TechConnect World 2023 Program - Tuesday June 20


7:00	Registration	Convention Center Pre-Function

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

9:00	Medical & WMD Countermeasures Summit - Keynote (CWMD/MCDC Members meeting)	Maryland CD

10:00	Coffee Break - Sponsored by REI	Convention Center Pre-Function

10:00	EPA Student Breakout (Private Meeting)	Annapolis 1

10:30	CHIPS: Keynotes	National Harbor 6
	Session chair: Alex Norman, Princeton University, US
10:30	Whole-of-Government efforts to support microelectronics R&D L.E. Friedersdorf, Office of Science and Technology Policy, US
10:55	The role of academia in the future of semiconductor manufacturing D. Lopez, Pennsylvania State University, US
11:20	CHIPS for America Research and Development M. Dowell, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US

10:30	Functional Coatings	National Harbor 8
	Session chair: Ida Chen, The Dow Chemical Company, US
10:30	Enhanced protection of military personnel using flame-retardant on lightweight fabric K. Postell, Materic, US
10:50	Advancing Biomedical Imaging Performance over the UV, Visible and IR with Nanostructured Antireflection Coatings A.K. Sood, J.W. Zeller, A.W. Sood, L.S. Chaudhary, H. Efstathiadis, Magnolia Optical Technologies Inc., US
11:10	Superhydrophobic metal and polymer surfaces created inside microchannels using a femtosecond laser S. Sarbada, Y.C. Shin, Purdue University, US
11:30	Pilot study of the impact of different precoated paperboard on moisture and oxygen barriers for packaging application B. Mesic, Karlstad University, SE

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	SPM Based Chemical Spectroscopy	National Harbor 4
	Session chair: Liang Gong, 3M, US
10:30	Exploiting infrared light-matter interactions to explore complex systems at the nanoscale L. Tetard, University of Central Florida, US
10:55	Single electron spectroscopy and ultrafast time resolution by AFM P. Grutter, McGill University, CA
11:20	Elucidation of silk fiber formation by multi-modal SPM S. Cohen, Weizmann Institute of Science, IL
11:40	Infrared correlation nanoscopy with unprecedented spectral coverage T. Gokus, attocube Systems AG, DE
12:00	Correlative Nanoscale Topographical, Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical Property Mapping with Dimension IconIR C. Li, C. Phillips, Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology, US

10:30	Materials Innovation for Commercialization of Fusion Energy: Keynotes	National Harbor 7
	Session chair: Philip Earp, UK Atomic Energy Authority, UK
10:30	ARPAE Programs on Materials: Status and Perspectives A. Diallo, ARPA-E, US
10:55	Rising to the occasion: fusion ignition-enabling materials and manufacturing, and what’s next R. Dylla Spears, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US
11:20	Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) Public Private Partnerships for the Development of Fusion Energy A. Lumsdaine, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
11:45	The current status and future of the fusion energy industry C. Anderson, Fusion Industry Association, US

10:30	2D Materials Based Devices	Chesapeake 1
	Session chair: Anirudha Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US
10:30	Two-Dimensional Heterostructures for Logic, Memory and Photonics D. Jariwala, University of Pennsylvania, US
10:55	2D Memtransistors for Stochastic Computing and Their Applications S. Das, The Pennsylvania State University, US
11:20	Straintronic Graphene Transistor with Colossal On/Off Current Ratio D. Sen, Y. Zheng, S. Das, S. Ghosh, S. Das, The Pennsylvania State University, US
11:40	A Peripheral-free True Random Number Generator Based on Integrated Circuits Enabled by Atomically Thin Two-dimensional Materials H. Ravichandran, Pennsylvania State University, US

10:30	Additive Manufacturing: Machines	Chesapeake 2
	Session chair: John Barnes, The Barnes Global Advisors, US & Slade Gardner, Big Metal Additive, US
10:30	Massively-Accessible Approach to Metal 3D Printing K. Hsu, Arizona State University, US
10:55	Additive Manufacturing of Bone Graft Ceramics A. Steinmark, Materic, US
11:15	The development of Rheo-Printing technology on interlayer adhesion strength for Big Area Additive Manufacturing F.J. Alzahrani, H. Noor, J.P. Coulter, Lehigh 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	Molecular Modeling	Chesapeake A
	Session chair: Jan-Willem Handgraaf, Siemens Digital Industries Software, NE
10:30	Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Dynamic Hydration Layer in a Polyzwitterionic Polymer J.A. Clark, V.M. Prabhu, J.F. Douglas, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
10:50	First-principles study of the tritium diffusion and formation in γ-LiAlO2 pellets Y. Duan, T. Jia, H. Paudel, Y.-L. Lee, D. Senor, A.M. Casella, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
11:10	How molecular simulations can help to energetic transition? D. Pantano, Total Energies, US
11:35	Molecular Dynamic Simulation Study on the Effects of Moisture Content on the Water Activity and Glass Transition Temperature of Food Carbohydrates L. Abudour, General Mills, 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	Quantum Information Sciences & Technologies	Chesapeake B
	Session chair: Piotr Kulczakowicz, Quantum Startup Foundry, US
10:30	Supply Chain Optimization using quantum computers and hybrid technology A. Khan, ZebraKet, Ltd., US
10:55	Today's Quantum Network Challenges C. McClelland, Qubitekk, US
11:20	Quantum Enabled Sensing and Control G. Teklemariam, gSpin Technologies, US
11:45	Controlled Encapsulation of Nanodiamond Qubits by Metal-Organic Frameworks: Towards Enhanced Quantum Sensing S. Crawford, R. Shugayev, G. Lander, H. Paudel, Y. Duan, J. Baltrus, N. Diemler, J. Ellis, K. Kim, P. Cvetic, National Energy Technology Laboratory/Leidos, Inc., US
12:05	Opportunities for Quantum Computing and Simulations for Applications to Energy-Relevant Materials H.P. Paudel, B. Avramidis, D. Alfonso, K.D. Jordan, Y. Duan, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 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	Navy MANTECH Advanced Manufacturing Challenge	National Harbor 5
	Session chair: Jonathan Jakischa & Laura Murphree, TechConnect - ATI, US
10:30	Navy MANTECH Centers - Overview M. Snider, ATI - Navy ManTech, US
10:45	Additive Manufacturing with Dynamic Laser Beam Shaping based on Coherent Beam Combining L. Lev, Civan Lasers USA, US
10:52	Intrepid Expeditionary 3D Printer E. Shnell, Craitor, Inc., US
10:59	Hybrid Additive System For Ceramic Matrix Composites D. Crenshaw, DC Precision Ceramics LLC, US
11:06	A single step seamless digital solution for autonomous hybrid remanufacturing and repair: from 3D scanning to path planning. R. Samson, Elementiam Materials & Manufacturing Inc., CA
11:13	Onshoring of Custom Chip Carriers for DOD Applications B. English, EngeniusMicro, US
11:20	Multi-axis 3D printing H. Noori, Oklahoma State University, US
11:27	Robotic Additive Manufacturing with Continuous Carbon Fiber for Large and Novel Structures A. Badesha, Orbital Composites, Inc., US
11:34	Convolution HiDeNN-AI for Integrating Multiscale Topological Optimization with Additive Manufacturing D. Qian, HIDENN-AI, LLC, US
11:41	3D Sand Printer for Metalcasting Agility, Lightweighting & Advanced Defense Materials D. Shirkey, LightSpeed Concepts Inc., US
	Review Panelist A. Cauley, Huntington Ingalls Industries, US
	Review Panelist J. Chaidez, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, US
	Review Panelist G. Buczkowski, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, US
	Review Panelist J. Iraci, General Dynamics Electric Boat, US
	Review Panelist TBA, Lockheed Martin Hypersonics Engineering & Accelerated Technologies, US
	Review Panelist K. Thorn, NAVAIR, US
	Review Panelist J. McRoberts, Manufacturing Science & Technology Program - OSD Manufacturing Technology, US
	Review Panelist S. Ng, NAVAIR, US

