University of Virginia, IUCRC MIST Site
Multi-Functional Integrated System Technology
The UVA MIST site is part of a multi-university NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) with a $1M annual research portfolio. The center for Multifunctional Integrated Systems Technology (MIST) is an early-stage, research sandbox for developing next-generation “More than Moore” technologies for smart systems in the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud/”mist” computing era. Our research aims to translate novel materials and devices into multifunctional integrated systems, involving the synergistic integration of different materials, lengths and time scales. Sponsorship comes from direct funds from the National Science Foundation, membership funds from 12 industry and government laboratories, as well as matching support from the member universities. At UVA we are leveraging our institutional strengths on multifunctional materials, nanoscale material property measurements, and heterogeneous integration to explore cutting edge applications such as nonvolatile memory, neuromorphic computing, 2-D switches, high gain photodiodes, mm wave and RF photonics, THz applications, and interfacial thermal management.