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About CMR
Norfolk State University's Center for Materials Research (CMR) was established to
enhance the materials research capabilities at the university, to encourage
faculty development of materials research activities, and to increase the number
of minority students obtaining baccalaureate and graduate degrees in materials
science disciplines. The Center provides cutting edge research opportunities in
well-equipped research facilities using state of the art instrumentation for our
graduate and undergraduate science majors.
Since its inception in 1992, the CMR has experienced steady growth in the areas
of faculty, students, staff, and funded research and has provided leadership in
promoting interdisciplinary faculty research activities. We have every
expectation that the CMR will continue to grow and that the future programs will
be even more exhilarating.
The faculty of the Center for Materials Research are energetic researchers
dedicated to furthering knowledge in their respective disciplines. We focus on
research problems of practical importance, and make substantive efforts to
cooperate with business, industry, and government laboratories.
Students are vital team members who contribute to many aspects of our research
while learning valuable research and technical skills.
CMR research interests currently focus on the following
topics:
- Engineering and crystal growth of inorganic photonic materials
- Synthesis of transparent gain ceramics and optical composites
- Development of novel nonlinear materials and laser sources
- Development of nano and supramolecular organic materials for
opto-electronic devices
- Development of Organic Molecular Beam Deposition (OMBD)
- Development of materials for Spintronics in the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
(NMR) Laboratory
- Computer modeling of materials for photonic applications
CMR Facilities
- NMR and ESR Labs
- Thin Film Lab
- Crystal Growth Lab
- Materials Analysis Lab
- Laser Spectroscopy Lab
- Class 100/1000 Clean room
- SciViz Computational Center
- Surface Science Lab at ARC/Newport News
- Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Lab
The graduate programs will be housed in the Marie V. McDemmond Center for
Applied Research in 2007.
Regional Research Partners
- The Applied Research Center in Newport News, VA
- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
- NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton
- Purdue University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Washington
- University of Arizona
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