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CDP Mission

The CDP aims to provide international leadership and train next-generation scientists in the fundamental science and engineering that underpin dielectric and piezoelectric materials. The center supports industries based on capacitor and piezoelectric materials and devices through the development of new materials, processing strategies, electrical testing, and nanoscale characterization and modeling methodologies.

Overview

Innovations in the dielectrics and piezoelectrics industrial sectors often arise from research advances in materials chemistry, synthesis, and/or manufacturing that enable new materials and device functionality. A broad and diverse number of material challenges across the capacitor- and piezoelectric-based industries are addressed by research thrusts within the CDP. In many of these areas, the CDP faculty members are international leaders and have unique capabilities to drive research innovations for next-generation materials and devices. Our aim is to engage companies across the supply chain, i.e. ones that manufacture dielectric and piezoelectric materials, component manufacturers, and end users, who will provide the technological pull for CDP research activities.

CDP is a joint collaboration between North Carolina State University (NCSU) and The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and is supported by the National Science Foundation and CDP members. An affiliate partnership has been established between the center and The University of Sheffield, UK. To read the Memorandum of Understanding between the three institutions, please follow the link: CDP MOU

Contact Us

Dr. Gregory Parsons, NC State Site Director

Email: gnp@ncsu.edu
Phone: 919-515-7553

Mailing Address:
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
North Carolina State University
911 Partners Way
Engineering Building I, Room 2032
Raleigh, NC 27695
(for FedEx or UPS delivery use 27606 zip code)

Dr. Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Director

Email: set1@psu.edu
Phone: 814-863-8348

Mailing Address:
N-227 Millenium Science Complex
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802-4800

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics Spring 2023 Meeting

Job Opportunities

News

Using Supercharged Material Science in an Operational Environment

Materials Today Feature Article

NC State Awarded New Science and Technology Center

CDP Student Highlight: John McGarrahan

2022 US-Japan Seminar on Dielectrics and Piezoelectric Ceramics

About

The Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics is a national research center and consortium under the auspices of the industry/university cooperative research centers program at the National Science Foundation.

Contact

Center for Dielectrics & Piezoelectrics
​​​A joint collaboration between​
NC State University
​Penn State University
​University of Sheffield ​

Email: ​cdpfacility@ncsu.edu
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