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March 2018

Artificial Intelligence for Materials Development

 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are rapidly changing the world around us. The materials research community is just beginning to utilize AI and ML in the research process, and it is already clear that this represents a potentially game-changing development. Benji Maruyama (US Air Force Research Laboratory), Alán Aspuru-Guzik (Harvard University), and Kristofer Reyes (University at Buffalo) offer a preview of Symposium LN02 on Artificial Intelligence for Materials Development. 

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2018 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit opens April 2!

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The 2018 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting & Exhibit, in Phoenix, Arizona, opens this Monday with 61 symposia and several tutorials and professional development seminars. The Meeting is being held on April 2-6, 2018. During the meeting, we will post news and highlights here and also send out daily highlights in the Meeting Scene e-newsletter by on-the-spot reporters.


FREE Science Writing Workshop – Application deadline extended!

A free, one-day science writing workshop will be held on Monday, April 2, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, in parallel with the 2018 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix. You do not need to be registered for the Spring Meeting to attend the Science Writing Workshop. The workshop is limited to 12 participants. Applications deadline is extended to March 23, 2018.


Student and post-doc reporters and bloggers for the 2018 MRS Spring Meeting—Applications now being accepted

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Graduate students and post-docs who are interested in contributing to the Meeting Scene® newsletter and the Meeting Blog for the 2018 MRS Spring Meeting are encouraged to apply. Reporters will be required to attend talks in a variety of symposia and write brief summaries (100-250 words) of four talks each day; bloggers will be required to post at least five items per day and also tweet about their experiences at the meeting. For completing these daily assignments, reporters and bloggers will receive reimbursement up to the student registration rate and a $50 stipend.

To apply, please send an email to [email protected] stating your qualifications and your reasons for wanting to report or blog for us. We need only four reporters and four bloggers, so we will not be able to accept everyone who applies. We look forward to hearing from you! #s18mrs