Unless otherwise indicated, events listed below require 2020 Virtual MRS Spring/Fall Meeting registration.
Events denoted below with "Register Today" are open to all and do not require registration for the 2020 Virtual MRS Spring/Fall Meeting. However, upcoming presentations do require free registration in advance of the event. Past event recordings can be viewed free; click the Watch Now links. You will be prompted to login with an MRS account before viewing.
Featuring five days to chat with exhibitors and explore innovative products and services that could accelerate your research.
Be amazed during this interactive live performance showcasing incredible magic, mentalism and mind-blowing feats of skill.
Instructor: R. Stanley Williams, Texas A&M University
Instructors: Matthias Wuttig, RWTH Aachen University; Wolfram Pernice, University of Münster; Riccardo Mazzarello, RWTH Aachen University; Fabio Pellizzer, Micron Technology, Inc.
Instructors: Jeehwan Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Abdallah Ougazzaden, Georgia Tech Lorraine; Kunook Chung, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology; Kyusang Lee, University of Virginia
Instructors: Massimo Ghidini, University of Parma, Diamond Light Source, University of Cambridge; Jiamian Hu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Instructors: Bin Hu, University of Tennessee; Gabriele Raino, ETH Zürich
Instructors: ChunNing (Jeanie) Lau, The Ohio State University; Nai-Chang Yeh, California Institute of Technology; Anthony Richardella, The Pennsylvania State University
Instructors: Robert Hoye, Imperial College London; Sebstian Siol, Swiss Federal Institute of Materials Science and Technology; Thomas Kirchartz, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IEK-5 Photovoltaics
Instructors: Matt Newville, The University of Chicago; Lue Lie, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Peter Crozier, Arizona State University; Chi Chen, University of California, San Diego
Instructors: Andrea Alù, City University of New York; Jennifer A. Dionne, Stanford University; Nader Engheta, University of Pennsylvania; Din Ping Tsai , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Instructor: Guosong Hong, Stanford University
Instructor: Bryan Bryson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Instructors: Huolin Xin, University of California, Irvine; Chengjun Sun, Argonne National Laboratory; Hua Zhou, Argonne National Laboratory
Are you ready to publish your research? Do you have an idea for a journal article? Meet with an editor one-on-one or in small groups to learn about MRS Advances publishing options. Editor-in-Chief David Bahr, MRS Advances editorial board members, and commissioning editors will be available during the MRS meeting to answer your publishing questions and to guide you to present your work in the best way.
Instructors: Nitin P. Padture, Brown University; Matthew Beard, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Su-Huai Wei, Beijing Computation Science Research Center; Laura Schelhas, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Instructors: Yong Zhu, North Carolina State University; Jung-Fu Lin, The University of Texas at Austin; James Hone, Columbia University in the City of New York
Instructors: Mikhail Glazov, Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, RAS; Michael Flatté, The University of Iowa; Bernhard Urbaszek, CNRS – Toulouse University; Anaïs Dreau, Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, University of Montpellier
Are you ready to publish a materials science book? Do you have questions on the why, how, and what of publishing a book? Meet in small groups or one-on-one with a publishing editor of the new co-branded MRS-Springer materials science book series to learn about proposing a book.
Meet the Editor—Markus Buehler, MRS Bulletin Impact Section Editor Receive guidance on original research article submissions and topics for this exciting new addition to MRS Bulletin.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop We will discuss how the Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) technology has emerged as a powerful multipurpose tool for life science research, enabling the comprehensive nanomechanical characterization of biological samples at the nanoscale.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop Join us for an engaging and comprehensive overview of all things bioinks!
Vijay Narayanan, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, will present The Golden Age of Materials Innovations—From High-κ/Metal Gate to AI Hardware.
Are you ready to publish your research? Do you have an idea for a journal article? Meet with an editor one-on-one or in small groups to learn about JMR publishing options. Editor-in-Chief Gary Messing, JMR editorial board members, and commissioning editors will be available to answer your publishing questions and to guide you to present your work in the best way.
This first workshop in the three-part series will focus on coping with stress in academia and offer strategies to cope with the pandemic and create support structures.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop This presentation will give a brief overview of lithography systems for Micro- and Nanofabrication offered by Heidelberg Instruments and touch briefly on applications these systems are used for.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop This presentation will introduce Thermo Fisher Scientific’s new Axia ChemiSEM and show how users are getting more out of their SEM and EDS analysis than ever before.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop An introduction to the Hysitron PicoIndenter systems, and how they can help you in your in-situ SEM and TEM nanomechanical research.
Anke Weidenkaff, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies IWKS, will present Efficient Recycling and Regeneration of E-Mobility Components and Materials.
