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|Website= https://research.asu.edu/ultra
|Website= https://research.asu.edu/ultra
|Services= Semiconductor research; Power electronics; Materials science; Thermal management; Electron-phonon interactions
|Services= Semiconductor research; Power electronics; Materials science; Thermal management; Electron-phonon interactions
|ParentOrganization= Arizona State University
|ParentOrganization= Office of Basic Energy Sciences
|TopOrganization= U.S. Department of Energy
|TopOrganization= U.S. Department of Energy
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'''Ultra Materials for a Resilient, Smart Electricity Grid (Ultra EFRC)''' at Arizona State University is an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Ultra EFRC focuses on the fundamental science of ultra-wide bandgap materials to revolutionize power electronics for a smarter, more resilient electricity grid.
'''Ultra Materials for a Resilient, Smart Electricity Grid (Ultra EFRC)''' at Arizona State University is an [[Energy Frontier Research Centers|Energy Frontier Research Center]] funded by the [[Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy]].  
 
Ultra EFRC focuses on the fundamental science of ultra-wide bandgap materials to revolutionize power electronics for a smarter, more resilient electricity grid.


{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://research.asu.edu/ultra}}
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Ultra EFRC's structure is focused on:
Ultra EFRC's structure is focused on:


* **Research Themes**: Including synthesis, thermal and electronic properties, and integration of UWBG materials.
* Research Themes: Including synthesis, thermal and electronic properties, and integration of UWBG materials.
* **Interdisciplinary Collaboration**: Leveraging expertise from physics, materials science, and electrical engineering.
* Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Leveraging expertise from physics, materials science, and electrical engineering.


===Leader===
===Leader===
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===Divisions===
===Divisions===


- Synthesis and Impurity Incorporation
* Synthesis and Impurity Incorporation
- Electronic Structure at Interfaces
* Electronic Structure at Interfaces
- Electron-Phonon Interactions at High Fields
* Electron-Phonon Interactions at High Fields
- Phonon Mediated Thermal Transport{{cite web |url=https://research.asu.edu/ultra/research |title=Research |publisher= Arizona State University |access-date=February 5, 2025}}
* Phonon Mediated Thermal Transport{{cite web |url=https://research.asu.edu/ultra/research |title=Research |publisher= Arizona State University |access-date=February 5, 2025}}


==List of programs==
==List of programs==