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JUNE 9-11, 2025 | AUSTIN, TX |
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JUNE 9-11, 2025 | AUSTIN, TX |
| 8:00 | Registration | Lone Star Lobby |
| 8:30 | CHIPS in Space: An Alliance for Pioneering Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing to Advanced Science and Establish US Preeminence in Semiconductors | Lone Star A |
| 8:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks S. Putna, Semiconductor Institute at Texas A&M, US | ||
| 8:40 Keynote To Be Announced | ||
| 9:05 Findings and Insights A. Wilson, Butler University, US | ||
| 9:30 New Findings in Space Research D.G. Senesky, Stanford University, EXtreme Environment Microsystems Lab (XLab), US | ||
| 8:30 | SBIR/STTR Innovator Training Workshop 8:30am-4:30pm (Additional Registration Required) | Lone Star B |
| 9:00 | SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Working with Defense Primes | Lone Star D |
| J. McCanney, OSD SBIR, US | ||
| M. Augustin, Boeing, US | ||
| C. Owens, Lockheed Martin, US | ||
| A. Carroll (invited), Raytheon, US | ||
| 9:00 | TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Energy and Sustainability, Biomedical, and AI and Digital Transformation | Lone Star C |
| Session chair: Emma Mooney, TechConnect Division ATI, US | ||
| Harnessing Thermo-Mechanochemistry for Lignin-Based Carbon Fiber Production C. Forney, Iowa State University Research Foundation, US | ||
| CarpoSite A. ODonnell, Stanford School of Medicine, US | ||
| SecureClaims AI T. Ekin, Texas State University, US | ||
| Eco-Friendly Sandwich Panel Composites for Green Architecture S. Menbari, Texas State University, US | ||
| Magnetic Flow Cytometry with Enhanced Multiplicity W. Jones, Texas Tech University Office of Research Commercialization, US | ||
| B-Dot: AI-Enhanced Sensors for Complex Electronic Systems D. Mallin, Stanford University - Office of Technology Licensing, US | ||
| Review Panelist B. Romanowicz, TechConnect Division, ATI, US | ||
| Review Panelist J. Bindra, University of Ottawa, CA | ||
| Review Panelist L. Manning, Cross Timber APEX, US | ||
| Review Panelist K. McCreight, Eastman, US | ||
| 9:00 | Sustainability & Efficiency Innovations | Room 306 |
| Unlocking the Full Energy Potential and Advanced Material Manufacturing Opportunities From Natural Superheated Geothermal Brines J.H. Johnston, CaSil Technologies Ltd, NZ | ||
| Building Integrated Photovoltaics and their Obstacles and Opportunities B.P. Jelle, G. Lobaccaro, M. Manni, T. Gao, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO | ||
| Synchronized-Fleet Airborne Robotics Platform: Inspecting Mission-Critical Defense and Energy Facilities with AI-Driven Real-Time Data Analytics and Predictive Maintenance Algorithms for Sustainably Improved Operational & Maintenance (O&M) Efficiency D. Sharoni, A.M. Peres, UAV-Hive Inc., US | ||
| Two New Technologies to Enable Environmental Sustainability in the Oil & Gas Industry D.N. Rao, B.D. Saikia, Louisiana state university, US | ||
| SPARK: Pioneering Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Greener Future J. Bishop, D. Bishop, G. Fernicola, Bishop Ascendant Inc., US | ||
| Sustainable and Reliable Solar-Based EV Charging Infrastructure: A Strategic Framework F. Najdawi, T. Jin, E. Fainman, Texas State University, US | ||
| Deploying EV Fast Chargers under Uncertainty for Long-Term Financial Sustainability E. Mallett, E. Fainman, T. Jin, Texas State University, US | ||
| 9:00 | PFAS Treatment & Detection | Room 303 |
| Session chair: Zhe Qiang, University of Southern Mississippi; Meng Wang, University of Pittsburgh, US | ||
| Photochemical Degradation of PFAS: Performance Improvements and Treatment Strategies J. Liu, Z. Liu, D. Rao, J. Gao,, University of California, Riverside, US | ||
| Amine functionalized magnetic graphene oxide for adsorptive removal of PFAS S. Mahpishanian, M. Zhou, R. Foudazi, The University of Oklahoma, US | ||
| To Be Announced C. Griggs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, US | ||
| Process to Separate PFAS from Water Streams using Colloidal Gas Aphrons (CGAs) H. Javed, P.R. Kulkarni, C.J. Newell, N.W. Johnson, J.A. Connor, A. Farnell, GSI Environmental Inc., US | ||
