The Solid State Chemistry GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.
Solid state chemistry is an interdisciplinary field focused on elucidating and manipulating fundamental crystal structure-composition-property relationships in extended inorganic solids to advance critical technologies. This entails the rational design, synthesis, characterization, and optimization of functional materials for energy generation, storage, and conversion with the goal of developing smaller, faster, cleaner, and more sustainable solutions to modern societal challenges. Historically, the discovery of promising materials for target applications relied primarily on exploratory synthesis. However, current efforts in solid-state chemistry further capitalize on emerging and advancing technologies, including data-driven methods, innovative synthetic approaches, and enhanced characterization techniques, to discover and improve cutting-edge functional materials.
This seminar provides a unique opportunity for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange research findings with peers. We encourage sharing unpublished work, either in poster or oral form, on all facets of material discovery, from computational predictions to synthesis/crystal growth to the optimization of promising materials for real-world applications. We emphasize the sharing of unpublished work to stimulate a lively discussion among participants and collectively develop new insights about the material discovery process. In addition to oral and poster presentations, this seminar will feature a panel with mentors from industry, national laboratories, and academia on the second day of the meeting. This mentorship component promotes an interactive discussion between attendees and early career scientists who can speak knowledgeably about the job search process as well as highlight multiple possible career paths for young scientists.
