October 20-21, 2022
8:30 a.m. ET |
Registration opens |
9:00 a.m. ET |
Welcome to Materials Day Clive Randall, Director Materials Research Institute, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering |
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET Auditorium |
KEYNOTE I: UN International Year of Glass – Historical Perspective and Trends in Glass Research |
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. ET Auditorium |
KEYNOTE II: Key Roles of Materials in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine |
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET |
Break |
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET |
Poster Session 1 and Industry Tabletops |
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET Alumni Hall |
Lunch |
1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. ET Alumni Hall |
Poster Session 2 and Industry Tabletops |
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET 233B HUB |
CHIPS for America Act The CHIPS for America Act is due to inject millions of research dollars into growing the semiconductor industry supply chain in the US. Universities are expected to play a role. Join this vibrant discussion to learn how Penn State lines up for participation in funded programs. |
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET |
Networking and Awards |
6:00 p.m. ET 3rd Floor Commons, MSC |
Roy Awards |
*Agenda subject to change.
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET | Breakout Sessions I |
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. ET MSC 3rd floor N-308A/B |
Materials and Processes Challenges and Opportunities in the Transformation of Carbon and Hydrogen Economies There is increasing awareness of our carbon footprint as we fight global warming. This session will focus on ways to reduce carbon emissions as we generate the energy needed for a productive society. Panelists:
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8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. ET |
Wearables and Implantables for Health Healthcare is being reshaped by the availability of devices that a person can wear to monitor and share vital signs and other indicators of their health. This session will focus on programs that use IoT and other devices to improve health, healthcare, and wellbeing. Panelists:
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10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. ET |
Break |
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. ET |
Breakout Sessions II |
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. ET MSC 3rd floor W-306A/B |
Regenerative Medicine and Engineering We have become a disposable society that discards old items in favor of new ones. The medical field has done this historically using procedures such as joint replacement and use of prosthetics. This session will discuss the possibility of generating new body parts when old ones fail. Panelists:
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10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. ET MSC 3rd floor N-308A/B |
Artificial Intelligence for Accelerating Materials Discovery, Design, and Synthesis Computing power has come a long way since we put a man on the moon. Whereas a smartphone is many times more powerful than computers were in 1969, new computers rival the human brain in scientific processes. This session will discuss applications of new computing technologies to shorten the time required to develop new materials. Panelists:
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11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET |
Lunch - 3rd Floor Commons, MSC Working Lunch Discussions |
1:30 p.m. | Materials Day Ends |
*Agenda subject to change.