2026 GLMS Meeting

Overview

Dates: Friday, October 9, 2026  
Location: Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI

Registration Details

Registration

• Students: $25
• Regular Members: $75
• Corporate Members: $300

 Travel Award

• Travel award available for 4 selected student or postdoc attendee: $200 

Platform Presentation Awards

• 1st $150 x 2
• 2nd $100 x 2
• 3rd $75 x 2

Poster Presentation Awards

• 1st $100 x 2
• 2nd $75 x 2
• 3rd $50 x 2
• Fan favorite $100 x 2

Awards are available to presenting students and postdocs (poster or oral presentation) and will be announced at the end of the meeting. Awardees must be present to receive the awards.

Abstract Review

Unless otherwise indicated by the author, all abstracts will be subject to a rigorous peer review. The top three submissions in each category—physical sciences and life sciences—will be selected for oral presentation. All other accepted abstracts will be assigned poster presentations.

Meeting Schedule

Meeting – TBD

Invited Speakers for Materials Sciences:

• Dr. Sriram Vijayan, Michigan Technological University
• Dr. Xiaobing Hu, Northwestern University
• Dr. Chia-Hao Lee, Cornell University

Invited Speakers for Life Sciences: 

• Dr. Caryn Heldt, Michigan Technological University
• Dr. Kevin Eliceiri, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Dr. Wei Zhang, University of Minnesota

Vendor Application Talks

• TBD
• Dr. Anahita Pakzad, Gatan/Ametek. Advances in Detector Technologies for Materials Science: From Low-Dose Imaging to 4D STEM

Vendor Exhibit

TBD

Important Dates

• Friday, October 9, 2026 - Meeting

Suggested Hotels

The following hotels are within 5 miles of the venue. Please book directly through the hotel.

Downloads

• Meeting Flyer
• Meeting Program
• Abstract Template
• Campus Map
• Abstract Book

Contact Info

• Ellen Keene, Meeting Program Chair, Email
• Jing Liang, Life Sciences Director, Email
• Zehao Li, Physical Sciences Director, Email
• Vickie Kimler, Vendor Liason, Email
• Erico Freitas, Local Arrangement Chair, Email