{"667546":{"#nid":"667546","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2023 Symposium on Materials Innovations Brings Together Researchers and Industry Experts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMaterials research at Georgia Tech is broad \u2014 from fundamental physics and chemistry to simulation, synthesis, processing, and characterization, to properties that impact structural, chemical, biomedical, electronic, optical, magnetic, thermal, and energy applications. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/materials\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInstitute for Materials\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (IMat) brings together faculty and students studying materials from across campus to accelerate the pace of research, discovery, deployment, and applications.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo further this mission, IMat and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mse.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/a\u003E(MSE) co-hosted the 2023 Brumley D. Pritchett Lecture and IMat Symposium on Materials Innovations on March 31, 2023. The Symposium included talks from invited speakers and Georgia Tech faculty, a poster contest, and networking opportunities.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe 2023 IMat Symposium on Materials Innovations was a great success,\u201d said Eric Vogel, IMat\u2019s executive director. \u201cThe talks were interesting, and the audience was engaged.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe prestigious Brumley D. Pritchett lecture featured Giulia Galli, the Liew Family Professor of Electronic Structure and Simulations at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago. Galli\u2019s talk was on Complex Materials from First Principles: From Sustainable Energy Sources to Quantum Information Science.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Symposium content focused on new advances in materials science and their applications in various industries. Guest speakers included Christophe Levy from Holcim Innovation Center and Carmel Majidi, a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Levy started off the day with his talk on industrial innovations in the cement and concrete domain and Majidi discussed integrated soft materials for human-compatible machines and electronics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech speakers included Associate Chair for Research and Woodruff Professor in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/erickson\u0022\u003EAnna Erickson\u003C\/a\u003E, IMat Science Advisor and Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/martin-mourigal\u0022\u003EMartin Mourigal\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/vida-jamali\u0022\u003EVida Jamali\u003C\/a\u003E, Associate Professor and Vasser-Woolley Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator in Sensors and Instrumentation \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-welcomes-first-gra-distinguished-investigator-new-eminent-scholar\u0022\u003EJason Azoulay\u003C\/a\u003E, and Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cse.gatech.edu\/people\/victor-fung\u0022\u003EVictor Fung\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMore than 20 students participated in the poster contest with presenters from the Schools of Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe winning poster and recipient of a $500 prize was submitted by Rahul Venkatesh. His poster was on \u201cData-Enabled Experimental Development of Polymer-Based Organic Electronics.\u201d In addition to the winner, three finalists were also selected. Presenters of the finalist posters included Daniel Aziz, Carolina Colon, and Harsh Verma. Each received a prize of $250.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis was the second year IMat and MSE hosted the Symposium, and it provided attendees with valuable insights into the latest advances in the field of materials science. It also provided an opportunity for researchers and students to network and collaborate, paving the way for future breakthroughs in materials science.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Symposium included talks from invited speakers and Georgia Tech faculty, a poster contest, and networking opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Symposium included talks from invited speakers and Georgia Tech faculty, a poster contest, and networking opportunities."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2023-04-27 17:55:48","changed_gmt":"2023-04-27 19:58:52","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-04-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670654":{"id":"670654","type":"image","title":"2023 Brumley D. 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