UTK MRSEC
Center for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Advancing materials research for quantum technologies and extreme environments.
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What is CAMM?
A hub for AI-enabled materials discovery and advanced manufacturing.
CAMM brings together interdisciplinary researchers, shared facilities, federal laboratory partnerships, industry connections, and student training programs. Together, these resources accelerate materials discovery for quantum technologies and extreme environments.
CAMM at a Glance
Two Interdisciplinary Research Groups connect AI-enabled discovery with materials for the future.
CAMM’s Interdisciplinary Research Groups, or IRGs, organize team-based research around two major challenges. First, researchers study complex quantum materials. Second, they design materials that can survive extreme conditions.
IRG 1
Taming the Complexity of Quantum Materials with Artificial Intelligence
In IRG 1, researchers use AI, theory, and advanced experiments to uncover patterns in complex quantum materials and guide new approaches for quantum technologies.
IRG 2
Advancing Next Generation Alloys and Ceramics for Extremes
In IRG 2, researchers develop alloys and ceramics for harsh environments, including high heat, radiation, pressure, and mechanical stress.
This Month at CAMM
Events, deadlines, and opportunities for the CAMM community.
Find upcoming CAMM seminars, weekly meetings, training sessions, outreach opportunities, research news, and program updates.
To ask about events or participation opportunities, contact Corey A. Hodge, UTK-MRSEC Education, Community, Outreach, & Recruitment Coordinator, at chodge8@utk.edu.
Weekly Events
Tea Time + IRG Meetings
Join recurring CAMM meetings and community gatherings, including Tea Time and weekly IRG research meetings.
Summer Programs
SMaRT + REU Activities
CAMM summer activities include REU programming, poster training, professional development, and student research events.
Outreach
Community Engagement
CAMM outreach connects students, researchers, and community partners through hands-on materials science activities.
Guest Research + Partnerships
Work with CAMM facilities, researchers, and partners.
Through guest research and partnership opportunities, CAMM helps external researchers, regional institutions, industry partners, and national laboratory collaborators connect with advanced materials expertise.
Guest Research
MRFN Guest Research Program
External researchers can pursue proposal-based access to CAMM instrumentation, staff expertise, and shared research capabilities.
Partnerships
Industry, national lab, and institutional collaboration
In addition, CAMM partners can connect around shared materials challenges, research translation, student training, and facility-enabled projects.
CAMM in Their Words
Hear from the people building CAMM.
In this video, CAMM researchers discuss the center’s mission, collaborative culture, and approach to advanced materials and manufacturing.
NSF Acknowledgment
Supported by the National Science Foundation
Finally, the University of Tennessee Materials Research Science and Engineering Center — The Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing — is supported by the National Science Foundation under DMR No. 2309083.
MRSEC support should be acknowledged in any project deliverables, including publications, talks, and software, falling into one of the three acknowledgment categories.