The Cornell Center for Materials Research as part of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) program provides support for interdisciplinary materials research and education while addressing fundamental problems in science and engineering that are important to society. The center undertakes materials research of a scope and complexity that would not be feasible under traditional funding for individual research projects or small groups.The mission of CCMR is to advance, explore and exploit the science and engineering of advanced materials. The unifying theme of current research is the study of materials purposefully structured at the nanoscale (near-atomic dimensions) and to be world leaders in the design, control and understanding of the behavior of both crystalline and disordered nanomaterials. This objective is pursued through fundamental experimental and theoretical studies of the assembly and processing of nanomaterials and of their resulting behavior.
From the guide to the Cornell Center for Materials Research records, 1970-2008, (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)
