November 29 - December 4, 2015
Boston, Massachusetts

2015 MRS Fall Meeting

The 2015 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit was held in Boston, Massachusetts. All technical sessions and non-technical events were held at the Hynes Convention Center and adjacent Sheraton Boston Hotel. Watch MRS TV from this event »

2015 MRS Fall Meeting Highlights

Symposium Topics

A— Engaged Learning of Materials Science and Engineering in the 21st Century

AA—Organic Semiconductors---Surface, Interface and Bulk Doping

AAA— Big Data and Data Analytics for Materials Science

B— Stretchable and Active Polymers and Composites for Electronics and Medicine

BB— Innovative Fabrication and Processing Methods for Organic and Hybrid Electronics

BBB—Liquids and Glassy Soft Matter---Theoretical and Neutron Scattering Studies

C— Tough, Smart and Printable Hydrogel Materials

CC—Organic Bioelectronics---From Biosensing Platforms to Implantable Nanodevices

CCC— Integrating Experiments, Simulations and Machine Learning to Accelerate Materials Innovation

D—Biological and Bioinspired Materials in Photonics and Electronics---Biology, Chemistry and Physics

DD—Diamond Electronics, Sensors and Biotechnology---Fundamentals to Applications

DDD— Lighting the Path towards Non-Equilibrium Structure-Property Relationships in Complex Materials

E— Engineering and Application of Bioinspired Materials

EE—Beyond Graphene---2D Materials and Their Applications

F— Biomaterials for Regenerative Engineering

FF— Integration of Functional Oxides with Semiconductors

G— Plasma Processing and Diagnostics for Life Sciences

GG— Emerging Materials and Platforms for Optoelectronics

H— Multifunctionality in Polymer-Based Materials, Gels and Interfaces

HH—Optical Metamaterials---From New Plasmonic Materials to Metasurface Devices

I—Nanocellulose Materials and Beyond---Nanoscience, Structures, Devices and Nanomanufacturing

II—Phonon Transport, Interactions and Manipulations in Nanoscale Materials and Devices---Fundamentals and Applications

J— Wetting and Soft Electrokinetics

JJ— Multiferroics and Magnetoelectrics

K— Materials Science, Technology and Devices for Cancer Modeling, Diagnosis and Treatment

KK— Materials and Technology for Non-Volatile Memories

L— Nanofunctional Materials, Nanostructures and Nanodevices for Biomedical Applications

LL— Materials and Architectures for Safe and Low-Cost Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies

M— Micro- and Nanoscale Processing of Materials for Biomedical Devices

MM— Advances in Flexible Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage

N— Magnetic Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Energy Applications

NN— Thin-Film and Nanostructure Solar Cell Materials and Devices for Next-Generation Photovoltaics

O— Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion

OO— Nanomaterials-Based Solar Energy Conversion

P— Synthesis and Applications of Nanowires and Hybrid 1D-0D/2D/3D Semiconductor Nanostructures

PP— Materials, Interfaces and Solid Electrolytes for High Energy Density Rechargeable Batteries

Q—Nano Carbon Materials—1D to 3D

QQ— Catalytic Materials for Energy

R—Harsh Environment Sensing---Functional Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites, Materials for Associated Packaging and Electrical Components and Sensing

RR—Wide-Bandgap Materials for Energy Efficiency---Power Electronics and Solid-State Lighting

S— Mechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale

SS—Progress in Thermal Energy Conversion—Thermoelectric and Thermal Energy Storage Materials and Devices

T—Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale---From Fundamentals to Applications

TT—Topology in Materials Science---Biological and Functional Nanomaterials, Metrology and Modeling

U— Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties in Interface-Dominated Metallic Materials

UU— Frontiers in Scanning Probe Microscopy

V— Gradient and Laminate Materials

VV— In Situ Study of Synthesis and Transformation of Materials

W— Materials under Extreme Environments (MuEE)

WW— Modeling and Theory-Driven Design of Soft Materials

XX—Architected Materials---Synthesis, Characterization, Modeling and Optimal Design

Y— Shape Programmable Materials

YY— Advanced Atomistic Algorithms in Materials Science

Z—Molecularly Ordered Organic and Polymer Semiconductors---Fundamentals and Devices

ZZ— Material Design and Discovery via Multiscale Computational Materials Science

Call for Papers

Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XLVIII: Towards Effective Nuclear Waste Management - Progress and Challenges

This special issue focuses on the science and technology of nuclear waste management, emphasizing performance and key challenges. It assesses nuclear waste forms and their compatibility with geological disposal, explores waste processing technologies, and discusses state-of-the-art development of sorbent materials for radionuclide capture.

Submission Deadline: March 24, 2025