10:30	TechConnect Innovation Pitches: AI, Data, Cyber, Software	Maryland 1
	Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
10:30	USINDOPACOM Innovation Spotlight R. Roley, USINDOPACOM, US
10:45	Cybersecurity Embedded into Solid State Hard Drive Firmware J. Benkert, Cigent Technology Inc., US
10:52	HiDeNN-MCA: Hierarchical Deep-learning Neural Network enabled Multiresolution Clustering Analysis Software Toolkit for Evaluation of Mechanical Properties and Performance of Composite Structures D. Qian, HIDENN-AI, LLC, US
10:59	Blockchain Enabled, Supply Chain Transparency for Defense Supply Chains D. Rampton, The Provenance Chain Network Inc., US
11:06	DataTwin: A Proactive Data Management Solution T. Ekin, Texas State University, US
11:13	FLUIX Project Stellar - The future of cooling on Earth & in Space A. Sastri, FLUIX Inc., US
11:20	ARGUS – Anomaly Recognition Graphical Universal System Z. Lu, Hong Kong Industrial Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Centre (FLAIR), HK
11:27	PoF – Power over Fiber: A Novel Approach for Energy Transmission A. Cerqueira Sodré Junior, Inatel – Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações, BR
	Review Panelist R. Roley, USINDOPACOM, US
	Review Panelist M. Schweitzer, Navy CIO, US
	Review Panelist P. Staszak, Boeing, US
	Review Panelist J. Fanelli, Navy CIO, US
	Review Panelist C. Chin, CLC Advisors, US

10:30	TechConnect Innovation Pitches: Electronics, Sensors, Communications	Maryland 2
	Session chair: Brent Segal, Lockheed Martin, US
10:30	Lockheed Martin Innovation Spotlight C. Owens, Lockheed Martin, US
10:45	elementalGEO(TM) E. Enig, Enig Associates, Inc., US
10:52	A Secure Wireless IoT Chipset for Smart Building and Smart City Applications J. Terry, Espre Technologies, Inc., US
10:59	Smallest Infrared Hyperspectral Camera M. Hinnrichs, Pacific Advanced Technology, US
11:06	Spectrally Efficient Peer-to-Peer (SEPP) Wireless Technology A. Salindong, Trabus Technologies, US
11:13	MEMCPU Platform J. Aiken, MemComputing, Inc., US
	Review Panelist C. Owens, Lockheed Martin, US
	Review Panelist C. Nieto, IEEE Entrepreneurship, US
	Review Panelist N. Edmonsond, Northrop Grumman, US
	Review Panelist B. Segal, Lockheed Martin, US
	Review Panelist TBA, TechLink, US

10:30	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: SBIR 101	Maryland A
	E. Page-Littleford, Office of Investment & Innovation, US

11:00	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Reverse Pitches	Maryland A
11:00	A. Richards, EPA, US
11:05	E. Metz, DoED, US
11:10	J. Gray, NIST, US
11:15	G. Lind, NOAA, US
11:20	B. Kendrick, PHMSA, US
11:25	M. Coffman, USDA, US
11:30	B. Renner, DHS, US
11:35	E. Nelson, NASA, US
11:40	E. Pierstorff, NSF, US
11:45	E. Chant, DOE, US
11:50	S. Fertig, HHS, US
11:55	S. Celis, DOD, 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

10:30	Army xTech Startup Summit (Private Meeting)	Maryland 6

11:00	Medical & WMD Countermeasures Summit - (CWMD/MCDC Members meeting)	Maryland CD

