Meeting Events Schedule—By Category

Please keep checking this page as events for the 2024 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit in Seattle will continually be added.

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Symposium Sessions

Tutorial Sessions

Advancing Careers

Tips and Tools to Build Your Network

Monday, April 22
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 3, Room 331

Overcome the fear associated with networking. During this event, attendees will learn key concepts to build a successful network to advance their career paths.

Essentials of Getting Your Work Published

Monday, April 22
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 3, Room 322

This interactive “how-to” session highlights the fundamentals of successful scientific publishing from MRS journal Editors-in-Chief and other respected scientific journal professionals.

MRS Career Fair—Meet Recruiters, Resume Critiques, Mock Interviews, Mentoring Sessions

Tuesday, April 23 | 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 24 | 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

The Career Fair provides an opportunity for Meeting participants and top employers to discuss career opportunities. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with senior scientists and partake in one-on-one mentoring sessions, resume critiques and more!

Turning Your Science Into a Story

Wednesday, April 24
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 4, Room 438

Attendees will learn the science behind storytelling through key details and narrative techniques to keep their audience engaged.

Meet the New Research Hires Poster Session

Wednesday, April 24
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center

Hosted by the Early Career Professionals subcommittee, the goal of the poster session is to assist materials scientists who are seeking a research position in industry or at a government lab.

PowerPoint™ Karaoke

Thursday, April 25
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 3, Room 345

PowerPoint™ Karaoke challenges both the author of the slide and the presenter to improve their communication skills. Please join us for this fun event!

Awards

2024 MRS Communications Lecture

Monday, April 22
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 3, Room 330

The MRS Communications Lecture recognizes excellence in the field of materials research through work published in MRS Communications. Yury Gogotsi of Drexel University will present the 2024 MRS Communications Lecture.

Graduate Student Awards Special Talk Session 1

Tuesday, April 23
12:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Seattle, Level 4, Room 401, Chelan

All Meeting attendees, especially students, are encouraged to attend the Graduate Student Award Finalists' Special Talk sessions.

Graduate Student Awards Special Talk Session 2

Tuesday, April 23
12:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Seattle, Level 4, Room 402, Chiliwack

All Meeting attendees, especially students, are encouraged to attend the Graduate Student Award Finalists' Special Talk sessions.

MRS Award Recipients—Lightning Talks and Panel Discussion

Wednesday, April 24
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 5, Signature Room

MRS Award recipients presented their research and answered questions from the audience.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Inclusive Connections Lounge

Monday, April 22 - Friday, April 26
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 4, Elliott Bay Room

Network, Engage, Collaborate, Unwind...The Inclusive Connections Lounge is the place to be! This space is designed to be a welcoming place for our members to connect and celebrate what makes each of us unique. Don’t forget to pick up your SIG ribbons here!

Enhancing Materials Science Through Research Collaborations Between African and Non-African Institutions

Monday, April 22
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 3, Room 332

This event provides an opportunity to network with and learn from leading researchers in Africa, U.S., Europe and beyond. It benefits all attendees, particularly early-career scientists seeking to foster new collaborations.

Diversifying Materials Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Speed Networking

Monday, April 22
5:45 pm – 7:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Seattle, Level 7, Room 708, Sol Duc

Hosted by the MRS Diversifying Materials Special Interest Groups (SIGs), don't miss this opportunity to connect and engage with peers during a fun speed-networking event. Secure your seat.

Women in Materials Science & Engineering Keynote Breakfast

Tuesday, April 23
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Hyatt Regency Seattle, Level 7, Regency Ballroom A

Jennifer Gerbi will present Resilience—How I Built a Career by Embracing Risk Despite Uncertainty. A complimentary breakfast will be served. Advance sign-up required. The MRS Women in Materials Science & Engineering Keynote Breakfast event is intended to promote interaction across various ethnic, cultural and gender boundaries and facilitate dialogue among all people working in or pursuing education toward a profession in materials science or engineering.

Fundamentals of Equity in Graduate Admissions

Wednesday, April 24
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 4, Room 438

This session presents data and research about the role of typical admissions practices in maintaining racial/ethnic inequalities in graduate education, as well as strategies for more equitable processes and outcomes. Secure your seat.

Education & Outreach

Materials Needs for Energy Sustainability by 2050: AI-assisted Materials Development for a Sustainable Future

Thursday, April 25
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 5, Ballroom 2

Our panel of experts will discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the field of materials design. Please click here to secure your seat!

Exhibit Hall Events

Exhibit Hall Opening Ceremony

Tuesday, April 23
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

Join us for the MRS Exhibit and Poster Session Opening Night. Kick off the evening with a ribbon cutting ceremony, Seattle's renowned Blue Thunder Drumline followed by networking and exploring the latest in materials science.

