MRS Press Room
Welcome to the Materials Research Society Press Room.
MRS encourages coverage of its technical meetings, exhibits and other society events and activities by the scientific and general news media. Our goal is to provide members of the media with news and information for dissemination to the scientific community and general public to help foster appreciation for and further understanding of the contributions and importance of materials research and development.
MRS believes that it is vital to allow scientists and engineers to conduct their critical work and research outside of changing political climates, civil unrest or any other factors that may inhibit the abilities of researchers to globally collaborate and make valued contributions towards improving everyday life for the public at large.
Complimentary Press Passes for MRS Meetings/Workshops
Press passes are issued to editors and reporters representing bonafide news publications only. These passes are not intended for editors whose primary purpose is the acquisition of authors and manuscripts, or for individuals and organizations whose primary objective is of a sales and marketing nature. In addition, please note that a maximum of four press passes will be allotted per company.
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Press Releases
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Materials Research Society Announces Vice President, Secretary and New Board Members for 2023
Sep 16, 2022
The Materials Research Society (MRS) is pleased to announce the Vice President/President Elect, Secretary and new Board Members for 2023, elected by the Society's global membership of over 12,000.
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Materials Research Society Announces 2022 Fellows
May 5, 2022
The Materials Research Society (MRS) will recognize 12 Members as MRS Fellows at the 2022 MRS Spring Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. The honor of MRS Fellow is bestowed upon outstanding Members whose sustained and distinguished contributions to the ad
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Kwadwo Osseo-Asare to Receive 2022 MRS Impact Award
Apr 25, 2022
The Materials Research Society’s (MRS) Impact Award honors outstanding individuals who have displayed excellence in areas of science communication, education, advancing diversity, mentoring or community engagement, which reflect the Society’s pursuit
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Prineha Narang to Receive 2022 Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award
Apr 22, 2022
MRS will award Prineha Narang, Harvard University, with the 2022 Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award. Narang was selected “for critical advances in the understanding of materials physics, optical sciences and topology for the prediction and d
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Annamaria Petrozza to Receive 2022 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award
Apr 21, 2022
MRS has named Annamaria Petrozza, Italian Institute of Technology, recipient of the 2022 Innovation in Materials Characterization Award "for the development and innovative use of time-resolved carrier dynamics measurements, from sub-picoseconds to mi
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Molly Stevens to Receive 2022 Mid-Career Researcher Award
Apr 21, 2022
The Materials Research Society has named Molly M. Stevens, professor of biomedical materials and regenerative medicine at Imperial College London, recipient of the Mid-Career Researcher Award "for innovative biosensing nanomaterials technologies for
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Mattia Biesuz and Aditya Sood to Receive MRS Postdoctoral Awards
Apr 20, 2022
The Materials Research Society (MRS) has selected Mattia Biesuz, University of Trento, and Aditya Sood, Stanford University, as recipients of the 2022 MRS Postdoctoral Awards. This award recognizes postdoctoral scholars who are showing exceptional pr
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Materials Research Society Names Ramamoorthy Ramesh New Editor-in-Chief of <em>Journal of Materials Research</em>
Mar 3, 2022
The Materials Research Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Ramamoorthy Ramesh, University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as the next Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Materials Research. He will succeed
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Emily A. Carter Recipient of 2021 Materials Theory Award
Nov 4, 2021
The Materials Research Society (MRS) has named Emily A. Carter, University of California, Los Angeles, and Princeton University, the 2021 recipient of the Materials Theory Award “for advances in quantum mechanics theory with broad applications to mat
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Stafford Sheehan to Receive 2021 MRS Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy
Nov 3, 2021
Stafford Sheehan, Air Company, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the MRS Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy.
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Susan Andrea Bernal Lopez to Receive The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science
Nov 2, 2021
The Materials Research Society (MRS) has selected Susan Andrea Bernal Lopez, University of Leeds, as the 2021 recipient of The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science.
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Zhijie Chen and Dasha Nelidova to Receive 2021 MRS Postdoctoral Awards
Nov 1, 2021
The Materials Research Society (MRS) has selected Zhijie Chen, Northwestern University, and Dasha Nelidova, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, as the 2021 recipients of the MRS Postdoctoral Awards. This award recognizes postdoct
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Yury Gogotsi Awarded 2021 MRS Medal
Oct 29, 2021
The Materials Research Society’s (MRS) MRS Medal recognizes an exceptional achievement in materials research in the past ten years. This year's award honors Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University, “for contributions to advancing the understanding of process
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Harry Atwater Awarded the Materials Research Society's Highest Honor
Oct 26, 2021
Harry Atwater of California Institute of Technology will receive the 2021 Von Hippel Award at the 2021 MRS Fall Meeting.
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Nicholas A. Kotov Awarded 2021 David Turnbull Lectureship
Oct 26, 2021
Nicholas A. Kotov will present the Materials Research Society's David Turnbull Lectureship on December 2 during the 2021 MRS Fall Meeting.
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Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Honored with the 2021 <em>MRS Bulletin</em> Postdoctoral Publication Prize
Oct 8, 2021
MRS Bulletin has named Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore, as the 2021 recipient of the MRS Bulletin Postdoctoral Publication Prize.
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Materials Research Society Announces Vice President and New Board Members for 2022
Sep 3, 2021
The Materials Research Society (MRS) is pleased to announce the Vice President/President Elect and new Board Members for 2022, elected by the Society's global membership of over 12,000.
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Science Professional Societies Announce 2021-22 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows
Jun 15, 2021
The Optical Society (OSA), the Materials Research Society (MRS), and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, are pleased to announce the selection of Brandon McMurtry and Rachel Starr as 2021-2022 Congressional Science and Engineeri
MRS/Optica Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship
MRS and Optica offer a congressional fellowship for members to apply optical and materials science in government, promoting scientist-government collaboration and public policy learning. The 2024-25 Fellow is Shriya Pai, University of Colorado Boulder