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WELCOME to the Materials Research Society
MRS is a growing, vibrant, member-driven organization focused on broadening the impact of materials science and improving the quality of life. Our members are research professionals from industry, academia and government from around the world, and they choose MRS because it is important to their work and careers.
You may be familiar with many of the benefits of MRS-a print and electronic subscription to MRS Bulletin; subscription to the online journal, MRS Communications; access to over 100,000 papers in the MRS Online Proceedings Library; access to audio and video presentation materials via MRS OnDemand; access to the new news site Materials360 Online; inclusion in the MRS Online Member Directory; and discounted rates for MRS meetings and workshops, to name just a few.
What you might not know is that MRS is expanding its professional development portfolio to better meet your career needs and better serve the materials research community.
These efforts include:
♦ advocating for increased and sustained funding for the physical sciences
♦ fostering outreach and science education for policy leaders and the general public
♦ promoting diversity and inclusion in the scientific workforce
♦ introducing prestigious new awards
♦ and collaborating with international partners on bilateral projects.
By joining MRS, you add your voice to those of almost 16,000 others who support these efforts and believe in the MRS mission of advancing interdisciplinary materials research to improve the quality of life.
2013 Officers
President
Orlando Auciello
University of Texas at Dallas
Secretary
Sean J. Hearne
Sandia National, Laboratories
Treasurer
Michael R. Fitzsimmons
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Immediate Past President
Bruce M. Clemens
Stanford University
Vice-President/President Elect
Tia Benson Tolle
The Boeing Company
2013 Board of Directors
Ana Claudia Arias
University of California, Berkeley
Shenda M. Baker
Synedgen, Inc.
David Cahen*
Weizmann Institute of Science
Duane B. Dimos
Sandia National Laboratories
Stephen Eglash**
Stanford University
Chang-Beom Eom
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Susan Ermer**
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Eric Garfunkel
Rutgers University
Sossina M. Haile*
California Institute of Technology
Andrea M. Hodge*
University of Southern California
Oliver Kraft
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Hideki Matsumura
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)
Fiona C. Meldrum*
University of Leeds
Susan E. Trolier-McKinstry
Pennsylvania State University
Eric A Stach*
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Stephen K. Streiffer
Argonne National Laboratory
Todd M. Osman
Executive Director
Materials Research Society
*Newly elected / **Newly appointed
EXPAND your knowledge
The full suite of MRS publications–MRS Communications, MRS Bulletin, Journal of Materials Research and the MRS Online Proceedings Library– is now hosted on Cambridge Journals Online (CJO). For both authors and readers that means expanded benefits… advanced search capabilities, reference linking, mobile browser accessibility and more!
MRS Communications is a full-color, high-impact journal focused on groundbreaking work across the broad spectrum of materials research.
As an MRS member, you’ll receive FREE access to MRS Communications on Cambridge Journals Online (CJO). Complimentary access is also available in dynamic page-turning format and mobile applications downloadable from iTunes and the Android Market.
MRS Communications offers a rapid but rigorous peer-review process and time-to-publication with an aggressive production schedule that will bring your article to online publication within a target of 14 days from acceptance.
Leveraging its access to the far-reaching technical expertise of MRS members and leading materials researchers from around the world, the journal boasts an experienced and highly-respected Advisory Board, board of Principal Editors and reviewers.
Major article types for MRS Communications include research letters and prospectives articles.
As an MRS member, you may subscribe to Journal of Materials Research (JMR), one of the foremost archival materials research journals in the world, at a very low member rate. All subscription options include full-text articles from the Journal’s inception in January 1986 to the current issue.
Look for these JMR benefits and services:
♦ 24 issues per year
♦ immediate online publication
♦ no author page charges/free online color
♦ advanced search capability
♦ mobile browser accessibility
♦ reference linking via CrossRef, Google Scholar and OpenURL
♦ html or pdf format options for all new JMR content
In addition, five special focus issues will be featured in 2013: Silicon Carbide-Materials, Processing and Devices in January; Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials in February; De Novo Carbon Nanomaterials in April; Frontiers in Thin-Film Epitaxy and Nanostructured Materials in July; and Advances in the Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Bulk Porous Materials in September.
