Sustainability Innovation

Join industry partners and applied research leadership accelerating the development and deployment of new energy solutions into products and society.

2023 Speakers and Chairs Include:

Helen Zha
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Gavin McIntyre
Ecovative

Zhiyong Cai
USDA

Carlos Quiroz-Aria
Sandia National Laboratories

Tim Barckholtz
ExxonMobil

Joe Cotruvo
Penn State

Tom Lograsso
Ames National Laboratory

Burt Thomas
NETL

Tom Villalon
Phoenix Tailings

Lily Liu
BASF

Jill Martin
Dow Chemicall

Katrina Knauer
NREL

2023 Sector Program - Sustainability Innovation

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7:00	Registration
8:00	TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes
9:00	Challenges and Technologies in Critical Mineral Mining
9:00	Sustainable Polymers
9:00	AI Innovations I
9:00	Energy Storage: Keynotes
10:40	Energy Storage: Flow Batteries
9:00	Industrial Decarbonization: Global Views
1:30	Fusion Manufacturing Innovation Challenge - UK Atomic Energy Authority & Commonwealth Fusion Systems
2:40	Fusion Manufacturing Innovation Challenge - UK Atomic Energy Authority & Commonwealth Fusion Systems
1:30	Extraction of Critical Minerals
1:30	AI Innovations II
1:30	Thermal Energy & Storage
1:30	Industrial Decarbonization: CCS & Hydrogen
1:30	Bio-based Nanomaterial
1:30	TechConnect Innovation Pitches: Energy, Efficiency, Environment
1:30	NSF Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA) - Partnering (Pre-Registration Required)
4:00	TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, Corporate Scout Speed Dating, Army xTech Showcase, Poster Session I (4:00 - 6:00)
4:00	TechConnect Business Team Meet & Greet
4:00	TechConnect Corporate Scout Speed Dating
4:00	Industrial Decarbonization - Posters
4:00	Bio-based Materials - Posters
	Tuesday June 20
8:30	Joint TechConnect & SBIR/STTR Keynote Program
10:30	Rare Earths & Critical Materials - Keynotes
10:30	Emerging Battery Chemistries
10:30	Industrial Decarbonization: Bioresources
10:30	Bio-based & Bio-inspired Materials
10:30	Nano4Earth - National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
10:30	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 1 Accelerators for Security and Medicine
1:30	Battery Innovation
1:30	Sustainability & Efficiency Innovations
1:30	TechConnect Innovation Pitches: Energy, Efficiency, Environmental II
3:00	TechConnect Innovation Pitches: AI, Data, Cyber, Software II
1:00	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 2 NIR Laser Technologies for Scientific Research
2:00	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 3 MIR and LWIR Laser Technologies for Scientific Research
3:00	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 4 High Power Industrial Accelerator Technologies - RF Sources
3:40	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 5 High Power Industrial Accelerator Technologies - Linacs
4:40	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Working with the DOE National Laboratories' Accelerator R&D Capabilities - information session open to all
4:00	TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, SBIR/STTR Program Office Meetup, Army xTech Showcase, Poster Session II (4:00 - 6:00)
4:00	TechConnect Business Team Meet & Greet
4:00	EPA P3 National Student Design Competition Showcase
4:00	SBIR/STTR Pavilion
4:00	Materials for Sustainable Building - Posters
4:00	Rare Earths & Critical Materials - Posters
4:00	Sustainability & Efficiency Innovations - Posters
4:00	Fuel Cells & Hydrogen - Posters
	Wednesday June 21
8:30	Registration
9:00	Rare Earths and Permanent Magnets - Innovations & Challenges
9:00	Recent Advances in Hydrogen
9:00	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 1 - Industrial Partnerships in Accelerator Technology
10:30	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 2 - Accelerator Physics and Simulation
12:40	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 3 Superconducting Accelerator R&D
2:20	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 4 New Particle Sources and Accelerator Concepts

Program
	Monday June 19

7:00	Registration	Convention Center Pre-Function

8:00	TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes	Maryland A
	Session chair: Matthew Laudon, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
8:00	Welcome to TechConnect M. Laudon, TechConnect ATI, US
8:05	TechConnect Overview: Connecting Research, Accelerating Innovation D. Yablon, J. Rocha, TechConnect ATI, US
8:15	Army xTech - Innovation Acceleration A. D'Agostino, Army xTech, US
8:30	The Future of Biosensing: Detecting Emerging Properties that Signal Underlying Disease Susceptibilities L. Sohn, University of California, Berkeley, US

9:00	Challenges and Technologies in Critical Mineral Mining	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
9:00	Full-value Copper Mining: A Gateway to Critical Mineral Resources S. Duyvesteyn, D. Wellman, K. Jenkins, C. Eyzaguirre, C. Smith, Rio Tinto, US
9:20	Understading China’s Rare Earth Subsidies and Structural Advantages J. Kennedy, ThREE Consulting, US
9:40	Rare Earth Elements: Changing Supplies and Market Sector Demands M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
10:00	Portable Luminescent Sensing Technologies for Economically Critical Metal Ions S. Crawford, J. Baltrus, K-J Kim, N. Diemler, National Energy Technology Laboratory/Leidos, US
10:20	Art of the Possible: High Energy Synchrotron X-Ray Radiation for Mine Tailings Characterization in Re-mining Operations G. Ray, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, Cornell University, US