| Remediation of Short-Chain PFAS from Water by Using Electrospun Nanofibrous Filter Material L. Zhang, H. Attigah, I. Jahan, S. Mantripragada, S. Obare, North Carolina A&T State University, US | ||
| 9:00 | AI Innovations | Room 304 |
| Session chair: Jan-Willem Handgraaf, Siemens, US | ||
| From Imagination to Experimentation to Full Scale Adoption: How to ensure a successful Generative AI Project J. Hogan, SHI International Corp., US | ||
| Real-Time Data, Real-Life Impact: Halite Medical's AI Solution for Emergency Care R. Wong, D. Sharrock, S. Hickey, Halite Medical, US | ||
| LifeLensAR: AI-Driven Voice Recognition and Assisted Reality for Streamlined Nursing Documentation in Long-Term Care C. Lewis, A. Lehman, M. Schaffner, I. Wang, A. Andoy, 360 Social Impact Studios, US | ||
| From Digital Thread to Physical Thread: Traceability through procurement, manufacturing, integration, and deployment E.W. Dodd, Cofactr, US | ||
| Generative AI to Accelerate Manufacturing Supply Chains Z. Tschirhart, Sustainment, US | ||
| *STUDENT ABSTRACT WINNER* Transforming Healthcare with AI: Security and Privacy in Remote AI-Enabled Stethoscopes S. Kumar, W. Glenewinkel, A. Singh, Texas A&M University, US | ||
| A Physics Informed Gaussian Process Model for Real-time Simulation of Tire-Terrain Interactions S.A. Kowshik, A. Srinivasa, J.N. Reddy, Texas A and M University,, US | ||
| Safeguarding Media Integrity from the Growing Thread of Generative AI J. DeGol, Steg.AI, US | ||
| 9:00 | Advanced Manufacturing Innovation | Room 307 |
| Session chair: Greg Haugstad, University of Minnesota, US | ||
| *STUDENT HONORABLE MENTION* Mapping Supply Chain Environmental Impacts: A Spatial LCA Framework V. Roy, F. Zhao, Purdue University, US | ||
| Success Stories Bridging Education and Industry: Photonics Programs at Stonehill College C. Schnitzer, G. Gu, R. Adams, B. Bacon, S. Erase, and T. Seaward, Stonehill College, US | ||
| Supercritical CO2 Spray for Scalable-Green Manufacturing of Structural Battery Composites: Towards Battery-Powered Transport F. Bozorgmehrian, M. Jeong, P.W. Vesely, J. Burger, R.J. Schick, D. Jarrahbashi, H. Castaneda, A. Asadi, Texas A&M University, US | ||
| BLE Mesh; a new network standard, leading the evolution in "smart factories" S. Podolski, BleedIO Tech, US | ||
| Online Reinforcement Learning for Real-Time Monitoring and Control in Production Systems B. Doskenov, O. Okuyelu, Pacific Seafood, US | ||
| Recycling Inputs to Advanced Manufacturing A.M. Hicks, Lasso Loop Recycling LLC, US | ||
| Resilient Design Solutions: Autonomous Engineering of 3D Building Information Modeling Piping for High-Tech Factories C-Y Liu, O. Chong, A. Chatterjee, Y. Yang, O. Chong, Y. Li, Arizona State University, US | ||
| From Digital Thread to Physical Thread: Traceability through Supply, Manufacturing, Inventory, and Deployment E. Dodd, Cofactr, US | ||
| 9:00 | Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications | Room 308 |
| Session chair: Jim Johnston, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ; Anirudha Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Atomic Materials for Clean Hydrogen Energy D. Akinwande, P. Carmichael, S. Kutagulla, University of Texas - Austin, US | ||
| Radio Frequency Heating of Vitrimer/Epoxy/CNT Composites D.E. Clouse, S.S. Dasari, S.M. Cotton, L.E. Arrambide, S.S. Deshpande, S.A. Hawkins, A.P. Maffe, M.J. Green, Texas A&M University, US | ||
| Enhancing Conductivity of Focused Electron-Beam Induced Deposition (FEBID)-Deposited Platinum Nanowires for Nanoelectronics Devices by Post-Annealing Carbon Reduction R. Rai, U. Dhakal, D.C. Binod, Y. Miyahara, Texas State University, US | ||
| Novel Hydrated Amorphous Silica Materials for Commercial and Military Applications C. Robinson, D. Sondee, A. Sahu, W. Heldt-Rowe, American Nano, US | ||
| Advancing Flame-Retardant Polymers for High-Risk Applications V.S. Medhekar, V.A. Benin, D.A. Klosterman, A.B. Morgan, Cornerstone Chemical Company, US | ||
| Natural Organic Honey for Environmentally-Friendly Nonvolatile Resistive Switching Memory in Neuromorphic Computing Systems F. Zhao, Washington State University, US | ||
| Borohydrides as Fast-ion Conductors for Solid-state Battery Electrolytes W.S. Tang, UL Research Institutes, US | ||
| 9:00 | E-Waste and Metal Recycling Strategies | Lone Star H |
| Session chair: Chong Liu, University of Chicago, US | ||
