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| E-MRS | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Materials Research Society |
| Abbreviation | E-MRS |
| Formation | 1983 |
| Type | Professional society |
| Headquarters | Strasbourg |
| Region served | Europe |
| Fields | Materials science |
E-MRS
The European Materials Research Society is a pan-European professional association fostering materials science research, collaboration and dissemination across academic, industrial and governmental institutions. It connects scientists, engineers and technologists through conferences, working groups and publications while interfacing with national academies and international organizations. The society engages with major European research initiatives and links practitioners from leading universities, national laboratories and corporations.
E-MRS promotes interdisciplinary exchange among researchers from institutions such as Max Planck Society, CNRS, CERN, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Fraunhofer Society, Karolinska Institute, University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich, and École Polytechnique. Its activities align with funding agencies like the European Research Council, Horizon Europe, European Commission, and national research councils including the German Research Foundation and National Science Foundation (United States). The society interacts with industry partners such as Siemens, NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics, Schneider Electric, Bosch, and Infineon Technologies to translate advances into applications. E-MRS coordinates with other professional bodies like Materials Research Society, The Royal Society, Institute of Physics (London), IEEE, and European Physical Society.
Founded in the 1980s amid the expansion of European research networks, E-MRS was established by academics affiliated with institutions including University of Paris-Saclay, University of Strasbourg, University of Milan, Technical University of Munich, and Delft University of Technology. Early collaborations involved conferences linked to projects funded by the European Economic Community and later the European Union. Over decades the society expanded alongside milestones such as the creation of the European Research Council and major programs like FP7 and Horizon 2020. E-MRS shaped disciplinary dialogues during events tied to laboratories such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and regional centers like IMEC and CEA Grenoble.
The society is governed by an elected board comprising representatives from universities, research centers and industry, with secretariat functions hosted in Strasbourg. Leadership has included professors from Imperial College London, University of Barcelona, RWTH Aachen University, Sorbonne University, Politecnico di Milano, and University of Oxford. Committees liaise with European institutions including the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation and advisory bodies such as European Science Foundation. Working groups cover thematic areas often aligned with EU partnerships like the European Green Deal, Quantum Flagship, and Clean Sky.
E-MRS organizes biannual meetings and topical symposia attracting delegates from places such as Barcelona, Strasbourg, Grenoble, Warsaw, and Lisbon. Conferences feature sessions on nanomaterials tied to centers like IMEC and CNR; on photovoltaics connected to institutes such as Fraunhofer ISE and National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and on semiconductors with participants from TSMC, Intel, and GlobalFoundries. Satellite workshops and summer schools have been held in collaboration with universities including University of Madrid, University of Bologna, Ghent University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and University of Copenhagen.
Research priorities encompass nanotechnology research associated with IBM Research, biomaterials linked to Karolinska Institute and University College London, energy materials studied at Paul Scherrer Institute and SINTEF, and quantum materials investigated at University of Cambridge and EPFL. E-MRS facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations involving participants from Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Bell Labs, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Hitachi Research Laboratory. The society supports working groups on topics such as two-dimensional materials, perovskite photovoltaics, spintronics, and additive manufacturing, often referencing standards and roadmaps produced by organizations like European Committee for Standardization and International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors.
E-MRS members publish in flagship journals and outlets including Nature Materials, Advanced Materials, Physical Review Letters, Science Advances, ACS Nano, Nano Letters, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Applied Physics Letters, and Materials Today. The society issues proceedings, white papers, and technical reports that influence agenda-setting documents from bodies such as the European Commission and national ministries of research. Collaborative special issues appear alongside publishers like Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, and IOP Publishing.
E-MRS confers awards and prizes recognizing early-career researchers, lifetime achievements, and best presentations, complementing external honors from institutions including the Royal Society, European Research Council, Wolf Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, and national academies like the French Academy of Sciences and Leopoldina. Laureates often hold positions at distinguished institutions such as Harvard University, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Tokyo, and Seoul National University and are recipients of major prizes like the Nobel Prize, Wolf Prize, Crafoord Prize, and Zerilli-Marimò Prize.
Category:Scientific societies