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2012 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
2012 Spring Meeting
April 9 - April 13, 2012
Moscone West Convention Center | Marriott Marquis - San Francisco, California-
Meeting Chairs:
Lara A. Estroff, Jun Liu, Kornelius Nielsch, Kazumi Wada
Apr 9
Apr 10
Apr 11
Apr 12
Apr 13
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Monday April 9th
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Lobby
Public Outreach Center - Materials Voice, NISE/NanoDays, NOVA MAKING STUFF, Strange Matter
8:30 am - 12:00 noon
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2024
Tutorial O: Li-ion Batteries to Supercapacitors to Metal-Air Batteries―Energy Storage Systems to Satisfy High-Energy and High-Power Applications
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2011
Tutorial HH: Oxide Heterostructures and Nanostructures―Fabrication, Properties, Magnetic Coupling, and Applications
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2006
Tutorial EE: Physics and Devices of Nanocarbon Materials
9:00 am - 4:15 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2002
Tutorial W: Design and Processing of Organic, Polymer, and Dye Solar Cells―From Nanostructure Control of the Cell Architecture to Large-Area Module Upscaling
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2003
Tutorial A: Thin-Film Silicon and Related Materials for Solar Cells and Display
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2005
Tutorial E: Fundamentals of Emerging Nonvolatile Memories
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2004
Tutorial F: Overview of Phase-Change Materials, Their Physics and Applications
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2007
Tutorial G:Materials Issues and Reliability of GaN-Related Optical and Electron Devices and Materials
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2009
Tutorial I: Coated Conductors―20-Year History, Status, and Prospects
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2020
Tutorial QQ: Interactive Tutorial on Techniques in Mechanobiology
9:00 am - 5:15 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salon 7
The Many Facets of Sustainable Development
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 3, Room 3004
Fundamental Science—Impact and Opportunities in Support of Clean Energy
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2012
Tutorial L: Silicon Photonics and Sensing Technology
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2010
Tutorial N: Fundamentals and Applications of Piezotronic Effect for Energy Conversion and Semiconductor Device Development
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2022
Tutorial II: Introduction to Nanoscale Materials Modification by Photon, Ion, and Electron Beams
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2000
Tutorial MM: Topological Insulators―Theory and Experiment
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2018
Tutorial SS: A Laboratory X-Ray Characterization Primer on Techniques to Characterize Biological Materials and the Micron-, Nanometer-, and Angstrom-Length Scales―From Tomography to Diffraction Mapping
Moscone West
Level 2, Room 2016
Tutorial WW: Plasmas for Life Sciences―Foundations and Applications
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 3, Room 3004
Mesoscale Materials and Chemistry—Town Hall Meeting »
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 3, Room 3001
Materials Genome Initiative Forum
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 3, Room 3000
Making the Most of Broadcast Media Workshop
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Marriott Marquis
Golden Gate Level, A
The Future of Biomaterials Research: The Next 10 Years
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Marriott Marquis
4th Floor, Pacific A
Mastering Science Presentations Seminar
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salon 7
Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience
Marriott Marquis
Golden Gate Level, C1
Student Mixer
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Tuesday April 10th
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Marriott Marqui
4th Floor, Pacific A
Technical Poster Design Seminar
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Lobby
Public Outreach Center
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
Career Center
11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
2012 MRS Spring Meeting Exhibit
12:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Marriott Marquis
4th Floor, Pacific B, C
Graduate Student Award Finalists Talk Sessions
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 1, Lobby (Publications Booth)
MRS Communications - Meet the Editors
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Marriott Marquis
Golden Gate Level, B
Symposium X: Taking Off with Fuel Cells
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
Caricature Sketches
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Marriott Marquis
4th Floor, Pacific A
Making the Most of Broadcast Media Workshop
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
Poster Session General Viewing
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Marriott Marquis
Golden Gate Level, B
Innovation in Materials Characterization (IMC) Award Talk
5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salons 1, 2
Private Foundation Information Session
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Marriott Marquis
Golden Gate Level, B
Outstanding Young Investigator Award Talk
6:45 pm – 7:30 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salons 3/4
Government Agency Presentation: Department of Energy - Basic Energy Sciences
7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Marriott Marquis
Level 2, Foothill D
ABET Re-Training Session
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salons 1/2
Government Agency Presentation: Department of Energy (DOE) - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
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Wednesday April 11 th
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Marriott Marquis
2nd Floor, Club Room
Women in Materials Science & Engineering Breakfast
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Marriott Marquis
4th Floor, Pacific A
Mastering Science Presentations Seminar
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Lobby
Public Outreach Center
8:30 am – 10:15 am
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Nob Hill B/C
Technology Innovation Forum: Alta Devices - A Case Study in Materials Innovation and Commercialization
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Moscone West
Level 2, Lobby
Hands-on Nano Coffee Break
10:30 am - 12:15 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Nob Hill B/C
Technology Innovation Forum: Federal Programs - A New Model for Materials Innovation
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
2012 MRS Spring Meeting Exhibit
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
Career Center
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
Caricature Sketches
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall, materials2
Science as Art Voting
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Marriott Marquis
2nd Floor, Club Room
University Chapter Representatives Luncheon
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Marriott Marquis
Golden Gate Level, Salon B
Symposium X: Fukushima and the Role of Nanotechnology Research in Japan
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall, materials²
Science on the Square: Cleaning Our Water With Nanotechnology - A Stage Presentation
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Marriott Marquis
4th Floor, Pacific A
Technical Poster Design Seminar
6:30 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salon 7
Mid-Career Researcher Award Presentation
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salon 7
Awards Presentation and Plenary Session
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, 8-9
Poster Session General Viewing
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Thursday April 12 th
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Lobby
Public Outreach Center
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Moscone West
Level 2, Lobby
Hands-On Nano Coffee Break
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall, materials2
Science as Art Viewing/Winner Announcement
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
Caricature Sketches
10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
2012 MRS Spring Meeting Exhibit
Moscone West
Level 1, Exhibit Hall
Career Center
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Marriott Marquis
Golden Gate Level, Salon B
Symposium X: Programmable Matter―The Shape of Things to Come
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Lobby
Hands-On Nano Coffee Break
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salons 1, 2
Government Agency Presentation: National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research
6:45 pm – 7:30 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salons 3, 4
Government Agency Presentation: Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, Salons 1, 2
Government Agency Presentation: Air Force Research Laboratory
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Marriott Marquis
Yerba Buena Level, 8-9
Poster Session - General Viewing
Download Session Locator (.pdf)
Friday April 13 th
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Moscone West
Level 2, Lobby
Public Outreach Center
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