This is a diverse show with a lot of different disciplines coming together because you have the three different societies contributing to it. You get a broader swath of different disciplines coming here than there's some other shows. I like the organization in the hall, where we had some of the talks here. And it's also fun to hear all the student activities in the background with the mug drops. Everybody likes a good cheer, so those are all good things for this conference.

Jake Jokisaari, Ph.D, Materials Science Product Manager, Ted Pella, Inc.

Exhibiting at the Advanced Material Show is always a good opportunity to learn about what is the trends in both academia and the industry side.

Qian Yang, MSC., Technical Specialist, Goodfellow

We've done the show a few times already and have always have a good experience. Our customers are here, and our vendors are here, so it's always nice to be able to see familiar faces.”

Kevin P. Hackett, Electro/Mechanical Design, Oxy-Gon Industries, Inc.

It's great because here at The Advanced Materials Show, all the researchers and technical people are walking around trying to learn about all the different products there are, seeing if there's a fit. You can tell everyone is thinking about the different problems they have and talking about them to see if they have the right solution and if we can find the right solution.

Matt Seeboth, President, American Carbon Company

I think it's great to be able to meet some of the students that will be driving the research in the future and being able to meet them now while they're still learning and exploring the different assets of the material science world. Being able to get our products in front of them as well, so they know what is available for the future. And I think any company would benefit from that to be able to show the next generation of scientists what equipment is out there that they could use.

Kevin P. Hackett, Electro/Mechanical Design, Oxy-Gon Industries, Inc.

I would recommend coming to [The Advanced Materials Show] because there's no substitute for one-on-one human interaction. I know that there's a lot of online tools that help to maybe minimize the barriers, but the human interfacing interaction, there's no substitute for it. We find new clients every time we come to a trade show like this.

Sergei Shikov, Ph.D, Sales Engineer & Marketing, Thinky USA, Inc.

The show concentrates the exact community that we serve. This means materials innovators that usually have to balance speed, cost and compliance all in one. It's the ideal show to have these meaningful conversations with those types of people. Connecting with potential customers and industry leaders.

Anna Gomez-Pereira, Senior Business Development, Uncountable

Because of all the new ideas and new concepts coming, [The Advanced Materials Show] is a great networking opportunity for everybody. There's a great sharing of knowledge, especially if we're working towards a goal to make kind of the materials world a better place.

Richard Fitzgerald, Sales/Project Manager, Oxy-Gon Industries, Inc.

We've been happy with the traffic coming through. We've got to meet a lot of customers, known customers and people who have never met us before.

Jake Jokisaari, Ph.D, Materials Science Product Manager, Ted Pella, Inc.

Whether it’s a student who is getting started, or one that is finishing or moving on, the professors, folks from industry, all the exhibitors, its everybody coming together for a common goal. Being here and investing in it and taking part is a benefit and value that you can’t get anywhere else.

Melissa Fauth, President & CEO Application Consultant, FRITSCH Milling & Sizing, Inc.

I would say just the wealth of knowledge on my part that it's amazing to see. The innovative thought process going into a lot of the advanced materials and them allowing and sharing with us [here at the show], it's been kind of neat.

Richard Fitzgerald, Sales/Project Manager, Oxy-Gon Industries, Inc.

It's great to be at The Advanced Materials Show because everyone is so inquisitive. They are talking to exhibitors about a specific product problem they're having. So, it ends up being a collaborative process where we're all working together to make future products and materials of that we're going to have in the future.

Matt Seeboth, President, American Carbon Company