Much of the work in the MRSEC program is conducted on the campus of the University of California, San Diego, in the Center for Magnetic Recording and Research. The MRSEC activities currently involve 27 faculty from 17 university departments and 10 scientists in 6 national laboratories. Collaborative research is conducted with many companies in the magnetic storage industry. Semi-annual reviews are held so that research results are rapidly disseminated to the storage industry and so that MRSEC researchers are immediately made aware of the technical needs and problems of the industry.