With the return of TMS as an in-person conference after lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, several members of the Chawla Research Group travelled to Anaheim California to share their work with the international materials science community. Presenters from the group were Amey Luktuke, John Wu, Swapnil Morankar, Dr. Hamid Torbati-Sarraf, Eugenia Nieto, and Dr. Nikhilesh Chawla. The group thanks the conference organizers and participants.