35(+1) challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2025

Aisha N. Bismillah; Alessandro Bismuto; Anna Blakney; Sebastien Callens; Céline Calvino; Stefano Crespi; Ricardo Cruz-Acuña; Andrew Daly; Locke Davenport Huyer; Jamie H. Docherty; Liam Donnelly; Joel A. Finbloom; Pratik Gurnani; Robert Hein; Jennifer Johnstone-Hack; Susan E. Leggett; Nadine Leisgang; Jason Y.C. Lim; Kevin Neumann; Liliang Ouyang; Omar Rifaie-Graham; Charles Romain; Rebecca J. Salthouse; Baihao Shao; Flávia Sousa; Arnaud Thevenon; Ryojun Toyoda; Alexander E. Vlahos; Christina Wegeberg; Jonathan P. Wojciechowski; Ruoxiao Xie; Rong Yang; Jonathan Yeow; Parisa Yousefpour; Nattawut Yuntawattana; Qi Zhang; Connor Wells

doi:10.1016/j.matt.2025.102565

35(+1) challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2025

Aisha N. Bismillah
, Alessandro Bismuto
, Anna Blakney
, Sebastien Callens
, Céline Calvino
, Stefano Crespi
, Ricardo Cruz-Acuña
, Andrew Daly
, Locke Davenport Huyer
, Jamie H. Docherty
, Liam Donnelly
, Joel A. Finbloom
, Pratik Gurnani
, Robert Hein
, Jennifer Johnstone-Hack
, Susan E. Leggett
, Nadine Leisgang
, Jason Y.C. Lim
, Kevin Neumann
, Liliang Ouyang

Omar Rifaie-Graham, Charles Romain, Rebecca J. Salthouse, Baihao Shao, Flávia Sousa, Arnaud Thevenon, Ryojun Toyoda, Alexander E. Vlahos, Christina Wegeberg, Jonathan P. Wojciechowski, Ruoxiao Xie, Rong Yang, Jonathan Yeow, Parisa Yousefpour, Nattawut Yuntawattana, Qi Zhang, Connor Wells^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This year, we present 36 emerging researchers from around the world, all roughly under the age of 35 (or thereabouts). This is our fourth year highlighting emerging researchers in this age group, and this year's cohort was formed through an initial set of invitations from the editorial team, followed by contributors each nominating two peers in a guided, self-propagating pyramid process. The resulting group exemplifies the vibrant diversity and innovation shaping today’s materials science landscape.

Original language	English
Article number	102565
Number of pages	7
Journal	Matter
Volume	8
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102565
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2025

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Bismillah, A. N., Bismuto, A., Blakney, A., Callens, S., Calvino, C., Crespi, S., Cruz-Acuña, R., Daly, A., Davenport Huyer, L., Docherty, J. H., Donnelly, L., Finbloom, J. A., Gurnani, P., Hein, R., Johnstone-Hack, J., Leggett, S. E., Leisgang, N., Lim, J. Y. C., Neumann, K., ... Wells, C. (2025). 35(+1) challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2025. Matter, 8(12), Article 102565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102565

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