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College of Science and Engineering Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program
Texas State College of Science and Engineering Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program Research

Research

MSEC

Texas State's MSEC program has a truly unique capability for creation and characterization of advanced and artificially structured materials 45 a nine-chamber molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) machine; a dual 8-inch prototype production MBE system; a prototype-production metal organic chemical vapor deposition system; organic film deposition; and a graphene chemical vapor deposition system. Research areas include thermoelectric and photovoltaic materials, next-generation microelectronic materials, epitaxial oxides, power electronics and novel semiconducting, and ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials.

polymer and nanocomposite synthesis

Texas State has one of the largest and best-equipped group labs for polymer and nanocomposite synthesis and characterization in the United States. Research includes high-impact polymers for ballistics protection, shape memory and self-healing systems, lowdielectric polymers for electronic applications and conducting polymers. The nanocomposite research includes ablative materials for rockets, flame-retardant materials, engineering composites, food packaging and thermal and electrically conducting materials.

Research Facilities