Welcome to the Materials Research Society Press Room.
MRS encourages coverage of its technical meetings, exhibits and other society events and activities by the scientific and general news media. Our goal is to provide members of the media with news and information for dissemination to the scientific community and general public to help foster appreciation for and further understanding of the contributions and importance of materials research and development.
We firmly believe that diversity strengthens the scientific enterprise and society as a whole.
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Press passes are issued to editors and reporters representing bonafide news publications only. These passes are not intended for editors whose primary purpose is the acquisition of authors and manuscripts, or for individuals and organizations whose primary objective is of a sales and marketing nature. In addition, please note that a maximum of four press passes will be allotted per company.
Apr 20, 2022
The Materials Research Society (MRS) has selected Mattia Biesuz, University of Trento, and Aditya Sood, Stanford University, as recipients of the 2022 MRS Postdoctoral Awards. This award recognizes postdoctoral scholars who are showing exceptional pr
Mar 3, 2022
The Materials Research Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Ramamoorthy Ramesh, University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as the next Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Materials Research. He will succeed
Nov 4, 2021
The Materials Research Society (MRS) has named Emily A. Carter, University of California, Los Angeles, and Princeton University, the 2021 recipient of the Materials Theory Award “for advances in quantum mechanics theory with broad applications to mat
Nov 3, 2021
Stafford Sheehan, Air Company, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the MRS Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy.
Nov 2, 2021
The Materials Research Society (MRS) has selected Susan Andrea Bernal Lopez, University of Leeds, as the 2021 recipient of The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science.
Nov 1, 2021
The Materials Research Society (MRS) has selected Zhijie Chen, Northwestern University, and Dasha Nelidova, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, as the 2021 recipients of the MRS Postdoctoral Awards. This award recognizes postdoct
Oct 29, 2021
The Materials Research Society’s (MRS) MRS Medal recognizes an exceptional achievement in materials research in the past ten years. This year's award honors Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, “for contributions to advancing the understanding of process
Oct 26, 2021
Harry Atwater of California Institute of Technology will receive the 2021 Von Hippel Award at the 2021 MRS Fall Meeting.
Oct 26, 2021
Nicholas A. Kotov will present the Materials Research Society's David Turnbull Lectureship on December 2 during the 2021 MRS Fall Meeting.
Oct 8, 2021
MRS Bulletin has named Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore, as the 2021 recipient of the MRS Bulletin Postdoctoral Publication Prize.
Sep 3, 2021
The Materials Research Society (MRS) is pleased to announce the Vice President/President Elect and new Board Members for 2022, elected by the Society's global membership of over 12,000.
Jun 15, 2021
The Optical Society (OSA), the Materials Research Society (MRS), and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, are pleased to announce the selection of Brandon McMurtry and Rachel Starr as 2021-2022 Congressional Science and Engineeri
Nov 30, 2020
Sossina M. Haile is awarded the 2020 David Turnbull Lectureship for her contributions to the electrochemical and thermochemical materials science that advance sustainable energy.
Nov 17, 2020
Cato T. Laurencin, University of Connecticut Distinguished Professor, will be awarded the 2020 Von Hippel Award.
Sep 29, 2020
MRS Bulletin has named Ritu Raman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as the 2020 recipient of the MRS Bulletin Postdoctoral Publication Prize.
Sep 28, 2020
Diversity, Egalitarianism and Inclusion are fundamental values of the Materials Research Society. As an organization, we also stand firm against racism, discrimination and inequality. Because of these beliefs, we are opposed to the Administration’s r
Sep 8, 2020
MRS Announces Vice President and New Board Members for 2021
Aug 12, 2020
MRS Communications publishes a new peer-reviewed prospective article - Additive Manufacturing for COVID-19: Devices, Materials, Prospects and Challenges.