JRSE at the 2009 MRS Spring Meeting

MRS meetings attract researchers from a broad range of fields—bringing with them their unique perspectives into one place. There is always a significant interest in materials related to sustainable energy, though, and this year's Spring meeting was no exception.

Everybody wanted to know more about the journal—even researchers not working in the related fields have an interest in this area. Energy is suddenly on everyone's mind. It seems to be on department heads' minds as well, as many people were interested in learning about the journal because they're either in—or planning on being in—a department that has a research group in renewable energy. As a bonus, JRSE's co-editors, John Turner and P. Craig Taylor, were at the booth to talk directly to potential authors, reviewers, and future editors.

In addition to the business of science, there was some fun: a bamboo bike (or a "Bambucicleta") and a local caricature artist in the exhibit hall.

The exhibit hall entrance (left) and a quiet moment at the JRSE booth.

In addition to the crowds of researchers stopping by, JRSE also had a few mentions on the web. Check out the MRS blog for a very positive review of the journal and a flattering shoutout to our editors. Also in the social networking world, don't forget to fan the JRSE and MRS facebook pages, and keep your eyes open for tweets about JRSE from AIP's twitter feed (hash tag: #AIP_JRSE).