Sun., November 257:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Constitution AThe 2nd International Workshop on Rare Metals
was organized by The Ames Laboratory and the Korea Institute for Rare
Metals (KIRAM). The workshop provided a forum for researchers and
practitioners working on the diverse issues of rare metals, among
countries worldwide, for the discussion of high-level issues and
strategies to ensure secure supplies of these essential materials.
Sun., November 258:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Republic BallroomThe Acta Materialia Award Forum on Advanced Materials addressed the pioneering contributions of Mildred Dresselhaus in the field of advanced materials, with emphasis on thermoelectric and carbon-related materials and how these contributions have resulted in significant improvements in the quality of life.
Sun., November 251:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 3rd Floor, Fairfax A/BIn this highly interactive session, titled "Achieving Success through Implementation of Effective Work-Life Satisfaction and Mentoring Strategies," participants were provided with the tools they need to achieve work-life satisfaction and thereby facilitate sustainable engagement and success in their careers. In addition, this workshop addressed the importance of mentoring and how it impacts work-life satisfaction.
Sun., November 251:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Level 3, 306This forum examined the most pressing materials challenges in sustainable development with the goal of generating serious interactions among scientists, engineers, industrial ecologists, economists and other practitioners in this diverse arena. The forum was recorded and is available for viewing at MRS OnDemand.
Sun., November 255:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Back Bay DIn this session, communications expert Tim Miller discussed some of the principles of creating newsworthy stories from research discoveries. Participants gained hands-on experience at turning a research paper into a newspaper article or television story and had the opportunity to practice giving a live media interview. The session also included a segment on using modern media creation and distribution pathways to create content that connects researchers directly to public audiences.
Sun., November 257:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Grand BallroomSir John Pendry of Imperial College London presented the Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience on "Emphasizing the Negative." An MRS OnDemand Event.
Mon., November 267:30 am - 8:30 am
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 3rd Floor, Beacon BCommunications expert Tim Miller shared the basic rules of good poster design and show you some of the most effective tools and techniques for creating technical posters with quality and clarity. Numerous examples of good and bad poster design were critically reviewed. Attendees left this session armed with the skills to guarantee that their next scientific poster will stand out in a crowd.
Mon., November 268:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Back Bay BThis frank and candid forum offered perspectives from successful innovators, industry leaders and investors on the process of taking a technology from conception to market impact. Speaker presentations and panel sessions were structured to provide a varied set of practical, experience-based perspectives on critical questions and issues facing innovation-driven materials researchers.
Mon., November 268:30 am - 5:00 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Level 3, 306This forum examined the most pressing materials challenges in sustainable development with the goal of generating serious interactions among scientists, engineers, industrial ecologists, economists and other practitioners in this diverse arena. An MRS On Demand event.
Mon., November 2612:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Grand BallroomJohn P. Perdew, recipient of the 2012 MRS Materials Theory Award, presented "Climbing the Ladder of Density Functional Approximations." The Materials Theory Award recognizes exceptional advances made by
materials theory to the fundamental understanding of the structure and
behavior of materials. This award is intended to honor both those who
have pioneered the development of a new theoretical approach and those
who have used existing approaches to provide significant new insight
into materials behavior. An MRS OnDemand Event.
Mon., November 265:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 3rd Floor, Beacon BCommunications expert Tim Miller has spent his career helping scientists
and students bring their work out of the laboratory and share it with a
wider audience. For a variety of reasons, communicating your research
with non-experts is an important skill. In this session, attendees learned
the fundamentals of sharing science as Miller explained how to choose the
very best tools to do the job of communication. He revealed some of the
tips and tricks that can help you take a scientific presentation to
the next level.
Mon., November 266:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Grand Ballroom2011 Nobel Prize Winner Danny Shechtman, Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel, and Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, presented a talk on "Quasicrystals: Discovery, Structure, Properties and Uses." An MRS OnDemand Event.
Mon., November 267:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 3rd Floor, CommonwealthAt the Student Mixer, students enjoyed delicious food and drink while
exploring interactive science activities.
