MARCH 10-12, 2026 | RALEIGH, NC
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Plenary Speakers

Elif Balkas

Elif Balkas

CTO, Wolfspeed

Rodney Ruoff

Rodney Ruoff

Distinguished Professor, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

Lightweighting with single crystal graphene, and new routes to growing diamonds

William Oliver

William Oliver

Professor, MIT

Quantum Computing 101: Foundations, Frontiers, and Future Impact

Key Speakers

Jonathan Adams

Jonathan Adams

Researcher, Nanosurf

Babak Anasori

Babak Anasori

Associate Professor, Purdue University

Craig Arnold

Craig Arnold

Professor, Vice Dean for Innovation, Princeton University

Netz Arroyo-Curras

Netz Arroyo-Curras

Associate Professor, UNC Chapel Hill

Amir Asadi

Amir Asadi

Associate Professor, Texas A&M

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Professor, Pasadena City College

Veronica Augustyn

Veronica Augustyn

Professor, North Carolina State University

Travis Bailey

Travis Bailey

Professor, Colorado State

Nina Balke

Nina Balke

Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

Amay Bandodkar

Amay Bandodkar

Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Matt Becker

Matt Becker

Professor, Duke University

Subhashish Bhattacharya

Subhashish Bhattacharya

Distinguished Professor, North Carolina State University

Crysten Blaby-Haas

Crysten Blaby-Haas

Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jonathan Boreyko

Jonathan Boreyko

Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Katie Bornfleth

Katie Bornfleth

Marketing Communications Project Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Pat Brant

Pat Brant

Chief Polymer Science Advisor (retired), ExxonMobil

Robin Brigmon

Robin Brigmon

Adjunct Professor, Clemson University

Dave Calabro

Dave Calabro

Scientist, ExxonMobil (retired)

Maria Fernanda Campa

Maria Fernanda Campa

Staff Scientist, TJFACT

Kim Chaffin

Kim Chaffin

Vice President, Medtronic

Julie Champion

Julie Champion

Professor, Georgia Tech

Chih-Hao Chang

Chih-Hao Chang

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Sehoon Chang

Sehoon Chang

Advanced Materials Team Leader, Aramco Americas

Marti Checa Nualart

Marti Checa Nualart

R&D Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Yongsheng Chen

Yongsheng Chen

Professor, GaTech

Ravi Chilukuri

Ravi Chilukuri

Innovation Ecosystem Director, North Carolina State University

Hanna Cho

Hanna Cho

Associate Professor, Ohio State

Orlando Coronell

Orlando Coronell

Professor, UNC Chapel Hill

Clay Cuddington

Clay Cuddington

Product Development Engineer, ExxonMobil

Honggang Cui

Honggang Cui

Professor, Johns Hopkins

Mahrokh Dadsetan

Mahrokh Dadsetan

Principal Research Fellow, Evonik

Jeseth Delgado Vela

Jeseth Delgado Vela

Assistant Professor, Duke University

Tejal Desai

Tejal Desai

Professor, Brown University

Maude Desroches

Maude Desroches

Dow, Associate Research Scientist

Ali Dhinojwala

Ali Dhinojwala

Professor, University of Akron

Robert Dilmore

Robert Dilmore

Research Engineer, NETL

Emily Dinu

Emily Dinu

Founding Partner, Numinous Capital

Anna Duraj-Thatte

Anna Duraj-Thatte

Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech

Babak Eslami

Babak Eslami

Associate Professor, Widener University

Aaron Franklin

Aaron Franklin

Professor, Duke University

Alison Fritz

Alison Fritz

Research Engineer, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Stephen Furst

Stephen Furst

Founder, EO, Smart Material Solutions

Christine Galib

Christine Galib

Director, Advancing Photonics Technologies, Princeton University

Joshua Gallaway

Joshua Gallaway

Associate Professor, Northeastern University

Ricardo Garcia

Ricardo Garcia

Keynote Speaker, Professor, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid CSIC, Spain

Anthe George

Anthe George

Senior Manager, Sandia National Laboratories

Charles Geraci

Charles Geraci

Associate Director, NIOSH (retired)

Roozbeh Ghaffari

Roozbeh Ghaffari

CEO/Co-Founder, Epicore Biosystems

Jon Greene

Jon Greene

COO, ITA International

Jan-Willem Handgraaf

Jan-Willem Handgraaf

Senior Technical Product Manager, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Greg Haugstad

Greg Haugstad

Technical Staff Member & Director, Characterization Facility (CharFac), University of Minnesota