As an MRS member, you can count on your FREE monthly subscription to MRS Bulletin (in print, electronic and dynamic page-turning formats) for the best news and research overviews available today. The technical articles in the Bulletin are among the most highly cited in the field of materials research, consistently ranking in the top 10% of materials science journals.
Theme topics for 2013 will include:
♦ Organic single crystals: Addressing the fundamentals of organic electronics
♦ Nitrogen-vacancy centers: Physics and applications
♦ Ziegler-Natta catalysis: 50 years after the Nobel Prize
♦ Paper-based technology
♦ Interfacial materials with special wettability
♦ Metal hydrides for clean energy applications
♦ Ionic liquids for energy/electrochemical applications
♦ Solid-state surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS): Substrates and materials
♦ Quantum dot light-emitting diodes
♦ Materials design for quantum computing
♦ Magnetic nanoparticles
♦ Functional oxide interfaces
Don’t miss Energy Quarterly (EQ)! Bound within MRS Bulletin four times a year, EQ offers interviews and analysis of materials solutions to the world’s accelerating need for secure, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy.
The MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL), FREE to all MRS members, offers unlimited full-text availability to over 100,000 papers from the well-recognized MRS Symposium Proceedings Series–proceedings published from Volume 1 to the present, with more added daily. The collection also includes many proceedings papers that were never published in print format and are available only online.
This massive database is an ideal reference for graduate students, corporate scientists and engineers, and overseas researchers needing access to current information without the lag time of printing and mail delivery.
For our more archivally-minded members, print volumes of the MRS proceedings are available at 15-20% off list price.
Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Leading experts from around the world provide comprehensive coverage of each topic, bringing together diverse subject matter by integrating theory with engaging insights. Each chapter includes helpful features to aid understanding, including a historical overview, suggested further reading and questions for discussion. Every subject is illustrated with full-color images and color-coded sections for easy browsing, making this textbook a complete educational package.
Sections Include:
♦ Energy and the Environment-The Global Landscape
♦ Nonrenewable Energy Sources
♦ Renewable Energy Sources
♦ Transportation
♦ Energy Effciency
♦ Energy Storage, High-Penetration Renewables and Grid Stabilization
Handbook of Modern Ion Beam Materials Analysis, 2 nd Edition
The most comprehensive database on ion beam analysis ever published—revised and updated from the popular handbook published in 1995—the Handbook of Modern Ion Beam Materials Analysis, 2nd Edition is a compilation of updated techniques and data for use in the ion beam analysis of materials. The information presented is unavailable collectively from any other source and places a strong emphasis on practical examples of the analysis techniques as they are applied to common problems.
Materials360 Online is your premier source for materials science news and information, brought to you by the Materials Research Society and Cambridge University Press. Created to collect all the most important materials science news in one place, this website saves time and needless searching. Through rigorous reporting, detailed fact checking, and clear writing, our volunteers, freelancers, staff writers, and editors bring original news articles with the unique perspective of an organization devoted to the advancement of materials science. Here you will gain insight into the latest research in your feld that is not available elsewhere on the web.
In addition, the site also brings you news stories aggregated from many other major scientific publications and websites, so you won’t have to search anywhere else for your materials news. Videos and podcasts from our MRS Spring and Fall Meetings, and from other independent sources, round out our coverage of materials science news.
But that’s not all. Materials360 Online also connects you to all Materials Research Society publications on Cambridge Journals Online. We keep you up to date on the highlighted, most recent, and most-viewed articles from MRS Communications, Journal of Materials Research (JMR), MRS Bulletin, and the MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL).
