Location
The Aviator
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January 21, 2026
Past Chairs’ Night
Speaker: Lyndsey McMillon-Brown, Ph.D., Research Engineer, NASA Glenn Research Center
Title: Powering the Next Frontier: Advanced Materials for Energy Applications
Advanced materials are critical for myriad applications spanning from the incremental enhancement of human’s quality of life to disruptive next generation technology that enables space exploration. Here, we will review recent materials development towards advanced energy applications for terrestrial and space applications. This talk will include project overviews, systems analysis, and identifications of technological gaps which the ACS community could aid to close.
Bio: Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown is a research engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center where she focuses on solar cell materials development. She was the lead investigator of one effort to develop solar cells that can be manufactured in space and on the moon and a separate terrestrial effort to improve atmospheric air quality by capturing toxic emissions at their source. Lyndsey was recently awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) the highest honor bestowed by the United States federal government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers. Lyndsey has also received the NASA Early Career Achievement medal and the NASA Space flight awareness trailblazer award for her work developing solar cells for implementation in space and for her dedication to ensuring safety and mission success in support of NASA’s human space flight programs, respectively. Outside of the lab, Lyndsey is a voracious reader and general nature lover. Prior to joining NASA, Lyndsey earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Yale in 2019 where she researched novel materials and nano-patterns for advanced light trapping in solar cells. Lyndsey earned her bachelor’s in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from Miami University in Ohio in 2013.
Schedule:
4:30pm: Executive Committee Meeting
5:30pm: Social time
6:15pm: Dinner
7:00pm: Talk
Menu: GERMAN FEAST
• Chicken Paprikash and Dumplings
• Pork Schnitzel
• Classic Cheese and Potato Pierogies
• Redskin Potatoes with Smoked Paprika
• Traditional “Kraut”
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