Welcome!
CFM serves researchers at WFU with an interest in a broad range of materials, providing a departmental-overarching platform that overcomes historical divisions. If you have any questions, please contact us at cfm@wfu.edu.
Mission
The mission of CFM is to propel WFU into the top tier of materials research by overcoming barriers between its various subfields—materials modeling, synthesis, processing, and characterization.
The center provides a platform to connect a broad range of materials-focused research groups and support the multidisciplinary research necessary for break-through developments. The center implements its mission via activities in research, education, and outreach.
Quick Facts
- Director: Prof. Thonhauser
- Int. Funding: Provost’s Office
- Ext. Funding: DOE, NSF
- Established: 2018
- Departments: 7
- WFU Schools: 2
- Members: 37
- Affiliates: 46
Events
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Thursday, September 4, 2025
News
Publications
- Constructing Alkali Metal–Organic Frameworks with High Porosity Utilizing a High-Connectivity Organic Linker, Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025) 147 (30), 26926-26933 DOI:10.1021/jacs.5c08920
- A Diazo Linker Ligand Promotes Flexibility and Induced Fit Binding in a Microporous Copper Coordination Network, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2025), DOI:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202507757
- Enabling Optoelectronics in Harsh Environments: Laser‐Printed Perovskite Films with Exceptional Stability Under Extreme Radiation, Thermal Stress, and Humidity, Adv. Energy Mater. (2025), DOI:10.1002/aenm.202405370?af=R
- Materials and Cavity Design Principles for Exciton-Polariton Condensates, ACS nano (2025), DOI:10.1021/acsnano.4c15929.
- Designing Contact Independent High‐Performance Low‐Cost Flexible Electronics Advanced Materials (2024), DOI:10.1002/adma.202410442.