High Entropy in Honolulu
This month has been a month of adventures. I just had the most phenomenal experience at the MRS 2026 Spring Meeting---in Honolulu, of all places!!---attending talks, connecting with researchers across disciplines, and finally presenting my own research during a poster session. This being my first conference, I was certainly very apprehensive at the start. How do you just walk up and talk to PhD students and professors who have an extensive career behind them? How do I introduce myself? What if I feel out of my depth? Fortunately, I very quickly learned that scientists are amazing: smart and thorough, yet humble, encouraging, curious, and extremely open-minded. The first two grad students I talked to during the Sunday Meet & Greet were from Florida State University, and they were so happy to answer all my questions! We talked about high-entropy materials, computational discovery, and general conference advice. Thanks to their initial support, I began to gain the confidence to appro...