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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

Water resistant coatings derived from self-healing polymers October 14, 2021
Scientists introduce theoretical method to produce light in a vacuum September 28, 2021
Biomaterials give the fangs and mandibles of tiny invertebrates an outsized bite September 21, 2021

Funding Opportunities

Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences
(NSF 22-503) Posted October 7, 2021
National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes
(NSF 22-502) Posted October 6, 2021
Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
(NSF 22-501) Posted October 6, 2021

Upcoming Due Dates

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF 21-602) Full Proposal: October 18, 2021, Life Sciences
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF 21-602) Full Proposal: October 19, 2021, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Materials Research, Psychology, Social Sciences, STEM Education and Learning
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF 21-602) Full Proposal: October 21, 2021, Engineering

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