Listen to former MRS Congressional Fellows share their firsthand experiences from Capitol Hill. Hear their journeys, insights and learn about the impact you can make through this fellowship—and the doors it can open for you.
This is a video presentation only.
Click HERE to apply by for the 2025–2026 MRS/Optica Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship by January 3, 2025.
Jennifer Nekuda Malik
2011–2012 MRS/TMS Fellow
Marie Fiori
2023–2024 MRS/Optica Fellow
Shriya Pai
2024–2025 MRS/Optica Fellow
MRS/Optica Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship
MRS and Optica offer a congressional fellowship for members to apply optical and materials science in government, promoting scientist-government collaboration and public policy learning. The 2024-25 Fellow is Shriya Pai, University of Colorado Boulder