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In addition to IRG research MEM·C also funds competitive exploratory and multidisciplinary team research.

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David Bergsman

Chemical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Mo Chen

Materials Science and EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Douglas Reed

ChemistryMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Julie Rorrer

Chemical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Eleftheria Roumeli

Chemical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Gerald Seidler

PhysicsMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Zachary Sherman

Chemical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Shijing Sun

Mechanical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Recent Publications

1. One-Pot, One-Step Mn-bis(imino)pyridine Complexes through Sonochemistry

   Justin A. Arami; Xinzheng Yang; Alexander W. Brodie; Lisa McElwee-White; Glenn P. A. Yap; Xiaosong Li; Titel Jurca

   Inorganic Chemistry, 2026, 29, 16639-16644

   DMR-2308979IRG 1Shared FacilitiesYear 3

   Xiaosong Li

2. Structural characterization of neutron irradiated hexagonal boron-10 nitride-15 single crystals

   Thomas Poirier; Josh Avery; Dmitri Zakharov; Kim Kisslinger; Judith Yang; Jong Keum; Kristie Koski; Sonder Wilson; Guodong Ren; Juan Carlos Idrobo; Florie Mesple; Ellis Thompson; Matthew Yankowitz; Lei R. Cao; James H. Edgar

   Applied Physics Letters, 2026, 23, 231902

   DMR-2308979IRG 2Year 3

   Matthew Yankowitz, Juan Carlos Idrobo

3. Optically Active Yb³⁺ Spin Defects in Cerium Oxide Nanocrystals

   Emily Miura-Stempel, Thom J. Snoeren, William R. Bittner, Colin McKenna, Stefan Stoll, Daniel R. Gamelin, Brandi M. Cossairt

   ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2026, 24, 11236-11245

   DMR-2308979IRG 1Year 3

   Brandi Cossairt, Stefan Stoll, Daniel Gamelin

4. Higher critical currents yet faster vortex creep in EuBa₂Cu₃O_y films containing coherent artificial pinning centers

   Jiangteng Liu, Masashi Miura, Daisaku Yokoe, Takeharu Kato, Akira Ibi, Teruo Izumi & Serena Eley

   Communications Materials, 2026, 7

   DMR-2308979Year 2

   Serena Eley

5. Tripling of the superconducting critical current density in BaFe₂(As_(1-x)P₂)₂ retained after pressure release

   Jiangteng Liu, Alex Lopez, Daniel Slone, Guodong Ren, Zhaoyu Liu, Juan-Carlos Idrobo, Jiun-Haw Chu and Serena Eley

   Superconductor Science and Technology, 2026, 39, 065009

   DMR-2308979IRG 2Year 3

   Serena Eley, Juan Carlos Idrobo, Jiun-Haw Chu