Call for Proposals

The 2026 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit will be held November 29 – December 4, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts. As Meeting Chairs, we are now accepting proposals for symposium topics of future technical themes and broader impact for this meeting.

Our objective is to plan an exciting meeting that includes both new and rapidly developing topics as well as current ones of continuing interest to the materials community, in the tradition of MRS Fall Meetings. While all topics will be considered, MRS Fall symposia topics lean more towards fundamental research areas.  

Global collaborations, active engagement by researchers in all employment sectors (industry, national lab, and academia), and inclusion are important features of MRS meetings and will be reflected in the individual symposia.  

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• 2D Materials
• 3D Printing; 3D Bioprinting
• Aerospace Materials
• Autonomous Materials; Active Matter; Smart Materials; Self-Healing Materials
• Biomaterials; Biomimetics
• Characterization; Functional Imaging; In Situ and Operando methods
• Electronic Materials—Oxide Electronics, Diamond, Ultrawide bandgap materials
• Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence/Data-Driven Materials Research
• Flexible Electronics and Wearables
• Frontiers in Metals Research
• Interfaces 
• Materials Modeling
• Materials Theory
• Materials for Energy: Conversion, Harvesting, Storage, and more
• Materials under Extreme Conditions and Environments
• Materials for Biointerfaces and Healthcare
• Materials for Human-Machine Interfaces
• Materials for Beyond Moore's Law Computing and Information Technologies
• Materials for Low Energy Computing and AI
• Microelectronics Packaging
• Low voltage, low power, and neuromorphic computing; Internet of Things
• MEMS/NEMS; Microfluidics
• (Multi-) Functional Materials
• Nuclear Materials
• Nanomaterials; Nanoengineered Systems
• Nanosynthesis; Self-assembly
• Polymers and Polymeric Materials Science
• Quantum Materials; Quantum Information Materials
• Soft Robotics
• Sustainability and Global Impact
• Synthetic Biology for Materials Science

Broader Impact programming is intended to extend the influence of scientific research to the quality of life and society at large. Examples include: 

• Career and professional development
• Education and training of the next generation of materials researchers
• Broadening participation from under-resourced communities
• Impact of materials research on global economies and the environment
• Public outreach

All proposals for Technical or broader impact symposium programming must be submitted by May 9, 2025. Please visit the MRS Call for Proposals website (link below) for instructions and to submit a proposal.

Your input is extremely valuable in helping assure the breadth and topicality of the MRS Meeting as well as ensuring a satisfying Meeting experience.

Submit A Proposal

Sincerely,

2026 MRS Fall Meeting Chairs