Tue., November 277:30 am - 8:30 am
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 3rd Floor, Beacon BCommunications expert Tim Miller has spent his career helping scientists
and students bring their work out of the laboratory and share it with a
wider audience. For a variety of reasons, communicating your research
with nonexperts is an important skill. In this session, attendees learned
the fundamentals of sharing science as Miller explained how to choose the
very best tools to do the job of communication and revealed some of the
tips and tricks that can help you take a scientific presentation to
the next level.
Tue., November 2711:30 am - 1:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 5th Floor, Public GardenNewly accepted mentors and mentees convened and got an overview of the MRS Mentoring Program and anticipated outcomes, gained an understanding of expectations of mentors and mentees, participated in a Q&A session, and met each other for the first time over a networking lunch.
Tue., November 2712:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Exhibit Hall C Functionalized Bricks with Embedded Intelligence (FBEI), using custom-made LEGO-compatible bricks containing
electronic circuits, spark the interest of learners with different backgrounds
and preparation levels from kindergarten to PhD. By allowing user-designs,
FBEIs encourage research-oriented and entrepreneurial learning.Over 2,000 learners benefit from FBEI modules nationally
and globally.
Tue., November 2712:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 3rd Floor, Beacon F & GMRS Graduate Student Awards are intended to honor and encourage graduate
students whose academic achievements and current materials research
display a high level of excellence and distinction. The 2012 MRS Graduate Student Award finalists presented talks during two concurrent sessions in Beacon F and G.
Tue., November 2712:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Grand BallroomThe David Turnbull Lectureship Award
recognizes the career of a scientist who has made outstanding
contributions to understanding materials phenomena and properties
through research, writing and lecturing, as exemplified by David
Turnbull. This year's winner is Robert Sinclair, who presented a talk entitled "In Situ High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy of Material Reactions." An MRS OnDemand Event.
Tue., November 271:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Level 3, Ballroom BThis forum covered various aspects of state-of-the-art graphene
research around the world, including opportunities, funding and critical
issues representing a platform for community discussion. Forum content emphasized applications and commercialization as well as funding
opportunities.
Tue., November 272:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Exhibit Hall CFunctionalized Bricks with Embedded Intelligence (FBEI), using
custom-made LEGO-compatible bricks containing electronic circuits, spark
the interest of learners with different backgrounds and preparation
levels from kindergarten to PhD. By allowing user-designs, FBEIs
encourage research-oriented and entrepreneurial learning. Over 2,000
learners benefited from FBEI modules nationally and globally.
Tue., November 274:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 3rd Floor, Beacon BIn this session, communications expert Tim Miller discussed some of
the principles of creating newsworthy stories from research discoveries.
Participants gained hands-on experience at turning a research paper
into a newspaper article or television story and had an opportunity to
practice giving a live media interview. The session also included a
segment on using modern media creation and distribution pathways to
create content that connects researchers directly to public audiences.
Tue., November 275:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Exhibit Hall CFunctionalized Bricks with Embedded Intelligence (FBEI), using
custom-made LEGO-compatible bricks containing electronic circuits, spark
the interest of learners with different backgrounds and preparation
levels from kindergarten to PhD. By allowing user-designs, FBEIs
encourage research-oriented and entrepreneurial learning. Over 2,000
learners benefit from FBEI modules nationally and globally.
Tue., November 276:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Back Bay ADr. Renzo Tomellini discussed
Horizon 2020, the recently proposed European funding scheme for research and
innovation, part of the drive to create competitive, sustainable and inclusive
growth in Europe. It combines pertinent EU funding schemes into one. Horizon
2020 is expected to strengthen the EU's position in science and industrial
leadership and address societal challenges.
Tue., November 277:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 5th Floor, OlmstedA retraining session for evaluators for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) was available at the 2012 MRS Fall Meeting. This session was open to anyone who wanted to learn more about the process, was preparing for an upcoming accreditation visit, or wanted to ask questions about how to prepare your materials department for an accreditation visit.
