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University of Michigan–ann Arbor Department of Physics in 2015-2017 reads as a 45-PI network with 8 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Physics and Astronomy as the leading field (43% of slots across 34 PIs; 34 labels), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as the leading subfield (18% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories as the leading topic (6% of slots across 8 PIs; 8 labels). That is of concern for a 45-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are Ctirad Uher (15.9 weighted works; Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films). The most visible ties are Jennifer P. Ogilvie and Jie Pan (5 shared works, weight 3.6); Sharon C. Glotzer and Michael Engel (9 shared works, weight 3.6). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 3 internal connections, weight 2.2, around Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, led by Ctirad Uher, Stephen R. Forrest, Peter F. Green.