2026 Spring Meeting
SPEAKERS
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
Markus Chmielus
University of Pittsburgh
Materials Science & Engineering
Götz Veser
University of Pittsburgh
Chemical Engineering
Chris Wirth
Case Western Reserve University
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Hyeji Im
Case Western Reserve University
Materials Science & Engineering
Satish Iyengar
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Statistics
YuAnn Li
University of Pittsburgh
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jerry Wang
Carnegie Mellon University
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Stefanie Sydlik
Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Chemistry
Janet Gbur
Case Western Reserve University
Materials Science & Engineering
Jung-Kung Lee
University of Pittsburgh
Materials Science & Engineering
PROJECTS
- Effects of Aerosol Jet Printing Parameters on the Lifetime Performance of Additively-Manufactured Flexible Circuits
Prof. Janet Gbur
- Enhancing Battery Degradation Analysis and Thermal Runaway Prediction
Prof. Satish Iyengar
- Quantitative Characterization of Chemical Interaction of Solutes with Defects for Predicting Intergranular Corrosion
Prof. Hyeji Im
- LitDB
Prof. John Kitchin
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.