ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø Innovation in Materials Symposium 2025

The 4th Annual Innovation in Materials Symposium will bring together the materials research community at ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø and beyond for presentations by faculty and students as well as discussion and collaboration opportunities. This free symposium will foster a greater sense of community and interdisciplinary cooperation among faculty, students and industry.

When and Where

The 2025 MSE Symposium will take place Friday, AugustÌý15 from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building on ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø's East Campus.

Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building

Event Parking information will be sent to all non-CU affiliates who register for the event.

Agenda

  • 8:20 – 9:20Ìý Ìý ÌýPlenary Session, JSCBB A115, Butcher Auditorium, Prof. Stephanie Bryant, Presiding
  • 8:20 – 8:30 Ìý ÌýÌýIntroduction and Welcoming Remarks,ÌýProf. Stephanie Bryant
  • 8:30 – 9:00 Ìý Ìý TBD,ÌýPeter Green, Deputy Director, Chief Research Officer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 3M
  • 9:00 – 9:30 Ìý ÌýÌýPolymeric Micelles: Polymer Physics and Nanomedicine Applications,ÌýMatthew Tirrell,Ìý Distinguished Professor, University of Chicago
  • 9:30 – 9:40ÌýÌýÌýÌý Break and Transition
  • 9:40 - 10:35Ìý Ìý Parallel Sessions, JSCBB A115 and JSCBB A108Ìý
Parallel Sessions

JSCBB A115 Battery and Energy Storage MaterialsÌý ÌýPresider

  • 9:40 – 10:00 ÌýÌýInnovating and commercializing advanced battery architectures, Prof.ÌýAmy Prieto, Colorado State University
  • 10:00 – 10:15 ÌýStudent/Postdoc talk
  • 10:15 – 10:35ÌýProbing quantum phonon transport at single-molecule scale,ÌýProf.ÌýLongji Cui, University of Colorado

JSCBB A108, Biomaterials, Presider

  • 9:40 – 10:00 ÌýÌýCell-instructive biomaterials for tissue regeneration, Prof. Melissa Krebs, Colorado School of Mines
  • 10:00 – 10:15 ÌýStudent talk
  • 10:15 – 10:35 ÌýA Materials Approach To Cure Osteoarthritis, Prof. Stephanie Bryant, University of Colorado
  • 10:35 – 10:45Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Break
  • 10:45 – 11:50Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Parallel Sessions, JSCBB A115 and JSCBB A108Ìý
Parallel Sessions

JSCBB A115ÌýPresider

  • 10:45 – 11:05 ÌýGranular Gels: ÌýSculpting hydrogel particles to engineer tissue scaffolds, Prof. John Oakey, University of Wyoming
  • 11:05 – 11:20 ÌýStudent/Postdoc talk
  • 11:20 – 11:35 ÌýStudent/Postdoc talk
  • 11:35 – 11:55 TBD, Prof.ÌýFranck Vernerey, University of Colorado

JSCBB A108 Presider

  • 10:45 – 11:05 ÌýDeveloping and validating thermomechanics models for explosives with experiments on commensurate scales, Dr. Kyle Ramos, Los Alamos National Laboratories
  • 11:05 – 11:20 ÌýStudent/Postdoc talk
  • 11:20 – 11:35 ÌýStudent/Postdoc talk
  • 11:35 – 11:55ÌýStudent/Postdoc talk
  • 11:55 – 12:05Ìý Pick up lunches
  • 12:05 – 1:30 Ìý JSCBB Panel Discussion with external advisory board
    • Professional Development Help for PhD students and Postdocs
  • 12:05 – 1:30Ìý ÌýFaculty Breakout sessions TBD
  • 1:30 – 1:50 Ìý Ìý Break and Transition
  • 1:50 – 2:45Ìý Ìý ÌýParallel Sessions, JSCBB A115 and JSCBB A108Ìý
Parallel Sessions

JSCBB A115Ìý Presider

  • 1:50 – 2:10 Ìý ÌýÌýConnecting Ionic and Molecular Interactions to Covalent Organic Framework Membrane Performance, Prof. Dongmei Li, University of Wyoming
  • 2:10 – 2:25 Ìý ÌýÌýStudent/Postdoc talk
  • 2:25 – 2:45ÌýÌýÌýÌý Molecular details of aqueous transport through polyamide membranes, Prof. Michael Shirts, University of Colorado

JSCBB A108 Energetic Materials, Presider

  • 1:50 – 2:10 Ìý ÌýÌýDefects and Dynamics in Hybrid Halide Semiconductors, Prof. James Neilsen, Colorado State University
  • 2:10 – 2:25 Ìý ÌýÌýStudent/Postdoc talk
  • 2:25 – 2:45ÌýÌýÌýÌý TowardÌýin situÌýtop atomic layer surface analysis with high sensitivity low energy ion scattering (HS-LEIS), Prof. Adam Holewisnki, University of Colorado
  • 2:45 – 3:00ÌýÌýÌýÌý Break and Poster Setup
  • 3:00Ìý - 4:30 Ìý Ìý Poster Session (Poster presenters with last names starting with A-K present from 3:00 – 3:45; Poster presenters with last names starting with L-Z present from 3:45 – 4:30)
  • 4:30 – 5:00Ìý Ìý ÌýPlenary Session, JSCBB A115,Ìý When to Consider Standardization in Emerging Materials Research, Jason Killgore, NIST

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Photos from the 2024 Symposium

Keynote presentation on 3M composites research.

Conversation during the research poster session.

Professor John Pellegrino discussing Graphene-Based Semipermeable Membrane Electrode research.