Welcome to the NSF Center Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD), an NSF Science and Technology Center (STC) supported by NSF grant DMR-2019444. Our mission is to transform conventional and quantum optoelectronics through the development of atomically-precise semiconductor materials and additive manufacturing processes.

Optoelectronic materials, systems, and devices are electronics that source, detect, and control light. Optoelectronics is one of the foundational technologies of the information age, underpinning modern displays, data transmission (internet and data centers), sensors, and future quantum-information systems. Development of novel and innovative approaches to optoelectronic devices would fundamentally transform our information society. We envision a future where

will change every aspect of daily life, from healthcare and transportation, to climate and defense.

will protect our healthcare, banking, employment, navigation, and personal transactions in the cloud and at home. 

ubiquitous emitters and detectors improve safety from traffic to food, photorealistic AR and VR displays make telemedicine a reality for underserved populations. 

In order to achieve this grand challenge in both science and technology a coherent and inclusive Center-scale program that harnesses the creative power and perspectives of a truly diverse workforce is required. IMOD unites modeling, synthesis, characterization, and integration of novel materials into new photonic and optoelectronic structures.

IMOD will establish scientific leadership in a cluster of disruptive technologies, while educating scientists and engineers to be the next generation of interdisciplinary researchers in effective team-based science, broadening participation in STEM by supporting diverse pathways for engagement and mentoring, and accelerating knowledge transfer and communication across traditional boundaries.

Accomplishing these goals will create a diverse, agile workforce and discover science and technologies necessary to realize future advances electronics and optoelectronics; technologies and jobs that will underpin and ensure the health, safety and prosperity of future generations.