The University of Maryland MRSEC grants ended in September 2013 after 17 years of successful operation. This site remains as a history of the center, but will not be actively maintained.

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Our MRSEC logo shows the arrangement of atoms at the surface of a crystal. Crystals are made up of layers, or "planes" of atoms, perfectly stacked in an ordered pattern. Because this surface has been cut at a slight angle to the crystal planes, it appears "stepped" (we call this type of surface a vicinal surface). Modern scanned-probe microscopes, such as the STM, allow us to see the atoms at the surface of a crystal, producing images very similar to this one.

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Physics is Phun

The MRSEC works with the Physics Department’s Physics is Phun program, a series of free public lecture-demonstrations carried out throughout the academic year. MRSEC researchers assist audience members with pre-show activities and experiments. Physics is Phun is an engaging sequence of physics demonstrations aimed at high school students; however, community members of all ages attend. For more information about Physics is Phun, click here.

 

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under DMR Grant No. 0520471. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.