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Congratulations to these MRS Award recipients who will be honored at the 2017 MRS Fall Meeting.
C.N.R. Rao receives 2017 Von Hippel Award
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The Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society’s highest honor, will be presented to C.N.R. Rao, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. Rao is being recognized “for his immense interdisciplinary contributions to the development of novel functional materials, including magnetic and electronic properties of transition metal oxides, nanomaterials such as fullerenes, graphene and 2D inorganic solids, superconductivity and colossal magnetoresistance in rare-earth cuprates and manganates.” |
Sigurd Wagner to be honored with the David Turnbull Lectureship
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The David Turnbull Lectureship will be awarded to Sigurd Wagner of Princeton University “for groundbreaking contributions to the science and technology of thin film photovoltaics, amorphous silicon and flexible large-area electronics.”
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MRS Medals go to Joanna Aizenberg and Younan Xia
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Joanna Aizenberg of Harvard University will receive the MRS Medal for “developing new synthesis routes inspired by biological principles for the fabrication of advanced complex multifunctional materials and devices.” Younan Xia of the Georgia Institute of Technology will be recognized for “seminal contributions to shape-controlled synthesis of metal nanocrystals with major impact on catalysis, plasmonics and biomedicine.” This award is endowed by Gwo-Ching Wang and Toh-Ming Lu.
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Glenn H. Fredrickson to receive Materials Theory Award
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Glenn H. Fredrickson of the University of California, Santa Barbara will be honored with the Materials Theory Award for “pioneering the development of field-theoretic computer simulation methods and their application to investigate and design self-assembling polymers and soft materials.” The Materials Theory Award is endowed by Gwo-Ching Wang and Toh-Ming Lu.
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James A. Warren to present The Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecture in Materials Science
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James A. Warren of the National Institute of Standards and Technology will present his lecture, “The Materials Genome Initiative and Artificial Intelligence,” at the Plenary Session on Monday evening, November 27.
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Xiaobo Yin awarded The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science
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Xiaobo Yin of the University of Colorado Boulder will present his lecture “Put Microstructured Optical Metamaterials to Work in Large Scale Energy Applications” on Thursday afternoon, November 30. |
Industry Focus
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Policy Focus
How the United States plans to trap its biggest stash of nuclear-weapons waste in glass
After decades of delays, a challenging clean-up project is gaining ground.
MEETINGS UPDATE
Featured Events at the 2017 MRS Fall Meeting
Several professional development events will be featured at the 2017 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston. Below are just a few highlights. For more details on these and to receive daily news on other activities from the Fall Meeting, visit the Meeting Scene blog.
Professional Development Workshop—Research Mentor Training
Sunday, November 26 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
This workshop will share best practices in mentoring with the goal to maximize the effectiveness of mentoring relationships. Space is limited; advance sign-up is required.
Essentials of Getting Your Work Published
Sunday, November 26 | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
I've Done My Research, Now What? MRS journal editors discuss the fundamentals of successful scientific publishing.
Science Communication Panel—How to Use Social Media for Connecting with Colleagues and the Press
Tuesday, November 28 | 8:00 am – 11:00 am
This panel will discuss how materials researchers can leverage social media as a networking tool as well as a way to promote their work through the press.
Green Cards for Scientific Researchers—How to Win Your EB-1/NIW Case!
Tuesday, November 28 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
This presentation will cover and compare the criteria for EB-1A classification for foreign nationals of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, EB-1B classification for foreign nationals who are outstanding researchers and professors, and the National Interest Waiver (“NIW”) Category.
