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Light Weight, Multifunctional Nanostructured Fibers and Materials

This SRA is concerned with research to impart diverse, nano-enabled functionalities to materials that can serve as building blocks for clothing and other gear to provide Soldier protection and survivability. Of particular interest are nano-scale coatings, core-shell and rod-rod nanostructures, carbon nanotubes, fibers, fabrics, layered and membrane structures.  The research in this SRA is divided up among six Themes. As shown in the following list, five of these Themes consist of one research Project, whereas one Theme (1.2) consists of three Projects.

  • Theme 1.1: Surface Active Multifunctional Fibers and Fabrics
  • Theme 1.2: Smart Quantum Dots: Microfluidic Fabrication, Detection and Sensing
  • Theme 1.3: Imaging, Sensing, and Other Applications of Carbon-Nanotube Devices
  • Theme 1.4: Multi-material Multi-functional Fibers
  • Theme 1.5: Functional and Responsive Elastomers
  • Theme 1.6: Nanostructured Materials for Simultaneous Control of Light and Sound
  • SRA 01 Researchers

    Prof. Moungi G. Bawendi, Department of Chemistry
    Prof. Vladimir Bulovic, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Prof. Yoel Fink, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    Prof. Karen K. Gleason, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Prof. Paula T. Hammond, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Prof. Klavs F. Jensen, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Prof. Steven G. Johnson, Department of Mathematics
    Prof. Marc A. Kastner, Department of Physics
    Prof. Gareth H. McKinley, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Prof. Keith A. Nelson, Department of Chemistry
    Prof. Daniel G. Nocera, Department of Chemistry
    Prof. Gregory C. Rutledge, Department of Chemical Engineering
    Prof. Richard R. Schrock, Department of Chemistry
    Prof. Michael Strano, Department of Chemistral Engineering
    Prof. Edwin L. (Ned) Thomas, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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