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How the Materials Innovation Platform Uses the Best Technologies to Advance Materials Research

The strength of the MIP program lies in collaboration not only among researchers within the program but also with users outside of the program and across the country. Each platform has state-of-the-art facilities that are available for use outside of the universities in which they are housed, which helps further the overarching goal of expanding and accelerating research in these areas.
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The 2026 SFG Annual Meeting
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The 2026 SFG Annual Meeting

Sun Nov 8, 2026, 9:00AM - Wed Nov 11, 2026, 5:00PM

Join glycobiologists from around the world for several days of cutting-edge science, collaboration, and community. The Annual Meeting brings together leaders, early-career investigators, and trainees to share the latest advances in glycobiology research and foster meaningful connections across the field.

ACS Spring 2026
ACS Spring 2026

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 9:00AM - Thu Mar 26, 2026, 5:00PM

Access breakthrough science, career-boosting events, and a community that’s shaping the future of chemistry.

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A First-of-Its-Kind Crystal Growth Method Advances Stoichiometry Control at Penn State

Large single crystals with precise stoichiometry control are the cornerstones of modern-day microelectronics, global positioning systems, optical communications, energy harvesting, etc. In addition, fundamental research also relies heavily on ideal single crystals to access intrinsic properties. One central challenge in crystal growth by conventional techniques such as Czochralski and Bridgman is that large, high-quality crystals can be grown only for congruent melting compositions where the solid and liquid compositions are the same.

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2DCC-MIP Collaboration Expands Undergraduate Research at Kenyon College

Frank Peiris, professor of physics at Kenyon College, is leveraging the capabilities of the 2D Crystal Consortium–Materials Innovation Platform (2DCC-MIP) at Penn State to engage undergraduates in cutting-edge studies of thin-film growth and electronic structure.

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Q&A: Growing Novel Ultra-Pure Materials for Tomorrow’s Electronics
Jamie Oberdick profiles Qihua 'David' Zhang, a Penn State 2DCC postdoc advancing chalcogenide materials (S, Se, Te with metals) for electronics. Using molecular beam epitaxy in ultra-high vacuum, he achieves pristine, precise films. The 2DCC and Stephanie Law foster collaboration. Zhang aims to reveal new properties to enable future devices.