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NSF PREM Center for Intelligent Materials Assembly (PREM CIMA)

CAMPS 2025

The 2025 Conference Across MRSEC-PREM Schools will take place at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX on May 23-24, 2025. This conference 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. This conference is made possible by the generous support of the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. 

CAMPS

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.

 All student participants are expected to present a research poster.
      Poster formatting: Landscape format (wider than it is high)
Recommended Sizes: 42" wide x 36" high or 56" wide x 42" high
 

Friday, May 23, 2025
LBJ Student Center Grand Ballroom

7:00 am-8:30 amRegistration Breakfast and Poster Set Up
8:30 am-9:00 amWelcome Remarks NSF DMR Director, Dr. Germano Iannacchione 
9:30 am-10:30 amFaculty Presentation 1 by Dr. Mary Beth Monroe, Syracuse University
10:30 am-10:45 amBreak
10:45 am-11:15 pmNetworking Game 
11:15 pm – 12:30  pmRapid Fire Session #1 
12:30 pm – 1:30 pmGraduate Networking Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pmFaculty Presentation 2
2:30 pm – 3:45 pmLab Tour
3:45 pm - 4:00 pmBreak
4:00 pm – 5:15 pmPoster Session 1
5:15-6:15 pmFaculty Presentation 3 by Prof. Ed Yu, University of Texas at Austin
6:15 PMDinner (photo session)

Saturday, May 24, 2025
LBJ Student Center Grand Ballroom and Sewell Park

8:00 am-9:00 amBreakfast
9:00 am-10:00 amIndustry Presentation 1 by Dr. Melanie Hutnick, Maybelline & 2 by TBD
10:00 am-10:15 amBreak
10:15 am-11:00 amRapid Fire Session #2
11:00 am - 12:00 pmCareer Panel 
12:00 pm-1:00 pmIndustry Networking Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pmIndustry Presentation 3 by Dr. Copeland (FuturePathsAI) & 4 by Dr. Saez (Dow)
2:00 pm -2:15Break
2:15 - 3:15 pmFaculty Presentation 4 by Prof. Goldman from University of Michigan
3:15 pm – 4:15 pmPoster Session 2
4:15 PMDismissal to Change for Sewell Park
5:15 PMMeet to walk to Sewell Park for dinner, closing remarks, and poster prizes (photo session)

Lodging Information

For Student Participants 

Rooms have been reserved at Chautauqua Hall on campus at Texas State University. 

 

For Invited Speakers, Faculty, & Staff

Recommended lodging at Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin San Marcos

Address: 1250 I 35 N Frontage Rd, San Marcos, TX 78666 
Phone: 512.396.0131
 
As our guest affiliated with Texas State University, you will receive a discount of 10% off of our standard daily rate. This discount can be honored by either calling the hotel directly to place the reservation, or by using this booking site: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/ausfm-fairfield-inn-and-suites-austin-san-marcos/overview/
To use this discount online, enter the code: TU9 into Corp/Promo code under Special Rates.
 
Alternative Hotel: Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center
Address: 1001 E McCarty Ln, San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone: (512) 392-6450

List of Student Organizers

Jessica Peterson, Texas State University

Scott Barrett, Texas State University 

Amelia Strait, Texas State University

Alan Martinez, Texas State University

Elina Ghimire, University of Chicago

Jay Bender, University of Texas at Austin

Johnny (Chien-Jung) Wu, University of Texas at Austin

Ahmed Emad Fahmy, Ohio State University

Smrutimedha Parida, Ohio State University

Christen  Robinson, Jackson State University

Christine  Rukeyser, Northwestern University

Ava Cabrera, University of Notre Dame

Sheilah Cherono, North Carolina A&T State University

Akande Wisdom, North Carolina A&T State University

Moses Ashie, North Carolina A&T State University

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CAMPS 2024 at University of Chicago