Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee The Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee (CMMRC) (formerly the Solid State Sciences Committee) is a standing committee responsible for advising the Board on Physics and Astronomy and the National Research Council on the fields of condensed matter science and materials research, including the physics, chemistry, and biological applications of these fields. A principal role of the CMMRC is to plan, develop programs, and oversee activities that may be initiated under its auspices. In conducting its work, the CMMRC holds discussions with researchers in academia, industry, and government laboratories; managers of the research enterprise; and policy leaders in science and technology communities. The committee also meets with representatives from federal agencies providing support for the fields noted above, with those discussions focusing on current programs, policies, trends, and issues. The CMMRC plans and develops prospectuses for studies and other activities (e.g., workshops), which are to be carried out by separately appointed ad hoc committees/panels and can result in NRC reports. Such reports may contain assessments of research areas with recommendations aimed at facilitating scientific progress in the forefront areas of research in these fields. The CMMRC also participates in decadal surveys of physics by assisting in the organization of the Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (CMMP) volume of the survey. Project Information Upcoming Meetings Past Meetings April 11, 2019 Keck Building Washington, DC Agenda and Presentations | | October 9, 2018 Keck Center Washington, DC | | March 20-21, 2018 Keck Center Washington, DC | | October 10-11, 2017 Keck Center Washington, DC March 6-7, 2017 Agenda - Hone Presentation Sapochak Presentation | | May 9-10, 2016 | | October 6, 2015 Agenda - Halperin Presentation Chan Presentation | | June 15-16, 2015 Agenda - Presentation | | May 1-2, 2014 Agenda - Capasso presentation Pendry presentation Shvets presentation | | September 13-14, 2013 Keck Center Washington, DC Agenda May 7-8, 2012 Keck Center Washington, DC Agenda -- Presentations | | May 2-3, 2011 Keck Center Washington, DC Agenda -- Presentations | November 4-5, 2011 Beckman Center Irvine, CA Agenda -- Speaker List | April 15-16, 2010 Keck Center Washington, DC Agenda -- Speaker List | October 21-22, 2010 Beckman Center Irvine, CA Agenda -- Speaker List | April 1-2, 2009 Keck Center Washington, DC Agenda -- Presentations | October 14-15, 2009 Beckman Conference Center Irvine, CA Agenda -- Presentations | April 11-12, 2008 Keck Center Washington, DC Agenda -- Presentations | October 23-24, 2008 Beckman Conference Center Irvine, CA Agenda -- Presentations | April 19-20, 2007 Keck Center Washington, DC Agenda -- Presentations | October 18-19, 2007 Beckman Conference Center Irvine, CA Agenda -- Presentations | April 6, 2006 Keck Center Washington, DC Agenda -- Presentations | October 19-20, 2006 Beckman Conference Center Irvine, CA Agenda -- Presentations |
Committee Members and NRC Staff
Pierre Wiltzius, Chair, University of California-Santa Barbara Susan Coppersmith, Vice Chair, University of Wisconsin at Madison Charles Ahn, Yale University Karin Dahmen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thomas Epps, University of Delaware Giulia Galli, University of Chicago Olivia A. Graeve, University of California, San Diego Aharon Kapitulnik, Stanford University Anthony Ku, National Institute of Clean and Low-Carbon Energy Peter Littlewood, Argonne National Laboratory Tom Lubensky, University of Pennsylvania David Mandrus, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Leslie Momoda, HRL Laboratories Karen Winey, University of Pennsylvania Tom Witten, University of Chicago
NRC Staff James Lancaster, Board Director Chris Jones, Program Officer Donald Shapero, Senior Scholar Neeraj Gorkhaly, Associate Program Officer Linda Walker, Program Coordinator Current Report-writing Activities Frontiers of Materials Research - A Decadal Survey Past Report-writing Activities - Harvesting The Fruits of Inquiry How Materials Discoveries Improve Our Lives, 2014
- High Magnetic Field Science and Its Application in the United States, 2013
- Research at the Intersection of Physical and Life Sciences, 2010
- Frontiers in Crystalline Matter: From Discovery to Technology, 2009
- BMAP: Biomolecular Materials and Processes, 2008
- CMMP 2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2007
- An Assessment of the Impact of the NSF’s Materials Research Science & Engineering Centers Program, 2007
- Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: The Science of the World Around Us: An Interim Report, 2006
- Midsize Facilities: Infrastructure for Materials Research, 2005
- Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science, 2005
- Materials and Society: From Research to Manufacturing – Report from a Workshop, 2003
- Letter report on the Spallation Neutron Source, 2000
- Condensed Matter and Materials Physics: From Basic Research to Tomorrow’s Technology, 1999
- Materials in a New Era: Proceedings of the 1999 Solid State Sciences Committee Forum, 1999
- The Physics of Materials: How Science Improves Our Lives, 1997
- Biomolecular Self-Assembling Materials: Scientific and Technological Frontiers, 1996
Recent Publications
Support The Committee is pleased to acknowledge continuing support from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.
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