9:00	Sustainable Polymers	National Harbor 8
	Session chair: Yuming Lai, Dow Chemical, US & Maksim E. Shivokhin, ExxonMobil, US
9:00	Transforming Plastic Waste for a Low Carbon, Circular Economy J. Martin, M.J. Hogg, A. Coleman, D. Chatman-Moore, V. Shah, E. Ruiz, Dow Inc., US
9:25	Rethinking Materials: From Molecular Recycling to Food Service A. Detwiler, Eastman, US
9:50	Recyclable-by-Design Plastics for the Future C.J. Tassone, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and BOTTLE, US
10:15	Break
10:25	Multimodal Characterization of Degraded and Consumer Polyolefins Towards Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships in a Sustainable Plastics Economy S. Orski, National Institute of Standards & Technology, US
10:50	Generation and identification of microplastics under accelerated UV weathering L-P Sung, S.S. Jhang, S. Rostampour, R. Cook, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
11:10	Solvents-based Green Recycling Process of Polystyrene and Associated Copolymers J-M. Pin, Polystyvert Inc., CA
11:35	Rethinking Plastics – Approaches and Contributions from BASF Plastics Additives Group L. Liu, BASF, US
12:00	High Throughput Methods for The Development of Polymeric Stabilizers for The Mechanical Dispersion Process. T.H. Kalantar, M. Ladika, G. Strandburg, A. Safir, S. Zong, Dow Chemical, US

9:00	AI Innovations I	Chesapeake A
	Session chair: Amarda Shehu, George Mason University, US
9:00	Detection of Organic Cofactors Binding Sites via Deep Learning B. Jacobson, University of New Mexico, US
9:25	Predicting Antimalarial Activity of Compounds using SMILES strings and Machine Learning: A Study on the Relationship between Chemical Structure and Molecular Properties in the fight against Malaria C. Ekenna, University at Albany, US
9:50	Generative design for small molecule drugs A. Roy, Norachem, US
10:10	Break
10:20	Creating the Extended Reality of the Future with Artificial Intelligence and Computational Design L-F. Yu, George Mason University, US
10:45	Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) Physics-Based Dimensionality Reduction N. Loychik, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US
11:05	Why You Need to Start Preparing for the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA): Understanding its Impact on Enterprises M. O'Malley, SenecaGlobal, US
11:25	Automated Detection and Classification of Vehicle Dashboard Warning Lights for Improved Understanding of Vehicle Condition W. Giegerich, T.S. Porter, K. Shuttleworth, L. Forte III, Ph.J. Schneider, K.W. Oh, University at Buffalo, US

9:00	Energy Storage: Keynotes	National Harbor 13
	Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US
9:00	TBA I. Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy
9:25	Redflow's unique journey to achieving scale for zinc bromine flow batteries M. Higgins, Redflow, US
9:50	The Antora thermal battery module: Providing on-demand zero-emissions heat and power, cheaper than fossil fuel. J. Briggs, Antora Energy
10:15	Low Cost Locally Manufactured Marine Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Systems J. Cotrell, RCAM Technologies, Inc., US

10:40	Energy Storage: Flow Batteries	National Harbor 13
	Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US
10:40	Nonaqueous Sodium-Based Catholytes for Redox Flow Batteries E. Self, M. Lehmann, G. Yang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
11:00	Develop Low-cost Membranes for non-aqueous Redox-flow Batteries G. Yang, M. Lehmann, E. Self, R. Sacci, T. Saito, J. Nanda, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
11:20	Exploring redox chemistries beyond metal-ligand complexes for high voltage non-aqueous flow batteries S. Maurya, B.L. Davis, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US
11:40	Substituted [3]radialenes as two-electron catholytes for non-aqueous redox flow batteries F. Hasan, R. Poirier, T. Anderson, C. Bejger, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, US

9:00	Industrial Decarbonization: Global Views	National Harbor 6
	Session chair: Tim Barckholtz, ExxonMobil, US & Carlos Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US
9:00	DOE Overview of Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Research, Development, and Demonstration A. Shultz, U.S. Department of Energy, US
9:25	On the role and value of BECCS in deep decarbonisation scenarios N. Mac Dowell, Imperial College London, UK
9:50	Decarbonizing Industrial Processes Utilizing Concentrating Solar Thermal Input A. Ambrosini, Sandia National Laboratories, US
10:15	Technology Enabling Low Carbon Intensity Hydrogen Production and Use J.M. McMullan, ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Technology, US
10:40	Decarbonization of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF), Wet-Waste Transformation and Destruction of Forever Chemicals: Two Problematic Birds, One Sustainable Stone W. Lovins, T. Gross, AECOM, US

1:30	Fusion Manufacturing Innovation Challenge - UK Atomic Energy Authority & Commonwealth Fusion Systems	Maryland 3
	Session chair: Jonathan Jakischa & Katie Bornfleth, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
1:30	Fusion Challenge - Introduction J. Jakischa, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
1:45	Welcome - UKAEA & CFS TBA, UK Atomic Energy Authority & Commonwealth Fusion Systems, UK
2:00	Challenge Pitch: AlchLight AlchLight, LLC, US
2:07	Challenge Pitch: ALSYMEX ALSYMEX, FR
2:14	Challenge Pitch: Dr. Fritsch GmbH & Co. KG Dr. Fritsch GmbH & Co. KG, DE
2:21	Challenge Pitch: Faraday Technology Faraday Technology, Inc., US
2:28	Challenge Pitch: Fourier LLC Fourier LLC, US
	Review Panelist H. Lewtas, UK Atomic Energy Authority, UK
	Review Panelist J. Deshpande, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, UK
	Review Panelist L. Aucott, UK Atomic Energy Authority, UK
	Review Panelist D. Raghu, Kaleidescope Energy, US
	Review Panelist R. Dylla-Spears, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US
	Review Panelist A. Lumsdaine, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US

