Meeting Events Schedule

Sunday, May 8
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 315

Research Mentor Training is a nationally recognized curriculum that gives participants space to reflect and reinvigorate and provides concrete tools to support a successful mentor/mentee relationship. Participants learned how to create mutually beneficial and productive mentor-mentee relationships.

Sunday, May 8
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 304B

Challenges in advancing our understanding of atomic-like quantum systems: Theory and experiment.

Sunday, May 8
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 313A

Discussion of fundamentals and new methods of in situ characterization.

Sunday, May 8
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 320

This tutorial introduced the data science tools that are standard-of-practice for data science alongside those being created to solve specific challenges within electrochemical energy storage research.

Sunday, May 8
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 316B

This tutorial covered the fundamental principles, advanced designs and technological applications of optical metasurfaces.

Sunday, May 8
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 319B

This tutorial session covered the fundamentals and recent developments of atmospheric-pressure plasma processes for energy, environmental and medical applications, which are emerging fields with rapid growth in recent years.

Sunday, May 8
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 306A

The topic of this tutorial was theoretical and experimental aspects of 2D topological materials.

Sunday, May 8
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 324

This tutorial introduced ways to manage and utilize data resources through data curation and visualization with a special focus on research data for polymers and their composites.

Sunday, May 8
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 313B

This tutorial used case studies from recent work in combinatorial science and materials screening to present an interactive Python tutorial for participants. Familiarity with basic machine learning principles along with Git version control was recommended for participation in this tutorial.

Sunday, May 8
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 325A

This tutorial covered the advantages, disadvantages and applications of optical modeling methods and complete a practical exercise using one or two freely available tools.

Sunday, May 8
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 317A

There were two one-hour tutorial lectures on Basics of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
(TMDs).

Sunday, May 8
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 321A

This tutorial reviewed fundamental aspects and advanced applications of organic electronics.

Sunday, May 8
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 324

This tutorial session covered the fundamentals of the 3D Laser Nanoprinting technology (aka Direct Laser Writing), based on multi-photons polymerization process.

Sunday, May 8
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 306B

This tutorial included short overview presentations of several key ML concepts, which the presenter and audience worked together through Python notebooks that contain easy-to-follow examples from the literature.

Sunday, May 8
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Mid-Pacific Conference Center (6th Floor), South Pacific Ballroom 1

This interactive how-to session highlighted the fundamentals of successful scientific publishing from MRS journal Editors-in-Chief and other respected scientific journal professionals.

Monday, May 9
8:15 am – 9:30 am
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 4, Kalakaua Ballroom B

Sossina M. Haile, Northwestern University, presented Vignettes in Solid State Electrochemistry for Sustainable Energy Technologies. This event was livestreamed on our Virtual Meeting platform.

Monday, May 9
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 304B

The focus of the event was to discuss an effective framework for academia and industry career paths and possible transitions, paying special attention to transferable skills, including core competencies, necessary to both.

Monday, May 9
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Monday, May 9
10:30 am – 11:45 am
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 4, Kalakaua Ballroom B

Andreas Lendlein, coauthor of Bio-inspired and computer-supported design of modulated shape changes in polymer materials, spoke about his research to mimic the Venus flytrap, a fascinating plant with a finely tuned mechanical bi-stable system, which can switch between mono- and bi-stability.

Monday, May 9
12:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Mid-Pacific Conference Center (6th Floor), Coral 1

This workshop introduced academic audiences to the concepts of implicit or unconscious biases and assumptions about diverse groups of people by treating the application of such biases as a habit.

Monday, May 9
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 4, Kalakaua Ballroom B

Jennifer Dionne, Stanford University, presented The Light Stuff: Enabling Sustainable, Product-Selective Photocatalysts with Plasmonics. This event was livestreamed on our Virtual Meeting platform.

Monday, May 9
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Best poster awards were announced.

Monday, May 9
4:45 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Opening night celebration with traditional Hawaiian entertainment, ribbon cutting and a reception.

Monday, May 9
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Monday, May 9
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Participants met with senior scientists from academia, industry, government labs and more, and partake in one-on-one mentoring sessions, resume critiques and mock interviews!

Monday, May 9
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Best Poster awardees from the XXIX International Materials Research Congress (IMRC) 2021 presented their posters at the 2022 MRS Spring Meeting as part of the MRS/SMM student exchange program.

Monday, May 9
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 4, Kalakaua Ballroom B

Following the Awards and Recognition Program, MRS thought leaders discussed their award-winning research and addressed materials science hot topics and current trends. Participants met with colleagues and networked with Society Members.

