★ Awards & Recognition
Best of MDS-Rely
Celebrating outstanding research presentations and papers from our semi-annual meetings, as voted by our industry members and IAB.
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MDS-Rely Industry Members, Researchers, Faculty, and Directors thank and congratulate all award recipients for their outstanding contributions to the science of materials reliability.
Spring 2025
MDS-Rely's Best: Spring 2025 Awards Announced
April 10, 2025 · Spring Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
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Best Paper
Jane Smith
Case Western Reserve University
"Degradation Modeling of Photovoltaic Encapsulants Under Accelerated Weathering"
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Best Poster
Marcus Johnson
University of Pittsburgh
"Bayesian Optimization of Coating Thickness for Barrier Films"
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Best Oral Presentation
Priya Nair
Carnegie Mellon University
"Thermal Runaway Prediction in Li-ion Batteries via Spectral Analysis"
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Honorable Mention
Daniel Park
Case Western Reserve University
"UV-Vis Spectroscopy as a Proxy for Module Degradation Rate"
MDS-Rely proudly congratulates the Spring 2025 award recipients! Industry members voted after a competitive field of presentations across polymer degradation, battery reliability, and advanced coatings.
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Fall 2024
MDS-Rely's Best: Fall 2024 Awards Announced
September 18, 2024 · Fall Meeting
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Best Paper
Emily Chen
Carnegie Mellon University
"Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Corrosion in Steel Alloys"
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Best Poster
Raj Patel
University of Pittsburgh
"Residual Stress Characterization in Thin Film Solar Cells"
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Best Oral Presentation
Sofia Martínez
Case Western Reserve University
"Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for In-Situ Battery Diagnostics"
Congratulations to the Fall 2024 award recipients! The IAB commended the creativity and technical rigor across all presentations during the Fall 2024 Research Review.
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Spring 2024
MDS-Rely's Best: Spring 2024 Awards Announced
March 20, 2024 · Spring Meeting
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Best Paper
Wei Zhang
Carnegie Mellon University
"Accelerated Aging Protocols for Flexible Electronics Substrates"
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Best Poster
Anna Kowalski
Case Western Reserve University
"Lifetime Prediction Models for OLED Display Encapsulation"
MDS-Rely thanks all Spring 2024 presenters and congratulates award winners. Industry members voted on outstanding papers and presentations across the Spring 2024 Research Review.
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Fall 2023
MDS-Rely's Best: Fall 2023 Awards Announced
September 27, 2023 · Fall Meeting
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Best Paper
Tyler Brooks
University of Pittsburgh
"Predictive Reliability Modeling of Photovoltaic Backsheets Using Statistical Learning"
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Best Oral Presentation
Natalie Hughes
Carnegie Mellon University
"Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Thin-Film Adhesive Interfaces Under Cyclic Loading"
Congratulations to the Fall 2023 award recipients! MDS-Rely thanks all researchers who presented during the Fall 2023 Research Review.
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