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| Monday June 17 |
| 8:30 | TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes |
| 10:00 | CHIPS Workforce Development and Student Leaders Conference Internal Welcome and Networking (SLC Participants Only) |
| 10:30 | Composite Materials 1 |
| 10:30 | Nanoparticles |
| 10:30 | Carbon Nanostructures & Applications |
| 10:30 | Pathways of Innovation for Critical Minerals |
| 10:30 | SPMConnect: Novel uses of Cantilever Dynamics |
| 10:30 | Sustainable Polymers |
| 10:30 | Space Based Manufacturing Value Proposition |
| 10:30 | CHIPS Workforce Development Program: Tutorial on the Semiconductor Industry |
| 1:00 | Space Enabled Biological Products |
| 1:30 | Membranes & Transport |
| 1:30 | Composite Materials 2 |
| 1:30 | Securing Robust Critical Mineral Supplies |
| 1:30 | Protein & Lignocellulosic Materials |
| 1:30 | Quantum Information Sciences & Technologies |
| 1:30 | SPMConnect: Electrical Modes I (Electrostatics & Conductive) |
| 1:30 | Synthesis of MXene & Applications |
| 1:30 | Advanced Manufacturing of Materials |
| 2:30 | Space Enabled Materials & Hardware Products |
| 2:30 | Graphene Devices & Flexible Wearable Electronics |
| 3:00 | Coatings & Surfaces |
| 3:30 | AI-Accelerated Materials Design and Deployment Town Hall - Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) |
| 3:30 | SPMConnect: Panel Discussion - SPM for Semiconductors |
| 4:00 | TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, Poster Session I (4:00 - 6:00) |
| Tuesday June 18 |
| 7:00 | Registration |
| 8:00 | TechConnect Keynote Program |
| 9:15 | Advances in Critical Mineral Separations |
| 9:15 | Molecular Engineering & Nanoparticle Design for Drug Delivery II |
| 9:00 | SPMConnect: Advances FluidFM |
| 9:15 | Graphene and 2D materials for Energy and other Emerging Applications |
| 9:15 | Space Based Product Development & Experimentation Platforms |
| 10:00 | Environmentally Sustainable Critical Mineral Solutions |
| 10:30 | Impact in Advanced Manufacturing for LEO - Panel |
| 11:00 | SPMConnect: Dynamic Processes at Solid-Liquid Interfaces |
| 11:15 | Revolutionizing Industry with Space Manufacturing |
| 9:15 | TechConnect Corporate & Innovation Spotlights: Koch Modular and Materials, Chemical |
| 10:30 | TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Materials, Chemical |
| 12:00 | TechConnect World, SBIR/STTR Pavilion, and EPA P3 Exhibit Hall Opens |
| 12:00 | TechConnect Business Team Meet & Greet - Booth 501 |
| 12:00 | EPA P3 National Student Design Competition Showcase |
| 1:00 | Rare Earths: The Future of Magnet Technologies |
| 1:00 | Space Based Manufacturing Systems & Technologies |
| 1:30 | Biorefining & Biomanufacturing 1 |
| 1:30 | SPM Nanomechanics |
| 1:30 | Electrical and Optical Properties of Graphene & 2D Materials |
| 2:30 | Fabrication Processes for Space |
| 3:00 | Rare Earths Panel: How Critical are Minerals to our Energy Security? |
| 3:30 | SPM Cantilevers |
| 3:45 | Panel Discussion - SPM Cantilevers |
| 4:00 | TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, Poster Session 2 (4:00 - 6:00) |
| 4:00 | Biorefining & Biomanufacturing - Posters |
| Wednesday June 19 |
| 9:00 | Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications |
| 9:00 | SPMConnect: Chemical Spectroscopy |
| 9:00 | Novel Additive Manufacturing |
| 9:00 | InSpace Infrastructure Fabrication |
| 10:00 | Scanning Probe Microscopy of 2D Materials |
| 3:00 | SPMConnect: Electrical modes II (Electromechanics) |
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Detailed Program |
| Monday June 17 |
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| 8:30 | TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes | Maryland C |
| Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, Dalia Yablon, Matthew Laudon, TechConnect ATI, US |
| TechConnect Overview: Connecting Research, Accelerating Innovation
M. Laudon, J. Rocha, D. Yablon, TechConnect ATI, US |
| Durable, Affordable and Scalable Carbon Removal using the Engineered Storage of Biomass
H. Murnen, Graphyte, Inc., US |
| Scalable Production of Hierarchical Carbon-Based Aerogel Materials for Filtration Applications
C. Arnold, Princeton University, US |
| How SBA is Enabling the Future
D. Syed, U.S. Small Business Administration, US |
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| 10:00 | CHIPS Workforce Development and Student Leaders Conference Internal Welcome and Networking (SLC Participants Only) | National Harbor 12 |
| Session chair: Maria Fernanda Campa, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, US |
| Panelist
B. Brough, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, US |
| Panelist
J. Ashcroft, Micro Nano Technology Education Center, US |
| Panelist
D. Yablon, TechConnect World Innovation Conference, US |
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| 10:30 | Composite Materials 1 | Chesapeake 3 |
| Session chair: Kenan Song, University of Georgia, US |
| Glass-like polymer-based cover windows for flexible electronics applications
Y. Matsuda, Quantum-Si, US |
| 3D Printable Liquid Metal Patterning on Polymers
K. Song, D. Ravichandran, D. Patil, UGA, US |
| Additive Manufacturing of High-performance Continuous Carbon Fiber Composites with Fiber-placement and Stereolithography-inspired Consolidation and Curing
J.M. Pappas, X. Dong, Arizona State University, US |
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| 10:30 | Nanoparticles | Chesapeake C |
| Session chair: Joe Smith, Missouri University of Science & Technology, US |
| How to increase the energy efficiency of a LCD by the use of a quantum dot enhancement film emitting polarized light
J. Niehaus, S. Becker, T. Jochum, Fraunhofer CAN, DE |
| Spark Ablated Nanoparticle Synthesis with VSP-P1
T.E. Plona, D.C. Loveday, J.J. Slack, J.L. Harding, Nanoscience Instruments, US |
| 2D-Hydrodynamic Flow Focused Microfluidic Analog to Bulk Nanoparticle Fabrication
E.K. Marecki, B. Davidson, P. Knight, K.W. Oh, SUNY University at Buffalo, US |
| Synthesis of NIR quantum dots and their application
S. Becker, E. Salikhova, J.S. Niehaus, Fraunhofer CAN, DE |
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| 10:30 | Carbon Nanostructures & Applications | Chesapeake B |
| Session chair: Christopher Sims, NIST, US |
| A Fluorescent Carbon Nanomaterial Probe for Visualizing Dopamine Release at Synapses
A.G. Beyene, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, US |
| Laser manufactured 3D graphene neural electrodes
P. Kang, B.G. Kim, S. Movaghgharnezhad, H. Kim, George Mason University, US |
| Large-scale multifunctional nanocomposite fabrics with high power factor for polymer thermoelectrics
Y. Martinez Rubi, M.B. Jakubinek, C.T. Kingston, B. Ashrafi, A.J. Paleo, B. Krause, P. Pötschke, G. Palumbo, J. McCrea, R. Pallotta, H. Katugaha, National Reseach Council Canada, CA |
| Exploration of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Separations via Automated Fluorescence Titration
C.M. Sims, T. Hicks, J.A. Fagan, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US |
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| 10:30 | Pathways of Innovation for Critical Minerals | National Harbor 4 |
| Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Materials Challenges for the Energy Transition: How Innovation Can Make a Difference
Y. Fujita, A. Ku, E.A. Kocs, A. Haddad, R.W. Gray, Idaho National Laboratory, US |
| Perspectives on “Innovation” for Recovery of Critical Minerals and Securing the Supply Chain
D.M. Wellman, S. Duyvesteyn, Rio Tinto, US |
| Accelerating Innovation: A New Mode of Collaboration through the Critical Materials Collaborative (CMC)
H.A. Khazdozian, G. Bromhal, U.S. Department of Energy, US |
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| 10:30 | SPMConnect: Novel uses of Cantilever Dynamics | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: James De Yoreo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US |
| AFM cantilever structure revisited – improving AFM imaging speed through unconventional cantilever design
G.E. Fantner, N. Hosseini, M. Neuenschwander, P. Swain, M. Penedo, EPFL, CH |
| Harnessing torsional resonances for enhanced atomic force microscopy
B. Pittenger, M. Ye, S. Hu, J. Thornton, P. De Wolf, Bruker Corporation, US |
| AFM cantilever, contact mechanics, and electrostatics calibration in the off-resonant dynamic regime
S. Raghuraman, N. Domingo, S. Jesse, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
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| 10:30 | Sustainable Polymers | Chesapeake 1 |
| Session chair: Mu Sung (Matt) Kweon, ExxonMobil, US |
| Microbial Processes of Environmental Plastic Weathering and Biodegradation in Natural Systems
M.B. Duhaime, R.N. Cable, J.K. Choi, A. Mizrahi, L. Michaelson, A. Bhaumik, C. Plotzke, S. Zhang, T. Lin, P. Thakre, Y. Tan, J. Hu, D. Meunier, Y. Lai, Z. Chen, University of Michigan, US |
| Kinetics of homogeneous nucleation in supercooled polymer melts
A. Anstey, P.C. Lee, University of Ottawa, CA |
| Sustainable Cannabinoid-Derived Biopolymers for Biopotential Electrodes
M. Sotzing, J. Toribio, A. Pollock, G. Sotzing, A. Chortos, Purdue University, US |
| Mixed Plastic recycling into valuable chemicals
M. Arifuzzaman, Re-Du, US |
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| 10:30 | Space Based Manufacturing Value Proposition | Annapolis 1-2 |
| Session chair: Jonathan Jakischa, TechConnect ATI, US |
| Automation Unearthed: The Future of Manufacturing
S. Sonty, Space Tango, US |
| Rhodium SPARC Challenge™: Space Programs Advancing Research and Commercialization (SPARC) to Expand Space Biotech
O. Gámez Holzhaus, Rhodium Scientific, US |
| Science of Manufacturing in Space to Benefit Earth
R. Hernandez, ISS National Laboratory, US |
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| 10:30 | CHIPS Workforce Development Program: Tutorial on the Semiconductor Industry | National Harbor 12 |
| Introductory Remarks, Congressman Jake Auchincloss - MA
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| D. Weinstein, OSTP, The White House, US |
| S. Roberts, City University of New York, US |
| L. Folks, University of Arizona, US |
| A. Michelin, SUNY Poly/NY CREATES, US |
| J. Ellington, Wolfspeed, US |
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| 1:00 | Space Enabled Biological Products | Annapolis 1-2 |
| Session chair: Jonathan Jakischa, TechConnect ATI, US |
| Characterization of Protein-based Artificial Retina Thin Films Produced via Layer-by-Layer Assembly on the International Space Station
N.L. Wagner, D. Sylva, H. Sylva, K. Dixit, J.A. Greco, LambdaVision, US |
| In-Space Expansion of Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Technical Progress, Economic Potential, and Commercialization Challenges
L. Stodieck, S. Countryman, F. Karouia, T. Niederwieser, P. Huang, A. Zubair, L. Helander, B. Freed, BioServe Space Technologies, US |
| Biomanufacturing Tissue and Cells in Microgravity
M. Mulligan, K. Savin, A. Rogers, Redwire, US |
| A review of organoid production in microgravity
R. Roettgen, Prometheus Life Technologies AG, CH |
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| 1:30 | Membranes & Transport | Chesapeake 2 |
| Session chair: Derek L. Patton, University of Southern Mississippi, US |
| Aromatic polyamide-derived carbon molecular sieve membranes for hydrogen separation
C. Zhang, G. Iyer, C.E. Ku, University of Maryland, College Park, US |
| Measuring Structure-Property Relationships in Polymer Composites Containing Metal-Organic Frameworks
A.B. Baumann, P.A. Beaucage, R. Vallery, D. Gidley, R.C. Nieuwendaal, C.R. Snyder, J. Ilavsky, C.M. Stafford, C.L. Soles, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US |
| Commodity plastic derived mesoporous materials for environmental remediation
Z. Qiang, M. Robertson, A. Griffin, University of Southern Mississippi, US |
| Impact of pressure and time on water absorption of coated paperboard