Tuesday, May 10
7:30 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Main Lobby

Tuesday, May 10
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Mid-Pacific Conference Center (6th Floor), Coral 3

Participants networked with peers over breakfast and learned about the newly-launched Diversifying Materials Special Interest Groups (SIG).

Tuesday, May 10
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Participants met with senior scientists from academia, industry, government labs and more, and engaged in one-on-one mentoring sessions, resume critiques and mock interviews!

Tuesday, May 10
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Participants talked with representatives from dozens of international exhibitors.

Tuesday, May 10
12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Rainbow Suite & Patio, Rainbow 1

All Meeting attendees, especially students, were encouraged to attend the Graduate Student Award Finalists' Special Talk Sessions.

Tuesday, May 10
12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Rainbow Suite & Patio, Rainbow 2

All Meeting attendees, especially students, were encouraged to attend the Graduate Student Award Finalists' Special Talk Sessions.

Tuesday, May 10
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 4, Kalakaua Ballroom B

Donhee Ham, Harvard University, presented Brain, Copy and Paste. This event was livestreamed on our Virtual Meeting platform.

Tuesday, May 10
3:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Participants talked with representatives from dozens of international exhibitors.

Tuesday, May 10
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Participants met with senior scientists from academia, industry, government labs and more, and engaged in one-on-one mentoring sessions, resume critiques and mock interviews!

Tuesday, May 10
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Best poster awards were announced at this event.

Tuesday, May 10
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

At the Meet Your New Research Hires Poster Session, participants had the chance to interact with new candidates seeking a postdoc, national lab or industry position as they presented their accomplishments to recruiters and hiring managers.

Tuesday, May 10
7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, LiliʻU Theater, Room 310

What roles can hydrogen play in the transition to net-zero, and what are the material science challenges associated with these opportunities? This interactive event presented perspectives from policymakers, industry and technology developers.

Tuesday, May 10
8:15 pm – 9:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Paʻ Kaloka Charlot Courtyard

Participants had the opportunity to connect with their peers and our panelists directly following the Materials Needs for Energy Sustainability by 2050 Panel!

Wednesday, May 11
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Rainbow Suite & Patio, Rainbow 1,2,3

The MRS Women in Materials Science & Engineering Breakfast event was intended to promote interaction across various ethnic, cultural and gender boundaries and facilitate dialogue among women (and men) working in or pursuing education toward a profession in materials science or engineering.

Wednesday, May 11
7:30 am – 12:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Main Lobby

Wednesday, May 11
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Participants talked with representatives from dozens of international exhibitors.

Wednesday, May 11
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

This was a special Exhibit Hall presentation by the Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute and Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology.

Wednesday, May 11
10:45 am – 11:15 am
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Participants joined their colleagues at the Exhibit Hall stage for a special presentation from the University of Hawaiʻi College of Engineering.

Wednesday, May 11
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 4, Kalakaua Ballroom B

Aditya D. Mohite, Rice University, presented The Rise of 2D Halide Perovskites. This event was livestreamed on our Virtual Meeting platform.

Wednesday, May 11
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 1, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall 2 & 3

Best poster awards were announced at this event.

Wednesday, May 11
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Kalia Conference Center (2nd Floor), Kahili 2

Wednesday, May 11
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 301B

PowerPoint Karaoke challenged both the author of the slide and the presenter to improve their communication skills.

Thursday, May 12
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 4, Kalakaua Ballroom B

Y. Shirley Meng, The University of Chicago, presented From Atom to System—Tera-Scale Energy Transition with Better Batteries. This event was livestreamed on our Virtual Meeting platform.

Thursday, May 12
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Level 3, Room 324

This session featured a panel discussion with experts in the field of semiconductors from industry and academia who discussed the Decadal Plan. They talked about the ongoing seismic shifts in information and communication technologies, the real-world impact these challenges pose and how semiconductors play a critical role in solutions. This was followed by an interactive poster session with students whose research is funded through SRC.

Thursday, May 12
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hilton Hawaiian Village—Great Lawn

MRS offered an authentic Hawaiian evening with Waikiki’s outdoor luau for 2022 MRS Spring Meeting attendees and guests.

Monday, May 23
8:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Virtual

The tutorial will cover fundamentals of bio-inspired soft actuators and their recent progress and applications, especially energy harvesters.

Tuesday, May 24
8:00 am – 9:00 am EDT
Virtual

Benjamin C.K. Tee, National University of Singapore, presented AI Skins for Good.

Tuesday, May 24
8:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Virtual

Theoretical and experimental aspects of 2D topological materials were discussed.

Wednesday, May 25
9:00 am – 9:15 am EDT
Virtual

Winners of the Science as Art competition were announced at this event.