| Electrochemical Recovery of Tellurium from End-of-Life CdTe Photovoltaic Solar Panels A. Mukhopadhyay, M. Shi, H.W. Rollins, D.M. Ginosar, Idaho National Laboratory, US | ||
| Environmentally Impactful and Energy-Efficient Acid-Free Recycling of Rare Earth Elements from e-Waste Magnets for Decarbonized Manufacturing D. Prodius, Ames National Laboratory/Critical Materials Innovation Hub, US | ||
| Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Electronic Waste J. Qiu, Texas A&M University, US | ||
| Wastewater Remediation and Rare Earth Element Recovery from Electronic Waste via Selective Precipitation P. Sun, J.L. Anderson, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| Lanthanide Sulfate Recovery by Synergistic Dimethyl Ether (DME) and Na2SO4 Fractional Crystallization C. Tolbert, C. Stetson, D. Prodius, C. Orme, D. Appy, I. Nlebedim, A. Wilson, Idaho National Laboratory, US | ||
| Direct lithium extraction from brines and recycled lithium ion batteries P. Paranthaman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Protein-based Process for Enhanced Rare Earth Element Separation D.M. Park, P. Diep, Z. Dong, J. Seidel, W. Choi, J. Cotruvo, Y. Jiao, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, US | ||
| Altering Mixing Conditions to Enhance Selective Precipitation of Critical Minerals C.V. Subban, P.J. Valdez, Q. Wang, J. Liu, J.N. Jocz, S. Ramakrishnan, S. Suffield, Pacific Northwest National Lab, US | ||
| 9:00 | Microelectronics R&D | Lone Star F |
| Session chair: Dan Woodie, Princeton University, US | ||
| Expanding Our Reach: Creating a Virtual Reality Semiconductor Educational Platform at the Cornell NanoScale Facility T. Pennell, J. Williamson, C. Fiore, K. Ionova, B. Lane, L. Rathbun, R. Olson, A. Godwin, J. Cha, Cornell University, US | ||
| Equipping Students for CHIPS R&D and Manufacturing Engineering through Transformative Microfabrication Education M. Pleil, N. Jackson, University of New Mexico, US | ||
| Room Temperature 2D/3D Heterojunction Rectifiers Through Integration of Monolayer n-MoS2 With p-type Boron Doped Diamond A. Wali, R. Padhan, R. Divan, P. Darancet, N. Pradhan, A.V. Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| 9:00 | Tissue Engineering and Disease Modeling II | Room 305 |
| Session chair: Eva Rose Balog, University of New England, US | ||
| Smart Protein Materials for Modulating VEGFR1 Signaling in Wound Healing E.R.M. Balog, University of New England, US | ||
| Hydrogel Nanofilm-based Immunoisolation N.S. Hwang, Seoul National University, KR | ||
| Bioactive principle functionalized anticancer biomaterials as potent apoptotic inducers S. Ghosh, S. Thongmee, T.J. Webster, Kasetsart University, TH | ||
| Advanced Antimicrobial/Virucidal Composite Coatings C. Balagna, Politecnico di Torino, IT | ||
| The Human Cell Project J. Jensen, Trailhead Biosystems, US | ||
| 9:00 | Energy Storage: Power Electronics & Use Cases | Room 301 |
| Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US; Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US; Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| System integration challenges and opportunities for rechargeable zinc manganese dioxide (ZnMnO2) batteries G. Yadav, G. Cowles, Urban Electric Power, Inc., US | ||
| Thermal Energy Storage project at Hospital will reduce GHG emissions by 95% and thermal energy costs by 40% J. Koontz, Rock Energy Storage, US | ||
| Using AC Impedance to Identify Rate-Limiting Processes in Batteries E.C. Self, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Rule-based control of thermal energy storage integrated heat pump system: field test and simulation study Y. Qiao, L. Wang, X. Liu, B. Shen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| 10:00 | SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Crossing over from one Agency to Another | Lone Star D |
| G. Sims, DOD SBIR, US | ||
| G. Laier (pending), NASA, US | ||
| J. Thabet, DARPA, US | ||
| M. Stokes, Navy SBIR/STTR, US | ||
| C. Wright (pending), MDA, US | ||
| 10:00 | Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Virtual Reality Demo | Lone Star East Lobby |
| Session chair: Jared Ashcroft, Pasadena City College, US | ||
| Participating companies: Tap3D, SimInsights, Mercer County Community College/MNTEC | ||
| 10:10 | CHIPS in Space: An Alliance for Pioneering Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing to Advanced Science and Establish US Preeminence in Semiconductors | Lone Star A |
