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 chracterization.
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: 36
- Affiliates: 54
Events
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 12 pm
Tuesday, November 22, 2022, 12 pm
Thursday, October 27, 2022, Olin Room 105, 12 pm
News
Publications
- Plurality of excitons in Ruddlesden Popper metal halides and the role of the B-site metal cation, Mater. Adv. (2023), DOI: 10.1039/D2MA00136E.
- The Effect of Molecular Weight and Fiber Diameter on the Mechanical Properties of Single, Electrospun PCL Nanofibers, Mater Today 35 (2023), DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105773.
- Tuning Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Topology by Regulating Ligand and Secondary Building Unit (SBU) Geometry: Structures Built on 8-Connected M6 (M = Zr, Y) Clusters and a Flexible Tetracarboxylate for Propane-Selective Propane/Propylene Separation, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144, 47 (2022), DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09487.
- Temperature-Programmed Separation of Hexane Isomers by a Porous Calcium Chloranilate Metal-Organic Framework, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61 (2022) DOI: 10.1002/anie.20221406.
- Two three-dimensional robust hydrogen=bonded organic frameworks for ultra-high CO2 uptake, Chem (2023), DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2023.03.003.