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Step into the forefront of scientific discovery at the world’s leading international scientific gathering for materials research—the 2024 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit. Our annual fall event returns to the culturally-rich city of Boston, Massachusetts the week of December 1-6, 2024, and will take place at the Hynes Convention Center and adjacent Sheraton Boston Hotel.

The MRS Fall Meeting delivers a combination of interdisciplinary cutting-edge research, innovative technologies, and collaborative networking with the field’s leading minds, which leads to new discoveries in areas ranging from quantum materials to energy and sustainability.

With interactive exhibits, thought-provoking presentations and unlimited opportunities for collaboration, the 2024 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit is a must-attend event. Join us in Boston and be part of the innovation as our ever-evolving field continues to progress.

Latest Meeting News

Nov 30, 2024

MRS Meeting Scene—Read highlights from Boston!

Graduate students and post-docs who are interested in contributing to the 2024 MRS Fall Meeting Scene newsletter and the Meeting Blog are encouraged to apply.

Nov 04, 2024

Claudia Anna-Maria Felser received Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society’s highest honor

MRS is pleased to announce that Claudia Anna-Maria Felser, Director and Scientific Member at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, has been selected to receive the 2024 Von Hippel Award, the Society's highest honor.

Oct 15, 2024

Click here for the 2024 MRS Fall Meeting program

Dive into the 2024 MRS Fall Meeting agenda! Click on the link above to access the full program, view the Meeting's tutorial sessions, and view our topical clusters and Call for Papers information.

Oct 18, 2024

Moungi G. Bawendi named Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecturer in Materials Science for 2024 MRS Fall Meeting

The Materials Research Society (MRS) announced that Moungi G. Bawendi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been selected for the Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Materials Science for the 2024 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit.

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2024 MRS Fall Meeting Highlights

Stay tuned as we present MRS TV, a daily show presenting interviews on all the key issues the community is facing as well as coverage of all the most exciting events from the Fall Meeting on site in Boston, Massachusetts, December 1-6, 2024!

Symposium Topics

BI01—Democratizing AI in Materials Science—A Pathway to Broaden the Impact of Materials Research

BI02—Early Career Development—Insights from Academia and Industry

CH01—In Situ Characterization During Thin-Film Processing

CH02—Recent Advancements in Characterization and Modeling of Electrochemical Interfaces

CH03—Towards Quantitative Characterization of Soft Materials by Scanning Probe Microscopy—Beyond Imaging

CH04—Advanced Characterization Techniques and Methodologies for Battery Materials

CH05—Frontiers of Imaging and Spectroscopy in Transmission Electron Microscopy

CH06—Exploring Fast and Ultrafast Dynamics of Matter with Electrons and Photons

CH07—Cryogenic Electron Microscopy and Correlative Characterization Techniques for Quantum and Energy Materials Research

EL01—Low-Dimensional Luminescent Materials and Devices

EL02—Phase-Change Materials for Brain-like Computing, Embedded Memory and Photonic Applications

EL03—2D Materials—Nanofabrication and Applications

EL04—Recent Advances in Hybrid Perovskites

EL05—Materials and Devices for Neuromorphics, Biohybrid Systems and Smart Sensing

EL06—2D Atomic and Molecular Sheets Beyond Graphene—Optical Properties, Optoelectronics and Quantum Optics

EL07—Emerging Material Platforms and Fundamental Approaches for Plasmonics, Nanophotonics, and Metasurfaces

EL08—Diamond Functional Devices—From Material to Applications

EN01—Light-Harvesting Materials for Efficient and Stable Solar Fuels Production

EN02—Thin Film Chalcogenides for Energy Applications

EN03—Emergent Properties in Actinide Materials—Enabling Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Applications

EN04—Phase Change Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage

EN05—Electrodes for Chemical and Energy Conversion Technologies

EN06—Redox Flow-Based Electrochemical Systems

EN07—Multijunction Devices for Solar Energy Conversion

EN08—Materials Design and Discovery for Next-Generation Energy Storage Systems

EN09—Innovations in Materials and Processes for Printed, Flexible and Stretchable Energy-autonomous Sensing Systems

EN10—Critical Materials for Energy—Extraction, Functionality and Recycling

EN11—Nitrogen-doped Carbon—From Fundamental Understanding to Applications in Electrochemical Devices

EN12—Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management

MT01—Dynamics of Defects Under Extreme Environments

MT02—Machine Learning in Action—Automated and Autonomous Experiments

MT03—Synthesis of 2D Materials—Theory and Simulation

MT04—Next-Generation AI-Catalyzed Scientific Workflow for Digital Materials Discovery

NM01—Nanotubes, Graphene and Related Nanostructures

NM02—Atomic Precision in Nanocluster Engineering

NM03—Engineering Ultra-Thin Chalcogenide Films

NM04—Exploring the Properties and Applications of Freestanding Membranes—From 2D to 3D

NM05—Structural Control and Design of 2D Layered Materials and Heterostructures Toward Novel Functionalities

NM06—Emerging Trends in Nano- and Micro-structured Bioinspired Materials

NM07—Building Advanced Materials via Aggregation and Self-assembly

PM01—Crystal Clear—Recent Advances in Biogenic and Synthetic, Organic and Inorganic Crystallization

PM02—Additive and Digital Manufacturing of Multifunctional Materials

PM03—Plasmas for Materials Science—Opportunities at the Interface

QT01—Chirality and Spin in Halide Perovskites

QT02—Interfaces in Spintronics

QT03—Topological Materials—Growth, Theoretical Models and Applications

QT04—Molecular Quantum Systems

QT05—Quantum Phenomena, Measurements and Engineering in Materials

SB01—Electrifying Biomaterials—Frontiers of Biohybrid Devices

SB02—Biotronics—Soft Ionic and Electronic Devices for Biological Applications

SB03—Wood Nanoscience, Nanoengineering and Materials

SB04—Materials and Devices for In Vitro Cell—Tissue-Electronic Interfaces

SB05—Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering

SB06—2D Materials for Theranostics

SB07—3D Bioinspired Biomaterials

SB08—Smart and Living Materials for Advanced Engineering Systems

SB09—Fundamental Processes at Electroactive Biological Interfaces

SB10—Soft Materials for Sensors and Actuators in e-textiles and e-skins

SB11—Biological and Bioinspired Polymers

SB12—Conductive Biological Materials

SB13—Soft Materials for Harsh Environments

SF01—Bulk Metallic Glasses

SF02—High Entropy Materials

SF03—Materials for Robotics

SF04—Advanced Functional Materials for Extreme Conditions

SF05—Structural and Functional Intermetallics

SF06—From Robotic Toward Autonomous Materials

Meeting Chairs

Philippe Bergonzo

SEKI Diamond USA
Ageeth Bol

University of Michigan
Keith Brown

Boston University
Alessandro Molle

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Winston Tumps Ireeta

Makerere University

"This is a Meeting where worldwide experts come together under one roof. Where you show your results and find other interesting results that you can incorporate and enhance your own. That's why I think MRS Meetings are the best material-based conference in the world."

Takao Mori

National Institute for Materials Science, 2024 MRS Spring Meeting Chair

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