12:00	Lunch Break	On own

12:00	TechConnect Business Team Meet & Greet	Expo Hall AB

12:00	EPA P3 National Student Design Competition Showcase	Expo Hall AB

1:00	Navy MANTECH Advanced Manufacturing Challenge	National Harbor 5
	Session chair: Jonathan Jakischa & Laura Murphree, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
1:00	Non-composite, polymer-free densified carbon nanotube (DCN) sheet as extreme cold weather resistant gasket material C. Li, 4TH Phase Technologies, Inc., US
1:07	A new class of smart responsive materials developed for self-healing anti-corrosion coatings in extreme environments. D. Gilmour, A2O Advanced Materials Inc., CA
1:14	Effective and Non-toxic Underwater and Marine Adhesive L. Takiff, Akita Innovations LLC, US
1:21	4D Printing of Novel Materials Y. Mirchandani, Beacon Industries Inc., US
1:28	Naval Alloys With Reduced Sensitization D. Weiss, Ce-Ri-SS Materials LLC, US
1:35	Additively Manufactured Continuous Fiber C/C and Ceramic Matrix Composite (C/SiC, SiC/SiC) Preforms for Hypersonic Applications P. McHail, Continuous Composites, US
1:42	Additive Hypersonic Fabrication Y. Mirchandani, Beacon Industries Inc., US
1:49	Uncooled Shortwave Imagers for Hypersonic Targeting M. Ettenberg, Princeton Infrared Technologies, Inc., US
	Review Panelist A. Cauley, Huntington Ingalls Industries, US
	Review Panelist J. Chaidez, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, US
	Review Panelist G. Buczkowski, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, US
	Review Panelist J. Iraci, General Dynamics Electric Boat, US
	Review Panelist TBA, Lockheed Martin Hypersonics Engineering & Accelerated Technologies, US
	Review Panelist K. Thorn, NAVAIR, US
	Review Panelist L. Moreno, NAVSEA, US
	Review Panelist J. McRoberts, Manufacturing Science & Technology Program - OSD Manufacturing Technology, US
	Review Panelist S. Ng, NAVAIR, US

2:30	Navy MANTECH Advanced Manufacturing Challenge	National Harbor 5
	Session chair: Jonathan Jakischa & Laura Murphree, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
2:30	A fast-learning and low-cost humanoid robot that acts as workforce multiplier S. Srivastav, Aivot Robotics, Inc, US
2:37	Blockchain and AI/ML Enabled 6G network for Swarm of UAVs S. Mirchandani, Bryka Skystocks LLC, US
2:44	A Defect Measurement Tool to Improve Aircraft Sustainment and Decrease Downtime J. Rozzi, Creare LLC, US
2:51	Physical Identifiers for 21st Century Fleet Fabrication and Sustainment M. Kozicki, Densec ID, US
2:58	FLX BOT for Manufacturing Maintenance M. Bilsky, FLX Solutions, US
3:05	High-Quality Composite Repair with a Single Vacuum Bag D. Metrey, Luna Labs USA, LLC, US
3:12	Machine Learning Enabled Nondestructive Monitoring Device for Surface Adhesives and Coatings J. Yoon, Optowares, Inc., US
3:19	Real-time and passive acoustic structural monitoring of ships and components E. Cretu, The University of British Columbia, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Eng., CA
	Review Panelist A. Cauley, Huntington Ingalls Industries, US
	Review Panelist J. Chaidez, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, US
	Review Panelist G. Buczkowski, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, US
	Review Panelist J. Iraci, General Dynamics Electric Boat, US
	Review Panelist TBA, Lockheed Martin Hypersonics Engineering & Accelerated Technologies, US
	Review Panelist K. Thorn, NAVAIR, US
	Review Panelist L. Moreno, NAVSEA, US
	Review Panelist J. McRoberts, Manufacturing Science & Technology Program - OSD Manufacturing Technology, US
	Review Panelist S. Ng, NAVAIR, US

1:30	CHIPS: Advanced Metrology to Ensure Success for Next Generation Semiconductors	National Harbor 6
	Session chair: Alex Norman, Princeton University, US
1:30	In-Line Metrology Requirements and Needs for Leading Edge Technology D. Schmidt, IBM Research, US
1:55	Solutions for Gate-all-around (GAA) Device Development and Manufacturing X. Gu, P. Hsu, Y.H. Kim, A. Mani, P. Kirby, Thermo Fisher Scientific, US
2:20	CHIPS Act Semiconductor Metrology Needs for R&D D. Henshall, V. Zhirnov, T. Younkin, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), US
2:45	Break
2:55	Surface and subsurface quantitative mechanical property measurements by contact resonance atomic force microscopy on low-k dielectric structures G. Stan, C.V. Ciobanu, S.W. King, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
3:15	Analysis of buried interfaces for device technology by soft and hard X-ray photoemission K. Artyushkova, J. Mann, S. Zaccarine, Physical Electronics, US
3:35	Evaluating the Impact of Defects, Interfaces and Boundaries on Thermal Transport in 2D Materials Using a Novel Opto-Thermal Metrology Technique with Sub-Micron Resolution B.M. Foley, A.H. Jones, J.T. Gaskins, P.E. Hopkins, Laser Thermal Inc, US
3:55	Silicon Dopant Quantification in Atom Probe Tomography K. DeRocher, M. McLean, F. Meisenkothen, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US

1:30	Membranes	National Harbor 8
	Session chair: Qilin Li, Rice University, US
1:30	Ion Selective Ion Exchange Membranes for the specific Recovery of Phosphorous and Lithium D. Jassby, E. Hoek, J. Wang, A. Iddya, University of California, Los Angeles, US
1:55	2D nanomaterial-based multifunctional membranes for metal and oxyanion removal B. Mi, University of California at Berkeley, US
2:20	Effect of Film Thickness and Temperature on the CO2 Sorption in Poly(ethyleneimine) J.R. Hoffman, A.E. Baumann, C.M. Stafford, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
2:45	Correlating the Diffusion of Water in Model Polyamides with Controlled Cross-link Densities to their Performance in Reverse Osmosis Membranes for Desalination V.J. Witherspoon, K. Ito, C.R. Snyder, M. Tyagi, T.B. Martin, P.A. Beaucage, R.C. Nieuwendaal, R.S. Vallery, D.W. Gidley, J.D. Wilbur, D. Welsh, C.M. Stafford, C.L. Soles, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
3:10	Opportunities and Challenges of Membrane Separation in Chemical Industry Y. Liu, J. Liu, A. Singh, Dow Inc., US

