2021 MRS Fall Meeting & Symposium

Building on the success of the two recent MRS Virtual Meetings, we are excited to announce a new format for the 2021 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, including both in-person and virtual meeting components.

Whether you choose to attend in person, virtually or both, the MRS Meeting is promising to be the strong, robust scientific forum attendees have enjoyed in the past, while making sure the content is accessible to the greater materials research community. The meeting will showcase breakthrough materials research in both fundamental and applied areas.

Networking events, professional development opportunities, and a lively exhibit of international manufacturers, suppliers and developers round out the enriching meeting experience that will shape the future of materials research.

Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff, director of Fraunhofer IWKS, together with three scientist colleagues, das Symposium EN01  "Materials for Sustainable Electronics".

A strategic goal of social development is an increasing use of resources. Key for the future is a sustainable use of these resources, which ultimately requires a non-destructive resource lifecycle. Although complete recycling is impossible from the entropy point of view, the nearly “inexhaustible” combination of solar, wind and geothermal energy sources can be the driver for sustainability for the foreseeable future. This will facilitate the evolution of a true circular economy. However, this still leaves significant materials research needs, required to be able to access and use the energy sources and make them truly sustainable, as well as for the systems that use that energy. To truly realize the circular economy given the complex interplay of materials, electronics and energy makes 100% recycling a true challenge. This will demand a development of new materials and technology designed up front with this in mind.

Condition to be met by such materials include increasing the percent of recyclability, minimizing peripheral waste all through the manufacturing processes and to extend lifetimes for end products made with the materials. Such goal can be achieved by using sturdier materials, self-repairing materials, programmable self-destroying and recyclable materials, where all options need to continue to allow for innovation and dynamics in technology development. At the next level, materials combinations must be chosen that minimize unwanted chemical and non-chemical processes. Importantly, materials combinations and devices need to be designed for high yield, minimal environmental impact and end-of-life component & material separation and recycling.

Be part of the conference and follow the symposium - live on site or virtually.

More infos can be found here.