Microsoft Exhibitor Workshop: Accelerating Material Discovery with HPC and AI

Wednesday, April 24
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

Join Nathan Baker, Product Leader of Azure Quantum Elements at Microsoft, to learn how scientists and researchers can accelerate material discovery by harnessing the best of both HPC and AI in a single platform designed for scientific innovation.

Exhibit Hall—Ballpark Break

Wednesday, April 24
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

Take me out to the exhibit! Step up to the plate and enjoy this ballpark refreshment break, where you can "pitch" your ideas and "catch" up with colleagues with our innovative materials research exhibits. Don’t forget to pick up your MRS Ball Cap or baseball to take home with you!

Microsoft Exhibitor Workshop—Material Discovery with HPC and AI in Action

Wednesday, April 24
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

Join Chi Chen, Principal Quantum Architect at Microsoft, for a live demonstration of Azure Quantum Elements and learn how scientists and researchers are using machine learning force-field training and simulation to accelerate material discovery.

Science as Art - Viewing and Voting

Tuesday, April 23 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 24 |11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

The Science as Art Competition is open to all registered 2024 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit attendees. Finalists' entries will be on display in the Hynes Convention Center. Multiple first-place and second-place awards of $400 and $200, respectively, will be presented to the winning entries at the Meeting.

Exhibit

Tuesday, April 23 | 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 24 |11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday, April 25|10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

Step into the forefront of innovation at the 2024 MRS Spring Exhibit, a global showcase of cutting-edge advancements in the field. Explore a diverse array of exhibits, featuring groundbreaking research and technologies that are shaping the future of materials science. Be a part of this dynamic community driving progress in materials research.

MRS/Springer Nature Publications Booth

Tuesday, April 23 | 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 24 |11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday, April 25|10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

Don’t miss the MRS/Springer Nature Publications Booth! Enjoy discounts on books, meet with journal and book editors, and learn more about our publishing alliance! Our journals include MRS Bulletin, Journal of Materials Research, MRS Energy & Sustainability, MRS Communications, and MRS Advances.

Visit Seattle Booth

Tuesday, April 23 | 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 24 |11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday, April 25|10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

Stop by the Visit Seattle Booth and take your chances to win a prize! Visit Seattle will be in attendance and is bringing the Puget Sound to the trade show. Stop by the Visit Seattle Booth and try your hand at a fishing game where participants can fish for different Seattle-themed prizes. While you’re at the booth feel free to ask Visit Seattle what you should see and do in the city.

Science as Art - Viewing

Thursday, April 25|10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

Exhibit Hall—Visit Seattle Smoothie Break

Thursday, April 25
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex AB

Don't miss out on a refreshing Smoothie on the final day of the exhibits, sponsored by Visit Seattle. Sip, chat and soak up those last bits of networking before we say goodbye!

Featured Talks

Plenary Session Featuring The Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Materials Science

Tuesday, April 23
8:15 am - 9:30 am
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 5, Ballroom 2

Henry Snaith, University of Oxford, will present: Metal Halide Perovskites—From a Scientific Curiosity Toward an Industrialized Photovoltaic Technology as the plenary speaker at the 2024 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit.

Symposium X—MRS/The Kavli Foundation Frontiers of Materials (Tuesday)

Tuesday, April 23
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 5, Ballroom 2

Carolyn R. Duran, Apple Inc., will present: Oh, The Things We Build! What Materials Research Looks Like at Apple.

Symposium X—MRS/The Kavli Foundation Frontiers of Materials (Wednesday)

Wednesday, April 24
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 5, Ballroom 2

Ying Diao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present: Printing Polymer Electronics and Photonics for Sustainable Earth and Habitable Mars.

Symposium X—MRS/The Kavli Foundation Frontiers of Materials (Thursday)

Thursday, April 25
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 5, Ballroom 2

Tonio Buonassisi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present: Finding a Path from “Promise” to “Performance”—Toward Realizing Novel Materials Predicted via Generative AI.

Poster Sessions

Poster Session Attendee Viewing

Tuesday, April 23 | Wednesday, April 24| Thursday, April 25
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 2, Flex C

Poster Sessions are an important and integral part of MRS Meetings, providing more authors with the opportunity to share their research and ideas with others.

Other

Town Hall—Working Groups on Microscopy and LIMS Seeking Feedback

Monday, April 22
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Summit - Seattle Convention Center, Level 3, Room 326

This session will provide an important two-hour venue for in-person, in-depth discussions about building recommended materials community-driven best practices on Microscopy and LIMS.