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Plenary Speakers

Mircea Dincă

Mircea Dincă

Professor, Princeton University

Guillermo Ameer

Guillermo Ameer

Professor, Northwestern

Key Speakers

Josh Agar

Josh Agar

Co-founder and CTO, Dataerai

Babak Anasori

Babak Anasori

Associate Professor, Purdue University

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Professor, Pasadena City College

Nina Balke

Nina Balke

Associate Professor, North Carolina State University

Amay Bandodkar

Amay Bandodkar

Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Laura Berzak Hopkins

Laura Berzak Hopkins

Chief Research Officer, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Crysten Blaby-Haas

Crysten Blaby-Haas

Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Katie Bornfleth

Katie Bornfleth

Marketing Communications Project Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Pat Brant

Pat Brant

Chief Polymer Science Advisor (retired), ExxonMobil

Branden Brough

Branden Brough

Senior Advisor for Strategy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Stephen Buchanan

Stephen Buchanan

CEO, Bandelier Technologies

Dave Calabro

Dave Calabro

Scientist, ExxonMobil (retired)

Maria Fernanda Campa

Maria Fernanda Campa

Staff Scientist (Contractor), National Nanotechnology Coordination Office

Alex Cartagena-Rivera

Alex Cartagena-Rivera

Stadtman Investigator, NIH

Kim Chaffin

Kim Chaffin

Vice President, Medtronic

Chih-Hao Chang

Chih-Hao Chang

Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Sehoon Chang

Sehoon Chang

Advanced Materials Team Leader, Aramco Americas

Chander Chawla

Chander Chawla

Business Development, Evonik Corporation

Marti Checa Nualart

Marti Checa Nualart

R&D Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Hanna Cho

Hanna Cho

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Chang-Hwan Choi

Chang-Hwan Choi

Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology

Mahrokh Dadsetan

Mahrokh Dadsetan

Research Principal Fellow, Evonik Corporation

Melik Demirel

Melik Demirel

Professor, Penn State University

Dane DeQuilettes

Dane DeQuilettes

Assistant Professor, Princeton University

Rob Devlin

Rob Devlin

CEO and Co-Founder, Metalenz

Mert Dogan-Glynn

Mert Dogan-Glynn

Sr Director Strategy & Growth, Caterpillar

Pat Everett

Pat Everett

Vice President, Oklo

Kim Fraser

Kim Fraser

Senior Scientist, Lubrizol

Alison Fritz

Alison Fritz

Research Engineer, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Christine Galib

Christine Galib

Director, Innovation Infrastructure and Programs; Director Advancing Photonics Technologies, Princeton University

Brenda Garcia-Diaz

Brenda Garcia-Diaz

Portfolio Director, Science Programs, SRNL

Prabhpreet Gill

Prabhpreet Gill

New Ventures and Licensing Associate, Princeton University

David Ginger

David Ginger

Professor, University of Washington

Alon Gorodetsky

Alon Gorodetsky

Associate Professor, University of California, Irvine

Jim Greenwood

Jim Greenwood

Founder, Greenwood Consulting Group

Teja Guda

Teja Guda

Professor, University of Texas, San Antonio

Patrick Guide

Patrick Guide

Senior Market Development Manager, Dow

Hans Gunstheimer

Hans Gunstheimer

Application Scientist, Nanosurf

Donhee Ham

Donhee Ham

Professor, Harvard

Jan-Willem Handgraaf

Jan-Willem Handgraaf

Senior Technical Product Manager, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Ting He

Ting He

Senior Principal Textile Engineer, Edwards Lifesciences

Jerry Hollister

Jerry Hollister

Senior Principal Consultant, BBC Entrepreneurial Training and Consulting

Adam Hopkins

Adam Hopkins

CEO and Founder, Sensetics

Matthew Hull

Matthew Hull

Research Professor and Director, ICTAS Matter Labs, Virginia Tech

Jonathan Jakischa

Jonathan Jakischa

Principal, Open Innovation, TechConnect Division, ATI

Ed Jameson

Ed Jameson

Managing Partner, Jameson & Company

Santa Jansone-Popova

Santa Jansone-Popova

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

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Professor, UIUC

Jim Johnston

Jim Johnston

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

Abraham Joy

Abraham Joy

Professor and Chair, Northeastern University

Long Ju

Long Ju

Associate Professor, MIT

Nick Kacsandi

Nick Kacsandi

Senior Business Development & Sales Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Joan Kang

