Other Events

Sunday, December 1
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Sheraton, 2nd Floor, Independence West

MRS staff will conduct a PowerPoint training presentation for Symposium Assistants. Any applicant who has received Symposium Assistant assignments should attend this training to receive instructions regarding their responsibilities.

Monday, December 2
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sheraton, 5th Floor, Public Garden

This brief meeting will discuss the MRS University Chapters Program. Current Chapter officers, faculty advisors and students who wish to form a University Chapter should attend.

Monday, December 2
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Sheraton, 2nd Floor, Grand Ballroom

Sharon C. Glotzer, University of Michigan, will present Engineering Matter Across Scales.

Monday, December 2
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Hall B

Tuesday, December 3
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Hynes, Level 2, The Hub Stage–Hall D

Graphics, images and figures – visual representations of scientific data and concepts – are critical components of science and engineering research. They communicate in ways that words cannot. They can clarify or strengthen an argument and spur interest into the research process.

Tuesday, December 3
11:00 am – 5:30 pm
Hynes, Level 2, Exhibit Hall C

View and vote for your favorite Science as Art images!

Tuesday, December 3
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Hall B

Tuesday, December 3
8:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Hall B

Join us as the Poster winners are announced.

Wednesday, December 4
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Hynes, Level 2, The Hub Stage–Hall D

Daniel Heller and Joseph Cohen collaborated to develop carbon nanotube-based paints that allow paintings to be imaged in the near-infrared (IR), resulting in a painting that looks one way to the observer in visible wavelengths, and differently upon imaging in the near-IR.

Wednesday, December 4
11:00 am – 5:30 pm
Hynes, Level 2, Exhibit Hall C

View and vote for your favorite Science as Art images!

Wednesday, December 4
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Hynes, Level 2, The Hub–Hall D

This event is an opportunity for faculty candidates to showcase their research in a poster session while networking with recruiters and search committees.

Wednesday, December 4
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Hall B

Wednesday, December 4
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Hall B

Join us in supporting the participants of the PREM Research Scholars Summit as they present their advances in scientific research and prepare for their careers as materials scientists. Visit the students during regular Poster Session hours, Wednesday evening in the Poster Hall.

Wednesday, December 4
8:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Hall B

Join us as the Poster winners are announced.

Thursday, December 5
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Room 105

The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, an initiative to accelerate U.S. advanced manufacturing, focuses on catalyzing the development of new technologies, educational competencies, production processes and products via shared contributions from the public/private sectors and academia.

Thursday, December 5
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Hynes, Level 2, Exhibit Hall C

Join us as the Science as Art winners are announced.

Thursday, December 5
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Hall B

Thursday, December 5
8:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Hall B

Join us as the Poster winners are announced.

Friday, December 6
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Hynes, Level 1, Room 105

The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, an initiative to accelerate U.S. advanced manufacturing, focuses on catalyzing the development of new technologies, educational competencies, production processes and products via shared contributions from the public/private sectors and academia.