1:30	REE: Advances in Solvent Separation Technologies	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Helen Hsu-Kim, Duke University, US
1:30	Considerations for Sustainable Rare Earth Separation T. Villalon, Phoenix Tailings, US
1:55	The Feasibility of Integrating Electrodialysis with Solvent Extraction for Separation of Rare Earth Elements M. Baghbanzadeh, S. Mosadeghsedghi, K. Volchek, M.E. Sauber, Natural Resources Canada, CA
2:15	Nanoengineered cellulose for the sustainable separation of rare earth elements A. Sheikhi, The Pennsylvania State University, US
2:35	Development of Novel Ligand Chemistries for Light-driven Reactions Toward Separation of Critical Rare Earths A. Ferguson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US

3:00	REE: Advances in Solid-Liquid/Ion-Exchange Separation Technologies	National Harbor 12
	Session chair: Helen Hsu-Kim, Duke University, US & Marty Ryan, CREaTe & ATI, US
3:00	Extraction and Purification of REEs from Waste Ores using Chromatographic Separation G. Carlson, Tusaar Corp, US
3:20	Ligand-Associated Sorbents and Solid-Liquid Extraction System for Producing Individually Separated High Purity Rare Earth Elements from Ores and Unconventional Sources T.M. Dittrich, M. Dardona, C. Boxley, S.K. Mohanty, D. Kakaris Porter, C.M. Tummala, S. Praneeth, Wayne State University, US
3:40	Extraction of critical elements from geothermal brine using magnetic core shell particles P.K. Thallapally, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US
4:00	Biosorption for Enhanced Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brines G.P. Katz, M.R. Pavia, J. Clarke, Katz Water Technologies, Inc., US

1:30	SPM in Biology & Medicine	National Harbor 4
	Session chair: Christina Newcomb, Stanford University, US
1:30	Multiplexed nanoscale viscoelastic mapping of melanoma cells as a biomarker of tumor progression and metastasis A. Cartagena-Rivera, National Institutes of Health (NIH), US
1:55	Malaria derived-EVs properties and function studied by Atomic force microscopy (AFM) I. Rosenhek-Goldian, P.A. Karam, I. Azuri, E. Dekel, M.I. Morandi, S.R. Cohen, N. Regev-Rudzki, Weizmann Institute of Science, IL
2:15	Evaluation of FluidFM for genome editing in single cells S. Patange, S. Maragh, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
2:40	The Effect of Lipid Bilayer Dehydration on its Physical Properties N. Kampf, Y. Dong, Y. Schilt, W. Cao, U. Raviv, J. Klein, Weizmann Institute of Science, IL
3:00	Elucidating the pH-driven conformational shift of R-bodies, a force generator in bacteria, with in situ AFM S. Zhang, University of Washington, US

1:30	Materials Innovation for Commercialization of Fusion Energy	National Harbor 7
	Session chair: Arnold Lumsdaine, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
1:30	Engineering assurance of materials for fusion – capability and innovation P. Earp, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, UK
1:55	Materials and Manufacturing Challenges for Fusion Energy Systems C. Parga, Zap Energy, US
2:20	Advanced Materials Technologies Enabling High Temperature Superconducting Tokamaks J. Trelewicz, Stony Brook University, US
2:45	Break
2:55	Utilization of Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Commercial Fusion Energy Facilities D. LaBrier, M. Mashal, M. Acharya, M. Benson, B. Sosa Aispuro, Idaho State University, US
3:15	Electrodeposition of Functionally Graded Brazing Interlayers for Enhanced Joint Strength between Plasma-Facing Materials and Heat Sinks K. Lee, H. Garich, S. Snyder, M. Inman, Faraday Technology, Inc., US
3:35	HTS fusion conductors are not like their schematic cartoon! D. Abraimov, G. Bradford, J. Bang, L.D. Cooley, F. Kametani, D.C. Larbalestier, H. Mata, Y. Oz, V. Phifer, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, US
3:55	Critical Materials for High Field Fusion Needs and A Potential Alternative HTS Y. Zhai, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, US

1:30	Graphene and 2D Materials for Energy Related Applications	Chesapeake 1
	Session chair: Elena Polyakova, Graphene Laboratories, US & Anirudha Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US
1:30	Disrupting Lubrication Industry: Achieving Superlubricity on Rough Steel Surfaces without Oil Under Sustained Sliding-Rolling Contact A. Sumant, Argonne National Laboratory, US
1:55	From Concepts to Real-World Solutions: The Evolving Landscape of Graphene Oxide Advancements E. Polyakova, Graphene Laboratories, Inc., US
2:15	Scalable, Conformal Graphene-based encapsulation for Li-ion cathode materials D. Despinoy, J. Pistorino, Volexion, US
2:35	Fast Identification of Monolayer MoS2 on Various Substrates Using Deep Neural Network Y. Zhou, Y. Zheng, S. Wang, S. Sayin, Z. Li, M. Zaghloul, George Washington University, US

1:30	Advanced Manufacturing Innovation	Chesapeake 2
	Session chair: Chris Menzel, Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc., US
1:30	A LifeCycle Use case comparison of 3D/Additive vs Traditional Manufactured part S. Monroe, AMGTA, US
1:55	Digital Material Deposition using Inkjet - Inkjet for Industrial 3D Applications R. Baker, Integrity Integration, US
2:20	Unlocking the Potential of High-Performance, Multi-Material Printing with NovoJet R. Borrell, Quantica Gmbh, US
2:45	Metal Additive Manufacturing for Production A.C. Barbati, Desktop Metal
3:10	Break
3:20	Stable uniform nanoparticle dispersion in composite materials for antibacterial food packaging S. Lee, C&G Hitech Co., Ltd., KR
3:40	Cyber-Physical Trust Anchors for a Secure Supply Chain M. Maasberg, I. Taylor, L.G. Butler, United States Naval Academy, US
4:00	A sure shot: Fine-tuning focused ion beam placement with critical-dimension localization microscopy A.C. Madison, C.R. Copeland, R.G. Dixson, B.R. Ilic, J.A. Liddle, S.M. Stavis, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
4:20	How A Modular Delivery Model Drives Developing Technology Project Viability M. Villegas, Koch Modular Process Systems, 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	AI for Materials	Chesapeake A
	Session chair: Jan-Willem Handgraaf, Siemens Digital Industries Software, NE
1:30	Generative Models for Synthetically Accessible Polymers N.E. Jackson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, US
1:55	Accelerating Materials Discovery and Design using AI and Machine Learning P.S. Dutta, A. Koneru, D. Sanpui, A. Chandra, H. Chan, S. Manna, S. Banik, T.D. Loeffler, S.K.R.S. Sankaranarayanan, University of Illinois at Chicago, US
2:15	Robocoater: Automated, Multi-Modal Optical Characterization Platform for Performing Closed-loop Bayesian Optimization of Thin-Film Hybrid Perovskite for PV Application N. Woodward, B. Guo, M. Chauhan, M. Abolhasani, K. Rayes, A. Amassian, North Carolina State University, US
2:35	Machine Learning-Driven Automated Scanning Probe Microscopy Y. Liu, K.P. Kelley, R.K. Vasudevan, M. Ziatdinov, S.V. Kalinin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
2:55	Machine learning accelerated computational design of materials and processes T.P.M. Goumans, M. Hellström, P.S.N. Onofrio, N. Aguirre, R. Rüger, Software for Chemistry & Materials, NL

1:30	Innovations in Precision Health and Diagnostics for Health Wellness	Chesapeake 11
	Session chair: Prakash Nallathamby, Notre Dame University, US
1:30	NearWave Imager: The First Entirely Handheld Real-time Frequency-Domain Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Imaging System R. Stillwell, Nearwave, US
1:55	A Multimodal Approach To Prehabilitation, Rehabilitation and Mental Readiness with VR V. Somareddy, Neuro Rehab VR, US
2:15	Detection and treatment of endometriosis using a novel nanomedicine platform Y. Park, A. Demessie, A. Luo, O.R. Taratula, A.S. Moses, P. Do, L. Campos, Y. Jahangiri, C.R. Wyatt, H.A. Albarqi, K. Farsad, O.D. Slayden, O. Taratula, Oregon State University, US
2:35	Break
2:45	Biomimetic, Antibiotic Free, Nanoparticles for Agent Agnostic Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Action including ESKAPE Pathogens J. Hopf, J. Olesk, C. Evans, J. Ross, D. Donahue, V. Ploplis, F. Castellino, S. Lee, P.D. Nallathamby, University of Notre Dame, US
3:05	Stem Cell Precision Medicine Human Brain Disease Models R. Anand, Neurxstem Inc, US
3:25	Photo-Responsive Nanomedicine for Placenta Visualization and Photo-Hyperthermia for Potential Management of Ectopic Pregnancy O. Taratula, A. Moses, L. Kadam, O. Taratula, L. Myatt, M.K. Baldwin, Oregon State University, US
3:45	Small Molecule Drug to Treat Space Travel Induced Bone Reduction J. Barnett, J. McCall, H. Blair, J. Soboloff, W. Geldenhuys, ExesaLibero Pharma, Inc, US

1:30	Micro & Bio Fluidics, Lab-on-a-Chip	Chesapeake B
	Session chair: Kwang W. Oh, University at Buffalo (SUNY), US
1:30	Membrane displacement traps for deterministic droplet and cell manipulation M. Yeh, J. Harriot, D.L. DeVoe, University of Maryland, US
1:55	Sensitive POC (point-of-care) system to detect virus from the environmental and fecal samples using graphene oxide J. Min, Chung-Ang University, KR
2:20	Automated Acoustic Levitation Sample Delivery for Multiple Synchrotron and XFEL Beam Lines P.T. Docker, D. Axford, V. Baker, F. Gueniat, A. Barnes, J. Drewitt, D. Crivelli, Diamond light Source, UK
2:40	Soft, tissue-integrated microfluidics for self-powered, wireless biosensors and biofluid-activated batteries A.J. Bandodkar, North Carolina State University, US

1:00	Student Leaders Conference - Career Pathways Panel	Chesapeake 10
	Session chair: L. Raskin
	Panelist M. Dowell, NIST Boulder Laboratory, US
	Panelist L. Fridersdorf, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, US
	Panelist B.J. Lanier, Isosceles Pharmaceuticals, 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

1:30	TechConnect Innovation Pitches: Electronics, Sensors & Communications	Maryland 2
	Session chair: Bart Romanowicz, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
1:30	TechLink Innovation Spotlight D. Scott, TechLink, US
1:45	Embedded Concrete Resistivity Sensor System N. Kargah-Ostadi, Callentis Consulting Group, LLC, US
1:52	Aligned Carbon Nanotube RF Devices for Next-Gen Wireless Communication K. Jinkins, SixLine Semiconductor, US
1:59	High-Speed High-Throughput Imaging with Radio Waves T. Cargol, Spectrohm, Inc,, US
2:06	Compact Underwater Lidar System E. Larson, Tampa Deep Sea Xplorers, Inc., US
2:13	Wireless Battery Personalized Wearable Electronics P. Gutruf, T. Stuart, University of Arizona, US
2:20	Nanocircuits at optical frequencies T. Bray, University of Pennsylvania-Penn Center for Innovation, US
	Review Panelist B. Romanowicz, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
	Review Panelist J. Wong, IEEE, US
	Review Panelist P. Parthiban, Just Venture Labs, US
	Review Panelist D. Ojika, Flapmax, US
	Review Panelist D. Scott, TechLink, US

