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Microelectronics Research Center focuses research efforts predominantly on addressing grand challenges in energy, information, manufacturing, food security, conservation, and health facing the nation and the world, through innovation in the following areas: 

  • Next-generation microelectronics, semiconductors, and photonics
  • Sensors to increase resilience and sustainability of food, energy, water, and health systems
  • Nanomaterials, low-dimensional materials, and nanomanufacturing for energy conversion and storage, electronics, and photonics

MRC Administration

  • Prof. Liang Dong, MRC Director

          ASC II, Room 115A; ldong@iastate.edu; Tel: 515.294.0388

  • Cheryl Sansgaard, Business Administrator III

          ASC II, Suite 151; cheryls@iastate.edu; Tel: 515.294.8157

  • Brenda Brink, Grants Assistant II

          ASC II, Suite 151; bbrink1@iastate.edu; Tel: 515.294.5813

 Please contact us if you are having difficulty finding any information.

Equipment & Facilities Updates

June 12, 2025: MOCVD and ALD systems have been repaired and are now in operation. 

May 4, 2025: Temescal e-beam evaporator back to work, and platinum thin film deposition available.

Apr. 26, 2025: Nanoscribe back to work.

Nov. 14, 2023: Denton e-beam evaporator back to work.

Oct. 21, 2023: New reactive ion etching function added to Nano Master deep etcher.

Oct. 7, 2022: Raith e-LiNE electron beam lithography system is up.

June 30, 2022: New flooring project completed.

June 3, 2022: Nano Master Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) system for creating high aspect ratio silicon microstructures installed.

May 17, 2022: Weekly MRC equipment status report available.

Mar. 1, 2022: Electrical Characterization Lab renovation completed.

Feb. 1, 2022: Nanoscribe’s Photonic Professional GT2, the world’s highest resolution 3D printing for rapid and ultra-precise microfabrication installed.

Sep. 15, 2021: Atomic layer deposition system (Fiji G2 Plasma-Enhanced ALD) for high-precision growth down to monolayer thickness installed. 

 

 

Recent News

Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC- National Renewable Energy Laboratory funds MRC Researcher Vikram Dalal to develop Innovative High Voltage CdSe Solar Cells.

MRC Researchers develop sensors to facilitate building green fertilizer system to reuse wastes, cut greenhouse gas emissions.

MRC researcher Liang Dong part of the Iowa State team selected for DOE’s Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale (FARMS) funding program.

MRC researcher Cheng Huang part of CogniSense, an SRC JUMP 2.0 center.

Opportunities for seed grants to support student research on the topic of agrivoltaics

Change Agent: Martin Thuo  

MRC researcher Jay Kim received U.S. Patent for Microsoft Robotic Device Gentle Enough to Lift Human Egg

Liang Dong named director of Microelectronics Research Center 

Team led by Liang Dong received $1.75M to develop smart agricultural drainage systems

Pranav Shrotyiya collaborates with Homeland Security to create biothreat detector

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