Our Hot Topics “cloud” gives you an easy way to search on keywords of current importance; traditional searches can also be done using our “Search” function. Our continuous Twitter feed (@Materials_MRS) gives you the latest information from us and our Twitter followers. We welcome your contributions to this ongoing stream of news, thoughts, and opinions. The search stops here! Visit regularly and don’t miss a single day’s worth of valuable news and information.
MRS OnDemand is the always-on, online community for the Materials Research Society. It delivers a large sampling of the rich materials science content from the MRS Spring and Fall Meetings and other relevant resources through an interactive experience, complete with video, audio and presentation materials. It’s Your MRS, Your Way!
With MRS OnDemand you can:
♦ Access sessions you missed from MRS Meetings
♦ Review presentation content from sessions you attended
♦ Gain insights from interviews with experts
♦ Comment and connect with your peers across the materials sciences
♦ Follow materials science research topics in your specific area of interest
MRS OnDemand also hosts MRS TV-an exciting new television channel dedicated to news and views from MRS Meetings. Each episode features a mix of well-established, popular topics and leading-edge research, reports from the exhibit hall, talks with experts in the field and interviews with Meeting attendees.
MRS Publishing
Do you have an idea for a new book or journal on a materials-related topic?
Is there a materials topic that is under-represented, or shows exceptional potential for growth within the MRS publications portfolio? If so, then submit a proposal to the Materials Research Society, where we don’t just serve the materials community ... we ARE the materials community.
MyMRS
This feature of the MRS website allows you to personalize the information you receive from us-identify your particular areas of interest, register for online newsletters and e-mail alerts (see below), change your password or e-mail address, and more.
E-mail Newsletters & Alerts
MRS members are invited to sign up for FREE member e-mail alerts aimed at providing new materials information quickly.
Materials360® delivers bimonthly “snapshots” of what’s new in the materials research community-the latest research worldwide, professional opportunities, important links and more.
MRS Table-of-Contents Alert delivers advance table-of-contents listings for MRS Bulletin and JMR.
Meeting Scene delivers daily summaries of technical presentations and events by on-the-spot reporters at MRS Spring and Fall Meetings and other special non-MRS conferences.
MRS Public Affairs Alert provides occasional calls-to-action and/or summaries of current public-policy issues affecting the materials science and engineering communities.
INTERSECTIONS–Materials Research & Science Policy offers a quarterly source of information about the intersection of materials research and government including updates on what’s happening in Washington, DC and within the government affairs activities of MRS.
CONNECT with great minds
MRS on Social Media
The materials landscape is constantly changing. With new research, awards, publications and conferences announced daily, it’s never been more vital to stay up-to-date. MRS makes it easy. Connect with fellow materials scientists from around the globe, talk with exhibitors that interest you and share thoughts with MRS staff through our powerful social media channels. Plus, you’ll receive exclusive MRS content before anyone else.
Visit www.mrs.org/socialmedia today to view all of our social media channels: Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
MRS Meetings and Workshops
The Materials Research Society has always been the “great meetings Society.” In 2013, more than 13,000 members from around the world will attend MRS Meetings and Workshops, expanding their professional network of contacts through the exchange of new ideas and information. As an MRS member, you’ll enjoy reduced registration fees for these events.
2013 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
Moscone West | San Francisco Marriott Marquis |
Westin San Francisco Market Street
April 1-5, 2013 • San Francisco, CA, USA
Symposium Clusters:
♦ Energy
♦ Nanomaterials
♦ Electronics/Photonics
♦ Biomaterials
♦ General Materials Science
XXII International Materials Research Congress (IMRC) 2013
Co-organized by the Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales and the Materials Research Society
JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa | CasaMagna
Marriott Cancun Resort
August 11–16, 2013 • Cancun, Mexico
Symposium Topics Include:
♦ Nanoscience and Technology
♦ Materials Characterization
♦ Materials for Energy Production
♦ Biomaterials
♦ Polymers
♦ Electronics and Photonics
2013 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
Hynes Convention Center | Sheraton Boston Hotel
December 1–6, 2013 • Boston, MA, USA
Symposium Topics Include:
♦ Physics of Organic and Hybrid Solar Cells
♦ Transport Properties in Nanocomposites
♦ Oxide Semiconductors
♦ Synthetic Tools for Understanding Biological Phenomena
♦ Dislocation Plasticity
♦ Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Education and Outreach
Additional 2013 Events of Interest to MRS Members
Plans are also underway for the following events that are organized, coordinated and/or co-sponsored by the Materials Research Society.
