We are excited to share our division’s third quarterly newsletter for the second quarter of 2025. If you missed our previous letters, you can find them here:
In this letter, we would like to provide you with the updates about:
The division’s success in the abstract collection for the EMSD-sponsored symposia at MS&T25.
We have awarded several travel stipends to selected participants of PACRIM16 & GOMD2025.
We have published call for abstracts together with the ACerS Spring Meeting for symposia sponsored and co-sponsored by EMSD.
We have delivered a mid-term General Business Meeting to our division members.
We are seeking nominations for the D. T. Rankin award.
During the second quarter of 2025, the division has developed in the following aspects:
1. Success in abstract collection at MS&T25, September 28–October 1, 2025, Columbus, Ohio
Eighty-one abstracts have been submitted to the EMSD-sponsored symposium, Energy Materials for Sustainable Development. This number has grown significantly compared to those in previous MS&T meetings.
The sessions of the symposium have been built. The sessions are grouped into four topics: (1) Battery and energy storage, (2) Thermoelectrics, (3) Photovoltaics and photocatalysis, and (4) Energy harvesting, system and application. There is also a poster session.
In addition, 10 abstracts have been submitted to the other EMSD-sponsored symposium, Ceramic Materials for Nuclear Energy System.
Our division’s General Business Meeting is scheduled for 5:00-6:00pm on Monday, September 29. The location of the meeting will be published soon. If you are attending MS&T25, we look forward to meeting you there!
EMSD awards for travel stipends on PACRIM16 & GOMD2025
We have given $2,150 USD in total to five early-career participants as travel support.
The awardees were selected by the organizers of two symposia: (1) Advanced Functional Materials for Clean Energy Solutions (PACRIM); (2) Glass and Interactions with Its Environment – Fundamentals and Applications (GOMD).
All the awardees acknowledged the EMSD’s sponsorship and are made aware of opportunities for further engaging with the division.
EMSD symposia at the ACerS Spring Meeting 2026, April 12–16, 2026, Bellevue, Washington
Three symposia are solely sponsored by the EMSD:
Symposium 32 – Solid Oxide Cells for Sustainable Energy
Symposium 33 – Advances in Thermoelectrics: Bridging Theory and Applications
Symposium 34 – Advances and Current Challenges in Solid-State Battery Technologies
EMSD is also co-sponsoring five symposia with other divisions:
Symposium 1 – Emerging Frontiers in Glasses and Ceramics
Symposium 2 – Outreach and Engagement: STE(A)M Outreach, Education, Engagement and Retention
Symposium 3 – Sustainable Horizons: A Recurring Symposium on Collective Action for a Resilient Future
Symposium 15 – Ceramic and Composite Materials and Systems for a Sustainable and Resilient Energy Future
Symposium 19 – Glass and Interactions with its Environment – Fundamentals and Applicaitons
During the meeting, we introduced opportunities for engaging with the division and roles of the division’s executive committee members.
We look forward to hearing from you regarding getting involved in our division activities!
Call for nominations for D. T. Ranking award
EMSD confers the D. T. Rankin award to members who have provided outstanding service to the division.
The awardee will give a plenary talk dedicated to the award at one of the division’s symposia. The call for nominations is open. Please contact the division leaders for details.
Please submit your nomination by August 1, 2025 to the Chair of EMSD via email: bai@oulu.fi.
We wish you a wonderful summer or winter ahead!
Yang Bai, on behalf of the EMSD executive committee
