Please join us for a symposium to highlight advances and application in material science at the University of Iowa.
Friday, April 24, 2026
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Chemistry Building
251 North Madison Street
Iowa City, IA 52242
Schedule of Events
Workshops
Industry-Academic Partnerships Workshop - 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Chemistry Building (W228)
This event will cover different ways academic-industry partnerships can develop, what are some best practices in starting and maintaining these collaborations, and what resources are available at the University of Iowa to bring these partnerships forward. Tommy Tygret (University of Iowa Center for Advancement), John Prineas (Department of Physics), and Fatima Toor (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) will be part of a panel to answer your questions. The event will be moderated by Professor Tori Forbes
Laser Ablation/LIBS for Elemental Mapping Workshop - 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Chemistry Building (W55)
Join Dr. Linhan Li as he provides the fundamentals of Laser Ablation coupled to ICP-MS and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS). He will provide additional details on sample considerations, mapping capabilities, and data collection. Workshop will be capped due to space limitations. Registration is required for this event (please see link below).
Graduate and Undergraduate Student Poster Session
2:30 – 3:20 p.m. 2nd Floor Chemistry Hallway
Come share your research at the student poster session! Food will be available for all participants and awards will be given for the best graduate and undergraduate student posters. Registration is required for this event (please see link below).
MATFab Materials Frontier Plenary Session
3:30-5:00 p.m. Chemistry Building W128
We are pleased to announce our plenary speaker this year will be Dr. Marcelo Davanco, Project Leader in the NIST Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division. He is an expert in the design, fabrication and characterization of integrated photonic interfaces to single solid-state quantum light emitters, towards applications in quantum information science and technology
Title: A Tentative Roadmap for Semiconductor Quantum Dots in Integrated Quantum Photonics
Abstract: Epitaxial III-V semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are likely the most advanced solid-state quantum emitters available, backed by over thirty years of development and several key technical milestones. By using established semiconductor growth and processing methods, researchers have integrated QDs into various photonic structures and circuit platforms to study quantum light-matter interactions. Despite these advancements, achieving the scalable integration of high-performance, uniform single-QD devices onto multifunctional on-chip circuits remains an elusive milestone. This bottleneck comes primarily from the inherent difficulty of managing nanometer-scale heterostructures that exhibit inconsistent and fragile optical properties. In this presentation, I will address some of the critical challenges facing the field, report on recent progress in enhancing device consistency, and offer perspectives on the high-throughput strategies required to realize scalable quantum photonic technologies on-chip.
Registration
Registration for the workshop and/or poster session is required. Please click on this link or use the QR code below to register.
