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The International Symposium on Stimuli-Responsive Materials is held annually in Windsor, California, USA. For over two decades, this successful event has gathered scientists from all around the World, bringing to the forefront recent advances in developing new generations of materials with embedded multi-stimulus responsive functions, which remain the focal point of many often nature-inspired studies. On behalf of the organizing committee, speakers, and discussion leaders, we look forward to seeing you in Windsor, CA.

Symposium Co-Chairs

Marek W. Urban, Clemson University
Brent S. Sumerlin, University of Florida
Ying Yang, University of Nevada, Reno

About the Symposium

The International Symposium on Stimuli-Responsive Materials (ISSRM) is a non-profit professional consortium that brings together scientists and engineers interested in the design, synthesis, characterization, processing, and understanding of the physical, chemical, and applied principles of stimuli-responsive materials, biomaterials, and the development of related devices. This annual event offers presentation themes ranging from ‘smart’ materials, polymer synthesis, responsive biological materials, biomimicry, engineered shape-adaptive objects, shape-memory applications, nanomaterial design, composites, and theoretical predictions/simulations. Placed in the casual settings of rolling miles of rugged Pacific coastline, towering redwood forests, and its proximity to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, the Symposium invites graduate students and postdocs from around the world to present their findings at the Graduate Research Poster Session, partially supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry and other sponsors. Despite interruptions (the 2018 California wildfires and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic), the Symposium offers an outstanding program – thanks to the outstanding speakers, poster presenters, and attendees.

Brief History

Having begun in 2003 as a graduate research poster session with a couple of invited speakers and significant support from the National Science Foundation through the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), headed by Marek, the Symposium is now co-chaired by Marek, Brent, and Ying. It has developed into one of the best annual professional opportunities for scientific exchange among academic, industrial, and government researchers at all levels. The symposium gathers the most active scientists in the field. It focuses on recent advances in the continually growing field of responsive, adaptive, dynamic, sustainable, and ‘smart’ materials, biomaterials, composites, and associated technologies. Addressing recent advances in solutions, gels, films, coatings, fibers, and composites in the enjoyable settings of Sonoma Wine Country, the symposium has become the boutique landmark of annual opportunities for scientific exchange of the most recent advances in the areas of responsive and adaptive materials and biomaterials.

POSTER SESSION COSPONSORED BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY

RSC Applied Polymers Journal

The winning poster presenters will receive awards from the RSC Applied Polymers Journal