55th Electronic Materials Conference
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
June 26-28, 2013
International Symposium on Integrated Functionalities
Dallas, Texas
July 28–31, 2013
10th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors
Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center
Washington, DC
August 25–30, 2013
The 74th Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) Autumn Meeting
Kyotanabe Campus, Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
September 16–20, 2013
Photovoltaic Materials and Manufacturing Issues III
Denver, Colorado
Fall 2013
Member Directory
The MRS Online Member Directory is a professional networking service available exclusively to our members. Updated regularly, it is a quick and easy way for you to search for colleagues by name, institution or geographical location.
For 2013, MRS has added individualizing features to the Member Directory. By adding pictures, a short bio and links to your social media profiles, your connections to MRS members will be a personalized experience. Log on today to make sure your account is up to date!
Career Central
Opportunities for you to expand your career or your company include the MRS Spring and Fall Meeting career centers, the most efficient forums available for pursuing employment or flling materials research positions. In addition, MRS Bulletin advertises a wide range of materials-related professional openings in industry, academia, government and research worldwide. Listings are also posted on the MRS website each month for convenient online access.
University Chapters
University Chapters are a vital part of MRS, facilitating discussion between students and faculty and promoting student interest in materials science. As a student member, University Chapters give you the platform to network among 72 active Chapters from around the world, compare notes on recent activities and brainstorm with other students on new projects and issues of common concern. Last year, MRS expanded its University Chapters program internationally, allowing student members to connect with different regions globally, maximizing positive impact for materials research worldwide.
International Collaborations
MRS works closely with other materials organizations around the world and is an Adhering Body of IUMRS (International Union of Materials Research Societies). This collaboration facilitates international cooperation among materials research organizations and helps to advance the multidisciplinary nature of the materials research community. Link directly to IUMRS at www.iumrs.org for general information, a list of officers, publications, and upcoming meeting information.
GAIN recognition
MRS Awards
The MRS Awards Program acknowledges outstanding contributions to the progress of materials research, honoring those whose work has already impacted the feld, as well as those whose work shows great promise for future leadership. www.mrs.org/awards
The MRS Fellow honors members who are notable for their sustained and distinguished contributions to the advancement of materials research worldwide. This designation is highly selective. The maximum number of Fellows that may be appointed in each year is limited to 0.2% of the current total MRS membership. Nominations are due October 1 of each year.
The Von Hippel Award is the Materials Research Society’s highest honor and recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers—brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientifc disciplines. Nominations are due April 1 of each year.
The David Turnbull Lectureship recognizes the career of a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to understanding materials phenomena and properties through research, writing, and lecturing, as exemplifed by the life work of David Turnbull. Nominations are due April 1 of each year.
The MRS Medal recognizes an exceptional recent achievement in materials research which is expected to have a major impact on the progress of any materials-related feld. Nominations are due April 1 of each year.
The Innovation in Materials Characterization Award honors an outstanding advance in materials characterization that notably increases our knowledge of the structure, composition, in situ behavior under outside stimulus, electronic, mechanical, or chemical behavior, or other characterization feature, of materials. Nominations are due October 1 of each year.
The Mid-Career Researcher Award recognizes exceptional achievement in materials research made by mid-career professionals. This annual award is intended to honor an individual who is between the ages of 40 and 52 at the time of nomination and has demonstrated notable leadership in the materials feld. Nominations are due October 1 of each year.
