MRS in the News

Dec 4, 2019 | Science

A new membrane could unlock the potential of “blue energy,” which uses chemical differences between fresh- and saltwater to generate electricity.

Nov 27, 2019 | Physics World

A look at some of the latest equipment for materials characterization and analysis that will be highlighted at the 2019 MRS Fall Meeting.

Oct 14, 2019 | UC Riverside

Cengiz Ozkan, a professor of mechanical engineering, has been selected by the Materials Research Society to serve as one of its global meeting chairs for its fall 2021 meeting in Boston.

Sep 25, 2019

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Sep 9, 2019 | Johns Hopkins

The MRS Bulletin issue highlights Phase-Change Materials in Electronics and Photonics.

Sep 5, 2019 | EE Online

The Materials Research Society (MRS) named Peter Green a fellow. Green, the deputy laboratory director for Science and Technology and the chief research officer for NREL, becomes only the third person from the lab to be named an MRS fellow.

Aug 28, 2019 | Princeton University

The students are participating in the Princeton University Materials Academy (PUMA), which brings students from underrepresented backgrounds to campus for a deep dive into the world of materials science and the culture of academic research.

Aug 5, 2019 | Thomas Industry Update

The Science in Video competition for 2019, open to everyone passionate about Materials Science and Engineering, has been announced by co-sponsors Goodfellow, the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute of Drexel University & the Materials Research Foundation

Jul 31, 2019 | Photonics Media

The Optical Society (OSA), the Materials Research Society (MRS), and SPIE (the international society for optics and photonics) have selected Christina Willis and Daniel Broberg as 2019-20 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows. 

Jul 25, 2019 | UT Dallas News Center

Biomedical engineering doctoral student Jennifer Boothby was awarded a highly competitive silver award from the Materials Research Society at the organization’s spring meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.

Jul 24, 2019 | Mirage News

The Optical Society, Materials Research Society and SPIE make final selection for prestigious appointments to learn and contribute to science policymaking in Washington, D.C.

Jul 24, 2019 | Cornell Chronicle

An artificial intelligence system developed by a Cornell-led team has identified a promising material for creating more efficient fuel cells—a potential breakthrough in both materials science and machine learning.

Jul 18, 2019 | Semiconductor Engineering

Van der Waals heterostructure becomes a building block for physicists, as presented at the 2019 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix.

Jun 12, 2019 | Nanowerk

Armin VahidMohammadi, a doctoral student in materials engineering, has taken home a blue ribbon from the prestigious Materials Research Society’s Science as Art competition for a depiction of the “Star Wars” character Yoda rendered.

May 15, 2019 | Scientific American

Opportunities are everywhere and training opens the way.  Workshops at Stanford University and at a meeting of the Materials Research Society are good examples. 

May 11, 2019 | Albuquerque Journal

Hongyou Fan is the recipient of the Materials Research Society's Mid-Career Researcher's Award.   He has more than 20 patents to his name. 

May 8, 2019 | Notre Dame News

Mary E. Galvin has been elected to the Materials Research Society Fellows, an honor awarded to those who have distinguished themselves through their research accomplishments and outstanding contributions to the worldwide advancement of materials research.

May 7, 2019 | World Fertilizer Magazine

Haldor Topsoe Scientist, Stig Helveg, Receives Award

May 2, 2019 | Printed Electronics Now

Dai, leader of the Nanomaterials Chemistry group in ORNL’s Chemical Sciences Division, was cited “for significant and sustained contributions in pioneering and developing novel synthetic methods for functional carbon materials for energy applications.”

Apr 19, 2019 | Purdue University Materials Engineering News

Dr. Wang specializes in thin film epitaxy, nanocomposite designs and functional materials for high temperature superconductors, solid oxide fuel cells, multiferroics, spintronics, plasmonics and optics.