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Texas Center

for Superconductivity University of Houston

Four Major research Divisions

Superconductivity and Related Materials

Energy Materials and Applications

Nanoscale Materials and Applications

Biomedical Imaging and Nanomedicine

Training the next generation of scientists and engineers.

We discover new high temperature superconducting-, energy- and nano- materials, advance their applications in partnerships with industry, and disseminate knowledge through education, outreach, and technology transfer for the benefit of the public and the environment.

Training the next generation of scientists and engineers is central to TCSUH’s mission. The Center’s extensive education and outreach activities support science education at the graduate, undergraduate, elementary, and secondary school levels through programs that provide opportunities for student research, disseminate current superconductivity and complex materials research and applications, encourage students to pursue science and engineering careers, and enhance elementary and secondary science and teacher professional development.

For additional information, please contact:

allan j. jacobson Robert A. Welch Chair of Science Director, TCSUH E-mail: ajjacob@uh.edu

Paul c. W. chu

T. L. L. Temple Chair of Science Executive Director, TCSUH E-mail: cwchu@uh.edu

venkat selvaManickaM, Ph.D. M.D. Anderson Chair Professor, Dept. of Mech.Eng. Director, TCSUH Applied Research Hub SuperPower Chief Technology Advisor E-mail: selva@uh.edu www.tcsuh.uh.edu

TCSUH encompasses four major research divisions:

Superconductivity and Related Materials explores the fundamental aspects of HTS and related materials, and has applied programs in biomedical

technologies, HTS wire characterization and development, and devices for communications, transportation, space, and defense.

Energy Materials and Applications conducts collaborative research in the area of fuel cells, ion transport membranes, and energy

transmission and storage for energy production, distribution and utilization.

Nanoscale Materials and Applications has programs in nanomagnetics, inorganic nanomaterials, binano materials, and organic films nanocomposites.

Biomedical Imaging and Nanomedicine contributes towards the utilization of HTS thin films and devices in biomedicine over frequencies ranging from dc to microwave,

and to enhance the understanding of high-frequency properties of HTS, dielectric, magnetic and biological materials.

TCSUH represents the largest multidisciplinary university superconductivity and advanced materials research effort in the United States, with over 240 faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students,

housed in the $22.5M Houston Science Center and several other buildings on the University of Houston Campus.

The Center conducts important multidisciplinary research in world-class facilities. Graduate and undergraduate students have opportunities to fully experience this environment in both formal and informal settings through

Research in multidisciplinary laboratories•

Multidisciplinary advisory committees•

Participation in semiannual T• CSUH Student Symposia

Weekly lab group meetings•

Participation in existing college, departmental, •and TCSUH activities such as monthly seminars, symposia, colloquia, lecture series, weekly departmental seminars, Sigma Xi competitions, and UH Research Day

T• CSUH and other U.S. and international workshops, meetings and conferences

Annual technical review of research programs, •and

Opportunities to serve as guides, •demonstration leaders and mentors at the TCSUH Open House, during research facility tours, and during elementary and secondary educational outreach programs.

TCSUH occupies more than 60,000 square feet of laboratory and office space in three buildings on the University of Houston campus. TCSUH facilities house over $25M in equipment dedicated to the fabrication and analysis of superconductor materials, processing and characterization of compound semiconductors, advanced oxide material systems, and advancement of thin film deposition techniques. The equipment is a combination of commercial and custom built systems that allow the production of high temperature superconductors (HTS) and state-of-the-art thin film materials structures and devices.