Our Vision

CCAM is committed to making breakthrough discoveries of new complex and active materials with novel functionalities to address urgent needs for applications in advanced manufacturing and biotechnologies, provide opportunities for workforce training, and technology transfer to industry.

About Us

CCAM is a newly established NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of California, Irvine, built on UCI’s strengths in multidisciplinary science and engineering research, experiential learning, world-class facilities, and commitment to diversity. Learn More…


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Past Events

July 29 – 30 : XAS Workshop

June 23 – August 16 : Materials REU 2024

 July 08 – July 19 : Materials-SPIRE 2024

Research

IRG 1: Complex Concentrated Materials

Develop foundational interface science for complex concentrated metals and ceramics.

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IRG 2: Bioinspired Active Materials

Develop self-assembly strategies to study fundamental charge-matter interactions in supramolecular “living” materials.

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Seed Projects

Seed program funded by CCAM.

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Center for Complex and Active Materials
University of California, Irvine

Calit2 3100 Irvine, CA 92697
(949) 824-6286