2:40	Fusion Manufacturing Innovation Challenge - UK Atomic Energy Authority & Commonwealth Fusion Systems	Maryland 3
2:40	Challenge Pitch: Imperial College London Imperial College London, US
2:47	Challenge Pitch: Transition45 Technologies, Inc. Transition45 Technologies, Inc., US
2:54	Challenge Pitch: Unitive Design and Analysis Unitive Design and Analysis Ltd, US
3:01	Challenge Pitch: University of Nottingham University of Nottingham, US
3:08	Challenge Pitch: Baugh and Weedon NDE Ltd Baugh and Weedon NDE Ltd, US
	Review Panelist H. Lewtas, UK Atomic Energy Authority, UK
	Review Panelist J. Deshpande, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, UK
	Review Panelist L. Aucott, UK Atomic Energy Authority, UK
	Review Panelist D. Raghu, Kaleidescope Energy, US
	Review Panelist R. Dylla-Spears, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US
	Review Panelist A. Lumsdaine, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US

1:30	Extraction of Critical Minerals	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Andriy Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US
1:30	High Efficiency, Green, Clean Domestic Separation and Purification A. Malofsky, S. Potluri, Rare Earth Technologies, US
1:50	Harvesting Rare-Earth Elements from Coal Fly Ash Using Recyclable Reagents L. Stoy, Rivalia Chemical Co., US
2:10	High Temperature Rare Earth Element (REE) Extraction Technology K. Merichko, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, US
2:30	Understanding the Chemistry of REE Leaching from Phosphoric Acid Sludge P. Zhang, H. Liang, A. Medley, T. Levitskaia, Y. Katsenovich, FIPR Institute, Florida Poly, US
2:50	Lithium Extraction using Thermal and Cyclonic Brine Concentration X. Zhang, B. Abbasi, T. Hudson, B. Abbasi, Oregon State University, US
3:10	Application of Supported Liquid Membranes for Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage and other Low-Grade Feedstocks H. Hsu-Kim, A. Middleton, B.C. Hedin, Duke University, US

1:30	AI Innovations II	Chesapeake A
	Session chair: Craig Yu, George Mason University, US
1:30	Automated Classification of Electric Vehicle Models and Drivetrains by Means of Magnetic Field Characterization via Machine Learning W. Giegerich, Dennis Federoshin, Philip Gentz, Livio Forte III, Ph.J. Schneider, K.W. Oh, University at Buffalo, US
1:50	Neural Networks and the Problem of Style in Art Attribution V. Sundaram, A. Coyle, Southern Methodist University, US
2:10	Utilizing AI & Wearable Technology to Optimize Physical Performance in Military Personnel H. Bundele, ibLaunch Company, US
2:30	Break
2:40	Artificial Intelligence for Visual Battlefield Awareness M. Karnes, Ubihere, US
3:00	Investigating Intersection Safety with 3D Object Detection and Digital Twin Technology from Video Data D. Patel, A. Nayeem, R. Alfaris, M. Jalayer, Rowan University, US
3:20	Predictive Human Motion Using Physics-Based Avatars for Unreal Engine 4 T. Klopfenstein, R. Bhatt, K. Malek, University of Iowa Technology Institute, US
3:40	Graph Anomaly Dection R. Karn, V. Sundaram, SMU Dallas, US

1:30	Thermal Energy & Storage	National Harbor 13
	Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US
1:55	The lowest-cost national-scale storage option: storing heat at room temperature in buildings K. Gluesenkamp, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
2:20	Experimental Testing and Modelling of Gravel Packed Bed Heat Storage L. McLaughlin, N. Schroeder, W. Gerstle, Sandia National Laboratories, US
2:40	Research on Low-Cost and Safe Battery Chemistry for LDES Applications G. Li, Pacific Northwest National Lab, US
3:00	Developing Batteries Worth Their Salt: Technical Advances for Cost Effective Molten Sodium Batteries E.D. Spoerke, A. Maraschky, M. Meyerson, A. Peretti, S. Percival, L. Small, Sandia National Laboratories, US
3:20	Thermally Controlled Integrated Energy Storage Device for DoD Applications M.K. Ram, PolyMaterials App, LLC, US

1:30	Industrial Decarbonization: CCS & Hydrogen	National Harbor 6
	Session chair: Tim Barckholtz, ExxonMobil, US & Carlos Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US
1:30	Current and near-future decarbonization options for steelmaking D. Pistorius, Carnegie Mellon University, US
1:55	What does net-zero industry look like? N. Sunny, N. Mac Dowell, Imperial College London, UK
2:15	Insights and Best Practices for Planning and Executing Geologic Sequestration Projects J. Lemaster, T. Eggeman, S. Quillinan, F. McLaughlin, Carbon Solutions, US
2:35	Thermo-catalytic Decomposition of Methane to Produce hydrogen Using Carbon as Catalyst M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
2:55	Challenges and Considerations of Implementing Carbon Capture at Industrial Point Sources A. Erickson, Sargent & Lundy, US
3:15	Techno-economic assessments of fuels or electricity production from biomass with CO2 capture H. Luo, E.D. Larson, Princeton University, US

1:30	Bio-based Nanomaterial	Chesapeake C
	Session chair: Helen Zha, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US
1:30	Recent Development in Microfibrillated Cellulose and Mineral/Microfibrillated Cellulose Composite Materials Y. Jin, D. Skuse, S. Ireland, FiberLean® Technologies Ltd., UK
1:55	Sustainable composite development through use of different form and scale of cellulose fibers and their applications via additive manufacturing from a yacht roof mold to a 3D-printed house H.L. Tekinalp, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
2:20	Lignin - Potential Sources for Carbon Nagative Building Materials Z. Cai, Q. Yan, Forest Products Laboratory, US
2:45	Super Strong Wood Materials for A Sustainable Built Environment J. Dai, InventWood, US
3:10	Metal Cation Enabled Production of Hydrophobic and Water-resistant Lignocellulosic Packaging Materials and Tableware X. Zhang, Mississippi State University, US

1:30	TechConnect Innovation Pitches: Energy, Efficiency, Environment	Maryland 1
	Session chair: S. Bagheri, University of Waterloo, CA
1:30	Emerald Technology Ventures Innovation Spotlight N. Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA
1:45	Enhanced energy recovery from natural geothermal energy resources, and clean water restoration and protection J. Johnston, CaSil Technologies Limited, US
1:52	JANiiT – Advanced Energy Management System T. Checca, Maplewell Energy, US
1:59	Real-Time Paramagnetic Sensing for Oil Field Optimization and Process Control J. Lovell, MicroSilicon, US
2:06	Natrion: A Leading Technologies’ Company in Solid-State Battery Components A. Kosyakov, Natrion, US
2:13	Membrane Biofilm Reactor (MBfR) C. Ray, Precient Technologies LLC, US
2:20	River Otter Reactor (ROR) - a waste and water solution system A. Thomas, River Otter Renewables, Inc, US
2:27	Robotic routing for uncrewed finfish farming R. Huber, Radmantis, US
2:34	in-water refueling system D. Mayer, TechLink, US
	Review Panelist N. Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA
	Review Panelist S. Bagheri, University of Waterloo, CA
	Review Panelist P. Parthiban, Just Venture Labs, US
	Review Panelist M. Mazzocco, Alytic, Inc. (U.S. Navy), US

1:30	NSF Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA) - Partnering (Pre-Registration Required)	Annapolis 1
	Join ERVA and TechConnect for a Workshop and help us ideate engineering research priorities that advance U.S. R&D and solve society's most vexing problems.

4:00	TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, Corporate Scout Speed Dating, Army xTech Showcase, Poster Session I (4:00 - 6:00)	Expo Hall AB

4:00	TechConnect Business Team Meet & Greet	Expo Hall AB

4:00	TechConnect Corporate Scout Speed Dating	Expo Hall AB
	Arkema, US
	BryceTech, US
	Dundee Precious Metals, US
	Henkel, DE
	Linde, IE
	Rio Tinto, US
	TechLink, US
	Resonac, US
	Raytheon, US
	Saint-Gobain, FR
	Koch Modular Process, US
	Dow, US
	ATI - Innovation Funding Pipeline, US
	ATI - Navy ManTech, US
	ATI - Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Consortium, US
	ATI - Medical & CBRN Defense Consortium, US

4:00	Industrial Decarbonization - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Carbon Catalyzed Thermo-catalytic Decomposition of Methane: Connecting Nanostructure to Deposition Conditions and Rates M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
	Development of the Joule Hive™ High Temperature Thermal Battery to Electrify Industry B. Truong, D. Stack, P. Stephenson, Electrified Thermal Solutions, US
	The Role of Biochar Concentration on the Structure and Electrical Performance of MnO2-Biochar Composite Electrodes for Supercapacitor Applications. T. Sadowski, M. Martone, V. Adamski, A. Grynyk, K. Roman, J. Scanley, R. Singhal, C. Broadbridge, Southern CT State University, US
	Decarbonization of the US Steel Industry J.H. Ng, K. Lee, G. Zang, P. Sun, E. Amgad, Argonne National Laboratory, US
	Assessing the Feasibility and Cost of Decarbonizing the U.S. Refinery Sector P. Sun, V. Cappello, A. Elgowainy, P. Vyawahare, O. Ma, K. Podkaminer, N. Rustagi, M. Koleva, M. Melaina., Argonne National Laboratory, US
	Spirulina-laden cements for green construction materials: effects of algae incorporation on the mechanical properties and environmental impact of cement M-Y. Lin, P. Grandgeorge, A.M. Jimenez, C. Quiroz-Arita, E. Roumeli, University of Washington, US
	Strong and Stiff Bioplastics from Spirulina Cells H. Iyer, P. Grandgeorge, A.M. Jimenez, I.R. Campbell, M. Parker, M. Holden, M. Venkatesh, C. Quiroz-Arita, E. Roumeli, University of Washington, US
	Low-Carbon Dialkoxyalkanoate (DAOA) Diesel Fuels N.R. Myllenbeck, C. Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US

4:00	Bio-based Materials - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Universal Precursor for Efficient Sugar Synthesis Z. Na, C.C. Keen, National University of Singapore, SG
	Total value chain testing solutions for biodiesel and bioethanol production – from feedstock to final blend C. Stephan, N. Lancaster, PerkinElmer Inc, CA
	Tuesday June 20

