CU Boulder Innovation in Materials Symposium 2025

The 4th Annual Innovation in Materials Symposium will bring together the materials research community at CU Boulder and beyond for presentations by faculty and students as well as discussion and collaboration opportunities. This free symposium will foster a greater sense of community and interdisciplinary cooperation among faculty, students and industry.

This year will feature three plenary talks from leaders in the field, which include Dr. Peter Green, Deputy Director of NREL, Distinguished Professor Matthew Tirrell from the University of Chicago, and Dr. Jason Killgore from NIST.  This year will also host speakers from the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Los Alamos National Laboratories, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Colorado Boulder. 

When and Where

The 2025 MSE Symposium will take place Friday, August 15 from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building on CU Boulder's East Campus.

Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building
3415 Colorado Ave
Boulder, CO 80303

Event Parking information will be sent to all non-CU affiliates who register for the event.

Registration Information

The conference is free to attend, but advance registration is required.

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Brief Agenda

  • Morning Plenary Talk, TBD Dr. Peter Green, Deputy Director, Chief Research Officer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Morning Plenary Talk, Polyelectrolyte Complexation: New Physics, New Materials, New Applications, DistinguishedProfessor Matthew Tirrell, University of Chicago
  • Morning Parallel Sessions:
    • Session #1: Battery and Energy Storage Materials
    • Session #2: Biomaterials
    • Session #3: Polymeric Materials
    • Session #4: Energetic Fundamentals
  • Lunch Activities:
    • Professional Development Panel for Trainees
    • Research Incubator Brainstorming for Faculty
  • Afternoon Parallel Sessions:
    • Session #5: Membranes
    • Session #6: Energetic Materials
  • Poster Session
  • Afternoon Plenary Talk, When to Consider Standardization in Emerging Materials Research, Dr. Jason Killgore, NIST

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Photos from the 2024 Symposium

Keynote presentation on 3M composites research.

Conversation during the research poster session.

Professor John Pellegrino discussing Graphene-Based Semipermeable Membrane Electrode research.