2:30	Student Leaders Conference - FAIR data session	Chesapeake 10
	Discussion Leader K. Addepalli, National Cancer Institute, US

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

3:00	Spark Notes: How the Federal Government is Catalyzing Clean Energy Innovation	Maryland 2
	The U.S. is making unprecedented investments in clean energy to strengthen our economic and national security. Yet, technologists and entrepreneurs can struggle to learn how to plug in. In this session, you'll learn from experts and leaders in energy innovation programs how the government and military works with the startup community to make investments in game changing technologies.
	M. Wu, RISE Consortium, US
	L.R. Dalton, Mission Strategies, US
	W. Tallarico, Silicon Valley Defense Group, US
	L. Robinson, Defense Innovation Unit, US
	J. Cook, Idaho National Laboratory, US

1:00	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Navigating Agency Differences	Maryland 3
	An inside look into the world of SBIR/STTR. You should leave with an understanding of how to figure out which agency is right for you and concrete next steps.
	D. Lang, DHS, US
	H. Ahn, NSF Program Director, US
	D. Carroll, AFWERX, US
	S. Fertig, NIH, US

1:00	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: DoD Deep Dive	Maryland 4
	J. Thabet, DARPA, US
	C. Barnhill, MDA, US
	A. Roots, CBD, US
	D. Price, DLA, US
	C. Gibney, DHA, US
	J. Wallace, NGA, US

2:00	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: SBIR Success Stories	Maryland 3
	Hear about the entrepreneurial journey from SBIR/STTR recipients.
	C. Rabke, DOE, US
	M. Dinsmore, Beacon Interactive, US
	L. Avila, Kitware, Inc., US
	K. Liu, Circulomics, US

3:00	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Getting Help	Maryland 3
	This panel will highlight the various types of support available through entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs). This session will also address Federal programs available to support ESOs.
	E. Hawkes, Jr., Office of Investment & Innovation - SBA, US
	O. Okabam, Oklahoma Tom Love Center, US
	H. McClendon, Louisiana Business and Technology Center, US
	C. Matsuki, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, US

2:00	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: NSF Deep Dive	Maryland 4
	B. Schrag, NSF, US

2:30	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: NIH Deep Dive	Maryland 4
	S. Fertig, NIH, US

3:00	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: NASA Deep Dive	Maryland 4
	Q. Bonds, NASA, US
	J. Eng, NASA, US

3:30	SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: DOE Deep Dive	Maryland 4
	E. Chant, DOE, 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

1:30	Army xTech Startup Summit (Private Meeting)	Maryland 6

1:00	CBRN Defense Modernization Challenge - Protection (MCDC & CWMD Sponsored)	Maryland CD
	Session chair: Katie Bornfleth & Nick Kacsandi, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
1:00	Challenge Overview - MCDC & CWMD M. Stebbins, ATI - CWMD & MCDC, US
1:10	Advancing CBRN Protection with MOFs P. Fuller, NuMat Technologies, US
1:17	Electrospin/spray for production of high mitigant-loaded fabrics R. Pawle, Akita Innovations, LLC, US
1:24	Surface Ionization Noncontact Extended-Wear (SINEW) Mask A. Mamishev, University of Washington, US
1:31	A Negative Pressure Protective Barrier Enclosure: The STAT Enclosure S. Venticinque, Olifant Medical, US
1:38	Point of Use CBRN Filter M. Knapke, Guild Associates Inc, US
1:45	Self-Detoxifying Garment R. Harding, Guild Associates Inc, US
	Review Panelist R.K. Batchelor, CWMD Program Manager JPEO, US
	Review Panelist L. Hess, MCDC Program Manager JPEO, US
	Review Panelist M. Stebbins, ATI - CWMD & MCDC, US
	Review Panelist J. Osborn, ATI - CWMD & MCDC, US
	Review Panelist J. David, Brycetech, US
	Review Panelist J.Yang, DMVBio, US
	Review Panelist C. Clyburn, Med4Site, US

2:00	CBRN Defense Modernization Challenge - Medical (MCDC & CWMD Sponsored)	Maryland CD
	Session chair: Katie Bornfleth & Nick Kacsandi , TechConnect Division, ATI, US
2:00	The Protein ProFiler™: A Microfluidic Solution to the Biomarker Complexity J. Wiktorowicz, InnovaRegi, LLC, US
2:07	Software to model immune biological responses across multiple biological scales T. Helikar, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, US
2:14	Next-generation protein sequencing for pathogen agnostic and massively parallel infectious disease diagnostics J. Yang, Glyphic Bio, US
2:21	An Orally Delivered Transuranic Element Nuclear Chelator Therapeutic A. Sosica, Captura Biopharma, Inc, US
2:28	Sensible PCR Platform E. Templin, Sensible Diagnostics, Inc., US
2:35	Rapid, low-cost, scalable biothreat response platform B. Finrow, Lumen Bioscience, Inc., US
2:42	Recognize- A first-in-class diagnostic platform R. Khosravi-Far, InnoTech Precision Medicine, Inc, US
	Review Panelist R.K. Batchelor, CWMD Program Manager JPEO, US
	Review Panelist L. Hess, MCDC Program Manager JPEO, US
	Review Panelist M. Stebbins, ATI - CWMD & MCDC, US
	Review Panelist J. Osborn, ATI - CWMD & MCDC, US
	Review Panelist J. David, Brycetech, US
	Review Panelist J. Yang, DMVBio, US
	Review Panelist C. Clyburn, Med4Site, US

