AMSEC Overview

The Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Center (AMSEC) is a $1.2M program founded in 2007 whose mission is to educate students, promote interdisciplinary research, and help regional companies solve their materials science and engineering challenges. AMSEC brings together faculty and students from Chemistry, Engineering Technology, Geology, and Physics to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations and synergistic solutions to complex, multifaceted problems. At any one time, more than 30 undergraduate and graduate students participate in AMSEC faculty research programs, supported by over $1M in grants during the last two years. These students receive training in high demand skills needed by regional employers and in preparation for graduate study. Our nationally recognized faculty direct research programs spanning a broad spectrum of areas, including collaboration with industry to help promote innovation and solve practical materials problems.

AMSEC also operates a shared, open access Materials Characterization Laboratory housing state-of-the-art x-ray diffraction, thin film preparation, and thermal analysis equipment, and facilitates access to a wide range of specialized materials synthesis, processing, and characterization capabilities in its member’s departments and own laboratories.