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The 2025 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Materials Symposium will be held on Friday, April 4th from 9:30 am until 4:00 pm. The location is the on the fourth floor of the Osprey Commons (Building 16) on the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ campus. The event is designed to bring together students, researchers, and professionals from across ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and beyond who are interested in the science and engineering of materials. The event will include invited talks, a panel on careers in industry, and a poster session. Students are welcome, and student researchers are encouraged to present a poster on their research during the poster session. While there is no registration fee, registration is required, and all attendees are asked to register by Friday, March 14th using the .

Confirmed speakers:

Dr. Laura Greene
Chief Scientist, National High Magnetic Field Lab & Marie Krafft Professor of Physics, FSU
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Dr. Simon Phillpot
Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida
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Dr. Paul Eason
VP of Strategy and Innovation, Director of MSERF & Professor of Mechanical Engineering, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ
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Dr. Murat Tiryakioglu
Professor of Engineering, Jacksonville University
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Dr. Ben Williams
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ
"Materials Design for the Modern Renewable Energy Economy"

Dr. Jutima Simsiriwong
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ
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Dr. Chris Kelso,
Professor of Physics, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ
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Confirmed panelists for Careers in Industry panel:

Erica Kelly, Saft Batteries
Dr. Shivkumar Mahadevan, Johnson & Johnson

This event is made possible through the generous support of the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction; the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ College of Arts and Sciences; and the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Materials Science and Engineering Research Facility.