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.
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 listedProf. 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 listedVenue & travel
Venue
Holiday Inn Windsor - Wine Country, 8790 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor, CA 95492Getting there
Windsor is reachable from San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose airports, or from Sonoma County Airport.
Questions people ask
6 answeredIt 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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