The Conference Across MRSEC-PREM Schools is a student-led initiative to bring MRSEC-PREM students, faculty, and industry together to help improve students’ research, academic, and professional skills. The conference was founded as a result of a growing need to network with students from other institutions and learn about their work. Given the collaborative spirit that MRSEC and PREM instills in us, we find it imperative to expand upon this spirit to encourage cross-institutional discussions and benefit from each other’s knowledge, network, and industry connections.

 Where and when?

This year’s conference will be held in Chicago, IL, at the University of Chicago on August 2-3, 2024.

 Why attend?

Participating students will benefit from attending the conference through:

• Encouraging and fostering student networking amongst themselves and industry visitors
• Introducing different career paths through a panel encompassing people from industry, academia, and national labs
• Presenting senior students with job opportunities and postdoc positions (this conference will be a chance for career advertising either from industry or from interested research groups)
• Enriching students’ knowledge through a set of academic talks by respected faculty in the field
• Informing students of the various research capabilities and state-of-the-art instruments at the other MRSECs and PREMs, encouraging students to initiate research collaborations.

Who can apply?

All students (undergraduate, masters, and doctoral) from participating MRSECs and PREM institutes are welcome to attend this conference.

How much will it cost?

No registration fees are required to attend the conference. Travel and housing will be covered by the conference.