Advanced Manufacturing Innovation

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	Tuesday March 10
3:30	Manufacturing USA Institutes: A Partner for Catalyzing Innovation Coast to Coast
	Wednesday March 11
9:30	Next-gen polymers: Lightweight and Advanced Engineering
1:30	U.S. National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing Town Hall
	Thursday March 12
9:00	Advanced Manufacturing Innovation

2026 Symposium Program
	Tuesday March 10

3:30	Manufacturing USA Institutes: A Partner for Catalyzing Innovation Coast to Coast	RCC 305A
	K. Rogers, Office of Advanced Manufacturing, NIST, US
	S. Stolyarov, AFFOA, US
	Wednesday March 11

9:30	Next-gen polymers: Lightweight and Advanced Engineering	Marriott University B
	Session chair: Maksim Shivokhin, ExxonMobile, & Steve Sopher, JSP
	From Premium to Progress: How Lightweight Polymers and Cross-Value Chain collaboration are critical to Chemical Industry Sustainability Goals B. McGinley, Deloitte Consulting LLP, US
	EPLA – evolution of a plantbased bead foam J.-C. Albrecht, C. Mack, Fraunhofer ICT, DE
	Low Melting Propylene-Based Polymer for Low Pressure Foam Molding C. Cuddington, ExxonMobil, US
	Design Optimization and Dimensional Tolerance Improvement of Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) for Enhanced Automotive System Integration S. Sopher, J. Parker, JSP, US
	Process Control in Foam Extrusion D. Molloy, J. Dixon, Promix-Solutions, US
	Advanced Polypropylene Foam Extrusion Technology and Its Potential Applications G.R. Wilkes, D. You, J. Kim, A. Kim, C. Park, Amylum Systems, US
	Glassy gel - next generation lightweight materials B.H. Chen, M.X. Wang, M.D. Dickey, North Carolina State University, US

1:30	U.S. National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing Town Hall	RCC 304
	Session chair: Mike Molnar, Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, NIST
	This town hall event will gather information from conference participants for the 2026 – 2030 National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing, which guides Federal efforts to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing. The plan is revised every four years to provide new federal priorities in advanced manufacturing research and development, aiming to create jobs, boost economic growth across various sectors, and strengthen national security. This town hall session augments an online Request for Information (RFI), enabling participants to voice their views and catalyze deeper input into priority areas. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has posted the full set of questions in the Federal Register at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/20/2025-11379/notice-of-request-for-information-national-strategic-plan-for-advanced-manufacturing
	Thursday March 12

9:00	Advanced Manufacturing Innovation	Marriott University B
	Session chair: Ani Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory
	Scalable manufacturing of nanostructured surfaces that manipulate visible and IR light N.C. Scott, L. Micklow, R. McDonald, S. Furst, Smart Material Solutions, LLC, US
	Data-Driven Design of Job-Specific Insoles for Construction Roofers R. Kayastha, K. Kisi, J. Tate, Texas State University, US
	Process–Structure–Property Control in Laser-Induced Graphene Composite Manufacturing P. Kang, B.G. Kim, George Mason University, US
	A Multimodal Agentic RAG System for Real-Time Guidance in Composite Manufacturing Facilities K. Chawla, K. Mora-Gonzalez, T. Ghosal, W. Halsey, V. Paquit, A.A. Hassen, S. Kim, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
	Improving Manufacturing with Adaptive Learning in Industry 4.0: Challenges, and Policy Implications B. Doskenov, O. Adaji, R. Dosumu, Pacific Seafood, US

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