November 29 - December 2, 2021
Boston, Massachusetts
December 6 - 8, 2021 (Virtual)

2021 MRS Fall Meeting

Our new hybrid format offered the strong, robust scientific forum MRS Meeting attendees have enjoyed in the past, while making sure the content was accessible to the greater materials research community. The meeting showcased breakthrough materials research in both fundamental and applied areas.

Networking events, professional development opportunities and a lively exhibit of international manufacturers, suppliers and developers rounded out the enriching meeting experience that will shape the future of materials research.

Symposium Topics

EQ01—Quantum Optical Materials and Devices Based on Impurity Systems

EQ02—Heterostructures of Various Dimensional Materials

EQ03—Spin-Based Sensing at the Nanoscale and Hyperpolarization with NV-Diamond and Beyond

EQ04—Machine Learning on Experimental Data for Emergent Quantum Materials

EQ05—Plasmonics, Nanophotonics and Metaphotonics—Design, Materials and Applications

EQ06—Innovative Fabrication and Processing Methods for Organic and Hybrid Electronics

EQ07—Defects and Strain Potential Enabled Emergent Behavior in Two-Dimensional Materials

EQ08—New Frontiers in the Design, Fabrication and Applications of Metamaterials and Metasurfaces

EQ09—Cutting-Edge Plasma Processes for Next-Generation Materials Science Applications

EQ10—Multiferroics and Magnetoelectrics

EQ11—Materials, Processes and Device Structures Enabling Next-Generation High-Frequency Flexible Electronics

EQ12—Optical Probes of Nanostructured, Organic and Hybrid Materials

EQ13—Nitride Materials—Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling

EQ14—Materials and Devices for Controlling Quantum-Coherent Spin Dynamics

EQ15—Soft Matter Materials and Mechanics for Haptic Interfaces

EQ16—Infrared and Thermal Photonic Materials and Their Applications

EQ17—Emerging Materials for Contacts and Interfaces in Optoelectronics

EQ18—Emerging Materials for Quantum Information

EQ19—Diamond and Diamond Heterojunctions—From Growth to Applications

EQ20—Beyond Graphene 2D Materials—Synthesis, Properties and Device Applications

Meeting Chairs

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