Upcoming PREM Events
2026 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
The 2026 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, April 26–May 1 in Honolulu, will bring together researchers from academia, industry, and government for a week of collaboration and scientific exchange—highlighting breakthroughs in sustainability, energy, and more.
International Conference on Innovations in Materials Science
IMS-2026 serves as a global platform for discussing scientific breakthroughs that address some of today's most urgent technological and environmental challenges. From clean energy materials to biomedical engineering applications, the conference highlights the transformative role of materials science in driving progress across multiple sectors.
Conference Across MRSEC-PREM Schools (CAMPS) 2026
The Conference Across MRSEC-PREM Schools is a student-led initiative to bring MRSEC-PREM students, faculty, and industry together to help improve students’ research, academic, and professional skills. The conference was founded as a result of a growing need to network with students from other institutions and learn about their work.
Past Events
ACS Spring 2026
Join the global chemistry community at one of the year’s biggest events in science at ACS Spring 2026 in Atlanta, GA. Choose from thousands of oral presentations covering every area of specialty in chemistry and dive into cutting-edge research at the poster sessions. Witness emerging leaders and their groundbreaking contributions to science during the Open Board Session and Priestley Medalist Address, and the Kavli Lectures.
APS Global Physics Summit
The APS Global Physics Summit is the largest physics research conference in the world, uniting 14,000 scientific community members across all disciplines of physics. This meeting reflects the inclusivity and synergy of many physics disciplines and emerging cross-disciplinary areas of science, which perfectly reflects this year's theme of Science for a Shared Future.
TMS 2026 Annual Meeting & Exhibition
The TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition brings together more than 4,000 engineers, scientists, business leaders, and other professionals in the minerals, metals, and materials fields for a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary exchange of technical knowledge.
The Career Skills Workshop
NSF PREM IMPAQT & NSF NRT Q-STAR have organized a “Career Skills Workshop,” scheduled for February 10, 2026. This interactive workshop will cover resume & CV preparation, job hunting strategies, professional ethics, undergraduate research opportunities, and mock Interviews and personalized feedback.
Rising Stars in Soft and Biological Matter Symposium
The Rising Stars in Soft and Biological Matter Symposium, co-sponsored by UChicago and the University of California San Diego MRSECs, provides a platform for exceptional early-career soft matter, energy materials, and biological matter scientists to present their work. Symposium participants are selected based on a track record of research accomplishments.
2025 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit
The 2025 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit will take place November 30-December 5, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Hynes Convention Center and adjacent Sheraton Boston Hotel. The world's foremost international scientific gathering for materials research, the MRS meeting showcases leading interdisciplinary research in both fundamental and applied areas presented by scientists from around the world. Abstract submissions are due by June 18, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET.
DMR Open Hour: Post Shutdown Status Update
U.S. National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research Director Germano Iannacchione will give a brief presentation on the division's current operating status and then answer questions.
Science and Technology of Emerging Materials Symposium (STEMS 2025)
Don’t miss the 2025 Science and Technology of Emerging Materials Symposium (STEMS). The symposium is organized by the PREM Center for Quantum Materials Innovation and Education Excellence (CQMIEE) at UCF and aims to bring together scientists with research interests in quantum materials and their applications in electronics, photonics, energy, environments, and biology.
ACS Northeast Regional Meeting 2025
The Central Massachusetts Local Section of the American Chemical Society will be hosting the 2025 Northeast Regional Discussion (NERD 2025) on Saturday, November 1 2025 on the campus of Worcester State University. The theme of the meeting will focus on “Supporting and Advancing Pharmaceutical Innovation and Education in the Northeast”.
2025 NDiSTEM Conference
NDiSTEM is the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM conference in the country. The NDiSTEM Conference is a gathering which serves to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM.