2026 Spring Meeting
SPEAKERS
Lunch Keynote:
Amplifying Human Genius: How Data Intelligence is Supercharging R&D
Global Technology Director
Digital R&D and Corporate Color, PPG
Laura Bruckman
MDS-Rely Center Director
Case Western Reserve University
Materials Science & Engineering
Paul Leu
MDS-Rely Co-Director
University of Pittsburgh
Materials Science & Engineering
John Kitchin
MDS-Rely Co-Director
Carnegie Mellon University
Chemical Engineering
TOURS
CMU Mill 19 Additive Manufacturing Facilities
Built on the 178-acre Hazelwood Green site, Mill 19 once served as the location of the Pittsburgh region’s most productive steel mills. Today, it is the headquarters for Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute (MFI) and home to some of the most advanced manufacturing research being done in the U.S.CMU Robotics Innovation Center
CMU’s newly opened Robotics Innovation Center is a cutting-edge facility for research, development and testing of robotics technologies in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood Green site including capabilities such as a 6,000 sq. ft. drone cage and large underwater test tank. The facility serves as a hub of innovation in robotics, AI research, and the technology development life cycle, complementing the early stage robotics work of CMU’s School of Computer Science and College of Engineering and the late stage robotics development and deployment done at the National Robotics Engineering Center.
VENUE
Main Meeting: Mill 19
4501 Lytle Street, Building A, Pittsburgh, PA 15207
RECOMMENDED HOTELS
Hotel Indigo Pittsburgh University – Oakland
Address: 329 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
RECOMMENDED TRANSPORTATION
CMU Shuttle – Mill 19 Route
INFO: Valid for CMU and Pitt students, faculty, and staff with a valid ID
Hotel Indigo Shuttle
INFO: Hotel Indigo offers a local shuttle that will travel to Mill 19 upon request. Shuttle runs daily, beginning at 8AM.