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 signifcant new insight into materials behavior. Nominations are due April 1 of each year.
The MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award recognizes outstanding, interdisciplinary scientifc work in materials research by a young scientist or engineer. The award recipient must also show exceptional promise as a developing leader in the materials area. Nominations are due October 1 of each year.
MRS Graduate Student Awards honor and encourage graduate students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high order of excellence and distinction. Finalists compete for Gold and Silver Awards at the MRS Spring and Fall Meetings. Applications are due approximately fve months preceding each MRS Meeting.
The Arthur Nowick Graduate Student Award, a newly endowed award which honors the late Arthur Nowick and his lifelong commitment to teaching and mentoring students in materials science, recognizes a Graduate Student Award fnalist who shows particular promise as a future teacher and mentor. This award will be presented at each Fall Meeting.
MRS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowships
Decisions made by Congress, regulatory agencies and local government have profound effects on the way in which science is conducted. By keeping decision-makers well informed on the current affairs of the scientific community, MRS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows ensure the right choices are being made. Now’s your time to make a difference!
The Materials Research Society offers materials scientists two exciting opportunities to participate in, and contribute to, the federal policymaking process, while learning firsthand about the intersection of science and policy.
During your year as a Fellow you will:
♦ be placed in a specific congressional office to serve as an advisor on science-related issues
♦ contribute widely to the effective use of materials science knowledge in government
♦ broaden awareness about the value of scientist- and engineer-government interaction among society members and within government
♦ network with more than 250 other participants of science and technology fellowship programs
♦ have significant freedom to follow specific topics and issues that interest you.
Information and application deadlines may be found online.
Publishing Opportunities
Publishing venues for MRS members include MRS Communications, MRS Bulletin and Journal of Materials Research. To propose a theme topic for MRS Bulletin, or for information on guest-editor opportunities, contact the Bulletin editor at rao@mrs.org. Authors wishing to submit to JMR should visit www.mrs.org/jmr for complete author instructions.
For information about submitting to our newest journal, MRS Communications, visit www.mrs.org/mrc. To propose new books or other publications, contact the Principal Development Editor at fleisher@mrs.org.
In addition, the MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) offers opportunities to publish papers presented at MRS Meetings and other scientific and technical meetings.
The full suite of MRS publishing options are now hosted on the powerful Cambridge Journals Online (CJO) platform. For authors and readers that means expanded benefits that include:
♦ advanced search capability
♦ mobile browser accessibility
♦ notification of First View articles as they publish,
♦ available via RSS or email
♦ citation export to desktop, or forward to a colleage, in formats such as EndNote, Reference Manager, ASCII Plain Text, Biblioscape, BioTex, HTMS, Papyrus, and others
♦ reference linking via CrossRef, Google Scholar and OpenURL
♦ html or pdf format options for all new content
♦ quick links to Most Read and Most Cited Articles
♦ and so much more!
BECOME a vital part
MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY FOUNDATION
To enhance and expand support for projects that are important, timely and meaningful to the materials community, MRS is proud to announce the Materials Research Society Foundation.
Unique in several ways, the Foundation:
♦ advances the MRS mission to “promote communication for the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research to improve the quality of life”
♦ focuses on member engagement and funding to enrich, expand and ensure MRS core programs in education, outreach and peer recognition
♦ leverages corporate partner, institutional and individual support to invest in projects of importance to the materials community, as defned by the materials community
♦ benefts a wide range of innovative grassroots, member-driven initiatives–from student chapter proposals, to local or regional education/outreach projects, to those with the potential to impact the materials enterprise worldwide.
To learn how you can help make a difference or to apply for project funding, we invite you to explore the Foundation website.
MRS recognizes that scientific and engineering communities must strive to become more inclusive, engaging all demographic groups, and that diversity drives innovation, excellence and new discoveries. The MRS Diversity Statement, which was adopted in June 2009, is available online.
