MRS in the News

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory‘s work on consumables for COVID-19 testing was highlighted in a recent special issue of the MRS Bulletin focusing on materials science innovation in response to the pandemic.

Researchers around the world are racing to develop more efficient, denser, and safer battery technology, and they are reaching far beyond where research has gone before.

Nature Reviews Materials speaks to Gopal Rao, Chief Editor of Technical Content for MRS and Editor of MRS Bulletin, to find out what pandemic-era conference planning is like.

For the first time, the MRS Fall Meeting went hybrid, posing new opportunities and challenges for organizers, speakers and attendees. 

The Society of Engineering Science James R. Rice Medal was awarded to Markus Buehler. Buehler is the MRS Bulletin Impact Editor and was a 2021 MRS Fall Meeting Chair.

Speaking at the Prof CNR Rao Prize lecture, Satish Ogale said many unexplored areas in material sciences and energy had the potential for wide applications in the mobility sector. The prize is presented by the Materials Research Society of India.

Chang Liu was recognized at the 2021 MRS Fall Meeting with a 2021 MRS Graduate Student Award.

Nature speaks to conference organizers about the art of the feedback form. MRS Meetings Committee Chair, Lincoln Lauhon, shares his insights.

At the 2021 MRS Fall Meeting, Jianan Zhang, a former MIT researcher, and his colleagues explained that nickel-rich NCM compounds offer high energy density, but the polycrystalline particles that are typically available are prone to cracking and resulting instability.

Chang Liu is a recipient of a 2021 MRS Graduate Student Award, which honors graduate students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high level of excellence and distinction.

Emily Carter was named the recipient of the award for "advances in quantum mechanics theory with broad applications to materials and chemical sciences."

Quanxi Jia, Empire Innovation Professor and National Grid Professor of Materials Research, is also an MRS Fellow.

Paul Le Floch, Axoft, and a 2021 MRS Graduate Student Gold Award recipient, was named to Forbes 30 Under 30—Science for 2022.