Thursday, September 27, 2018
Anderson-Clarke Center– the Glasscock School of Continuing Education
(entrance 8 – 2050 University Blvd., Houston, TX 77030)
7:30-8:15 Registration and Breakfast – Dean’s Commons, Anderson-Clarke Center
8:15 WORKSHOP OPENS
Hudspeth Auditorium
8:15-8:30 Welcome
Marie Lynn Miranda, Provost, Rice University
Jun Lou, Professor and Associate Chair, Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University (MSNE); Editor-in-Chief, Materials Today
8:30-12:15 SESSION 1: Materials Science for Next-Generation Integrated & Embedded Sensors
8:30-8:35 Introduction
Session Leads: Profs. Ned Thomas and Jun Lou – MSNE
8:35-9:15 Materials for Transient Electronics
Prof. John Rogers, Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University
9:20-10:00 Nanosensor Development: Challenges and Outlook
Dr. Meyya Meyyappan, Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology at NASA Ames Research Center
10:00-10:15 Break – Breezeway between Hudspeth and Dean’s Commons
10:15-10:45 Rising Star Presentation: Magnetic Materials for Neural Interfaces
Prof. Jacob Robinson, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rice University
10:50-11:15 Industry/Government Perspective: Transient Laser Processing of Soft Materials Towards Multifunctional, Wearable Sensor Arrays
Dr. Nicholas Glavin, Materials Scientist, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
11:15-12:15 Panel Discussion – Moderated by Stewart Bland, Executive Publisher, Elsevier
12:15 Walk to Commons Area for lunch
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch and Materials Today Publishing Seminar
Dr. Stewart Bland, Executive Publisher, Materials Today
Commons Area, Anderson-Clarke Center
1:30-5:15 SESSION 2: Materials Science for Advanced Manufacturing
Hudspeth Auditorium
1:30-1:35 Introduction
Session Leads: Profs. Pulickel Ajayan and Zack Cordero – MSNE
1:35-2:15 Digital Light Synthesis to Drive Additive Manufacturing:
Convergence of Hardware, Software and Molecular Science
Prof. Joseph M. DeSimone, Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and of Chemical Engineering at NC State University; CEO, Carbon, Inc.
2:20-3:00 New Metallic and Ceramic Materials for Additive Manufacturing
Dr. Tobias A. Schaedler, Director, Center for Additive Materials, HRL Laboratories
3:00-3:15 Break – Breezeway between Hudspeth and Dean’s Commons
3:15-3:45 Rising Star Presentation:
Prof. Yuebing Zheng, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
3:45-4:15 Industry/Government Perspective Talk – Additive Manufacturing: Oil and Gas Story
Dr. Mikhail Gladkikh, Additive Manufacturing Supply Chain Leader, Baker Huges, a GE Company
4:15-5:15 Panel Discussion – Moderated by Stewart Bland
5:30 Walk to Moody Center for Evening Events
5:30-7:30 Poster Session, Reception and Materials Today awards ceremony
Moody Center for the Arts
DAY 2: Friday, September 28th
Duncan Hall on Rice Campus – Closest to Entrance 1, Main St. at Sunset Blvd.
8:00-8:30 Registration and Breakfast – Martell Hall – the lobby of Duncan Hall
8:30-12:15 SESSION 3: Materials and Data Science
McMurtry Auditorium
8:30-8:35 Welcome and Introduction
Session Leads: Prof. Ming Tang – MSNE
Dr. Ajit Roy, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
8:35-9:15 Creation and Manipulation of Mesoscale Superstructures Guided by Computation
Prof. Long-Qing Chen, Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics at the Pennsylvania State University
9:20-10:05 Computational synthesis using reactive molecular dynamics simulations and machine learning with three-layer feed-forward neural network
Prof. Priya Vashishta, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California
10:05-10:20 Break – Martel Hall
10:20-10:50 Rising Star Presentation:
Prof. Jian Wang, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:50-11:15 Industry/Government Perspective
Dr. Benji Maruyama, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
11:15-12:15 Panel Discussion – Moderated by Stewart Bland
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch – Poster prizes awarded
Martel Hall
1:30-5: 15 SESSION 4: Biomaterials and Soft Active Materials
1:30-1:45 Introduction
Session Leads: Profs. Gang Bao – Department of Bioengineering, and Eilaf Egap – MSNE, at Rice University
1:45-2:25 Therapeutic Biomaterials: Strategy to Control Sterile Inflammation
Prof. Kam Leong, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University
2:25-3:05 The Pros and Cons of Naturally Derived Materials for Organ Engineering
Prof. Doris A. Taylor, Director, Regenerative Medicine Research, Texas Heart Institute
3:05-3:20 Break – Martel Hall
3:20-3:50 Rising Star Presentation: Merging Human and Machine with Soft-Materials Technology
Prof. Xuanhe Zhao, Soft Active Materials Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering, MIT
3:50-4:15 Perspective Talk – Member of Texas Medical Center: Green Eggs and Ham: Bioengineering and Cell Therapy
Prof. Cassian Yee, Director, Department of Solid Tumor Cell Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
4:15-5:15 Panel Discussion – Moderated by Stewart Bland
5:15 Close