Society Member Volunteers
The tremendous growth and success of our Society is the result of member input and the energetic efforts of many MRS member volunteers. The MRS committees and task forces offer members an invaluable opportunity to participate in, and influence profoundly, the operation of the Society. A restructuring of our governance has now made such volunteer activities even more effective than they have been in the past. If you have an interest in working on any aspect of MRS activity, contact volunteer@mrs.org.
Strange Matter is a traveling interactive exhibition where users enter the fascinating, practical, occasionally bizarre and often beautiful world of materials science through over a dozen hands-on experiences. Targeting 5th-8th grade students and families, two versions of the exhibition will tour these major science centers throughout North America in 2013:
♦ London Regional Children’s Museum
London, Ontario, Canada | September 2012 - January 2013
♦ Discovery Place
Charlotte, North Carolina | January - May 2013
♦ Echo Lake Aquarium & Science Center
Burlington, Vermont | February - May 2013
MRS members will have opportunities to contribute and/or volunteer their services in each of the museum’s local communities. For more information, contact Richard Souza at souza@mrs.org. An interactive website (www.strangematterexhibit.com) and a teacher curriculum/activity guide also accompany the exhibit.
The exhibition and its tour are made possible by the National Science Foundation, Dow, Ford Motor Company Fund, Intel Innovation in Education, Rio Tinto Alcan and the 3M Foundation.
Women in Materials Science and Engineering
MRS members are encouraged to join the Women in Materials Science & Engineering (WMS&E) interest group—an online forum for dialog among women working in, or pursuing education towards, a profession in materials science or engineering. The goal is to share ideas and strategies that may be useful in professional life and to generate ideas for promoting awareness of women’s issues to the broad professional community. Subscribe at www.mrs.org/mymrs. Additionally, WMS&E is also the subject of special breakfasts and professional development workshops at both the MRS Spring and Fall Meetings.
Science Enthusiasts
The redesigned Science Enthusiasts web pages invite MRS membership, outreach volunteers and the general public to interact with the stimulating world of Materials Science by becoming Materials Science Enthusiasts and Do Something, Learn Something, Watch Something and Get Involved. The website contains an ever growing collection of resources for the curious learner at any age, as well as for those actively involved in public outreach.
Public Advocacy
MRS strives to contribute to the development of science and technology policy by responding to, and initiating, opportunities to interact nationally and internationally with government offcials as well as public and private organizations. Led by the Government Affairs Committee (GAC), these efforts have been far-reaching, consistent and unbiased, building trust and respect with Washington, DC, both on Capitol Hill and within government agencies. Ultimately, however, the key constituency is you–the MRS member–and GAC is working hard to make your voice heard!
For 2013, MRS will continue to build on its accomplishments– strengthening relationships and building new ones through Congressional visits, establishing itself as a scientifc resource for policymakers, extending its relationships with leadership in federal agencies, and collaborating in the U.S. and abroad with sister societies and other advocacy organizations when a larger voice for science is required.
To keep abreast of MRS advocacy efforts, register for INTERSECTIONS–Materials Research & Science Policy, a quarterly electronic newsletter dedicated to strengthening the link between GAC and the MRS members. Log on to www.mrs.org/mymrs to sign up.
MRS plays a leading role in the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Network)–a program created to engage the public in advances in nanoscale research, to capture the imagination of young people who may subsequently choose careers in nanoscale science and engineering, and to foster new partnerships among research institutions and informal science centers. The NISE Network has selected March 30-April 7 for NanoDays 2013, a national week of community-based educational outreach events to raise public awareness of nanoscale science and engineering and its potential impact on the future. Visit www.nisenet.org to learn more about the NISE Network and NanoDays 2013.
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2013 MRS Member Benefits and Society Activities. MRS Bulletin 38, 87–98 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2013.14
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