University Materials Council

Spring Meeting

Spring 2027

Shaping the Future of Materials Science and Engineering:

A National Convening of the University Materials Council

March

25–26

2027

Washington, DC

Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Johns Hopkins University

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The Hopkins Bloomberg Center on Pennsylvania Avenue, with its stone facade, glass entrance and horizontal sunshades illuminated at dusk.
Hopkins Bloomberg Center555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington, DC

A national conversation

The future takes shape together.

Join the University Materials Council in Washington, DC, for a conversation about the future of materials science and engineering.

Bringing academic leaders into dialogue with perspectives from industry, government, and policy, the meeting will explore what comes next for research, education, and our community.

Four people at a table on the Bloomberg Center rooftop terrace, with the United States Capitol visible behind them.
The Capitol, from the Hopkins Bloomberg Center terrace.

At the intersection of discovery
and public purpose.

Our gathering place

An extraordinary
place to meet.

In the heart of Washington, the Hopkins Bloomberg Center brings research, education, and public dialogue together. Its striking architecture and views of the Capitol make it a fitting setting for a conversation about the field’s future.

Hopkins Bloomberg Center
Johns Hopkins University
555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
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The Bloomberg Center’s real atrium, featuring tiered seating, warm wood finishes and suspended glass-enclosed stairs.
Inside the Hopkins Bloomberg Center.

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March 25–26, 2027 · Washington, DC

Let’s shape what’s next.

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Supported by a Johns Hopkins Nexus Award.