEM) at Caltech, established in September of 2000, addresses both research and educational aspects of polymeric, structural, photonic, and ferroelectric materials that will be necessary to solve critical societal needs of the twenty-first century. The Center pioneers a number of exotic and futuristic materials and applications such as liquid metals, responsive gels, and tiny medical sensors.

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Address:

203 Steele Laboratory MC 309-81
Pasadena CA 91125

Website
Tel: (626) 395-3244
Fax: (626) 568-8743

People

MRSEC Director

Sossina Haile | (626) 395-3244 | smhaile@caltech.edu

Education

Director: Robert DeGroot | rdegroot@catech.edu | Education web page

Facilities

Director: Guruswami (Ravi) Ravichandran | ravi@caltech.edu | Facilities web page

Industry Outreach

Director: Sossina Haile | (626) 395-3244 | smhaile@caltech.edu

Research Groups

Program Highlights

June 21, 2010

Quantifying 3D Traction Forces of Epithelial Cell Clusters
June 21, 2010

“Stretchy” Near-Infrared Metamaterials
August 5, 2008

Low Density Ti-based Bulk Metallic Glasses as a Matrix For High Performance Metallic Glass Composite
August 5, 2008

How to Avoid Parasitic Cracks During Layer Transfer
July 25, 2007

Design of tunable ferroelectric photonic structures
July 25, 2007

Woe to the Makers of Literal Translation
December 5, 2006

Active Nanophotonic Materials and Devices
July 25, 2006

The Eyes Have It
December 20, 2005

CSEM Co-Hosts Robotics Conference with The Center for Neuromorphic Systems Engineering