Materials for Sustainability—Critical Materials and Green Chemistry - MRS Meetings Tutorial Preview
Oct 8, 2025
Tutorial EN00—originally presented at the 2025 MRS Spring Meeting—explored how materials science can drive sustainable energy solutions through the lens of critical materials and green chemistry. This preview webinar will highlight key insights from the tutorial and give attendees a sample of the full content. Participants will also receive access to the complete recorded tutorial following the webinar. This tutorial is designed for students, early-career scientists, and professionals seeking to understand the interconnections between critical materials, green chemistry, and sustainability in energy technologies. It builds on more than a decade of educational initiatives from the International School for Materials for Energy and Sustainability (ISMES), which focuses on the essential role materials play in enabling sustainable technologies and improving life cycles. The session will examine how material sourcing, synthesis, life cycle, and recyclability are foundational to nearly all areas of energy innovation.
Join David Ginley (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Roderick Eggert (Colorado School of Mines), and Rachel Woods-Robinson (Clean Energy Institute, University of Washington) as they discuss crosscutting themes shaping the future of sustainable energy systems.
Whether you are new to the topic or looking to deepen your expertise, this preview webinar will provide a valuable overview of the opportunities and challenges at the intersection of materials science, sustainability, and energy.
Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) NSF Program – Information Session
Oct 15, 2025
This webinar will provide participants with background on efforts to bolster U.S. national research security and how those efforts will impact future research collaborations and engagement.
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 provided specific authorization for efforts to boost and protect U.S. research and manufacturing. Following on this, the National Science Foundation is working to coordinate research security efforts across the federal government, most specifically, the Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.
The University of Washington received a $50 million, five-year grant from NSF to lead the national Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) Center. An additional $17 million over five years has been awarded to Texas A&M University to launch a companion SECURE Analytics program. Together, this $67 million investment in the SECURE program will empower the research community to make security-informed decisions that protect and enhance the immense value of its funded work.
The SECURE Center is working to establish a national infrastructure and collaborative partnership of academic institutions, nonprofits and businesses, engaging them in the design, development and delivery of capabilities and information that will be used to safeguard the U.S. research investment.
During this webinar, Dr. Lisa Nichols will provide information that recipients of federal research funding need to know about risks and threats to the global research ecosystem — and the knowledge and tools necessary to protect against these risks.
Become a Ripple Effect Leader: Unleashing the Power of Small Moments for Transformative Change
Oct 16, 2025
In a world where disconnection, mistrust, and stagnation are widespread, the biggest problem isn’t a lack of effort—it’s a lack of awareness of how much impact each person can have. Too often, individuals underestimate the ripple effects of their choices, focusing only on immediate outcomes. But what if the way you show up in a single moment could change everything—for your team, your organization, or even the next generation?
This keynote flips that perspective. It’s a call to Make Moments Matter—offering a powerful framework for amplifying the impact of everyday actions. Through surprising stories, actionable insights, and practical tools, audiences learn how to unlock the potential of their seemingly small decisions to create ripples of trust, collaboration, and growth across their organizations, teams, and communities.
Takeaways:
- Recognize Your Hidden Power to Create Change
- Become a Catalyst for Positive Momentum
- Take Agency Over Your Impact
This session will only be offered live – don’t miss the chance to participate and ask your questions in real time.
Green Cards for Scientific Researchers—How to Win Your EB-1/NIW Case!
Oct 21, 2025
Interested in obtaining a permanent Green Card to work in the United States? Generally, a foreign national seeking permanent residence through employment must be sponsored by his or her employer via the PERM Labor Certification process.
There are numerous routes to employment-based permanent residence that do not require PERM Labor Certification, thereby allowing foreign nationals to avoid this complicated process while also reducing the wait time to obtain employment-based permanent residence.
This presentation will cover and compare the criteria for the EB-1A classification for foreign nationals of extraordinary ability in the sciences, the EB-1B classification for foreign nationals who are outstanding researchers or professors, and the National Interest Waiver (“NIW”) classification. The presentation will also discuss the different types of nonimmigrant visa work classifications.
Sponsored by Getson & Schatz
Save the Audience, Save Yourself: The Science of Better Conference Presentations
Oct 23, 2025
We have all listened to terrible conference talks that make us want to scream. This webinar provides a recipe for how to give a talk that will engage, not enrage your audience. In addition to applying the principles of good science communication discussed in the September webinar on science communication, this webinar addresses specific issues relevant to creating a slide deck designed to best support how you tell your research story.
Takeaways:
- You are the presentation, not the slide deck. If everything you are going to say is on your slides, there is no need for you to be there.
- If you want to be a polished, convincing presenter you can't wing it. You need to thoughtfully address how you build your slide deck and deliver it to your audience.
This session will only be offered live – don’t miss the chance to participate and ask your questions in real time.
Sponsored by American Elements
Advanced Quantum Magnets and Related Technologies Toward Energy-Efficient Computing - MRS Meetings Tutorial Preview
Oct 29, 2025
Tutorial QT02—originally presented at the 2025 MRS Spring Meeting—explored groundbreaking research in advanced quantum magnets and their potential role in energy-efficient computing. This preview webinar will highlight key insights from the tutorial and give attendees a sampling of the full content. All participants will receive access to the complete recorded tutorial following the webinar. This tutorial examines advanced compounds, physics, chemistry, and the integration of magnetic materials to enable low-power, energy-efficient computing. Beyond sharing the latest research and innovations, it aims to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers to pursue careers in quantum science and technology. This will cover experimental and AI-driven strategies to address the physical limitations of modern data information platforms and the rapidly increasing energy demands of today’s computing systems.
Join Rafael Fernandes (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Trevor Rhone (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Liuyan Zhao (University of Michigan–Ann Arbor), and Riccardo Comin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) as they explore: The use of AI and machine learning for quantum material discovery, Beyond Charge—ARPES as a Probe of Spin and Orbital Physics, Coupling to Quantum Magnets with Nonlinear Optics, Altermagnetism and unconventional magnetic states.
Whether you are just starting your journey in quantum science or looking to deepen your expertise, this preview webinar offers a valuable introduction to the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of energy-efficient computing.
Making your IP Appealing to Investors
Nov 5, 2025
Career Reflections & Guidance from MRS Fellows
Nov 6, 2025
Details for this event will be announced shortly.
Easy as 1-2-3: A How-to for Science Communication
Nov 11, 2025
You’ll come away with a clear framework you can learn, adapt, and adopt into your own practice. This approach has helped many researchers and professionals design communication pieces that connect with their audiences, and now you’ll have the tools to make it your own.
Whether your goal is to sharpen your academic skills or broaden your impact beyond the lab, this workshop will give you actionable strategies to design science communication with confidence.