Critical Meeting Deadlines
2017 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
November 26-December 1, 2017
Boston, Massachusetts
exhibit opportunities available |
PREREGISTRATION OPEN
Register by 5:00 pm (ET), November 10 for discounted rates! |
2018 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
April 2-6, 2018
Phoenix, Arizona
exhibit opportunities available |
CALL FOR PAPERS
CLOSES TODAY
Abstract Submission Deadline 11:59 pm (ET), Tuesday, October 31 |
PUBLICATIONS UPDATE
Critical Publications Deadlines
Call for Papers
June 2018 — Journal of Materials Research 33(11)
Wide Energy Gap Semiconductors: Material Issues and Device Implications |
Submission Deadline:
November 1, 2017 |
Call for Papers
July 2018 – Journal of Materials Research 33(13)
Stabilization of Organic Electronic Materials and Devices |
Submission Deadline:
December 1, 2017 |
Call for Papers
August 2018 – Journal of Materials Research 33(15)
Soft Magnetic Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications |
Submission Deadline:
January 1, 2018 |
Call for Proposals
2019 JMR Focus Issues
Lead a Focus Issue on your area of expertise! |
Submission Deadline:
January 31, 2018 |
Call for Papers
July 2018 – Journal of Materials Research 33(14)
3D Printing of Biomaterials |
Submission Deadline:
February 1, 2018 |
Call for Papers
September 2018 – Journal of Materials Research 33(17)
Interconnect and Interface Materials for High-Temperature Energy Conversion Technologies |
Submission Deadline:
February 1, 2018 |
Call for Papers
October 2018 – Journal of Materials Research 33(19)
Fundamental Understanding and Applications of High-Entropy Alloys |
Submission Deadline:
March 1, 2018 |
Call for Papers
November 2018 – Journal of Materials Research 33(21)
Catalytic Engineered Materials for Commercial and Industrial Energy Applications |
Submission Deadline:
April 1, 2018 |
JUST PUBLISHED
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CMP Challenges for Advanced Technology Nodes beyond Si |
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John H Zhang, Stan Tsai, Charan Surisetty, Jody Fronheiser, Shariq Siddiqui, Steven Bentley, Raghuveer Patlolla, Donald F. Canaperi, Walter Kleemeier and Cathy Labelle, MRS Advances
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Impact of pressure on the structure of glass and its material properties |
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Philip S. Salmon and Liping Huang, MRS Bulletin
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Reliability of Metal Gate / High-k devices and its impact on CMOS technology scaling |
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Andreas Kerber, MRS Advances
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Thermodynamic study and preparation of Si-B-N ceramic coating by LPCVD from SiCl4–NH3–BCl3–H2–Ar system |
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Jianping Li, Laifei Cheng, Fang Ye, Yongsheng Liu, Yan Zhu and Litong Zhang,
Journal of Materials Research
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Transformation Entropy Change and Precursor Phenomena in Ni-rich Ti-Ni Shape Memory Alloys |
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Kodai Niitsu, Yuta Kimura and Ryosuke Kainuma, Journal of Materials Research |
Bio Focus
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Enzymatic activity under pressure |
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Claus Czeslik, Trung Quan Luong, and Roland Winter, MRS Bulletin
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Modulated nitric oxide delivery in three-dimensional biomaterials for vascular functionality |
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Zuyong Wang, Feng Wen, Rongkai Zhang and Qinyuan Zhang, MRS Communications
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Three-dimensional nanofiber scaffolds with arrayed holes for engineering skin tissue constructs |
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Lina Fu, Jingwei Xie, Mark A. Carlson and Debra A. Reilly, MRS Communications
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Tissue engineering toward organ-specific regeneration and disease modeling |
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Christian Mandrycky, Kiet Phong and Ying Zheng, MRS Communications |
Energy Focus
Nano Focus
SCIENCE AS ART
Jupiter and its moons
Justin Johnson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Real color polarized-light optical microscope images of solution-cast thin films of various tetracene derivatives.
See more from the Science as Art competition at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting.
Copyright for all Science as Art images belongs to the Materials Research Society. To request permission to re-use the images, please contact Anita Miller.
EDITOR'S CHOICE VIDEO
R. Chidambaram on materials in energy
MRS Bulletin Material Matters
“Developing countries like India have to increase their per capita electricity consumption very substantially…Nuclear is an extremely important option.”
MRS Bulletin’s Fiona Meldrum, from the University of Leeds, talks with R. Chidambaram, the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, on the deployment of electric cars and on the future of nuclear energy.
CAREER CENTRAL
Partial listing of classified ads from the November 2017 issue of MRS Bulletin
National Taiwan University
Faculty Position, Center for Condensed Matter Sciences
Texas A&M University
Faculty Position, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
U.S. Department of Energy
Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
University of Delaware
Faculty Position, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Faculty Position, Materials Science & Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Position, Materials Science and Engineering
NEW PRODUCTS FOCUS
Non-contact Infrared Temperature Sensor |
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The Metis M323 from Process Sensors Corporation is a high end, one-color pyrometer for non-contact temperature measurement from 50°C in the short wavelength spectral range, and is designed primarily for measurement of metals and bright, shiny materials, ceramics and graphite.
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Convert Any Legacy Manual-Control Deposition System to an Automated System |
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The FerroVac vacuum controller, an advanced integrated solution to manage vacuum system processes from Ferrotec (USA) Corporation, integrates automated vacuum control with gauge reading functionality.
Read more » |
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