Tue., November 277:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Back Bay AThe Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical/Biological Technologies
Department (DTRA-CB) funds cutting-edge science and technology
development for defense against chemical and biological threats. This
presentation introduced MRS members to the nanomaterials-related areas
of interest to DTRA-CB, such as the Nanostructured Active Therapeutic
Vehicles (NATV) Program. Best practices to get S&T funding from DTRA
and the Department of Defense were also discussed.
Wed., November 287:00 am - 8:30 am
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 5th Floor, Public GardenGwendolyn Boyd, Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Johns Hopkins University presented "Women in Engineering - A Premier Power Source." Men and women of materials science were invited to attend this discussion and complimentary breakfast.
Wed., November 2812:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Exhibit Hall CFunctionalized Bricks with Embedded Intelligence (FBEI), using
custom-made LEGO-compatible bricks containing electronic circuits, spark
the interest of learners with different backgrounds and preparation
levels from kindergarten to PhD. By allowing user-designs, FBEIs
encourage research-oriented and entrepreneurial learning. Over 2,000
learners benefit from FBEI modules nationally and globally.
Wed., November 2812:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Grand BallroomThe MRS Medal is awarded for a specific outstanding recent discovery or
advancement that has a major impact on the progress of a
materials-related field. Jennifer Lewis presented "Printing Functional Materials." An MRS OnDemand Event.
Wed., November 282:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Exhibit Hall CCreated for general public audiences at the Museum of Science Boston, the Tiny Solutions to Our Big Energy Problem Program gave a brief
overview of energy sources and our current energy crisis and discussed a
variety of ways that nanotechnology can improve the way we harness
energy (improving solar cells), distribute energy (carbon nanotube
transmission lines) and use energy (nanotech-enhanced LED bulbs).
Wed., November 285:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Exhibit Hall CNanotech
and Consumer Products is a public presentation by David Sittenfeld, manager of the Museum of Science Forum Program, that introduces
audiences to the growing role of nanotechnology in making consumer
products and encourages them to consider the potential environmental
and health risks.
Wed., November 285:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 3rd Floor, Fairfax BMRS offers exciting opportunities for scientists to learn about the field of science policy by spending one year as a Special Legislative Assistant in the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC. Attendees learned about the MRS/OSA and MRS/TMS Congressional Fellowships and heard from current and former fellows about their experiences as scientists in the Senate and House of Representatives.
Wed., November 286:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Grand BallroomThe Materials Research Society’s highest honor, the Von Hippel Award
is conferred annually to an individual in recognition of the
recipient’s outstanding contribution to interdisciplinary research on
materials. MRS 2012 Von Hippel Award recipient Stuart Parkin presented "The Spin on Electronics!" Dr. Parkin's talk was preceded by the Awards Ceremony,
where the Von Hippel, David Turnbull Lectureship, MRS Medal, Materials
Theory and Graduate Student Awards were presented. An MRS OnDemand Event.
Thu., November 298:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Back Bay DMRS, along with a range of other professional and volunteer
organizations, is developing collaborative materials-related activities
in Africa.
Thu., November 2912:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Grand BallroomThe MRS Medal is awarded for a specific outstanding recent discovery or
advancement that has a major impact on the progress of a
materials-related field. Miquel Salmeron presented "Physics and Chemistry of Material Surfaces under Ambient Conditions of Gases and Liquids—What’s New?" An MRS OnDemand Event.
Thu., November 296:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Back Bay ADr. Harriet Kung delivered Materials Research Directions and Opportunities-Basic Energy Sciences, which included an overview of the current BES research portfolio and a discussion of future directions as defined through BES workshops, including research
for clean energy, computational materials sciences, and the Early Career
Research program.
Thu., November 296:45 pm - 7:30 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Back Bay BDr. David Moehring is a program manager for the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) where he is responsible for the Multi-Qubit Coherent Operations Program that addresses the technical challenges of operating multiple qubits in close proximity. He presented "Materials Research Support at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity."
Thu., November 297:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 2nd Floor, Back Bay AHoward Branz, program director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, discussed "Transformational Research for the U.S. Energy Future."