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Microscopic crystals found in a sea urchin's tooth, Credit: Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert and Christopher E. Killian, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Materials Research (DMR)

Division of Materials Research supports fundamental research on design, synthesis and characterization of novel materials and on discovery and understanding of new behavior of matter and materials.

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Conventional Crystals: Princeton University

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News

Century-old problem solved with first-ever 3D atomic imaging of an amorphous solid April 14, 2021
Scientists 'farm' natural killer cells in novel cancer-fighting approach February 17, 2021
Researchers turn coal powder into graphite in microwave oven January 25, 2021

Funding Opportunities

Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
(NSF 21-573) Posted March 17, 2021
Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS)
(NSF 21-570) Posted March 15, 2021
Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase II
(NSF 21-566) Posted February 16, 2021

Upcoming Due Dates

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I (NSF 21-562) Full Proposal: June 3, 2021
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II (NSF 21-565) Full Proposal: June 3, 2021
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase I (NSF 21-563) Full Proposal: June 3, 2021

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