The MRSEC Facilities Network is a nationwide partnership of NSF supported MRSEC centers designed to provide support to researchers in the broad area of Materials Research in academic, government and industrial laboratories around the world.
University of Washington
On Oct. 1, 2005, NSF awarded a grant to the University of Washington for the establishment of a "Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center (GEMSEC)" through its MRSEC Program.
The GEMSEC investigates genetically engineered and tailored protein-based molecular building blocks for use in synthesis, assembly, and formation of nanostructured hybrid materials with novel photonic, electronic, or chemical properties in applications of technology and medicine. The center is establishing an international network of laboratories sharing common interests in molecular biomimetics and is partnering with industry and National Laboratories. The MRSEC will conduct a unique....