1. CAREER: Structure-property relationships arising from interfacial coupling in bi-phasic nanocompositesJennifer Andrew, University of Florida, DMR 1150665 Outcome: Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a new way to make composites on a single fiber, combining magnetic and dielectric behavior. Impact: Composites on a single fiber could potentially enable new electronic devices, ranging from dual-phase memory to tunable microelectronics. Explanation: Many material properties are mutually exclusive and therefore unlikely to be found in a single phase material. One example of such a property dichotomy is ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism, which describe a materials ability to be polarized in an electric or magnetic field, respectively. Composite materials provide an attractive platform in order to obtain a ferroelectric ferromagnet. Such a material would allow the realizationof many new electronic devices. Professor Jennifer Andrew is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. Electron micrograph of Janus-type bi-phasic fibers, with phase control and separation in each hemi-cylinder of the fiber.