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Past eventHeld October 18–20, 2026

International Symposium on Stimuli-Responsive Materials 2026

ISSRM is a non-profit professional consortium for scientists and engineers working on stimuli-responsive materials and biomaterials.

Holiday Inn Windsor - Wine Country, Windsor, California

Held
October 18–20, 2026
Venue
Holiday Inn Windsor - Wine Country, Windsor, California

TL;DR

  • International Symposium on Stimuli-Responsive Materials 2026 took place October 18–20 at Holiday Inn Windsor - Wine Country in Windsor, California.
  • The symposium is held annually in Windsor and has gathered scientists from around the world for over two decades.

Source: stimuliresponsivematerials.org/hotel

About

ISSRM began in 2003 as a graduate research poster session with invited speakers and NSF/MRSEC support. The non-profit consortium focuses on the design, synthesis, characterization, processing, and applied principles of stimuli-responsive materials and biomaterials. The 2026 themes were billed as including Responsive Materials Across Scales and Disciplines and Adaptive Materials for a Dynamic World.

Who was in the room

Scientists and engineers

Scientists and engineers interested in stimuli-responsive materials and biomaterials research.

Featured speakers

17 listed

Prof. Eric Appel

Plenary Speaker · Stanford University

Prof. Philip Messersmith

Plenary Speaker · UC Berkeley

Prof. David Weitz

Plenary Speaker · Harvard University

Prof. Xueju Wang

Plenary Speaker · University of Connecticut

Prof. Kris Matyjaszewski

Plenary Speaker · Carnegie Mellon University

Prof. Yuya Oaki

Plenary Speaker · Keio University

Prof. Darrin Pochan

Plenary Speaker · University of Delaware

Prof. Taylor Ware

Plenary Speaker · Texas A&M University

Prof. Alexei Sokolov

Plenary Speaker · University of Tennessee/ORNL

Prof. Benjamin McDonald

Plenary Speaker · Brown University

Prof. Jill Alty

Plenary Speaker · Stony Brook University

Prof. Austin Evans

Plenary Speaker · University of Florida

Prof. Zhe (Eric) Liu

Plenary Speaker · Tianjin University

Prof. Rigoberto Advincula

Plenary Speaker · University of Tennessee/ORNL

Prof. Allan Guymon

Plenary Speaker · Brigham Young University

Prof. S. Eileen Seo

Plenary Speaker · Arizona State University

Prof. Ulf Schiller

Plenary Speaker · University of Delaware

Partners on record

1 listed
Royal Society of ChemistrySponsor

Venue & travel

Venue

Holiday Inn Windsor - Wine Country, 8790 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor, CA 95492

Getting there

Windsor is reachable from San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose airports, or from Sonoma County Airport.

Questions people ask

6 answered

It took place October 18–20, 2026.

It was held at Holiday Inn Windsor - Wine Country, 8790 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor, CA 95492.

The organizer identifies scientists and engineers interested in stimuli-responsive materials and biomaterials research as the audience.

The published audience data identifies scientists and engineers in stimuli-responsive materials research, but does not specify company categories or job roles.

It was most useful for academic researchers and graduate students working on responsive polymers, gels and smart materials, since the plenary lineup was scheduled to come from Stanford, UC Berkeley, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon and other universities, and the event began as a graduate poster session. It was a focused academic symposium in Windsor, California, sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry; industry buyers looking for a vendor floor or researchers in unrelated materials areas would have gotten less from it.

Scientists at academic materials symposia usually dress casually, in jeans or slacks with a button-down or sweater, with a slightly smarter outfit for poster sessions, and layers suited a Sonoma County hotel venue in October.

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