The Wisconsin MRSEC Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium (AMIC) seeks to provide companies with the materials, research, equipment, and talent they need. This year, the theme for the AMIC annual meeting was next-generation microelectronics. The workshop brought together nearly 150 attendees. It highlighted industrial trends and talent needs in presentations from Lockheed Martin, Intel, Eaton, Western Digital, Micron, Seagate, Polar Semiconductor, and Bolb, and MRSEC IRG 2 research relevant to magnetic data storage and quantum transduction in presentations by faculty and student posters. The event facilitated engagement between faculty, staff, students, and industry leaders, with the goals of fostering sponsored research, and opportunities for internships and employment.
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UW will launch materials engineering research initiative with major NSF sponsorship
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) has received $18 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for interdisciplinary exploration of fundamental questions in materials science.
(2022) Student-Industry Seed Projects Teach Essential Skills for Future Success
Preparing students for careers inside and outside academia is a key mission for the Wisconsin MRSEC and its Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium (AMIC). AMIC sponsors student-led seed research projects to help students learn essential skills. AMIC companies suggest project areas, then company engineers work with MRSEC students to develop research proposals that leverage the student’s expertise. The AMIC Board selects projects, and students lead the resulting research, managing the budget, junior personnel like undergraduates, and reporting. Company engineers mentor the student leaders.
(2018) Industry Outreach Efforts of the Wisconsin MRSEC
Industry outreach efforts of the Wisconsin MRSEC are facilitated by the Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium (AMIC).