| 10:10 Panel Discussion: Startups Propelling the Commercialization of In Space Manufacturing. Moderator: Stephen Meckler | ||
| Astral Materials, US | ||
| United Semiconductors, US | ||
| 10:45 Technology in Enablers. Moderator: Christine Kretz, Karmanline Consulting | ||
| Robotics Orbital Composites, US | ||
| Compute on the Edge Ecoatoms & Axiom, US | ||
| Virtual Reality Siminsights, US | ||
| 11:20 Panel Discussion: Startups propelling the Commercialization of In Space Manufacturing | ||
| Varda, US | ||
| Space Forge, US | ||
| Above Space, US | ||
| 10:30 | Energy Storage: Beyond Technologies | Room 301 |
| Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US; Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US; Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US | ||
| Evaluating the effectiveness of energy storage development policies W. McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories, US | ||
| EverBESS: a tool for assessing the cost and environmental impacts of end-of-life management of battery energy storage systems A. Baby, J.R. Elias, Q. Dai, J.S. Spangenberger, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Sparking a Human-Centric 24/7 Electricity Network K. Johnston, NextGen Energy Partners, US | ||
| 11:00 | SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Ask Me Anything: Participating Agencies | Lone Star D |
| G. Sims, DOD SBIR, US | ||
| G. Lind (pending), SBA, US | ||
| 11:30 | Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Closing Remarks | Lone Star F |
| Session chair: Jared Ashcroft, Pasadena City College, US | ||
| 12:00 | Lunch Break | On own |
| 12:30 | DOD Cybersecurity Compliance for Contractors 12:30pm-4:30pm (Additional Registration Required) | Room 301 |
| 12:30 | SBIR/STTR Innovator Training Workshop 12:30pm-4:30pm (Additional Registration Required) | Lone Star B |
| 1:00 | CHIPS in Space: An Alliance for Pioneering Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing to Advanced Science and Establish US Preeminence in Semiconductors | Lone Star A |
| 1:00 Panel Discussion: Commercial Space Infrastructure in Space Up / Down Mass Featuring Representatives from Industry Leaders. Moderator: Molly Mulligan, Redwire | ||
| Voyager (Starlab), US | ||
| Rogue Space, US | ||
| Space Phoenix, US | ||
| 1:40 Panel Discussion: The Role of Accelerators and Venture Capital. | ||
| Eascra, US | ||
| Sky Orchard Financial, US | ||
| 2:10 Best Practices for Driving Innovation: Texas State Ecosystem and Initiatives. Moderator: Christine Kretz, Karmanline Consulting | ||
| N. Garza, Texas Space Commission, US | ||
| A. Marion, Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund, US | ||
| S. Murphy, TARSEC Executive Committee, US | ||
| 1:00 | Critical Materials Tutorial - Open to All Attendees (1:00pm-4:30pm) | Lone Star H |
| Session chair: Santa Jansone-Popova, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US | ||
| Introduction to Rare Earths and Permanent Magnet Materials (TEA/Lifecycle/Supply Chain of magnets) B.J. Smith, Argonne National Laboratory, US | ||
| Metallization/Magnet Fabrication and Manufacturing/Recycling End-of-Life Permanent Magnets J. Cui, Iowa State University, US | ||
| Mining, Extraction, Processing, Concentration, and Separation C. Anderson, Colorado School of Mines, US | ||
| From Waste to Resource: Secondary and Unconventional Feedstocks A. Fritz, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US | ||
| Magnetism Explored: Fundamentals, Discoveries, Developments, Applications, and Future Prospects A. Palasyuk, Ames National Laboratory, US | ||
| 3:10 | CHIPS in Space: An Alliance for Pioneering Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing to Advanced Science and Establish US Preeminence in Semiconductors | Lone Star A |
| 3:10 Panel Discussion: Research Collaboration by World Renowned Researchers. Moderator: Steve Wood Esq., Vela Wood | ||
| D.G. Senesky, Stanford University, US | ||
| D. Staack, Texas A&M University, US | ||
| P. Kumta, University of Pittsburgh, US | ||
| 3:50 Workforce Development for In Space Manufacturing J. Rome, AEROSPACE CORP, US | ||
| 4:30 Closing Remarks S. Putna, Semiconductor Institute at Texas A&M, US | ||
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