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. 2023;48(3):291-302.
doi: 10.1557/s43577-023-00488-6. Epub 2023 Feb 24.

Sustainability concerns influence studies reported at the 2022 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit: mrs.org/fall2022

Judy Meiksin  1 , Henry Quansah Afful  2 , Mohamed Atwa  3 , Rosemary Calabro  4 , Yasir Mahmood  5 , Aashutosh Mistry  6 , Senam Tamakloe  7
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Sustainability concerns influence studies reported at the 2022 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit: mrs.org/fall2022

Judy Meiksin et al. MRS Bull. 2023.
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MRS hosted the traditional MRS Award Recipients Lightning Talks and Panel Discussion with (left to right) Suveen Mathaudhu (moderator and chair of the MRS Awards Committee), Liang Feng and Kenji Yasuda (MRS Postdoctoral Awards), George Schatz (Materials Theory Award), Chad A. Mirkin (MRS Medal), Aaswath Raman (The Kavli Foundation Early Career Lectureship in Materials Science), and Kelsey A. Stoerzinger (MRS Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy).
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Panelists for this year’s “Materials Needs for Energy Sustainability by 2050” event discussed how circularity and bioeconomy can help create a more sustainable world of plastics. After Ashley White set the context for the discussion, Rachel Meidl said sustainability draws from three important pillars—environment, society, and economics—and we cannot optimize individual parts to be more sustainable. Additionally, she advocated that we have to couple sustainability with circular economy and bioeconomy and that the three are not necessarily the same. Building on that discussion, Jill Martin pointed out that beyond the materials themselves, we also have to think about how they are manufactured, processed, and recycled and how polluting each of those steps is. Megan Robertson outlined various chemical engineering-focused research opportunities to enhance plastic sustainability (e.g., catalysis for depolymerization), while Andreas Lendlein sketched the bio angle in this context ranging from biological materials to bioinspired materials processing.
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Exhibitors were on-site to discuss laboratory equipment needs.
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At the iMatSci (Innovation in Materials Science) Showcase, innovators demonstrated their latest materials-focused technologies, designed to deliver value in real-world applications.
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At the Women in Materials Science & Engineering Breakfast, Ashley White, director of communications for Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Advanced Light Source, told the story of how each opportunity led to the next in her career path.
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PowerPoint™ Karaoke is a fun event that challenges both the author of the slide and the presenter to improve their communication skills.
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Renowned scientific journal editors addressed the fundamentals of successful scientific publishing at the Professional Development event, “Essentials of Getting Your Work Published.”
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The MRS Gold and Silver Graduate Student Award recipients—seen here with the president of MRS and the chair of the Awards Committee—are recognized for their academic achievements in materials research displaying a high level of excellence and distinction.
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