{"id":26206,"date":"2026-01-30T10:49:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/?page_id=26206"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:50:30","slug":"materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Development &#8211; Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26206\" class=\"elementor elementor-26206\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b0d8f4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b0d8f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/dod\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">DOD<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-25559\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/nasa\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e884d7\" data-id=\"8e884d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6519a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"c6519a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06ad0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Materials Science and \nEngineering Affinity Group<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6562cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6562cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Materials Science and Engineering Experts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03d2156 elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16454b9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16454b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/Materials-Experts.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Experts list<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0613a1e\" data-id=\"0613a1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f532ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f532ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The System-wide Materials Science and Engineering Experts Directory offers a consolidated view of faculty expertise across the Texas A&amp;M University System. It is intended as a practical resource to help partners and collaborators identify relevant researchers and areas of focus within materials science and engineering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf4f64c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf4f64c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3feb62a\" data-id=\"3feb62a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3106a53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3106a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eab236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eab236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Systemwide Materials Science and Engineering Infrastructure<\/b><\/h2><h3>Materials Science and Engineering Centers<b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.025em\">\u00a0<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through the Texas A&amp;M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), the System operates several core centers\u00a0 focused on materials and manufacturing:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimdm.tamu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Center of Innovation in Mechanics for Design and Manufacturing (CiMDM)<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focus: mechanics for early-stage design and manufacturing; physics-based understanding of advanced manufacturing processes; sensor-based prognostics and quality control.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/texasmakes.tamu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Institute for Manufacturing Systems (IMS)<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focus: manufacturing systems broadly\u2014product and process design, operations, supply chain, lifecycle management, and smart factories. A natural hub for digital\/Industry 4.0 collaborations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nctm.tamu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing (NCTM)<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focus: biopharmaceutical manufacturing and workforce development for pharmaceutical and biologics production<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><hr \/><h3><b>Core Facilities for Materials R&amp;D\u00a0<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are open, shared user facilities that support researchers from across The Texas A&amp;M System and\u00a0 beyond:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aggiefab.tamu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AggieFab Nanofabrication Facility (Aggie Fab)<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6,500 sq ft cleanroom with advanced micro\/nanofabrication tools (He ion microscope, FIB, ALD, etc.)\u00a0 for electronics, energy, defense, and advanced manufacturing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcf.tamu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Materials Characterization Facility (MCF)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multi-user facility for electron\/ion\/optical microscopy and surface\/interfacial analysis; supported by the VPR, TEES, and the College of Engineering; serves TAMU and external users.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdc2.tamu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Materials Development and Characterization Center (MDC<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">User facility with spark plasma sintering, XRD, arc melting, laser 3D printing, thermal and mechanical testing; explicitly serves other Texas A&amp;M System members as well as national labs and industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Soft Matter Facility (SoMF)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The only Texas user facility dedicated to state-of-the-art characterization of multifunctional soft materials (molecular, nano, thin films, thermomechanical).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptc.tamu.edu\/consortia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Polymer Technology Consortia (PTC)<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industry-funded consortia supporting polymer R&amp;D across multiple engineering 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