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We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Materials and Interfaces “Outstanding Presentations by Young Investigators Award” and “Best Poster Award”, presented at the 2025 MRS Fall Meeting (Symposium CH03: Operando Insights from the Atomic to the Electrode Scale). These awards, sponsored by our journal, recognize exceptional contributions in materials science and interfacial phenomena, particularly through operando characterization techniques.

Prof. Ming Zhao, Chair of the symposium, introduces Materials and Interfaces at the beginning of the session.

Outstanding Presentations by Young Investigators Award

Awardees Details

Shan Zhou (Assistant Professor, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA)
Title: Probing Electrochemical Interfaces with Operando Atomic Force Microscopy

Siwen Wang (Research Scientist, Toyota Research Institute, USA)
Title: Rationalize the Electrochemical Dissolution of a Multi-component Oxide Catalyst

Ellis Spickermann (PhD student, California Institute of Technology, USA)
Title: In Situ Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy for Investigation of the Working Electrode - Electrolyte Interface in Electrochemical Systems

Best Poster Award

Awardees Details

Jin-Gyu Bae (Kyungpook National University, South Korea)
Title: Toward Accurate In Situ XRD of High-Energy-Density Electrodes—Eliminating Artifacts by Decoupling Electron and Ion Transport

Jessica Luo (Stony Brook University, USA)
Title: Characterization Techniques to Probe Long- and Short-Range Order in High Entropy Oxide Materials for Li-Ion Batteries

Douglas Sides (Colorado School of Mines, USA)
Title: Enabling Two-Sided Characterization of MnO Conversion Cathodes

These awardees were selected based on the innovation and impact of their research, as well as their potential to significantly advance the field. The selection process was led by the symposium organizers, in collaboration with Prof. Younan Xia, Editor-in-Chief of Materials and Interfaces.

We congratulate all winners and applaud their outstanding contributions to materials and interfacial science. As a sponsor of these awards, we are proud to support their pioneering research, which aligns with our journal’s mission to advance transformative science.

Best regards,
Materials and Interfaces Editorial Office