See You Next Time! MRS Fall Meeting

The Materials Research Society (MRS) was established in 1973 by a group of scientists who believed that their professional interests extended beyond those of existing single‐discipline societies and that a new interdisciplinary organisation was required.

In November 2018 the annual MRS autumn meeting was held in Boston. Over 6 000 participants attended the event, which presented data on technological performance and advancements in materials science. Stanford Advanced Materials (SAM) participated at the MRS exhibition 2018.

Many symposia were organised under the following clusters: "General Interest", "Biomaterials and Soft Materials", "Characterisation, Mechanical Properties and Structure-Property Relationships", "Electronic, Photonic and Magnetic Materials", "Energy Transfer, Storage and Conversion", "Nanomaterials", "Processing and Manufacturing", and "Thermal Properties and Thermoelectric Materials". This "Cluster Area" definition is a new feature of the MRS that aims to group similar symposia geographically. The one-week meeting commenced on Sunday with a selection of tutorials that provided information on significant topics in materials science.

Stanford Advanced Materials took part in an event entitled "An Introduction to Machine Learning Methods for Materials Science". The speakers were Aaron Gilad Kusne (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Daniel V. Samarov (National Institute of Standards and Technology) and Kristofer Reyes (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York). The tutorial provided practical tools and techniques for handling experimental data and for extracting quantified information using machine learning methods. Participants acquired a general understanding of machine learning and observed specific applications in materials science.

At our own stand (#1033) we displayed our main products. These included high melting-point metals and alloys, modern ceramic materials, rare-earth metals, oxides, compounds, sputtering targets and evaporation materials, beryllium, powders for thermal spraying and laboratory equipment. Our specialists led demonstrations of various product applications.

Our professional sales staff spent time in the exhibition area with visitors who sought consultation and exchanged opinions. We expect to meet more customers at the next SAM exhibition. We bid farewell until the next occasion!