University of Chicago Materials Research Center

@UChiMaterials

UChicago Materials Research Center drives scientific innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration with a commitment to education and outreach

Chicago, IL mrsec.uchicago.edu Joined March 2022

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University of Chicago Materials Research Center @UChiMaterials Jun 30

This summer, @UChicago #MRSEC, Astrophysics, and Engineering REU students are gaining hands-on research experience, visiting national laboratories, and exploring Chicago together.

University of Chicago Materials Research Center @UChiMaterials Apr 28

This weeks' lecture by Thomas Robinson about Regenerative Timber Architecture will be at 5:30. The corrected poster is below. Register at tinyurl.com/PhysicsArchite….

This Years’s Schedule:
April 9 Jenny Sabin (Jenny Sabin Studio & Cornell University): “Morphogenesis & Design: Towards Adaptive Architecture”
April 16 Mitchell Joachim (Terreform, Brooklyn, & New York University): “Architecture After Objects: Biofabrication, Emergent Entities, and the End of Static Form”
April 23 John Ochsendorf (MIT): “On Forces and Form”
April 30 Thomas Robinson (Lever Architecture, Portland, OR): “LEVER/Regenerative Timber Architecture”
May 7 Mohamed Ismail (University of Virginia): “Building (for) more with less: Sustainable development through low-carbon design”
May 14 Xavier De Kestelier (Hassell Studio, London): “Designing for Extreme Environments”
May 21 Jason Frantzen (Herzog & de Meuron, Basel)

As in prior years, all lectures be on Zoom and start at 5:30pm Chicago time. They are free and open to everyone who registers.

University of Chicago Materials Research Center @UChiMaterials Apr 9

#UChicago #MRSEC Professors Heinrich Jaeger and Sidney Nagel are offering Physics & Contemporary Architecture, a virtual guest lecture series starting April 9.

Register here: tinyurl.com/PhysicsArchite…

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University of Chicago Materials Research Center @UChiMaterials Apr 9

#UChicago #MRSEC Professors Heinrich Jaeger and Sidney Nagel are offering Physics & Contemporary Architecture, a virtual guest lecture series starting April 9.

Register here: tinyurl.com/PhysicsArchite…

University of Chicago Materials Research Center @UChiMaterials Mar 27

At our third “Weird Science” Show, @UChicago #MRSEC graduate students wowed local high school students and teachers with explosive liquid nitrogen demos.

University of Chicago Materials Research Center @UChiMaterials Mar 26

Each year, the @UChicago #MRSEC Graduate Student and Postdoc Advisory Board organizes Outreach Day, engaging K–12 students and teachers through hands-on science and interactive learning experiences.