Christy Haynes

Christy Haynes

Professor, University of Minnesota

Marcus Hays

Marcus Hays

Founder, CEO, Orbis Electric

Ting He

Ting He

Senior Principal Textile Engineer, Edwards Lifesciences

Felix Heide

Felix Heide

Assistant Professor, Princeton University

Callie Higgins

Callie Higgins

Project Leader, NIST

Eli Hornstein

Eli Hornstein

Founder, CEO, elysia bio

Qingguo (Jack) Huang

Qingguo (Jack) Huang

Professor, University of Georgia

Matthew Hull

Matthew Hull

Director, Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory, Virginia Tech

Brian Ingram

Brian Ingram

Group Leader of the Materials and Device Evaluation Group, Argonne National Laboratory

Jonathan Jakischa

Jonathan Jakischa

Open Innovation Project Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Santa Jansone-Popova

Santa Jansone-Popova

R&D Scientist, Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Jim Johnston

Jim Johnston

Professor, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones

Assistant Professor, Duke University

Jacob Jones

Jacob Jones

Professor, North Carolina State University

Jesse Jur

Jesse Jur

Deputy Director, North Carolina Department of Commerce

Nick Kacsandi

Nick Kacsandi

Senior Business Development & Sales Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Fred Kish

Fred Kish

Distinguished Professor, North Carolina State University

Brian Korgel

Brian Korgel

Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Arun Kota

Arun Kota

Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

Girish Kumar

Girish Kumar

CTO, Gadgeon Systems

Matthew Laudon

Matthew Laudon

Vice President, TechConnect Division, Advanced Technology International (ATI)

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Hansol Lee

Hansol Lee

Senior Research Engineer, 3M

Cora Leibig

Cora Leibig

Founder and CEO, Chromatic 3D Materials

Xiaolin Li

Xiaolin Li

Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Yongtao Liu

Yongtao Liu

R&D Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Daniel Lopez

Daniel Lopez

Professor, Penn State University

Susan MacKay

Susan MacKay

Senior Program Manager, University of Maine

Tim Martin

Tim Martin

Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor, North Carolina State University

James McCabe

James McCabe

Engineer, NASA

David McGee

David McGee

Professor, The College of New Jersey

Brittany McGinley

Brittany McGinley

Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Mireya McKee

Mireya McKee

Interim Director, UNC Innovate Carolina

Will McNamara

Will McNamara

Analyst, Sandia National Laboratories

Emma Mooney

Emma Mooney

Outreach and Project Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Jeffrey Moseley

Jeffrey Moseley

Researcher, University of California, Berkeley

Greg Mulholland

Greg Mulholland

Founder, Citrine Informatics

Prathima Nalam

Prathima Nalam

Associate Professor, University of Buffalo

Prakash Nallathamby

Prakash Nallathamby

Associate Director, Notre Dame University

Chang-Yong Nam

Chang-Yong Nam

Group Leader, Brookhaven National Lab

SungWoo Nam

SungWoo Nam

Professor, University of California, Irvine

Mohammad Naraghi

Mohammad Naraghi

Professor, Texas A&M

Roger Narayan

Roger Narayan

Professor, North Carolina State University

Xiaoyue Ni

Xiaoyue Ni

Assistant Professor, Duke University

Jahavi Nistane

Jahavi Nistane

Scientist, Matmerize, Inc

Alex Norman

Alex Norman

Executive Director, Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University

Jan Odegard

Jan Odegard

Founder, 62X Ventures

Kwang W. Oh

Kwang W. Oh

Professor, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Sehmus Ozden

Sehmus Ozden

Scientist, Aramco Americas

Andriy Palasyuk

Andriy Palasyuk

Research Scientist, Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Ames National Laboratory

Zehra Parlak

Zehra Parlak

CEO, Qatch Technologies

Jason Patrick

Jason Patrick

Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

Cassandra Phillips

Cassandra Phillips

Product Manager, Bruker

Christina Piard

Christina Piard

Talent Manager, Wolfspeed

William Polacheck

William Polacheck

Associate Professor, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University

Radislav Potyrailo

Radislav Potyrailo

Senior Principal Scientist, GE Vernova

Roger Proksch

Roger Proksch

Chief Technology Officer, Oxford Instruments

Zhe Qiang

Zhe Qiang

Associate Professor, University of Southern Mississippi

James Quinn

James Quinn

Senior Hydrometallurgist, Australia Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)., Australia