3:00	CBRN Defense Modernization Challenge - Medical (MCDC & CWMD Sponsored)	Maryland CD
	Session chair: Katie Bornfleth & Nick Kacsandi, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
3:07	Engineered protein for tissue protection J. Way, General Biologics, Inc., US
3:14	KWYN™ EFECTIVE B. Bauchwitz, Charles River Analytics, US
3:21	Vaccine Microarray Patch / VaxiPatch A. Van Prooyen, Verndari, Inc., US
3:28	Antibody Platform for Detection and Treatment of Bioterrorism Attacks M. Martino, Northstar Emergency Management, LLC, US
3:35	A New Drug for Traumatic Brain Injury N. Simon, Azevan Pharmaceuticals, Inc, US
3:42	ARN-75039: A small molecule broad-spectrum hemorrhagic arenavirus therapeutic K. McCormack, Arisan Therapeutics, US
	Review Panelist R.K. Batchelor, CWMD Program Manager JPEO, US
	Review Panelist L. Hess, MCDC Program Manager JPEO, US
	Review Panelist M. Stebbins, ATI - CWMD & MCDC, US
	Review Panelist J. Osborn, ATI - CWMD & MCDC, US
	Review Panelist J. David, Brycetech, US
	Review Panelist J. Yang, DMVBio, US
	Review Panelist C. Clyburn, Med4Site, US

4:00	CBRN Defense Modernization Challenge - Sensors (MCDC & CWMD Sponsored)	Maryland CD
	Session chair: Katie Bornfleth & Nick Kacsandi, TechConnect Division, ATI, US
4:00	Sensor-integrated proteome on-chip (SPOC™): a multiplexed pan-pathogen detection platform B. Takulapalli, INanoBio, Inc., US
4:07	Universal Protocol Adapter (UPA) C. Oneil, Domenix, US
4:14	Machine Learning for Multi-modal CBRN Threat Classification and Localization F. Kitchell, KEF Robotics Inc, US
4:21	A Wearable Diamond Sensor of Ionizing Radiation S. Kuzikov, Euclid Techlabs, LLC, US
4:28	A Field Rugged and Mobile Aerosol Particulate Analytical Laboratory with Aerial Drone Sampling Capability D. Dikken, Measurement Technology Laboratories, US
4:35	MIDNIGHT: Monitoring and Inspecting Dirty Nukes Including Generating Heat Maps of Terrain D. Stouch, Charles River Analytics, Inc., US
	Review Panelist R.K. Batchelor, CWMD Program Manager JPEO, US
	Review Panelist L. Hess, MCDC Program Manager JPEO, US
	Review Panelist M. Stebbins, ATI - CWMD & MCDC, US
	Review Panelist J. Osborn, ATI - CWMD & MCDC, US
	Review Panelist J. David, Brycetech, US
	Review Panelist J. Yang, DMVBio, US
	Review Panelist C. Clyburn, Med4Site, US

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 Characterization - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	A Powerful New Tool for Rapid Chemical Characterization of Advanced Manufacturing Materials E. Williams, J. Putman, P. Willis, Exum Instruments, US
	Versatile thin film adhesion and scratch testing machine for different material surfaces under various environmental condition W. Demisse, P. Tyagi, University of the District of Columbia, US
	A Decade Team Work in Pursuing Discoveries in Nanostructure Membrane Characterizations and Observations of Friedel-oscillation by AFM for Quantum Sensing and Energy Storage Applications J. Thornton, E.T. Chen, Advanced Biomimetic Sensors, Inc., US
	Democratizing the Assessment of Thermal Robustness of Metal-Organic Frameworks S. Bonakala, A. Abutaha, E. Palani, A. Samara, S. Mansour, F. El-Mellouhi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, QA
	Chemical identification & characterization of sub-20nm residues and defects with Nano IR PiFM P. O'Hara, Molecular Vista, Inc., US
	High Resolution Measurement of Potential-Dependent Electrochemical Activities on HOPG Using Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy (SECCM) M-H. Choi, S-J. Cho, L.A. Baker, S. Kaemmer, Park Systems inc., US
	Princeton Collaborative Research Facility: diagnostics and modeling for plasma material synthesis and processing applications Y. Raitses, I. Kaganovich, M. Shneider, A. Dogariu, S. Yatom, S. Gershman, I. Romadanov, N. Chopra, W. Villafana, Y. Ussenov, S. Abe, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, US
	Wyonics: Advancing Sustainable Innovations in Wyoming D. Rone, J. O'Hayre, R.D. Rogers, G. Gurau, C.M. Hill, K.R. Di Bona, Wyonics, US
	Broadband Plasmonic SEIRA Structures for Signal Enhancement in nanoIR Spectroscopy G. Rutins, L. Tetard, University of Central Florida, 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	Nanparticle Synthesis & Characterization - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	2-D Pd-cellulose with optimized morphology for the effective solar to steam generation O. Omelianovych, E. Park, H-S Choi, Chungnam National University, KR
	Core–Satellite–Satellite Hierarchical Nanostructures: Assembly, Plasmon Coupling, and Gap-Selective Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering H. Duc Trinh, S. Yoon, Chung-Ang University, KR