Joan Kang

Senior Career Services Advisor, Santa Monica College

Pum Kim

Pum Kim

Senior R&D Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Siddharth Krishnan

Siddharth Krishnan

Assistant Professor, Stanford

Matthew Laudon

Matthew Laudon

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

Xiaolin Li

Xiaolin Li

Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Yongtao Liu

Yongtao Liu

R&D Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Susan MacKay

Susan MacKay

Senior Program Manager, University of Maine

Will McNamara

Will McNamara

Analyst, Sandia National Laboratories

Anna Michel

Anna Michel

Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Gil Min

Gil Min

Technical Manager, Park Systems

Emma Mooney

Emma Mooney

Outreach and Project Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

David Moore

David Moore

Executive Manager, GE Vernova

Laura Murphree

Laura Murphree

Senior Marketing and Program Manager, TechConnect Division, ATI

Prakash Nallathamby

Prakash Nallathamby

Associate Director, Notre Dame University

Sabine Neumayer

Sabine Neumayer

R&D Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Alex Norman

Alex Norman

Executive Director, Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University

Selim Olcum

Selim Olcum

Co-founder & VP of Engineering, Travera

Ray Ozdemir

Ray Ozdemir

COO, framergy, Inc.

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

Sam Pasmannn

Sam Pasmannn

Senior Computational Nuclear Scientist, Thea Energy

Bede Pittenger

Bede Pittenger

Senior Applications Scientist, Bruker

Roger Proksch

Roger Proksch

CTO, Oxford Instruments

Carlos Quiroz-Arita

Carlos Quiroz-Arita

Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Jennifer Rocha

Jennifer Rocha

Strategic Partnerships, TechConnect Division, ATI

Bart Romanowicz

Bart Romanowicz

Sr. Advisor, TechConnect Division, ATI

Matthew Rosenberger

Matthew Rosenberger

Assistant PRofessor, University of Notre Dame

Vanessa Sanchez

Vanessa Sanchez

Assistant Professor, Rice

Jenifer Shafer

Jenifer Shafer

Professor, Colorado School of Mines

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

Igor Sokolov

Igor Sokolov

Professor, Tufts University

Sherif Soliman

Sherif Soliman

Founder and CEO, Matregenix

Sameer Sonkusale

Sameer Sonkusale

Professor, Tufts University

Aditya Sood

Aditya Sood

Assistant Professor, Princeton University

Steve Sopher

Steve Sopher

Executive Vice President, JSP

Erik Spoerke

Erik Spoerke

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

Michael Strano

Michael Strano

Professor, MIT

Anirudha V. Sumant

Anirudha V. Sumant

Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory

Chase Taylor

Chase Taylor

Distinguished Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory

Halil Tekinalp

Halil Tekinalp

R&D Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Aeron Tynes Hammack

Aeron Tynes Hammack

Interim Facility Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Abraham Vázquez-Guardado

Abraham Vázquez-Guardado

Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Frank Wang

Frank Wang

VP, Skywater

Meng Wang

Meng Wang

Associate Professor, University of Houston

Sarah Wenning

Sarah Wenning

Executive Director, Operations & Technical Program, TechConnect Division, ATI

Bill Wilson

Bill Wilson

Executive Director, Harvard University

Nicolas Woolstenhulme

Nicolas Woolstenhulme

Irradiation Testing Scientist, Idaho National Lab

Chris Wright

Chris Wright

Director, Idaho National Lab

Thaiesha Wright

Thaiesha Wright

Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Dalia Yablon

Dalia Yablon

Technical Program Chair, TechConnect World Innovation Conference

Yueyu Yao

Yueyu Yao

Lead Scientist, Polygone Systems

Hyunwoo Yuk

Hyunwoo Yuk

Founder and CTO, Sanaheal

Helen Zha

Helen Zha

Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute



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