Carlos Quiroz-Arita

Carlos Quiroz-Arita

Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Srinivasa Raghavan

Srinivasa Raghavan

Professor, University of Maryland

Kelly Raymond

Kelly Raymond

Principal Scientist, Merck

Nigel Reuel

Nigel Reuel

Associate Professor, Iowa State University

Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts

Nanofabrication Facility Director, CUNY

Stefan Roberts

Stefan Roberts

CEO, Insomabio

Jennifer Rocha

Jennifer Rocha

Strategic Partnerships, TechConnect Division, ATI

Bart Romanowicz

Bart Romanowicz

Sr. Advisor, TechConnect Division, ATI

Sameer Sankusale

Sameer Sankusale

Professor, Tufts University

Michael Schmidt

Michael Schmidt

Professor, Medical University of South Carolina

Russ Schmitz

Russ Schmitz

R&D Engineer, 374Water

Larissa Shepherd

Larissa Shepherd

Assistant Professor, Cornell University

Richard Sheridan

Richard Sheridan

Research Scientist, Duke University

Maksim Shivokhin

Maksim Shivokhin

Polymer Innovation & Lightweighting strategist, ExxonMobil

Christopher Sims

Christopher Sims

Research Chemist, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Ryan Sochol

Ryan Sochol

Associate Professor, University of Maryland

Ben Solomon

Ben Solomon

Founder & CEO, FedTech

Steve Sopher

Steve Sopher

Executive Vice President, JSP

Heather Splawn

Heather Splawn

President and Founder, Kyma Technologies

Erik Spoerke

Erik Spoerke

Senior Analytics Advisor for Energy Storage, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity

Vince Sprenkle

Vince Sprenkle

Senior Strategic Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Camille Stebbins

Camille Stebbins

Deputy Director and Program Manager, Advanced Technology International (ATI)

Mike Stebbins

Mike Stebbins

Sr. Vice President, Medical & Threat Countermeasures Division, Advanced Technology International (ATI)

Roy Stillwell

Roy Stillwell

CEO, NearWave

Kevin Stoll

Kevin Stoll

Engineering Project Manager, TDVib

Kristian Stout

Kristian Stout

Director, International Center for Law & Economics

Phillip Strader

Phillip Strader

RTNN Manager, North Carolina State University

Anirudha V. Sumant

Anirudha V. Sumant

Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory

Sam Swan

Sam Swan

Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories

Mamoun Taher

Mamoun Taher

Director of Research and Innovation, 2D-RIC, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates

Esther Takeuchi

Esther Takeuchi

Professor, Stony Brook University

Matt Tamasi

Matt Tamasi

CTO, Plexymer, Inc.

Halil Tekinalp

Halil Tekinalp

R&D Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Chandra Sekhar Tiwary

Chandra Sekhar Tiwary

Faculty, IIT-Kharagpur, India

Tem Tumurbat

Tem Tumurbat

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Nomadic Venture Partners

Chuck Turick

Chuck Turick

Consultant, ElectrioBioDyne

Tzuen-Rong (Jeremy) Tzeng

Tzuen-Rong (Jeremy) Tzeng

Professor, Clemson

Raymond Unocic

Raymond Unocic

Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

Abraham Vázquez-Guardado

Abraham Vázquez-Guardado

Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Lu Wang

Lu Wang

Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee

Meng Wang

Meng Wang

Associate Professor, University of Houston

Yichun Wang

Yichun Wang

Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame

Taku Watanabe

Taku Watanabe

Principal researcher, Matlantis

Michael Webb

Michael Webb

Assistant Professor, Princeton University

Sarah Wenning

Sarah Wenning

Executive Director, Event Operations, TechConnect Division, ATI

Christopher Wohl

Christopher Wohl

Assistant Branch Head, NASA Langley Research Center

Thaiesha Wright

Thaiesha Wright

Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Xiaoji Xu

Xiaoji Xu

Associate Professor, Lehigh University

Dalia Yablon

Dalia Yablon

Technical Program Chair, TechConnect World Innovation Conference

Yalcin Yamaner

Yalcin Yamaner

CEO/Co-founder, Clearsens

Lingchong You

Lingchong You

Distinguished Professor, Duke University

Jeff Youngblood

Jeff Youngblood

Professor, Purdue University

Helen Zha

Helen Zha

Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tommee Larochelle

Managing Partner, L3 Process Development

Zack Liu

Director of R&D, Claros Technologies Inc.

Patrick Wellenius

Research Scholar, North Carolina State University



 

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