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	Advanced Manufacturing - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Efficient Fabrication of Self Organised Nanostructures C.C. Keen, Z. Na, National University of Singapore, SG
	Development of Antenna Systems for 4G, 5G and B5G Applications H.R.D. Filgueiras, T. H. Brandão, L.G. da Silva, A. Cerqueira S. Jr., National Institute of Telecommunications, BR
	Characterization of Optical and Charge Transport Properties of TCNQ-based Organic Field Effect Transistors Y. Chung, S. Melis, X. Zhang, P. Barbara, E. Van Keuren, Georgetown University, US
	Synthesis, structural study and optical properties of Dy3+ doped La(PO3)3 S. Chemingui, M. Ferhi, K. Horchani-Naifer and M. Férid, universty Tunis Elmanar, TN
	Plasmonic Nanomaterials Assisted 3-D printing of Thermoset Resins A. Saha, M. Finale, S. Chowdhury, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, US
	Process Innovations to Advance the State-of-the-Art in Structural Materials E.Y. Chen, C.C. Chen, Transition45 Technologies, Inc, 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	AI for Materials - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Metal Hydride Composition-Derived Parameters as Machine Learning Features for Alloy Design and H2 Storage S. Nations, T. Nandi, A. Ramazani, S. Wang, Y. Duan, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
	Single-Electron Reservoir Computing Circuit with Online Learning S. Watanabe, T. Oya, Yokohama National University, JP
	AI-driven Part Printability Recommendation System for Additive Manufacturing J.A. Steets, D. Mooney, B. O’Briant, Illumination Works, LLC., US
	Relatable Explanations For AI Applications J. Tan, National University of Singapore, SG
	Faux-Data Injection Optimization for Accelerating Data-Driven Discovery of Materials A. Ziaullah, S. Chawla, F. El Mellouhi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, QA
	Accelerating Materials discovery: Best practices for Research Data Management Strategies J. Medina, A. Wahab Ziaullah, E-T. Bentria, H. Park, I.E. Castelli, A. Shaon, H. Bensmail, F. El-Mellouhi, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, QA
	Physics-informed machine learning prediction of Curie temperature of rare-earth magnetic materials P. Singh, T. Del Rose, A. Palasyuk, Y. Mudryk, Ames National Laboratory, US
	AI-Based Linearization Schemes for 5G/6G Fiber/Wireless Systems L.A. Melo Pereira, L..L. Mendes, C.J. Albanez Bastos Filho, A. Cerqueira Sodré Junior, National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), BR
	Design and Implementation of a Modified Shortest Path Algorithm for Package Delivery B. Abegaz, Loyola University Chicago, US
	Developing a Multi-Sensing Platform for a Six Degrees of Freedom Industrial Robot B. Abegaz, Loyola University Chicago, 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

4:00	Precision Health - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Harnessing Emerging Technologies to Deliver Ecologically Valid Precision Therapeutics R. Kalunga, F. Elshobokshy, University of the District of Columbia, US
	A Landscape of Infectious Disease In Vitro Diagnostic Devices: From 2000 to Present E. Bradford, MRIGlobal, US
	Translation of Cellular-Resolution OCT Images to H&E-Like Stained Images via Generative Adversarial Network S.T. Tsai, C.H. Liu, S.L. Huang, National Taiwan University, TW
	Development of Compact 2D Carbon Beam Scanners for Cancer Therapy B. Mustapha, Argonne National Laboratory, US
	RamanID: A next generation reagent-free point of care platform for rapid virus detection R. Mahrat, R. Chaturvedi, D. Thomas, D. Gracias, I. Berman, RamanID, US
	Therabron; a single biologic to treat multiple threats A. Pilon, APCBio Innovations, Inc. & Trove Therapeutics, Inc., US

4:00	Drug Delivery & Vaccines - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Charge booster tags for controlled release of therapeutic proteins from injectable gels I. Kwon, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), KR
	Pivots caused by the pandemic for Surfactant Administration and Airway for Very low birth weight Infants C. Bernstein, BB Medical Surgical, US
	Short Carbon Nanotube Enabled Delivery of mRNA as an HIV-1 Vaccine Candidate Y. Xu, T. Ferguson, O. Vest, K. Smith, M. Tsuji, X. Kong, C. Tison, Luna Labs USA, US
	Bone marrow-targeted drug delivery technology X. Li, J. Rong, D. Su, J.Z. Zhou, Zymeron Corporation, US

4:00	Printed & Flexible Electronics - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Additive Manufacturing of Colloidal Nanocrystal Inks for In-Space Manufacturing of Advanced Sensors and Energy Harvesters F. Rajabi Kouchi, N. McKibben, A. Briggs, J. Manzi, M. Busuladzic-Begic, I. Estrada, J. Eixenberger, T. Varghese, H. Subbaraman, D. Estrada, Boise State University, US
	Functional Inks for Additive Manufacturing of Electronics T. Kirscht, M. Marander, F. Liu, S. Jiang, Iowa State University, US

4:00	Student Leaders Conference - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Inquiry-Based Structural Assessment of Two-Component Metal Nanostructures Electrodeposited in Patterned Polymer Templates A. Guttenbeil, A. Kiesel, A. Mahir, C. Hutto, K. Bussard, K. McDonald, W. Sanders, R. Valcarce, P. Illes, M. Alvarez, L. Giddings, R. Holcomb, R. Kochambilli, and G. Johnson, Salt Lake Community College, US
	Chemical and nanomechanical investigation of cellular apoptosis of NIH3T3 cells. J. Chang, S. Rajaraman, L. Tetard, University of Central Florida, US
	Ratiometric pH sensing at the nanoscale for biochemical applications B. Demosthene, J. Pereira, E. Davidson, S. Santra, L Tetard, University of Central Florida, US
	Investigating Biodegradation of Sustainable Bio-Packaging Materials for Electronic Devices under Different Operational Conditions H. Lyu, J. Zhang, E. Schell, G. Iyer, and M.G. Allen, University of Pennsylvania, US
	Broadband Plasmonic SEIRA Structures for Signal Enhancement in nanoIR Spectroscopy G. Rutins, L. Tetard, University of Central Florida, US
	Exploring the Utility of Different Lipid Nanoparticle Synthesis Methods for Gene Delivery in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Research B.A. Suleiman, Y.A. Suleiman, University of South Florida, US
	Creating a Women-Based Community to Engage Middle School Girls in Nanotechnology T. Murakami, Virginia Tech, US

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