8:30	Joint TechConnect & SBIR/STTR Keynote Program	Maryland A
	Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, TechConnect Division ATI
8:35	Fast-tracking National R&D Opportunities M. Stebbins, ATI, US
8:50	Materials & Manufacturing Innovation Priorities J. Sopcisak, Manufacturing Capability Expansion & Investment Prioritization (MCEIP), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (OASD) for Industrial Base Policy (IBP), US
9:15	SBIR/STTR Keynote Panel: Investment, Innovation, & Strategic Capital for Critical Technologies – SBIR/STTR, US
	E. Page-Littleford, Office of Investment & Innovation, US
	B. DeVries, Office of Investment & Innovation, US
	J. Rathje, DoD, US

10:30	Rare Earths & Critical Materials - Keynotes	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
10:30	Substitutions as an Effective Strategy for Mitigating Supply Chain Risks T. Lograsso, Ames Laboratory, US
10:55	An R&D portfolio to help commercialize America’s abundant unconventional critical mineral resources. R.B. Thomas, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
11:20	Biomolecular rare earth extraction and separation using lanmodulin J.A. Mattocks, Z. Dong, G.J.-P. Deblonde, Y. Jiao, D.M. Park, J.A. Cotruvo Jr, The Pennsylvania State University, US

10:30	Emerging Battery Chemistries	National Harbor 13
	Session chair: Erik Spoerke, Sandia National Laboratories, US
10:30	Metal-CO2 batteries for effective CO2 conversion and energy storage W. Choi, University of North Texas, US
10:55	Progress Towards the Development and Understanding of Energy Dense Rechargeable Batteries Utilizing Zn and Cu T.N. Lambert, B.R. Wygant, C. Wright, J. Gallaway, A. Stavola, E. Zimmerer, V. DeAngelis, J. Mueller, O. Dutta, I. Vasiliev, K. Acharya, N. Paudel, B. Magar, Sandia National Laboratories, US
11:15	Development of High-voltage Supercapacitor for Future Decarbonized Energy Storage Solutions A. Ray, C. Krasmann, B. Saruhan, German Aerospace Center (DLR), DE

10:30	Industrial Decarbonization: Bioresources	Chesapeake 3
	Session chair: Tim Barckholtz, ExxonMobil, US & Carlos Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US
10:30	Welcome to the Post Pollution Future with LanzaTech T. Dower, LanzaTech, US
10:55	Renewable Methanol Conversion to Lower Emissions Fuels A. Behkish, S.H. Brown, D.C. Dankworth, M.A. Deimund, M.T. Kapelewski, K.H. Kuechler, M.P. Lanci, L.R. Martens, J.M. McMullan, S. Li, B. O’Neill, A. Souvaliotis, K. Trivedi, S. Weigel, A. Wiersum, L. Zhang, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, US
11:20	Decarbonization of Wastewater Treatment with Microalgae Processes. J. Polle, S. Blackwell, C. Lesne, J. Coyne, B. Crowe, J. Benemann, T. Lundquist, MicroBio Engineering Inc., US

10:30	Bio-based & Bio-inspired Materials	Chesapeake 11
	Session chair: Helen Zha, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US
10:30	Biopolymers for materials, tissues and foods towards a sustainable future D. Kaplan, Tufts University, US
10:55	Bioengineering Protein Universe: Food, Feed, Materials M. Demirel, The Pennsylvania State University, US
11:20	Circular Biomaterials at Industrial Scales S. Lomnes, Ecovative Design, US
11:45	Sustainable Synthesis of Silk-Inspired Polymers A. Connor, M. Koffas, R.H. Zha, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US

10:30	Nano4Earth - National Nanotechnology Coordination Office	Chesapeake C
10:30	Overview remarks Q. Spadola, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, US
10:40	Reducing waste in the production of nanoelectronics J. Draa, Grolltex, Inc., US
10:50	Carbon Nanotubes to Enable 1000x Reduction in Data Center Computing J. Provine, Aligned Carbon, US
11:00	Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Fabrication of Multilayer Nanocomposites V.M. Boddu, Office of Research and Development (ORD), US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), US
11:10	Protein-based nanoparticles as bioengineered platforms for pesticide delivery I. González-Gamboa and N. Steinmetz, University of California San Diego, US
	Panelist P. Antunez, Brookhaven National Laboratory, US
	Panelist C. Allen-Chu, Clark Street Associates, US
	Panelist H. Henry, National Institutes of Health, US
	Panelist M. Kiley, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, US
	Panelist B. Brough, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, US

10:30	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 1 Accelerators for Security and Medicine	Maryland 5
	Session chair: Eric Colby, U.S. Department of Energy, US
10:30	Introduction & Welcome E. Colby, U.S. Department of Energy, US
10:50	Development of Compact Carbon Beam Scanners for Cancer Therapy B. Mustapha, Argonne National Laboratory, US
11:10	Compact High Efficiency Traveling Wave Linac with Pulse-to-Pulse Tunable Energy V. Dolgashev, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, US
11:30	Adaptive Machine Learning for Control of Compact Accelerators A. Scheinker, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US

