The Center for Strongly Correlated Materials Research (CSCMR) became a science research center (SRC) for excellence officially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology and KOSEF on July 2, 1999. CSCMR focuses on research topics such as metal-insulator transition, heavy Fermion systems, high Tc superconductivity, the Kondo effect, and colossal magneto-resistance.

Understanding the physical properties of strongly correlated materials such as high Tc superconductors and colossal magneto-resistance materials has recently become a key issue in condensed matter physics, and this issue is expected to contribute significantly to the development of a new paradigm and future technological applications.

CSCMR pursues the performance of basic research for technological applications of strongly correlated materials and expects to become an internationally renowned research center for strongly correlated materials research in the near future.