Symposium Sessions

The San Francisco Experience (In-Person)
April 10-14, 2023

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The Virtual Experience
April 25-27, 2023

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Topical Clusters

Characterization (CH)
Energy and Sustainability (EN)
Nanomaterials (NM)
Soft Materials and Biomaterials (SB)

Electronics, Optics and Photonics (EL)
Materials Modeling and Data Science (MD)
Quantum Materials and Systems (QM)
Structural and Functional Materials (SF)

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Program

Onsite program sessions (April 10-14) are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

Virtual program sessions (April 25-27) are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Presentations

Tutorial Sessions

Symposium CH01: Advanced Characterization Techniques for Electrochemistry—Accelerating Research and Development of Energy Materials
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium CH02: Advances in Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy for Quantum and Energy Materials
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium CH03: Neutron Scattering-Enabled Energy Materials Design
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL01: Phase-Change Materials for Emerging Applications in Reconfigurable Devices, Memory and Computing
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium EL02: Material Innovation Toward Stable Halide Perovskite Electronics
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium EL03: Frontiers in Electrochromic Materials and Devices
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL04: Metal Halide Perovskites for Applications Beyond Optoelectronics
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL05: Molecular and Colloidal Plasmonics—From Synthesis to Application
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL06: Adaptive Nanophotonics—Tunable, Reprogrammable and Integrated Nanophotonics
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL07: Group IV Nanostructures for Emerging Optoelectronic Applications
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL08: Nanogenerators and Piezotronics
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium EL09: Layered (2D) Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL10: Dynamical Molecular-Scale Opto-Electronic Devices
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL11: Organic and Nanoparticle-Based Electroluminescent Materials for Display, Lighting and Future Photonic Applications
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL12: From Molecules to Emerging Molecular Devices—Beyond Electronic Transport
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL13: Organic Materials and Devices for Neuronal/Neuromorphic Processing, Adaptive Sensing and Actuation
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL14: High Throughput Discovery of the Next-Generation Semiconductors for Opto-Electronics
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL15: Radiation—Hard and Lightweight Next-Generation Semiconductor Electronics
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL16: Plasmonics, Metasurfaces and Metamaterials—Design, Materials and Applications
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL17: Halide Perovskite and Other Low-Dimensional Light Emitters—Synthesis, Defect Passivation and Optoelectronic Applications
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL18: Material, Device, and Fabrication Innovations for Flexible, Stretchable, and Printed Electronics
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL19: Advanced Materials in Scalable Miniaturized Technologies for Future Electronics
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL20: Photo and Radiation Detection with Organic, Perovskite and Nano-crystalline Semiconductors
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EL21: Materials Research Opportunities for Energy Efficient Computing
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium EN01: Electrochemical Capacitors and Related Devices—Fundamentals, Materials and Cell Design
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EN02: Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium EN03: Caloric Materials for Heating and Cooling
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium EN04: Two-Dimensional Materials for Energy Conversion
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EN05: Advances in Materials for Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EN06: Advances in Solid-State Electrolyte Development
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EN07: Critical Materials for Energy—Enhanced Functionality, Sustainable Supply and Replacement
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EN08: Solid-State Batteries—Devices, Interfaces and Characterization
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EN09: Polymeric and Organic Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EN10: Decomposing Materials Wastes—Physical, Chemical and Biological Approaches
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium EN11: Advanced Materials for Thermal Management of Human-Building-Energy Nexus
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium MD01: Integrating Machine Learning and Simulations for Materials Modeling
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium MD02: Data-Driven Multiscale Studies of Materials—Computations and Experiments
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium NM01: Janus Nanomaterials—Design, Fabrication and Applications
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium NM02: 2D Materials for Electrochemical Applications—Leading the Charge Through Thermodynamic and Kinetic Knowledge Gaps
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium NM03: Nano-Sized Photocatalysts—From Fundamentals to Applications
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium NM04: Advanced Manufacturing of 2D Materials at the Atomic Scale
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium QM01: Novel Approaches to Manipulate and Detect 2D Magnetism in van der Waals Quantum and Topological Materials
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium QM02: Functional Ferroic Materials for Unconventional Computing
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium QM03: Symmetry-Guided Rational Design and Control of Transient and Metastable Quantum Phenomena
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium QM04: Charged Topological Defects in Functional Materials
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SB01: Fundamentals and Applications of Engineered Living Materials
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SB02: Emerging Nanotechnologies for Cellular Interrogation and Manipulation
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium SB03: Thin-Film Devices, Barriers and Their Reliability
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SB04: Flexible Bioelectronics for In Situ Analysis
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SB05: Nano-Bio Interactions—From Design to Biological Response
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SB06: Peptide and Protein-Based Materials
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium SB07: Frontiers of Unconventional Polymer Networks
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SB08: Soft Matter Materials and Mechanics for Haptic Interfaces
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SB09: Polymeric Electronic Materials and Devices for Biological Interfaces
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SF01: High Entropy Materials—From Fundamentals to Potential Applications
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SF02: Materials in Space—Design and Testing
Call for Papers | Program
Symposium SF03: Emerging Thermal Materials—From Nanoscale Heat Transport, Devices and Applications, to Theories
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial
Symposium SF04: Development and Design of Responsive Architected Materials
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Symposium SF05: Building Advanced Materials via Aggregation and Self-assembly
Call for Papers | Program | Tutorial