B. Mesic, Karlstad University, SE |
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| 1:30 | Composite Materials 2 | Chesapeake 3 |
| Session chair: Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, University of Georgia, US |
| Ultrathin Polymer Composite Films for Next-generation Electromechanical Accoustics
G. Liu, Virginia Tech, US |
| Braided Composite System With Haptic Feedback for Teleoperation
N. Diaz Armas, S. Thakur, J. Zhang, C. Onal, J. Mead, University of Massachusetts Lowell, US |
| Additive Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber-reinforced Carbon Structural Electrodes
J.M. Pappas, X. Dong, Arizona State University, US |
| 3D Printable 2D Nanoparticles
K. Song, S. Jambhulkar, D. Patil, UGA, US |
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| 1:30 | Securing Robust Critical Mineral Supplies | National Harbor 4 |
| Session chair: Alison Fritz, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US |
| Leveraging interagency efforts to strengthen critical minerals supply chains
L. Friedersdorf, National Science and Technology Council for Critical Minerals and Materials, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, US |
| Non-Equilibrium Transport Driven Separations (NETS) Initiative
V. Murugesan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US |
| Accelerating critical mineral exploration world-wide using AI
J. Caers, Stanford University, US |
| Process Development and Techno-Economic Analysis for the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals from Unconventional Resources
A. Noble, Virginia Tech, US |
| Three-Stage Process for Acidic Water Pollution Cleanup and Production of Critical Mineral Concentrates for National Security
S.V. Pisupati, M. Rezaee, The Pennsylvania State University, US |
| Sector Allocations and Supply Chain Considerations for Rare Earth Elements
M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US |
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| 1:30 | Protein & Lignocellulosic Materials | Chesapeake A |
| Session chair: Halil Tekinalp, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Water-responsive Materials for Evaporation Energy Harnessing
X. Chen, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, US |
| Self-assembled nanoparticle-enzyme clusters and substrate channeling – a developing system for de novo biosynthesis
J.C. Breger, E. Oh, M.H. Stewart, K. Susumu, S.A. Walper, S.A. Díaz, S.L. Hooe, M. Thakur, M.G. Ancona, I.L. Medintz, G.A. Ellis, US Naval Research Laboratory, US |
| Low-Cost Cardboard Derived Carbon Electrode for Asymmetric Supercapacitor
K. Huynh, B. Maddipudi, Z. Fickbohm, G. Bauer, R. Shende, South Dakota School of Mines, US |
| Spray dried cellulose nanofibers produced using various wood pulp feedstocks and their effects on polypropylene composite properties
D.J. Gardner, S. Hwang, Y. Han, University of Maine, US |
| A New, Energy-Efficient Method for the Recovery of Lignin from Agriculturally Based, Unevaporated Black Liquor Streams
M.C. Thies, B.S. Lynn, Clemson University, US |
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| 1:30 | Quantum Information Sciences & Technologies | Chesapeake C |
| Session chair: Piotr Kulczakowicz, Quantum Startup Foundry, US |
| From the ground state up -- a quantum startup's founding story with small business grant seed funds
D. Lucarelli, Error Corp, US |
| Computational Fluid Dynamics on Quantum Computers
M. Syamlal, Qubit Solve, US |
| Quantum Computing and Simulations for Energy-related Applications
H.P. Paudel, Y.-L. Lee, S. Crawford, M.-T. Nguyen, B. Avramidis, D. Alfonso, Y. Duan, National Energy Technology laboratory, US |
| SiGeSn for Monolithically Integrated Optoelectronic Devices on Silicon
N. Rosson, A. Fischer, R. Scott, Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory, US |
| Photonics Programs at Stonehill College: Bridging Education and Industry
G. Gu, C. Schnitzer, N. Vu, B. Bacon, R. Adams, T. Seaward, J. Evora, J. Wong, C. Dwyer, and C. Leonard, Stonehill College, US |
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| 1:30 | SPMConnect: Electrical Modes I (Electrostatics & Conductive) | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Mihir Pendharkar, Stanford University, US |
| Atomic-Resolution Surface Imaging under Ambient Conditions via Conductive Atomic Force Microscopy
M.Z. Baykara, University of California, Merced, US |
| Tracking charge dynamics by high speed and time resolved Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
S. Jesse, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Measuring Microsecond Dynamics in Photovoltaics with Time-Resolved Electrostatic Force Microscopy
R. Giridharagopal, M.D. Breshears, J. Pothoof, D.S. Ginger, University of Washington, US |
| Spatially resolved random telegraph noise
P. Grutter, McGill University, CA |
| Optimized Cantilevers for Highly Sensitive and Spatially Resolved Measurements of Magnetic, Electric, and Dielectric Properties in Lift-Mode operated AFM Techniques
P. De Wolf, R. Poddar, K. Kaja, B. Pittenger, S. Hu, Bruker, US |
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| 1:30 | Synthesis of MXene & Applications | Chesapeake 12 |
| Session chair: Anirudha Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US |
| Defect engineering and high-temperature phase transformation of 2D MXenes toward materials for extreme environments
B.W. Wyatt, B. Anasori, Purdue University, US |
| The Advancement of 2D Materials as Solid Lubricants
A. Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US |
| Advancing MXene Manufacturing: Technical Insights from Argonne MXene Innovations
Z.D. Hood, S.P. Adhikari, Argonne National Laboratory, US |
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| 1:30 | Advanced Manufacturing of Materials | Chesapeake 1 |
| Session chair: William "Cy" Wilson, NASA, US |
| Advancements in quantum material science and engineering technology to reprogram molecules.
D. Hogan, Spin Q Biophysics, Inc., US |
| Investigating the Corrosion Behavior and Mechanism of Aluminum Covetics Fabricated with Laser-Induced Graphene
M.A. Khan, D.E.C. Lobo, P. Kang, George Mason University, US |
| A New Solid-state Diffusion Welding Method for Fe- and Ni- based Superalloys
J.-B. Hwang, E.-S. Kim, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, KR |
| Electrospinning in Industry: Versatile and Scalable Nanomaterials Production
H.A. Lacy, R.K. Tindell, L. Gray, F.J. Chaparro, Nanoscience Instruments, US |
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| 2:30 | Space Enabled Materials & Hardware Products | Annapolis 1-2 |
| Session chair: Chris Menzel, Menzel Engineering Design, US |
| Microgravity 101: Understanding the Significance of In-Space Manufacturing
J.J. Frick, J. Janowitz, Astral Materials, US |
| ZBLAN in Space: Comparing Phase Transitions in Microgravity versus Earth’s Gravity
A. De, Apsidal, US |
| In-Space Production of MoS2 Films for Next-Generation Electronics
D.J. Niedzwiecki, Goeppert LLC, US |
| LEO – A New Technology Platform – Leveraging Low Earth Orbit for Advanced Materials Research and Manufacturing
G.B. Rodrigue, M. Shumbera, J.M. Smith, Allbright Consulting, US |
| Revolutionizing Space Manufacturing: Sharing Insights from the Breakthroughs in Optical Glass Fabrication from ISS
M. Vestel, Flawless Photonics Inc., US |
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| 2:30 | Graphene Devices & Flexible Wearable Electronics | Chesapeake 12 |
| Session chair: Anirudha Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US |
| Visuotactile Sensor Fusion for Bio-inspired Multisensory Integration
M.U.K. Sadaf, N.U. Sakib, A. Pannone, H. Ravichandran, S. Das, Pennsylvania State University, US |
| Short-Channel Low-Voltage MoS2 Memtransistors with High Gate-Tunability
T. T. Zeng, S. E. Liu, R. Wu, V. K. Sangwan, M. C. Hersam, Northwestern University, US |
| Fabrication of a 0D-2D Hybrid Heterostructure and Its Optoelectronic Properties for Broadband Photodetector Application
D. Sengottuvelu, M. Majdoub, S. Nouranian, A.V. Sumant, N.R. Pradhan, A. Al-Ostaz, University of Mississippi, US |
| Integration of RF Technology and Graphene Oxide for Wireless Humidity Sensing
S. Aryal, A.B. Kaul, University of North Texas, US |
| Laser-induced 3D Graphene for High-performance Optical Sensors
P. Kang, B.G. Kim, S. Movaghgharnezhad, M. Kim, George Mason University, US |
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| 3:00 | Coatings & Surfaces | Chesapeake 2 |
| Session chair: Christopher M. Stafford, NIST, US |
| Industrial Coating Technologies Trend and Evolution: Functionality, Sustainability, and Productivity
H.W. Ro, PPG Industries, US |
| White Aluminium Anodising Technology with Wide Applicability
Z. Yang, D. Tang, C. Goode, Cirrus Materials Science, NZ |
| Well-defined functional aromatic polyamide brushes for high performance coatings and anti-fouling surfaces
C.J. Reese, R.J. Dickhudt, N. Conte, M.D. Shlafstein, V. Skovorodnev, P. Montgomery, S. Jung, E. Ambrosius, X. Guan, B. Anger, Y. Qi, X. Liu, S.G. Boyes, George Washington University, US |
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| 3:30 | AI-Accelerated Materials Design and Deployment Town Hall - Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) | Annapolis 3-4 |
| Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the way we design, develop, and deploy new materials. This town hall will bring together industry leaders to discuss priorities and strategies for harnessing AI to accelerate materials innovation. Join us for a lively discussion on topics such as autonomous R&D, AI-enabled exploration of the vast materials design space, and opportunities for collaboration among industry, government, and academia. |
| Session chair: Lisa E. Friedersdorf, Office of Science and Technology Policy, US |
| Moderator
B. Segal, Lockheed Martin, US |
| Panelist
L. Lee, IBM Research (Zürich), CH |
| Panelist
S. Arturo, Dow, US |
| Panelist
C. Boswell-Koller, National Science Foundation, US |
| Panelist
E. Breckenfeld, NVIDIA, US |
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| 3:30 | SPMConnect: Panel Discussion - SPM for Semiconductors | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Jason Killgore, NIST, US |
| Panelist
G. Min, Park Instruments, US |
| Panelist
D. Ziegler, Nanosurf, US |
| Panelist
K. Amponsah, Xallent Inc., US |
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| 4:00 | TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, Poster Session I (4:00 - 6:00) | Expo Hall BC |
| Tuesday June 18 |
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| 7:00 | Registration | Convention Center Pre-Function |
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| 8:00 | TechConnect Keynote Program | Maryland C |
| Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, TechConnect ATI, US |
| SBA Growth Accelerator Competition
B. Sickler, Office of Investment & Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, US |
| Advanced Manufacturing in Space - Catalyst Community Launch
M. Laudon, TechConnect ATI, US |
| ATI Catalyzing National Innovation
P. Dudley, Advanced Technology International (ATI), US |
| Commercial Space Office (COMSO) and the recently signed DoD and USSF Commercial Space Strategies
J. Leader, U.S. Space Force, US |
| In-Space Manufacturing as a Profitable and Investable Business
R. Roettgen, E2MC Ventures, CH |
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| 9:15 | Advances in Critical Mineral Separations | National Harbor 4 |
| Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| One roadmap of magnetic separation of rare-earth ions
Z. Lei, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf/ TU Dresden, DE |
| Enhancing Critical Material Recovery: Replacing Mixer-Settlers with Agitated Extraction Columns
D. Glatz, B. Cross, Koch Modular Process Systems, US |
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| 9:15 | Molecular Engineering & Nanoparticle Design for Drug Delivery II | Chesapeake B |
| Session chair: R. Helen Zha, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Jeannine Coburn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US |
| Molecular Engineering for On-Demand Therapeutic Delivery
M.J. Webber, University of Notre Dame, US |
| Fractomers: Harnessing Intrinsically Disordered Proteins for Next-Generation Biomaterial Development
S. Roberts, S. Hollenbeck, A. Chilkoti, inSoma Bio, Inc., US |
| Delivery of Therapeutic Plant-Derived Exosomes to the Brain for the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders and CNS Injuries
N. NassiriKoopaei, EriVan Bio and University of Florida, US |
| OcuHeal UV-400+ : Ophthalmic, UV-blocking, Anti-oxidant, Preservative-free Nanolipid Eye-drop
S.P. Barman, K. Barman, S. Harris, K. Ward, Symphony Therapeutics (subsidiary of Integral BioSystems), US |
| A Novel Compound to Reverse the Effects of Drugs of Abuse and Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
E. Broyles, L. Isaacs, Reversal Therapeutics, Inc., US |
| Interfacial Assembly of Silk Fibroin for Controlled Biopharmaceutical Release
R.H. Zha, T.D. Fink, C. Wigham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US |
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| 9:00 | SPMConnect: Advances FluidFM | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Simona Patange, NIST, US |
| FluidFM: Cytosurge's journey from hollow AFM probes to precision genome engineering
P. Behr, Cytosurge AG, CH |
| FluidFM in Live Cell Biology: From Biomechanics to Single-Cell Omics
O. Guillaume-Gentil, EPFL, CH |
| Advancements in BioAFM: Fluid Micro Cantilevers and Novel Thermocouple Devices for Cellular Analysis
A. Gaitas, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, US |
| Capturing Transient Responses – Combining BioAFM with External Stimulation
A. Gelmi, RMIT University, AU |
| Scanning Probe Microscopy Based Investigations at Single Cell Level
G-Y. Liu, University of California, Davis, US |
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| 9:15 | Graphene and 2D materials for Energy and other Emerging Applications | Chesapeake 12 |
| Session chair: Anirudha Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US |
| Graphene and MoS2 based Two Dimensional Ultramicro-supercapacitor
A. Misra, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IN |
| Ultrahigh Capacitive Energy Density in Stratified 2D Nanofiller-Based Polymer Heterostructure Films
N.R. Pradhan, Jackson State University, US |
| Graphene Oxide Membranes for Fractionation and Separation of Organic Mixtures
N. Yutthasaksunthorn, Georgia Institute of technology, US |
| Softening of graphene above 1000 °C
W. Bacsa, F. Topin, M. Miscevic, J.M. Hill, Y. Huang, R.S. Ruoff, CEMES-CNRS and University of Toulouse, FR |
| Direct Synthesis of Few Layer Graphene on 3D Printed Metal Alloy Substrates for Medical Applications
I. Kuljanishvili, Y. Kim, W. King, Saint Louis University, US |
| Response of Inkjet-Printed Graphene to External Stimulation via Nitrogen and other atmospheric gases
T. Mather, R. Mehta, S. Bastos, A.B. Kaul, University of North Texas, US |
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| 9:15 | Space Based Product Development & Experimentation Platforms | Annapolis 1-2 |
| Session chair: Chris Menzel, Menzel Engineering Design, US |
| Manufacture in Space: A New Era of Advanced Materials Innovation
D. Panchanathan, Axiom Space, US |
| The Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) facility for exploration missions.
