Conference Program

MTSM 2026 will be June 14-16, 2026 on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities East Bank campus. 

Here is the current Conference Program.

A high-level schedule is also provided below.

June 14

Start TimeEnd TimeAgenda Item
5:00 pm7:00 pmBadge pickup and early arrivers' informal welcome

June 15

Start TimeEnd TimeAgenda Item
8:008:45Coffee, light breakfast, and badge pickup
8:459:00Welcome remarks
9:0012:00Technical session
12:001:30Lunch
1:3014:00Technical session
4:005:30Poster session
6:009:00Dinner and keynote presentation

June 16

Start TimeEnd TimeAgenda Item
8:009:00Coffee and light breakfast
9:0011:30Technical session
11:301:00Lunch
1:002:30Technical session
2:302:45Closing remarks

Keynote Speaker

Elif Ertekin

Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mechanical Science and Engineering
Elif Ertekin wearing blue

Invited Speakers

Alex Albaugh

Assistant Professor
Wayne State University, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Prof. Alex Albaugh headshot

Sara Kadkhodaei

Associate Professor
University of Illinois Chicago, Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering
Sara wearing a red shirt.

Tyler R. Josephson

Assistant Professor
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Tyler wearing a suit.