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Welcome to the Solid State and Materials Chemistry Collaboration Incubator (SSMC-CI) series of summer workshops The SSMC-CI as an annual workshop series to bring researchers from the fields of materials chemistry (both theorists and experimentalists) and materials informatics together for unique, summer-long events focused on materials design. The goal of the workshops is to enable teams of researchers to make substantive progress on current challenges faced by solid-state and materials chemists in the design of new materials by fostering long-lasting collaborations across disciplinary boundaries. The event series is organized to  combine the best aspects of hackathons, conventional workshops and longer (2-3 months) residential programs, providing researchers with protected time in a structured environment to generate ideas and incubate collaborations for new projects at the interface between materials chemistry and materials informatics. SSMC-CI in-person workshop will be held between May 26-29, 2026 at UW–Madison!   Organizers Daniel C. Fredrickson, University of Wisconsin–Madison Nicole A. Benedek, Cornell University Anton Oliynyk, Hunter Colledge, The City University of New York Rie T. Fredrickson, University of Wisconsin–Madison