Synergies between the IRGs
The unifying scheme of the two IRGs is to push the boundaries of materials research. Building on a strong history of interdisciplinary work, AEM unites research groups to create a setting for pioneering research in semiconductor technologies, quantum materials, optoelectronic materials, and energy transport.
Beyond this central research scheme, the two IRGs share a set of common research methods and facilities (e.g., spectroscopies, transport measurements, electronic structural theory, and nanofabrication).
Alongside a number of new faculty investigators, researchers from both IRGs share a long history of collaborative work, including the recently concluded MRSEC on Precision Assembled Quantum Materials (PAQM) (2020-2026), the MRSEC Center for Precision Assembly of Superstratic and Superatomic Solids (PAS3) (2014-2020), and the Columbia Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (2001-2011).