Symposium Sessions

Topical Clusters

Program

Symposium CH01: Advanced Characterization Techniques for Electrochemistry—Accelerating Research and Development of Energy Materials

Symposium CH02: Advances in Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy for Quantum and Energy Materials

Symposium CH03: Neutron Scattering-Enabled Energy Materials Design

Symposium EL01: Phase-Change Materials for Emerging Applications in Reconfigurable Devices, Memory and Computing

Symposium EL02: Material Innovation Toward Stable Halide Perovskite Electronics

Symposium EL03: Frontiers in Electrochromic Materials and Devices

Symposium EL04: Metal Halide Perovskites for Applications Beyond Optoelectronics

Symposium EL05: Molecular and Colloidal Plasmonics—From Synthesis to Application

Symposium EL06: Adaptive Nanophotonics—Tunable, Reprogrammable and Integrated Nanophotonics

Symposium EL07: Group IV Nanostructures for Emerging Optoelectronic Applications

Symposium EL08: Nanogenerators and Piezotronics

Symposium EL09: Layered (2D) Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

Symposium EL10: Dynamical Molecular-Scale Opto-Electronic Devices

Symposium EL11: Organic and Nanoparticle-Based Electroluminescent Materials for Display, Lighting and Future Photonic Applications

Symposium EL12: From Molecules to Emerging Molecular Devices—Beyond Electronic Transport

Symposium EL13: Organic Materials and Devices for Neuronal/Neuromorphic Processing, Adaptive Sensing and Actuation

Symposium EL14: High Throughput Discovery of the Next-Generation Semiconductors for Opto-Electronics

Symposium EL15: Radiation—Hard and Lightweight Next-Generation Semiconductor Electronics

Symposium EL16: Plasmonics, Metasurfaces and Metamaterials—Design, Materials and Applications

Symposium EL17: Halide Perovskite and Other Low-Dimensional Light Emitters—Synthesis, Defect Passivation and Optoelectronic Applications

Symposium EL18: Material, Device, and Fabrication Innovations for Flexible, Stretchable, and Printed Electronics

Symposium EL19: Advanced Materials in Scalable Miniaturized Technologies for Future Electronics

Symposium EL20: Photo and Radiation Detection with Organic, Perovskite and Nano-crystalline Semiconductors

Symposium EL21: Materials Research Opportunities for Energy Efficient Computing

Symposium EN01: Electrochemical Capacitors and Related Devices—Fundamentals, Materials and Cell Design

Symposium EN02: Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics

Symposium EN03: Caloric Materials for Heating and Cooling

Symposium EN04: Two-Dimensional Materials for Energy Conversion

Symposium EN05: Advances in Materials for Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies

Symposium EN06: Advances in Solid-State Electrolyte Development

Symposium EN07: Critical Materials for Energy—Enhanced Functionality, Sustainable Supply and Replacement

Symposium EN08: Solid-State Batteries—Devices, Interfaces and Characterization

Symposium EN09: Polymeric and Organic Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage

Symposium EN10: Decomposing Materials Wastes—Physical, Chemical and Biological Approaches

Symposium EN11: Advanced Materials for Thermal Management of Human-Building-Energy Nexus

Symposium MD01: Integrating Machine Learning and Simulations for Materials Modeling

Symposium MD02: Data-Driven Multiscale Studies of Materials—Computations and Experiments

Symposium NM01: Janus Nanomaterials—Design, Fabrication and Applications

Symposium NM02: 2D Materials for Electrochemical Applications—Leading the Charge Through Thermodynamic and Kinetic Knowledge Gaps

Symposium NM03: Nano-Sized Photocatalysts—From Fundamentals to Applications

Symposium NM04: Advanced Manufacturing of 2D Materials at the Atomic Scale

Symposium QM01: Novel Approaches to Manipulate and Detect 2D Magnetism in van der Waals Quantum and Topological Materials

Symposium QM02: Functional Ferroic Materials for Unconventional Computing

Symposium QM03: Symmetry-Guided Rational Design and Control of Transient and Metastable Quantum Phenomena

Symposium QM04: Charged Topological Defects in Functional Materials

Symposium SB01: Fundamentals and Applications of Engineered Living Materials

Symposium SB02: Emerging Nanotechnologies for Cellular Interrogation and Manipulation

Symposium SB03: Thin-Film Devices, Barriers and Their Reliability

Symposium SB04: Flexible Bioelectronics for In Situ Analysis

Symposium SB05: Nano-Bio Interactions—From Design to Biological Response

Symposium SB06: Peptide and Protein-Based Materials

Symposium SB07: Frontiers of Unconventional Polymer Networks

Symposium SB08: Soft Matter Materials and Mechanics for Haptic Interfaces

Symposium SB09: Polymeric Electronic Materials and Devices for Biological Interfaces

Symposium SF01: High Entropy Materials—From Fundamentals to Potential Applications

Symposium SF02: Materials in Space—Design and Testing

Symposium SF03: Emerging Thermal Materials—From Nanoscale Heat Transport, Devices and Applications, to Theories

Symposium SF04: Development and Design of Responsive Architected Materials

Symposium SF05: Building Advanced Materials via Aggregation and Self-assembly

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