In keeping with its educational goals, MARTECH provides support for graduate and undergraduate student research.  Supported students are expected to show academic excellence and dedication to materials research. During this calendar year, approximately 18 state-funded research assistantships are supporting graduate and undergraduate students in Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering.  Many more, including post-doctoral fellows, are working with MARTECH faculty on federally funded projects.  Distribution of MARTECH graduate assistantships is intended to augment programs seeking support from other sources and to strengthen emerging efforts in materials related areas.

Students and faculty remain at the forefront of materials research through active in-house seminar programs in theory and experimental work, as well as travel to professional conferences.  In addition, thirteen new graduate and undergraduate courses have been added to the curriculum as a direct result of the formation of MARTECH. Students now have the opportunity to take classes in subjects ranging from polymer characterization to quantum phase transitions.   Over the past several years, MARTECH has developed an internationally competitive nanofabrication facility and is currently carrying out research in patterned structures of magnetic, organic and biological materials.  The recently-established Integrative NanoScience Institute is anticipated to provide additional support through both traditional and innovative sources of funding, as well as valuable experiences alongside leading researchers in this exciting emergent discipline.  The presence of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory provides an opportunity to associate with a world-class facility in furthering materials research.