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BI01: Critical Raw Materials in Emerging Technology
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CH02: Emerging Optoelectronic and Quantum Materials—Advanced Multimodal Characterizations
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EL01: Emerging Solution-Processable Nanomaterials for Optoelectronics and Photonics
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EL12: Emerging Material Platforms and Fundamental Approaches for Plasmonics, Nanophotonics and Metasurfaces
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EN01: Lithium-Ion Batteries and Beyond
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MT02: Accelerated Material Discovery—Data-Driven Discovery, High-Throughput Experimentation and Autonomous Laboratories
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QT06: Defects in Solid-State Materials for Quantum Technologies
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SB10: Neuromorphic Biohybrids—Materials, Devices, Interfaces and Computing Principles
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SB11: SynBioelectronics
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SF01: Thermal Transport in Materials
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SF09: Aerospace Materials in Extreme Environments
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SU03: Sustainable Batteries—Recycling and Utilizing Earth-Abundant Materials
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SU05: Materials Innovation for Sustainability and Energy Applications of Critical Elements
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Features distinguished talks integrated across symposia from leading researchers and industry experts covering the development of safer and more durable materials, critical material management and substitution, circular economy and waste management, and advances in materials for climate change mitigation.
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Summit, Level 3, Room 328 This one-day workshop aims to bring together leaders and practitioners from microelectronics packaging to discuss their perspectives on heterogeneous integration, with a focus on materials science.
Summit, Level 4, Terrace Suite 1 Kelvin Fu will speak on the limitations of conventional 3D printing in composite manufacturing and how emerging technologies can address these challenges. He will discuss how novel composite processing techniques enable new architectures and functionalities that go beyond what is currently achievable.
Summit, Level 3, Room 333 Esteemed researchers with successful collaborations between African and non-African institutions will present their experiences. Speakers will also participate in an interactive Q&A panel where attendees can ask how to initiate and sustain fruitful partnerships.
Summit, Level 5, Signature Room Hear from distinguished speakers, Cathy Tway (BP p.l.c.), S. David Roh (LG Innotek), and M. Stanley Whittingham (Binghamton University, The State University of New York) on the challenges and opportunities facing sustainable materials in industry.
Summit, Level 5, Signature Room Our panel of experts will discuss the challenges and opportunities in this new era of innovation/advancement and the need for cross-sector collaboration between academia, government and industry to achieve our sustainability goals by 2050.
Summit, Level 5, Ballroom 2 James De Yoreo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory & University of Washington, and David Baker, University of Washington, will both present the Plenary Session.
Hyatt, Level 5, Room 507, Sauk Be sure to attend the MRS Graduate Student Awards Special Talk Sessions. These awards are intended to honor and encourage graduate students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high level of excellence and distinction.
Summit, Level 5, Ballroom 2 Hongyou Fan, Sandia National Laboratories, will present Pressure-Induced Synthesis and Characterization for Materials Exploration and Discovery.
Hyatt, Level 5, Room 508, Tahuya Be sure to attend the MRS Graduate Student Awards Special Talk Sessions. These awards are intended to honor and encourage graduate students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high level of excellence and distinction.
Summit, Level 5, Signature Room This Keynote Breakfast event is intended to promote interaction across various ethnic, cultural and gender boundaries and facilitate dialogue among everyone working in or pursuing education toward a profession in materials science or engineering.
Summit, Level 5, Signature Room During this event the following MRS Award recipients will present well-formed ideas on their respective research. Award recipients will also serve as panelists, following the presentations, to answer various questions from the audience.
Summit, Level 5, Ballroom 2 Tae-Woo Lee, Seoul National University, will present Next-Generation Light-Emitting Technologies—Perovskite LEDs, Stretchable LEDs and Neuromorphic Displays
Summit, Level 5, Ballroom 2 Kristen Fichthorn, The Pennsylvania State University, will present Predicting the Shape-Selective Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals—A Multifaceted Approach.