Princeton Materials Institute -- the interdisciplinary center for materials science and engineering research, education, and outreach at Princeton University -- invites you to attend our upcoming annual research symposium. Registration is required. Program Speakers Parking Program Day One, April 3, 2023 *Agenda subject to change* Time Monday, April 3 7:45 a.m. Registration, Breakfast and Check-In Maeder Hall, 86 Olden Street (map) 8:15 a.m. Welcoming Remarks Richard A. Register, Director, Princeton Materials Institute. Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University. Pablo G. Debenedetti, Dean for Research. Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science. Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University. Andrea J. Goldsmith, Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science. Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University. 8:30 a.m. Session I - Panel: Partnerships and Core Facilities to Grow Innovation and US-based Manufacturing Moderated by Sacha Patera, Senior Associate Director, Corporate Engagement & Foundation Relations, Princeton University. Anthony Boccanfuso, Chief Executive Officer and President, University-Industry Development Partnerships (UIDP). Craig B. Arnold, Vice Dean for Innovation and the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University. Mahako Etta, Program Manager, NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT). Susan Schofer, Chief Science Officer, HAX. Partner, SOSV. 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break 10:30 a.m. Session II: Welcoming PMI Joint and Associated Faculty Catalytic Materials Design Across Length Scales Marcella Lusardi, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University. Shocking and Visualizing Materials at the Atomic Scale for Energy and Computing Aditya Sood, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University. Lazy Design of Functional Materials Pierre-Thomas Brun, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University. Planetary Interior at the Atomic Scale Jie Deng, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Princeton University. Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science Adji Bousso Dieng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University. 11:45 a.m. Lunch, Friend Center Convocation Room 1:00 p.m. Session III - New Sustainable Commodity Materials Chemically Recyclable Plastics Paul J. Chirik, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Chemistry. Associate Chair, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University. Optical Imaging Modalities in Cosmetic Research Hrebesh Subhash, Senior Principal Scientist, Global Devices and Clinical Method Development, Colgate-Palmolive Company. 2:00 p.m. Session IV: Self Assembly in Health and Life Sciences The Genome as a Material: Mechanics and Self Assembly in Living Cells Clifford P. Brangwynne, June K. Wu '92 Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Director, Princeton Bioengineering Initiative, Princeton University. Structure Based Drug Discovery at BMS Alok Sharma, Senior Principal Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb. Accelerating Drug Discovery with Structural Biology Mark Brooks, Project Leader, Evotec. 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break 4:00 p.m. Session V: Design, Manufacturing & Scale of Microelectronics Progress Toward Non-Epitaxial Halide Perovskite Laser Diodes Barry P. Rand, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Associate Director for External Partnerships, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University. Next Generation OLEDs: Increasing Energy Efficiency Nicholas Thompson, Senior Manager, Research and Development, Universal Display Corporation. Design, Manufacturing, and Scale of Microelectronics & Optoelectronics David Hill, Senior Research Scientist, SRI International. 5:30 p.m. Reception and Poster Session, Bowen Hall Day Two, April 4, 2023 *Agenda subject to change* Time Tuesday, April 4 8:30 a.m. Registration, Breakfast and Check-In Maeder Hall, 86 Olden Street (map) 9:00 a.m. Session VI: Materials in Complex Environments Observing a lot (about Squishy Materials) Just by Watching Sujit S. Datta, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University. Understanding Zeolite Fundamentals for Effective Catalyst Design Ahmad Moini, Senior Research Fellow, BASF. Innovations in Structured Fats for Plant-Based Meat Matthew Sillick, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Paragon Pure. 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 11:00 a.m. Session VII: Princeton Materials Institute: Capabilities and Updates Using Electrons, Ions, X-rays, Atomic Force, and More for Materials Characterization: Where do We Stand at Princeton? Nan Yao, Director, Imaging and Analysis Center. Professor of the Practice in the Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University. Micro/Nanofabrication Center: A Multidisciplinary Research Facility Zuzanna A. Lewicka, Acting Director, Micro/Nanofabrication Center, Princeton University. 12:00 p.m. Final Remarks Richard A. Register, Director, Princeton Materials Institute. Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University. 12:15 p.m. Lunch, Friend Center Convocation Room 1:30 p.m. Facility Tours John J. Schreiber, Imaging and Analysis Center. Zuzanna A. Lewicka, Micro/Nanofabrication Center. 3:00 p.m. Industrial User Roundtable Discussion Maeder Hall 103 Alex I. Norman, Executive Director, Princeton Materials Institute. 4:00 p.m. Student - Industry Career Workshop and Reception Bowen Hall 6:00 p.m. Adjourn