2025 Spring Meeting
SPEAKERS
Please click on each speaker’s name to learn more about their accomplished careers!
Lunch Keynote:
The Use of AI in Materials Science Innovation Process
Westinghouse, Chief Technology Officer
Executive Vice President R&D and Innovation
Fireside Chat Speakers:
Partnerships at the Nexus of National Security, Industry and Academics
PROJECTS
- Effects of Aerosol Jet Printing Parameters on the Lifetime Performance of Additively-Manufactured Flexible Circuits
Prof. Janet Gbur
- Non-Invasive Detection of Defects during Coatings Manufacturing
Prof. Chris Wirth
- Predictive Framework to Indicate the Age of Plastics for Proper Recycling
Profs. Metin Karayilan, Divida Mathur, and Sanmukh Kuppannagari
- Machine Learning Methods for Optimizing and Innovating Structural Color Paints and Coatings
Profs. Paul W. Leu, Oliver Hinder, and Jungtaek Kim - Enhancing Battery Degradation Analysis and Thermal Runaway Prediction
Prof. Satish Iyengar
- LitDB
Prof. John Kitchin
- Quantitative Characterization of Chemical Interaction of Solutes with Defects for Predicting Intergranular Corrosion
Prof. Hyeji Im
- Laser Powder Bed Fusion Surface Defects Control via In-situ Topography Feedback and Multimodal Monitoring-Guided Laser Rescanning
Prof. Xiayun Zhao and Pawan Tripathi
PRESENTERS
Laura Bruckman
MDS-Rely Center Director
Case Western Reserve University
Materials Science and Engineering
Paul Leu
MDS-Rely Co-Director
University of Pittsburgh
Materials Science and Engineering
John Kitchin
Planned Co-Director
Carnegie Mellon University
Chemical Engineering
Marcelo Sztainberg
Northeastern Illinois University
Computer Science
Thomas Day
Frontier Mission Network
Industry
Janet Gbur
Case Western Reserve University
Chemical Engineering
Markus Chmielus
University of Pittsburgh
Materials Science and Engineering
Götz Veser
University of Pittsburgh
Chemical Engineering
Chris Wirth
Case Western Reserve University
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Hyeji Im
Case Western Reserve University
Materials Science and Engineering
Satish Iyengar
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Statistics
Xiayun Zhao
University of Pittsburgh
Materials Science and Engineering
Pawan Tripathi
Case Western Reserve University
Materials Science and Engineering
Metin Karayilan
Case Western Reserve University
Department of Chemistry
Jungtaek Kim
University of Pittsburgh
Materials Science and Engineering
Guangyong Li
University of Pittsburgh
Electrical Engineering
VENUE
April 8th: University of Pittsburgh, University Club (Ballroom B second floor) located at:
123 University Pl, Pittsburgh PA 15213
RECOMMENDED PARKING
Soldiers and Sailors
Address: 4390 Bigelow Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Address: 4390 Bigelow Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
RECOMMENDED HOTELS
The Oaklander Hotel
Address: 5130 Bigelow Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Address: 5130 Bigelow Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center
Address: 100 Lytton Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Address: 100 Lytton Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Indigo Pittsburgh University – Oakland
Address: 329 Technology Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Address: 329 Technology Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Hampton Inn Pittsburgh University
Address: 3315 Hamlet St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Address: 3315 Hamlet St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213