2021 German-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

At-a-Glance

The 2021 German-America Frontiers of Engineering symposium was held virtually, March 17-19, 2021. Sixty of the most promising engineers under the age of 45 from Germany and the United States met for an intensive 2-1/2 day symposium on developments at the cutting edge of engineering technology in four areas: Quantum Computing, Carbon Capture and Utilization, Biologization, and Manufacturing 4.0. The event is intended to facilitate international and cross-disciplinary research collaboration, promote the transfer of new techniques and approaches across disparate engineering fields, and encourage the creation of a transpacific network of world-class engineers. GAFOE is carried out in cooperation with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and supported by The Grainger Foundation and the National Science Foundation.

The program is available here.

LIST OF SESSIONS

Symposium co-chairs:  M. Cynthia Hipwell, Texas A&M University, and Olivier Guillon, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

QUANTUM COMPUTING
Session co-chairs:  Martin Kliesch, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, and Sarah Sheldon, IBM
Abstract

Introduction to Quantum Computing
Anna Pappa, Technische Universitat Berlin
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What Might a Quantum Computer be Good For?
Sevag Gharibian, Paderborn University
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Quantum Computing: Implementations and Experimental Challenges
Sydney Schreppler, Microsoft
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Quantum Technologies Beyond Computation
Clarice Aiello, University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract

CARBON CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION
Session co-chairs:  Joshuah Stolaroff, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Andreas Vorholt, Max Plank Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
Abstract

The Refinery of Today, Tomorrow, and the Future: The Role of CO2 Capture
Ryan Lively, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract

Towards Novel, Scalable and Realizable Technologies for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage: Hybrid Absorption-Crystallization Pathways for Inorganic and Organic Carbonate Synthesis and H2 Generation
Greeshma Gadikota, Cornell University
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Surface-sensitive Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Reaction
Mehtap Özaslan, TU Braunschweig
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Brighter Use of Resources – New CO2–based Materials
Michael Weinkraut, Covestro AG
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BIOLOGIZATION
Session co-chairs:  Nicholas Bishop; Hamburg University of Technology, and Manu Platt, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract

Synthetic Genome Regulation for Cell and Tissue Engineering
Timothy Downing, University of California, Irvine

Forming Functions by Microarchitectural Organization in Biological Materials
Shahrouz Amini, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
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Injectable Synthetic Building Blocks to Regenerate Soft Anisotropic Tissues
Laura de Laporte, University of Aachen
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Biohybrid Actuators: Engineered Neuromuscular Tissues for Medicine and Machines
Ritu Raman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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MANUFACTURING 4.0

Session co-chairs: Amy Elliott, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Marissa E. Morales-Rodriguez, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Petra Wiederkehr, TU Dortmund University
Abstract

Internet of Production – Digital Shadows for Production
Matthias Brockmann, RWTH Aachen University
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Additive Manufacturing: Current and Future Opportunities
Jennifer Wolk, US Office of Naval Research
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Digital Factory and Data Analytics Framework for Advanced Manufacturing
Vincent Paquit, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Artificial Intelligence in Automotive Engineering
Steven Peters, Mercedes-Benz AG
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March
17
2021
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March
19
2021
July 20, 2021 AT 06:56 AM
Virtual