1:30	Battery Innovation	National Harbor 13
	Session chair: Erik Spoerke, Sandia National Laboratories, US
1:30	Sodium-ion Batteries – Moving from Over-Hyped to Reality, What are they Really? J. Pouchet, Natron Energy, US
1:55	EC-Leach: Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling D.E. Molina, M. Shi, B. Adhikari, J. Klaehn, L. Diaz, T. Lister, Idaho National Laboratory, US
2:15	Critical Materials Recovery from Recycled Lithium-ion Batteries M. Shi, D.E. Molina Montes de Oca, L.A. Diaz, J.R. Klaehn, A.D. Wilson, T.E. Lister, Idaho National Laboratory, US
2:35	The Search For Materials That Are Attractive To “Natural” Li Diffusion And Structurally Stable Using AES And LEED J. Ociepa, M. Adam, B. Checinski, OCI Vacuum Microengineering Inc., CA
2:55	Developments of Solid Components for Manufacturing Nanostructure Metal-Organic Superconductive Memcapacitive Josephson Junctions Energy Storage Systems at Room-Temperature E.T. Chen, J.T. Thornton, S-H. Duh, Advanced Biomimetic Sensors, Inc., US

1:30	Sustainability & Efficiency Innovations	Chesapeake C
	Session chair: Cy Wilson, NASA Langley Research Center, US
1:30	Advances in Solid Phase Colloidal Materials for Environmental Remediation J. Freim, Regenesis Bioremediation, US
1:50	Solid Waste Reduction via Waste-to-Energy: Experience with Trashology’s On-Site Waste-to-Energy System M. Young, S. Armstrong, J. Farias, R. Thompson, W. Wang, Trashology, US
2:10	Compact, high-power superconducting radio-frequency accelerators for environmental applications G. Ciovati, A. Castilla-Loeza, G. Cheng, U. Pudasaini, R. Rimmer, H. Vennekate, H. Wang, S. Wang, J. Anderson, B. Coriton, L. Holland, D. Packard, K. Thackston, C. Bott, R. Pearce, Xi Li, D. Knappe, F. Hannon, T. Schultheiss, J. Rathke, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, US
2:30	Advances in Electrostatic Filter Technology Enables Smart Filter Producing Increase in IAQ, Lowered Energy Cost, and Reduced Waste L. Rothenberg, Agentis Air LLC, US
2:50	Qualifying climate-tech for the market: Safety and sustainability considerations J.A. Shatkin, K.J. Ong, J.D. Ede, Vireo Advisors, LLC, US
3:10	H Quest Vanguard Inc.: Low-cost hydrogen production from natural gas through microwave plasma pyrolysis G. Skoptsov, H Quest Vanguard Inc., US

1:30	TechConnect Innovation Pitches: Energy, Efficiency, Environmental II	Maryland 1
	Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
1:30	Highly Conductive Covalently Bonded Electrodes for Fast Charging Li-ion Batteries S. Bagheri, University of Waterloo, CA
1:37	Aluminum Cerium Alloys and Composites for Harsh Service Conditions C. Forney, Ames National Laboratory, US
1:44	Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells V. Agnihotri, The Australian National University, AU
1:51	Ammonia Powered Fuel Cell-based Electric Vehicle M. LI, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
1:58	Organic lighting devices M. Kocherga, Margik Inc., US
2:05	High strength aluminum/calcium composite conductor cable C. Forney, Ames National Laboratory, US
2:12	Advanced alkaline water electrolysis stack for green hydrogen production M.S. Kim, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), KR
2:27	High Performance Dual-band and High Gain Antenna A. Cerqueira Sodré Junior, Inatel – Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações, BR
	Review Panelist M. Wu, RISE Consortium, US
	Review Panelist R. Roley, USINDOPACOM, US
	Review Panelist N. Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA
	Review Panelist J. Bindra, University of Ottawa , CA

3:00	TechConnect Innovation Pitches: AI, Data, Cyber, Software II	Maryland 1
	Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, TechConnect Division ATI
3:00	Jaseci: a technology stack for bleeding edge AI J. Mars, JaseciLabs, US
3:07	edgeCore - Digital Twin Solution Driving Increased AI/ML Accuracy and Time to Value J. Jarman, edgeTI, US
3:14	Risk-informed Cyber Asset Management R. Safran, KeyCaliber, Inc., US
3:21	Datalink-Enabled AI for Fire Optimization Y. Mirchandani, Neoskye Inc., US
3:28	Santos - the only physics-based virtual human model T. Klopfenstein, University of Iowa Technology Institute, US
	Review Panelist R. Roley, USINDOPACOM, US
	Review Panelist M. Schweitzer, Navy CIO, US
	Review Panelist J. Fanelli, Navy CIO, US

1:00	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 2 NIR Laser Technologies for Scientific Research	Maryland 5
	Session chair: Eric Colby, U.S. Department of Energy, US
1:00	A Novel Coherent Combining Approach Towards High Peak and High Average Power Ultrafast Lasers Phase III A. Galvanauskas, University of Michigan, US
1:20	Scaling high energy utrafast Yb-based lasers for compact accelerators and applications J. Rocca, Colorado State University, US
1:40	Energy and Power Scaling of Nonlinearly Compressed Ultrashort Laser Pulses using Coherent Pulse Combining T. Zhou, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US

2:00	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 3 MIR and LWIR Laser Technologies for Scientific Research	Maryland 5
	Session chair: Eric Colby, U.S. Department of Energy, US
2:00	Optical Materials for Ultrahigh-Power Long-Wave Infrared Lasers M. Polyanskiy, Brookhaven National Laboratory, US
2:20	Novel, Middle and Long Wave Infrared Laser Sources For Accelerator Applications S. Mirov, University of Alabama, Birmingham, US

3:00	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 4 High Power Industrial Accelerator Technologies - RF Sources	Maryland 5
	Session chair: Eric Colby, U.S. Department of Energy, US
3:00	Electrostatic potential depression and its applications H. Xu, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US
3:20	Progress of the Design and Testing of an L-Band, High Efficiency, 100 kW average power RF Amplifier for Accelerator Applications M. Othman, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, US