K.A. Savin, Redwire, US |
| Optimizing Space Manufacturing: The Crucial Role of AI/ML in Design and Process Automation
I. Cozmuta, G-Space, Inc., US |
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| 10:00 | Environmentally Sustainable Critical Mineral Solutions | National Harbor 4 |
| Session chair: Alison Fritz, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US |
| Sustainable and Green Production of Nickel by Collocating both Primary Nickel Ore Processing and Li-ion Battery Recycling
L. Pan, Michigan Technological University, US |
| Nature-based systems for rare earth element recovery
A.M. Schmitz, S. Medin, B. Pian, S. Balog-Way, REEgen, US |
| Electrochemically- Enabled Holistic Recycling of Lithium Ion Batteries
L. Garris, T. Madden, N. Anderson, Cool Amps Corp., US |
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| 10:30 | Impact in Advanced Manufacturing for LEO - Panel | Annapolis 1-2 |
| Session chair: Curtis Hill, NASA Materials & Processes Laboratory, US |
| Panelist
A. De, Apsidal, US |
| Panelist
P. Dutta, United Semiconductor, US |
| Panelist
R. Hernandez, ISS National Laboratory, US |
| Panelist
M. Mulligan, Redwire, US |
| Panelist
D. Panchanathan, Axiom Space, US |
| Panelist
A. Wilson, Butler University, US |
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| 11:00 | SPMConnect: Dynamic Processes at Solid-Liquid Interfaces | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Christina Newcomb, Stanford University, US |
| An in situ look at interfacial structure and dynamics during nucleation and self-assembly
J.J. De Yoreo, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US |
| Scanning Probe Microscopy Investigations of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion on Naval Assets
T.T. Brown, J.S. Lee, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, US |
| The role of additives on the thermodynamics and kinetics of nucleation, crystal growth and dissolution
J. Tao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US |
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| 11:15 | Revolutionizing Industry with Space Manufacturing | Annapolis 1-2 |
| Session chair: Ioana Cozmuta, G-SPACE, US |
| Panelist
L. Cromley, Deloitte Consulting, US |
| Panelist
P. Dutta, United Semiconductors, US |
| Panelist
H. Mills, Rhodium Scientific, US |
| Panelist
F. Karouia, BioServe Space Technologies, US |
| Panelist
J. Scoccimerra, Interstellar Lab, US |
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| 9:15 | TechConnect Corporate & Innovation Spotlights: Koch Modular and Materials, Chemical | Maryland 3 |
| Session chair: Nick Kacsandi, TechConnect ATI, US |
| Koch Modular Corporate Spotlight
M. Villegas , Koch Modular, US |
| Critical Rare Earth Free Cerium Gap Magnets
A. Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US |
| Bambax- Unique high barrier paper technology with high moisture resistance
C. Bartley, Bambax Limited, US |
| A Novel Advanced Manufacturing Pathway for Direct Incorporation of Metal-Organic Frameworks in Polymeric Sponges
R. Ozdemir, framergy, Inc., US |
| Nano-additive based sizing solution for recycled carbon fiber
M. Ghazizadeh, MITO, US |
| Review Panelist
J. Epstein, Lockheed Martin, US |
| Review Panelist
M. Villegas , Koch Modular, US |
| Review Panelist
C. Paul, Henkel, DE |
| Review Panelist
M. Schubert, Sherwin-Williams, US |
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| 10:30 | TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Materials, Chemical | Maryland 3 |
| Session chair: Neil Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA |
| Active machine learning for accelerated materials design
F. Goumans, Software for Chemistry & Materials, US |
| Additives for repurposing mixed plastic waste
C. Hall, University of Minnesota, US |
| Biomass microbeads for personal care consumer products
C. Hall, University of Minnesota, US |
| PFAS-Free Coatings Using GHGs-Free Process for Making Protective Garments Adapted for Climate Change
Z. Abdali, PlasmaGear, CA |
| Review Panelist
C. Paul, Henkel, DE |
| Review Panelist
N. Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA |
| Review Panelist
M. Schubert, Sherwin-Williams, US |
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| 12:00 | TechConnect World, SBIR/STTR Pavilion, and EPA P3 Exhibit Hall Opens | Expo Hall BC |
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| 12:00 | TechConnect Business Team Meet & Greet - Booth 501 | Expo Hall BC |
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| 12:00 | EPA P3 National Student Design Competition Showcase | Expo Hall BC |
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| 1:00 | Rare Earths: The Future of Magnet Technologies | National Harbor 4 |
| Session chair: Andriy Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US |
| Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Innovation from the Critical Materials Innovation Hub
D.S. Parker, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Midstream Processing of Critical Materials
A.J. Sherman, N. Farkas, R. Kinner, B. Werry, P. Seman, powdermet inc, Terves LLC, PMT group, US |
| Critical Materials Consideration in the Development of Permanent Magnets
M.J. Kramer, A. Palasyuk, I.Z. Hlova, J. Cui, I.C. Nlebedim, Ames Lab, US |
| Cerium Gap Magnets (CGMs). Towards a new castable mass market magnet.