Are you ready to publish your research? Do you have an idea for a journal article? Meet with an editor one-on-one or in small groups to learn about JMR publishing options. Editor-in-Chief Gary Messing, JMR editorial board members, and commissioning editors will be available during the MRS meeting to answer your publishing questions and to guide you to present your work in the best way.
John A. Rogers, Northwestern University, will present Functional Materials for Bioelectronic Neural Interfaces.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop Gatan's latest spectrometer, the Continuum, enables a wide range of techniques for (S)TEM investigations. This workshop presentation will describe the numerous types of data that can be collected with the Continuum IS.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop Learn about the sciencesational new materials launched at MilliporeSigma to help advance your research, helping you save time while optimizing performance.
Are you ready to publish your research? Do you have an idea for a journal article? Meet with an editor one-on-one or in small groups to learn about MRS Communications publishing options. Editor-in-Chief Rigoberto Advincula, MRS Communications editorial board members, and commissioning editors will be available during the MRS meeting to answer your publishing questions and to guide you to present your work in the best way.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop ZEISS is pleased to introduce to the MRS community the market introduction of the new GeminiSEM family of sub-nanometer, low-kV field emission scanning electron microscopes.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop In this presentation, direct detection for EBSD will be introduced, and applications in perovskite solar cells and additive manufacturing will be discussed.
This second workshop in the three-part series will focus on adapting to change, relocation and feeling like an “outsider” in academia.
Join award-winning consultant Alaina Levine as she leads the MRS Snack Chat Series—Facilitated Networking. During each session, attendees will participate in an informal but focused conversation to address a specific career-related subject. Topic: Networking and Building Collaborations from Afar.
Learn everything you need to know to understand the U.S. immigration system and maximize your chances of winning a green card from Brian Getson of Getson & Schatz.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop Learn how AFM-IR offers spectroscopy and imaging with direct correlation to FTIR at a 10 nm spatial resolution.
Christine Ortiz, Mssachusetts Institute of Technology and Station1, will present Socially-Directed Science and Technology — Opportunities and Challenges for the Field of Materials Science and Engineering.
Join us for brief talks and a live panel session featuring award recipients: MRS Medal, Materials Theory Award, The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science, MRS Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy and MRS Postdoctoral Awards.
Join award-winning consultant Alaina Levine as she leads MRS’ Snack Chat series. During each session, attendees will participate in an informal but focused conversation to address a specific career-related subject. Topic: Successfully Navigating the International Job Search.
Join us for the Von Hippel Award presentation and live discussion featuring 2020 recipient, Cato Laurencin, University Professor and Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor at the University of Connecticut.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop An introduction to the Hysitron TriboIndenter systems, and how they can help advance your materials research.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop We will present the latest advancements in Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM) for nanoscale functional properties characterization of materials as well as dedicated solutions for electrical studies in fluid environments.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop This presentation explores Malvern Panalytical’s range of technologies for characterizing nano-carriers, such as liposomes, and how to leverage characterization insights for formulation development, optimization, and quality control.
The Materials Research Society's Women in Materials Science and Engineering Working Group is pleased to offer this keynote virtual presentation featuring long-time MRS Member and former MRS President, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, The Pennsylvania State University.
Join award-winning consultant Alaina Levine as she leads the MRS Snack Chat Series—Facilitated Networking. During each session, attendees will participate in an informal but focused conversation to address a specific career-related subject. Topic: Virtual Interviewing
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop Join us for a guided tour of our 3D XRM products and capabilities.
Daniel G. Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present a talk (title coming soon).
Join award-winning consultant Alaina Levine as she leads the MRS Snack Chat Series—Facilitated Networking. During each session, attendees will participate in an informal but focused conversation to address a specific career-related subject. Topic: Being Persistent and Managing Rejection
Reshma Shettyi, Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., will present Designing Biology.
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop Join us for a quick discussion around XRD solutions including Operando Analysis.
Darío Gil, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, will present Scaling the Scientific Method to Enter the Era of Accelerated Materials Discovery.
This third workshop in the three-part series will focus on mental health literacy and creating community culture change in STEM.
Join award-winning consultant Alaina Levine as she leads the MRS Snack Chat Series—Facilitated Networking. During each session, attendees will participate in an informal but focused conversation to address a specific career-related subject. Topic: Transitioning Your Career Beyond Academia
Virtual Exhibitor Workshop Get a first look at an entirely new modular, multi-channel DC to 100 kHz source and measure system that provides tightly synchronized signal coordination with up to 6 channels covering a wide range of material characterization applications.
Frederick Mau, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., will present Intellectual Property Filing Strategy, Portfolio Management and Licensing of Material-RelatedTechnologies.