3:40	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 5 High Power Industrial Accelerator Technologies - Linacs	Maryland 5
	Session chair: Eric Colby, U.S. Department of Energy, US
3:40	Progress on the Development of A High Efficiency 1 MW, 1 MeV Linac for Industrial Applications M. Shumail, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, US
4:00	Design and Prototyping for a Compact 10 MeV SRF Accelerator for Irradiation Purposes – Year 2 G. Ciovati, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, US

4:40	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Working with the DOE National Laboratories' Accelerator R&D Capabilities - information session open to all	Maryland 5
	Session chair: Eric Colby, U.S. Department of Energy, US
4:40	DOE ARDAP Program Managers

4:00	TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, SBIR/STTR Program Office Meetup, Army xTech Showcase, Poster Session II (4:00 - 6:00)	Expo Hall AB

4:00	TechConnect Business Team Meet & Greet	Expo Hall AB

4:00	EPA P3 National Student Design Competition Showcase	Expo Hall AB

4:00	SBIR/STTR Pavilion	Expo Hall AB
	U.S. Department of Defense, US
	U.S. Navy, US
	U.S. Air Force, US
	U.S. Army, US
	HHS/NIH, US
	U.S. Department of Energy, US
	USSOCOM, US
	DARPA, US
	NSF, US
	DHS, US
	DHA, US
	NASA, US
	USDA, US
	CDC, US
	NOAA, US
	MDA, US
	EPA, US
	US DOT, US
	US Department of Education, US
	US SBA, US

4:00	Materials for Sustainable Building - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Process Development Results Coupled with Techno-Economic Analysis and Market Survey for Coal-based Bricks & Blocks (CBBs) J. Heim, R.L. Vander Wal, The Pennsylvania State University, US
	Properties of cement paste containing innovative reclaimed cement S. Abubakri, J. Pizzillo, I. Mantawy, G. Lomboy, Rowan University, US
	Energy Efficient and Tunable Air Filter Can save Energy and Increase IAQ L. Rothenberg, Agentis Air LLC, US
	A Novel Experimental Method for Characterising Nano Insulating Materials (NIM) And Infill Gases O. Abunumah, P. Ogunlude, E. Gobina, A. Giwa, E. Ogoun, R. Prabhu, The Robert Gordon University, UK
	End of Life Options for Wind Turbine Blades C. Cameron, J. Baxter, M. Creighton, Drexel University, US

4:00	Rare Earths & Critical Materials - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Cerium Separation from Energy-Relevant Elements with Structured Ligands H.B. Vibbert, A.W.S. Ooi, A.-H.A. Park, Columbia University, US
	Development of Ligand-based Hybrid Systems to Sustainably Recover Energy-Relevant Metals from Unconventional Resources A.W.S. Ooi, H.B. Vibbert, A.-H.A. Park, Columbia University, US
	Enhancing the Electrophoretic Separation of Rare Earth Elements Through Complexation with Carboxylate Ligands C.L. Tolbert, S.S. Bamane, G.M. Pawar, M.E. Case, C.M. Hill, R.V. Fox, Idaho National Laboratory, US
	Illuminating the Difference in Photochemical Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactivity in Model Rare Earth Metal-Organic Complexes I. Douair, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US
	Global and U.S Rare Earth Element End Use Allocations Balanced by Production M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
	Biologically Based Rare Earth Recovery and Separations S. Napieralski, W.R Henson, C. Immethun, B. Heater, C. Hart, H. Zurier, S. Banta, K. Kucharzyk, Battelle Memorial Institute, US
	Development of Rapid and Scalable Biotechnologies for Selective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements E. Perkins, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, US
	Scalable Biosorption of Rare Earth Elements Using Bacillus Subtilis Spores C. Clark, A. Thompson, C. Griggs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center, US
	Investigating Recycled Battery Materials using a Range of Analytical Methods C. Stephan, K. Evans, PerkinElmer Inc, CA
	Use of Tetrataenite as a Magnetic Material in Nuclear Engineering Applications D. LaBrier, A. Tahhan-Acosta, C. Pitcher, Idaho State University, US
	Liquid-Liquid Solvent Extraction for the Efficient Recovery of Critical Metals and Rare Earth Elements D. Glatz, Koch Modular Process Systems, US

4:00	Sustainability & Efficiency Innovations - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	From Gorillas to Humans: Sustainability in an Interconnected World M. Trebilcock Jr., D. Kachevas, K. Kaul, MCPC, US
	Room Temperature HCHO Conversion using Oxygen Vacancy-Rich TiO2 Supported Noble Metal Catalyst J. Jurng, W. Ahmad, Y. Oh, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, KR
	The OTV: A Novel Power Electronic Device for Energy Efficiency K. Sampayan, S. Sampayan, Opcondys, Inc., US
	Innovative optical technology applied to CO2 storage geophysical monitoring M. Verliac, A. Berzanskis, TotalEnergies, FR
	Biological Integrated Systems For Carbon Capture A. Irarrazaval, R. Macedo, F. De Caso, Carbon BioCapture LLC, US
	Performance of Recyclable Solar Module with Termoplastic Encapsulant H-H. Hsieh, Industrial technology research institute, TW
	End of Life Photovoltaic Panels: Recent Recycling Technology Development L. Jiao, Grand Valley State University, US

