Symposium Agenda

̽»¨ÊÓƵ Innovation in Materials Science Symposium
Monday August 17, 2026

  • 8:30 – 9:20Ìý Ìý ÌýPlenary Session, JSCBB A115, Butcher Auditorium
    • Prof. Stephanie Bryant, Presiding
    • 8:00 – 8:10 Ìý ÌýÌýIntroduction and Welcoming Remarks,ÌýProf. Stephanie Bryant
    • 8:10 – 9:45 ÌýÌýTBD, Clare Grey, Cambridge University
    • 8:45 – 9:20 Ìý ÌýÌýTBD, Gregg Beckham, National Laboratory of the Rockies
  • 9:20 – 9:30ÌýÌýÌýÌý Break and Transition
  • 9:30 - 10:50Ìý Ìý Parallel Sessions, JSCBB A115 and JSCBB A108Ìý
Parallel Sessions
  • JSCBB A115ÌýMaterials-Based Start ups, TBD, Presider
    • 9:30 – 9:50 Ìý ÌýÌýTynt - Enabling the Intelligence for Glass, Tyler Hernandez, Tynt
    • 9:50 – 10:10 ÌýÌýParallax Volumetric Additive Manufacturing, Johnny Hergert, Manifest
    • 10:10 – 10:30 ÌýPrometheus Materials: From Concept to Commercialization, Wil Srubar, CU Professor and Prometheus
    • 10:30 – 10:50 ÌýPeter Hosbein,ÌýMana Battery: Commercializing Materials Science Innovations in Sodium Batteries
  • JSCBB A108 Polymeric Materials, TBD, Presiding
    • 9:30 – 9:55 Ìý ÌýÌýFrom foundational research to global standards: How NIST is enabling adoption of photopolymer additive manufacturing at scale, Callie Higgins, NISTÌý
    • 9:55 – 10:10 ÌýÌýStudent/Postdoc Presentation
    • 10:10 – 10:35 ÌýMolecular Design Strategies for Mechanochemically Active Polymers, Prof. Max Robb
    • 10:35 – 10:50 ÌýStudent/Postdoc presentation
  • 10:50 – 11:10Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Break
  • 11:10 – 12:50Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Parallel Sessions, JSCBB A115 and JSCBB A108Ìý
Parallel Sessions
  • JSCBB A115ÌýPolymeric and Other Materials, TBD, Presider
    • 11:10 – 11:35 ÌýCatalytic Chain Transfer Photopolymerization (CCTP^2): I gotta figure out how to make money on this thing. It’s simply too good, Prof. Brady Worrell, Denver University
    • 11:35 – 11:50 ÌýStudent/Postdoc presentation
    • 11:50 – 12:15 ÌýMaterial innovations needed to achieve ultrahigh selectivity in practical nanoporous polymers, Prof. Cody Ritt, University of Colorado
    • 12:15 – 12:30ÌýStudent/Postdoc presentation
    • 12:30 – 12:45 ÌýStudent / Postdoc presentation
  • JSCBB A108 Biomaterials and Materials Characterization, TBD, Presiding
    • 11:10 – 11:35 ÌýLeveraging Fundamental Chemical Insights for Chemical Probe Development, Prof. Dylan Domaille, Colorado School of Mines
    • 11:35 – 11:50 ÌýStudent / Postdoc presentation
    • 11:50 – 12:15 Preparing selective catalysts for fine chemicals production using self-assembled monolayers, Prof. Will Medlin, University of Colorado
    • 12:15 – 12:30 ÌýStudent / Postdoc presentation
    • 12:30 – 12:45 ÌýStudent / Postdoc presentation
  • 12:45 – 1:40Ìý ÌýLunch Break
  • 1:40 – 2:45Ìý Ìý ÌýParallel Sessions, JSCBB A115 and JSCBB A108Ìý
Parallel Sessions
  • JSCBB A115Ìý ÌýMaterials Development and Characterization, TBD, Presiding
    • 1:45 – 2:10 Ìý ÌýÌýAnion Redox for Next-Generation Battery Cathodes, Prof. Kim See, University of Colorado
    • 2:10 – 2:25 Ìý ÌýÌýStudent / Postdoc presentation
    • 2:25– 2:50ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Piezoelectric Biomaterials for Biomedical Devices: Design and Discovery through Unconventional 2D and 3D Printing, Prof. Jun Li, University of Colorado
  • JSCBB A108 Membrane and Other Materials, TBD, Presiding
    • 1:45 – 2:10 Ìý ÌýÌýTBD, Prof. Virginia Ferguson
    • 2:05 – 2:25 Ìý ÌýÌýStudent / Postdoc presentation GeorgeÌý
    • 2:25 – 2:50 Ìý ÌýÌýTBD
  • 2:30 – 2:45ÌýÌýÌýÌý Break and Poster Setup
  • 2:45 Ìý- 4:00 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)
  • 4:00 – 5:00Ìý Ìý ÌýPlenary Session, JSCBB A115, TBD, Presiding
  • 4:00 – 4:30ÌýLow-Dose Non-Destructive Soft X-ray Imaging of Polymers and Nanomaterials, Prof. Margaret Murnane, University of Colorado
  • 4:30 – 5:00ÌýChemically Recyclable Multiblock Polymers, Prof. Garret Miyake, Colorado State University

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