Mr. Alan Berger, engineering science senior had the opportunity to serve as a symposium assistant at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting held April 9-13, 2007, in San Francisco, California. As a symposium assistant, Mr. Berger provided technical support for presenters as well as interacted with them throughout the symposium. Mr. Berger participated in the MRS Spring meeting with his faculty research advisor Dr. S. Ashok, Professor of Engineering Science.