4:00	Fuel Cells & Hydrogen - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	New Highly Graphitized N-Doped Porous Carbon as a Robust Support for Pt Fuel Cell H-Y Lee, C-H Shin, T.H. Yu, W.A. Goddard III, J-S Yu, DGIST, KR
	A metallic hydride synthesis based on Ti-V-Cr to be used as hydrogen storage J.A. Amézquita Martínez, O.A. Vargas Ceballos, D.Y. Peña Ballesteros, Universidad Industrial de Santander, CO
	Wednesday June 21

8:30	Registration	Convention Center Pre-Function

9:00	Rare Earths and Permanent Magnets - Innovations & Challenges	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Andriy Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US
9:00	Securing America’s Supply Chains: Highlights of USG Critical Minerals Efforts L.E. Friedersdorf, Office of Science and Technology Policy, US
9:25	NdFeB Permanent Magnets: Projected Demand Comparisons Across End Use Sectors J.W. Heim II, R.L. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
9:45	Mechanically robust high magnetic-performance Sm-Co sintered magnets through microstructure engineering B. Cui, Ames National Laboratory, US
10:05	Enhanced magnetic anisotropy in lanthanum M-type hexaferrites by quantum-confined charge transfer D. Paudyal, C. Bhandari, M.E. Flatté, Ames National Laboratory, US
10:25	Additive Manufacturing of NdFeB Bonded Permanent Magnets: Prospects and Challenges M. Parans Paranthaman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
10:45	Room Temperature Electrorefining of Critical Metals from End-of-Life Permanent Magnets V. Murugesan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US

9:00	Recent Advances in Hydrogen	National Harbor 13
	Session chair: John Kopasz, Argonne National Laboratory, US
9:00	Advanced Light-Weight HTPEM Fuel Cells for the Aviation Industry. Performance evaluation and development progress. A. Ivanenko, Hypoint, US
9:25	Development of Megawatt Scale Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Electrolyzer Stacks B. Lakshmanan, Versogen, US
9:50	PGM-free Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysts for Hydrogen Production by PEM Water Electrolyzer D-J Liu, Argonne National Lab, US
10:15	Development of Stable Ni-based Binary Electrodes for Alkaline Water Electrolyzer under Dynamic Operation M. Kim, H-S Cho, C. Lee, S. Lee, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), KR
10:35	Improvements to Integrate Water Electrolysis for H2 Production from Renewable Sources H-S Cho, M. Kim, C. Lee, S. Lee, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), KR
10:55	Consideration of the re-use of Oil and Gas Stainless Steel Pipelines for Hydrogen Transport T. Williamwest, O. Abunomah, P. Ogunlude, E. Gobina, J. Njuguna, The Robert Gordon University, UK

9:00	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 1 - Industrial Partnerships in Accelerator Technology	Maryland 5
	Session chair: C. Ginsburg, U.S. Department of Energy, US
9:00	Introduction & Welcome C. Ginsburg, U.S. Department of Energy, US
9:20	Development of the U.S. Vendor base for high power RF klystrons S. Lenci, Communications & Power Industries, Inc., US
9:40	Towards industrial manufacturing of alkali antimonide photocathodes by automated thin film growth V. Pavlenko, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US
10:00	Manufacturing full-scale high gradient copper accelerators: Electron beam welding and allied processes P. Carriere, RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, US

10:30	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 2 - Accelerator Physics and Simulation	Maryland 5
	Session chair: C. Ginsburg, U.S. Department of Energy, US
10:30	Computational methods for nanotip array electron sources B. Erdelyi, Northern Illinois University, US
10:50	Nonlinear Dynamics Studies in Ring Accelerator with Square Matrix Method and Rigid Rotation Diffeomorphism Y. Hao, Michigan State University, US
11:10	Numerical Optimization for Spin Dynamics in Electron (Positron) Storage Rings G. Hoffstaetter, Cornell University, US
11:30	Modeling high energy density conditions for electron beams at 4th generation light sources N. Cook, RadiaSoft, LLC, US

12:40	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 3 Superconducting Accelerator R&D	Maryland 5
	Session chair: C. Ginsburg, U.S. Department of Energy, US
12:40	Businesses Models for Advanced Superconductors and Superconducting Magnet Technology L. Cooley, Applied Superconductivity Center, Florida State University, US
1:00	Design, prototype and testing of a SRF cavity for a low-cost, compact accelerator for environmental applications G. Ciovati, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, US
1:20	Optimization of superconducting radio frequency properties of sputtered Nb3Sn films for accelerator applications G. Eremeev, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, US
1:40	A metallurgical approach to improving Nb SRF Cavity Performance P. Lee, Florida State University, US

2:20	Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP), Annual Principal (PI) Meeting: Session 4 New Particle Sources and Accelerator Concepts	Maryland 5
	Session chair: C. Ginsburg, U.S. Department of Energy, US
2:20	From Theory to Practical High Brightness Photocathodes W. Schroeder, University of Illinois at Chicago, US
2:40	On-Chip Integrated Photonics based Photocathodes R. Kapadia, University of Southern California, US
3:00	Demonstrating Improved Lifetime in Superlattice Photocathodes M. Andorf, Cornell University, US
3:20	Extreme Longitudinal Compression of Optimized Beams for MEV Ultrafast Electron Diffraction G. Hoffstaetter, Cornell University, US
3:40	Using the multi-Petawatt ZEUS facility for laser wakefield acceleration K. Krushelnick, University of Michigan, US
4:00	Feedback & Final Remarks from DOE E. Colby, U.S. Department of Energy, US

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