A. Palasyuk, A. Swanson, M. Besser, Ames National Laboratory, US |
| Projected Growth Rates for NdFeB Permanent Magnets: Nd plus Dy Demands Across End Use Sectors Through 2050
J.W. Heim II, R.L. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US |
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| 1:00 | Space Based Manufacturing Systems & Technologies | Annapolis 1-2 |
| Session chair: Zack Smith, Advanced Technology International (ATI) |
| Perspectives on United States Standards Development and Industry Engagement for ISAM
D. Poster, U.S. Department of Commerce, US |
| Operating a Manufacturing Facility in Space; Verification, Validation, and Product Signoff
R. Rughani, N. Gladden, D.A. Barnhart, Arkisys, US |
| Manufacturing Better Drugs in Space
K. Savin, M. Mulligan, S. Tuma, Redwire, US |
| On-Demand Manufacturing of Electronics for Next-Generation Semiconductor Devices
M. Seol, NASA Ames, US |
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| 1:30 | Biorefining & Biomanufacturing 1 | Chesapeake A |
| Session chair: Carlos Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US |
| Scaling Renewable Fuels through Technology
M. Young, Chevron Technical Center, US |
| Logistics for Large Scale Biorefineries: Impacts of Carbon Management and Supply System Maturation
D. Hartley, Idaho National Lab, US |
| Sandia’s R&D efforts towards net-negative biomanufacturing
D. Carrieri, Sandia National Laboratories, US |
| Permanent, Affordable and Scalable Carbon Removal through Carbon Casting
H. Murnen, Graphyte, US |
| Harnessing Biology for Industrial Decarbonization
L.M. Guay, U.S. Department of Energy, US |
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| 1:30 | SPM Nanomechanics | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Jason Killgore, NIST, US |
| Nanomechanical analysis of materials using photothermal off-resonance actuation
E. Nelson, J.D. Adams, H. Gunstheimer, G. Fläschner, B. Hoogenboom, Nanosurf AG, CH |
| Broadband, High Frequency Viscoelastic Property Characterization of Polymers with Atomic Force Microscopy
A. Deolia, S.P. Carter, R.B. Wagner, Purdue University, US |
| Mechano-Spectroscopy of Soft Materials with Atomic Force Microscopy: Comparison with Raman Confocal Microscopy
N. Kulachenkov, M. Petrov, I. Sokolov, Tufts University, US |
| Pushing AFM to the boundaries — Validating mechanical property measurement near a rigid substrate
R.J. Sheridan, I. Saito, L.C. Brinson, Duke University, US |
| Advancing Nanobiomechanical Research: Large Tissue Area Mapping and Nano Scale Rheology via AFM
M. Ye, A. Koernig, Bruker Nano Surface, US |
| Exploring Biomechanical Properties of Microporous Annealed Particle Hydrogel (MAP Gel) in Comparison with MAP-treated Natural Tissues
M. Motezaker, J.J. Daniero, P.E. Hopkins, University of Virginia, US |
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| 1:30 | Electrical and Optical Properties of Graphene & 2D Materials | Chesapeake 12 |
| Session chair: Anirudha Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US |
| Light-matter interactions in semiconducting selenides and 2D perovskites
A.B. Kaul, University of North Texas, US |
| Perovskite Photodetectors and the Effects of Environmental Phenomena on Device Performance
T. Mather, C. Padilla, S. Aryal, C. Lewis, Q. Jiang, A. Sumant, Y. Lin, A.B. Kaul, University of North Texas, US |
| Stacking-Dependent Optical Properties in Bilayer WSe2
K. McCreary, M. Phillips, H.-J. Chuang, D. Wickramaratne, M. Rosenberger, C.S. Hellberg, B.T. Jonker, Naval Research Laboratory, US |
| Deterministically placed single photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride
E. Cobas, US Naval Research Laboratory, US |
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| 2:30 | Fabrication Processes for Space | Annapolis 1-2 |
| Session chair: Chris Menzel, Menzel Engineering Design, US |
| Enabling Metal Joining & Additive Manufacturing for On-Orbit Assembly and Manufacturing: Metal AM using Vibrational Resonance In-space via Cold-welding (MAVRIC)
K. Hsu, Arizona State University, US |
| Solid State Metal 3D Printing for Space
P. Bahn, M. Norfolk, Fabrisonic LLC, US |
| Laser Beam Welding for in-Space Joining Demonstrated Under Vacuum on the Ground and By Parabolic Flight Experiments
E. Choi, A. Brimmer, W. McAuley, B. Panton, A. Ramirez, W. Evans, A. O'Connor, Z. Courtright, J.W. Sowards, NASA/MSFC, US |
| Volumetric Additive Manufacturing for In-Space Manufacturing
T. Waddell, UC-Berkeley, US |
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| 3:00 | Rare Earths Panel: How Critical are Minerals to our Energy Security? | National Harbor 4 |
| Session chair: Dawn Wellman, Rio Tinto, US |
| Moderator
D. Wellman, Rio Tinto, US |
| Panelist
T. Lograsso, U.S. Department of Energy, US |
| Panelist
S. Duyvesteyn, Rio Tinto, US |
| Panelist
K. Bhuwalka, Stanford, US |
| Panelist
H. Khazdozian, U.S. Department of Energy, US |
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| 3:30 | SPM Cantilevers | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Christina Newcomb, Stanford University, US |
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| 3:45 | Panel Discussion - SPM Cantilevers | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Christina Newcomb, Stanford University, US |
| Panelist
O. Krause, NanoWorld AG, CH |
| Panelist
S. Jesse, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Panelist
A. Eskandarian, Harvard Medical School, US |
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| 4:00 | TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, Poster Session 2 (4:00 - 6:00) | Expo Hall BC |
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| 4:00 | Biorefining & Biomanufacturing - Posters | Expo Hall BC |
| Efficient Recovery and Purification of Biobased Chemicals Utilizing Liquid-to-Liquid Extraction Technology
