2014 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Program

November 9, 2014
07:30 PM
The Garden
Registration/welcome reception at hotel
November 10, 2014
07:00 AM
The Garden
Breakfast at hotel
08:30 AM
Metropole Room
Welcome
C.D. Mote, Jr ., President, National Academy of Engineering
Michael P. Delaney , Vice President of Engineering, Boeing
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Co-chair: Dr. Yves Caseau, Head, AXA
Co-chair: Dr. Christodoulos A. Floudas, Director, Texas A&M Energy Institute and Erle Nye '59 Chair Professor for Engng Excellence, Texas A&M University-College Station
09:00 AM
Abstract
Smart Homes
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Session co-chair: Dr. Stephen S Intille, Associate Professor, Northeastern University
Towards Ubiquitous Connected Objects that also Connect Outside the Home
Mr. Nicolas Sornin, Technical director, Semtech
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New Approaches to Sensing in the Home
Dr. Shwetak Patel, Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed Professor, University of Washington
Abstract
10:30 AM
Metropole Foyer
Break
11:00 AM
Smart Homes (cont.)
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Smart Environments as a Decision-Support Framework
Dr. Aaron S Crandall, Clinical Associate Professor, Washington State University
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Contributing to a Carbon-Free Economy with Smarter Homes
Mr. Mihai Petcu, Principal, Coda Strategies
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12:30 PM
The Garden
Lunch
01:30 PM
Poster Session I (Group 1)
02:15 PM
Poster Session II (Group 2)
03:00 PM
Break
03:45 PM
Abstract
Energy Storage Across Scales: Energy Storage as the Cornerstone of Renewables, Mobility, and Smart Grids
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Session co-chair: Dr. Malte Behrens, Professor, University of Duisburg-Essen
Session co-chair: Dr. Davion Hill, Vice Chair at Large, NYBEST - Freelance
Batteries on the Grid: Opportunities, Challenges, and New Technologies
Dr. Colin Wessells, CEO, Natron Energy
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Safety in Lithium Ion Batteries: State-of-the-Art in Separators
Dr. Brian Morin, CEO, Soteria Battery Innovation Group
Abstract
05:15 PM
Break
06:00 PM
The Garden
Dinner
07:00 PM
Dinner Speech: Driving Innovation: The Future of Materials Development
Greg Hyslop , Vice President and General Manager, Boeing Research and Technology
November 11, 2014
06:30 AM
Breakfast
08:00 AM
Energy Storage Across Scales: Energy Storage as the Cornerstone of Renewables, Mobility, and Smart Grids (cont.)
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Options for Chemical Storage of Renewable Energy
Dr. Thomas Aicher
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Chemical Energy Storage: Bridging Catalyst and Process Design
Dr. Regina Palkovits, Professor, RWTH Aachen University
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09:30 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Abstract
Atoms to Airplanes: Designer/Engineered Aerospace Materials
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Session co-chair: Dr. Brian George Falzon, Bombardier/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair, Queen’s University Belfast
Session co-chair: Dr. Weidong Song, Principal Technologist, Advanced Materials & Manufacturing, Blue Origin
Engineering Low-Dimensional Carbon for Aerospace Composites
Dr. Ian A. Kinloch, Professor, The University of Manchester
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Architected Cellular Materials: Designing Lighter and Stronger Materials
Dr. Tobias A. Schaedler, Manager, Architected Materials and Structures Department, HRL Laboratories
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Modeling of Fracture Across Scales and Time
Dr. Stéphane Pierre Alain Bordas, Head of Computational and Data Sciences, University of Luxembourg
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11:45 AM
Lunch
12:45 PM
Atoms to Airplanes: Designer/Engineered Aerospace Materials (cont.)
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Multiscale Modeling of Airplane Structures
William Grosse, Structural Engineer, The Boeing Company
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Panel Discussion
02:00 PM
Break
02:15 PM
Depart for tour
03:30 PM
Tour of Everett Plant
06:00 PM
Museum of Flight
Dinner
November 12, 2014
07:00 AM
Breakfast
08:30 AM
Abstract
Protein Design for Therapeutic and Biotech Applications
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Session co-chair: Dr. Isabelle André, Research Director, CNRS, LISBP, INSA-CNRS-INRA
Session co-chair: Dr. Carlos J Camacho, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Transformative Products Toward a Sustainable Future
Daniela Grabs-Rothlisberger, Chief Scientific Officer, Arzeda Corp
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New Concepts and Software Tools for Rational Design of Enzymes
Dr. Jiri Damborsky, Professor, Masaryk University
Abstract
10:00 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Protein Design for Therapeutic and Biotech Applications
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Chemico-allosteric Control of Kinase Activity in Living Cells
Dr. Nikolay V Dokholyan, G. Thomas Passananti Professor, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Abstract
11:15 AM
Lunch
11:30 AM
Shuttle Bus departs for airport
03:30 PM
Shuttle Bus departs for airport