MRSEC grad students Bielinski and Murzabekova in a still from the music video.

‘Cause we are working in a material world
And I am a condensed matter girl
You know that we are working in a material world
And I am a condensed matter girl

Several researchers from the MRSEC, from graduate students and faculty, to the I-MRSEC Director, participated in a new music video developed in the UIUC Department of Physics, "Condensed Matter Girl." You can view the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie-pfRCFpg0  The video is a parody of Madonna's "Material Girl." It features I-MRSEC Director Nadya Mason, IRG1 faculty Fahad Mahmood, and graduate students Azel Murzabekova, Nina Bielinski, Jessica Montone, Soho Shim, and Preetha Sarkar, in addition to several other Physics faculty and students. The parody lyrics were written by Maggie Mahmood and Prof. Smitha Vishveshwara, with input from Azel and Nina.