Director Lomakin's Welcome

Welcome to the Center for Memory and Recording Research (CMRR), an interdisciplinary organized research unit at UC San Diego.

Founded in 1983, CMRR has a long and distinguished history of advancing information storage and memory technologies through fundamental and applied research, education, and close collaboration with industry and government. I am honored to serve as Director of CMRR beginning July 1, 2026, and to build on the Center's many accomplishments and the leadership of Prof. Eric Fullerton.

CMRR's mission remains centered on technologies that enable high-performance, reliable, energy-efficient, and secure information storage and memory. Our research spans magnetic recording and emerging storage technologies, non-volatile memories, magnetic and quantum/emergent materials, information theory and coding, advanced materials and device characterization, and high-performance computational and multiphysics methods. Reflecting the evolving landscape of information technologies, our expertise also extends to photonic materials and devices, neuromorphic computing, nanoscale heat transport, x-ray imaging, and elastic waves. These areas both enrich and broaden the Center's core mission.

A defining strength of CMRR is its ability to connect materials, devices, systems, and applications. Faculty and researchers from engineering and the physical sciences work together across disciplinary boundaries, supported by shared state-of-the-art facilities and close interaction with industrial partners and government agencies.

CMRR is equally committed to education and professional training. Our students and postdoctoral researchers tackle challenging problems at the forefront of storage, memory, materials, photonics, and information technologies, and they graduate prepared for leadership roles in academia, industry, and government.