D. Glatz, Koch Modular Process Systems, US |
| Wednesday June 19 |
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| 9:00 | Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications | Chesapeake 1 |
| Session chair: Jim Johnston, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ |
| Recent Advances in Structural Carbon Nanotube Composites
E.J. Siochi, NASA Langley Research Center, US |
| Cleantech mass-production of carbon nanomaterials from unrecyclable materials and other carbonaceous sources
R.G. Presswood Jr., I. Bishop, Elemental Advanced Materail, US |
| Laser-Engineered Graphene-Metal Composites
D.E. Colmenarez Lobo, M.A. Khan, P. Kang, George Mason University, US |
| Inorganic Material: WSe₂ as a Hole Transport Material for Perovskite Solar Cells
S. Aryal, A.B. Kaul, University of North Texas, US |
| A novel nanoadditive platform enabling the broad CNT application and use
A. Malofsky, Nano Catalytics, US |
| Nanomaterials in HVAC Systems to Improve Energy Efficiency, Water Production and Decarbonization
A. Taylor, M. Joyce, Exaeris Climate Technologies, US |
| Advanced composite electrolyte membranes for energy conversion and green-H2 production
A. Bose, University of Houston, US |
| Digital Transformation of Materials: An Integrated Computational Materials Engineering Approach
K. Fritz, Questek Innovations, US |
| Navigating the Challenges of Establishing a Competitive Organic Photovoltaic Industry in Europe
T. Kolbusch, H. Rooms, R. Reuscher, Coatema, DE |
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| 9:00 | SPMConnect: Chemical Spectroscopy | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Greg Haugstad, University of Minnesota, US |
| AFM-IR technique development in applications to industrial research
G. Haugstad, B. Luo, B. Curtin, K. Wormuth, University of Minnesota, US |
| Cross-correlated SPM and TERS/TEPL imaging: unique tool for nanoscale structural characterization of 2D semiconductors and the vertical / lateral heterostructures thereof.
A. Krayev, HORIBA Scientific, US |
| Optimized Spatial Resolution, Sensitivity, Measurement Speed and Artifact Reduction in Photothermal AFM-IR
C. Phillips, M. Wagner, Q. Hu, C. Li, P. Dewolf, Bruker Nano, US |
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| 9:00 | Novel Additive Manufacturing | National Harbor 6 |
| Session chair: William "Cy" Wilson, NASA, US |
| 3D Printable Polymer/Glass Composites
K. Song, T. Sobczak, D. Patil, UGA, US |
| Repairable Concentric Braced Frames through Additive Manufacturing
I.M. Mantawy, H. Farhoud, Rowan University, US |
| Plasma assisted 3d print head
M. Steele, Juniper Technologies, LLC, US |
| Inkless Additive Manufacturing of ZnO Schottky Diodes with a Commercial Dual Laser Dry Multimaterial Printer
S.R. Peeples, A. Patel, M. Mahjouri-Samani, NASA, US |
| Metal 3D Printing Using Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing, Revolutionizing the Electronics Industry
I. Winfield, T. Ouradnik, M. Matthews, fabric8labs, US |
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| 9:00 | InSpace Infrastructure Fabrication | Annapolis 1-2 |
| Session chair: Chris Menzel, Menzel Engineering Design, US |
| In-Space Manufacturing of Antennas for Global Scale Communications and Energy
A. Badesha, C. Nielsen, D. Stevens, Orbital Composites, US |
| Near room temperature production of segregated network composites of carbon nanotubes and regolith as multifunctional, building materials in space
J.R. Garcia, E. Caffrey, L. Doolan, D.V. Horvath, T. Carey, C. Gabbett, J.N. Coleman, Trinity College Dublin, IE |
| Radiation Shielding Boron Nitride Nanotube (BNNT) Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites
C. Chidiac, T. Dolmetsch, Thaero LLC, US |
| In-situ production of silicon carbide (SiC) from Lunar and Martian regolith
S.K. Nithya Srimurugan, S. Sathyan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IN |
| Spaceflight Qualification of Additive Aluminum
S. Gardner, Big Metal Additive, US |
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| 10:00 | Scanning Probe Microscopy of 2D Materials | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Greg Haugstad, University of Minnesota, US |
| Torsional Force Microscopy of Van der Waals Moires and Atomic Lattices
M. Pendharkar, Stanford University, US |
| Scanning probe microscopy as a tool to uncover new phenomena in twisted 2D materials
A. Luican-Mayer, University of Ottawa, CA |
| The challenge of automating and summarizing analysis of particles in multiple AFM datasets
M. Cognard, Digital Surf, FR |
| Exfoliation of Nanoribbons from Bulk van der Waals Crystals for Optical and Electronic Characterization
A.P. Saunders, A. Krayev, V. Chen, A.C. Johnson, A.S. McKeown-Green, H.J. Zeng, E. Pop, F. Liu, Stanford University, US |
| Mechanical, electrical and KPFM investigations of ultrathin membranes of MoSSe alloy
J. Serafińczuk, A. Piejko, M. Tamulewicz-Szwajkowska, K. Król , R. Kudrawiec, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, PL |
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| 3:00 | SPMConnect: Electrical modes II (Electromechanics) | National Harbor 5 |
| Session chair: Peter Grutter, McGill University, CA |
| Resolving the impact of microstructure on optoelectronic properties via correlative atomic force microscopy
I. Hermes, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, DE |
| Improved AFM Measurement Accuracy and Precision Using Quadrature Phase Differential Interferometry for Tip Displacement Sensing
R. Proksch, A. Labuda, J. Lefever, J. Li, F.T. Limpoco, B. Ohler, Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Inc., US |
| Numerical modeling for piezo force microscopy measurements
G. Stan, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US |
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