Structured as a professional research conference—where oral presentations and poster presentations are broken up thematically—some of this year’s research themes include biomedical and life sciences; optics, photonics and imaging; energy and sustainability; chemistry and materials sciences and engineering; computer modeling, design and Hence, this year’s presentations feature a gamut of far-reaching innovations—from researching how to increase the energy density of lithium-ion batteries using high-capacity germanium nanoparticles, to analyzing the stress and strain of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.