Organizational Setting

The Columbia AEM MRSEC is centered at Columbia University, and partners with City College of New York (CCNY) and Yale University. AEM currently includes 18 primary participants, 2 of which come from CCNY, 6 primary national lab or international participants, and 1 seed participant from Yale University. AEM leadership includes an Executive Committee, made up of MRSEC PIs, and a Student and Postdoc Leadership Committee, comprised of MRSEC graduate students and postdocs.

The AEM MRSEC is managed by Director Xiaoyang Zhu with the support of Associate Director Xavier Roy. The Executive Committee is advised by the External Advisory Board which consists of members from industry, academia, and national labs: 

AEM's two IRGs are comprised of PIs from Columbia University and PAQM's sub-awardees, including City College of New York and Yale University.

IRG1 Primary Participants:

 

IRG2 Primary Participants:

 

Seed Participants:

A student leadership committee comprising postdocs and graduate students helps to organize major MRSEC activities and sets priorities for educational programs for MRSEC participants. The student leadership committee advises the executive committee on educational priorities for PhD/postdoc participants, organizes social events to build coherence among center participation, and aids in organization of center programs and events. 

We are in the process of identifying students and postdocs for the 2026-2027 Student Leadership Committee and will update this page with their information once it is available.