Energetics | Purdue University
September 22-26, 2025 | West Lafayette, Indiana
Please note that registration is a Two Step process for all participants.
By registering for this event, all participants acknowledge and agree to comply with these requirements.
We are restricting participation and access to information to US Citizens who are DoD employees or contractors, or DoE employees or contractors.
We believe that this is sufficient to support the DoD distribution label of 'Distro D'. Members of the DoD or DoD contractors should mark any information they wish to control consistent with DODI 5200.48 and DODI 5230.24. Members of the DoE or DoE contractors are also requested to mark any information they wish to control accordingly.
We intend to disseminate a program book with titles and abstracts for the technical talks. We request all speakers limit their abstracts and talk titles to be suitable for open distribution. At speaker request, we will withhold titles and abstracts that should not be released openly.
The Purdue Energetics Research Center welcomes you to our combined talent showcase and technical summit event which will be held back-to-back on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN on September 22-23 (PERC-ETS '25) and September 23-26 (PEMS '25).
Attendees from both ETS and PEMS will be invited to the Tuesday night poster session and networking event. These technical exchanges will be held separately, and separate registrations will be required for those attending both events. Detailed agenda and logistical information for both events coming soon (hotel, parking, etc.).
In an attempt to maintain a Distro D level environment and to ensure compliance with export control regulations and national security requirements, all participants must adhere to the below event restrictions and security concerns.
If you are interested in maintaining a low cost of attendance while allowing students to participate in PERC ETS for no cost, we are offering sponsorship opportunities for PERC ETS-PEMS 2025. Your sponsorship will allow us to continue to drive PERC forward as the world's leading academic energetics research center.
Restricted Access: This event is limited to U.S. citizens only. Proof of citizenship is required in advance to attend the events. A valid government-issued photo ID will be required at event check-in.
Pre-Registration To maintain a Distro D level environment all attendees must pre-register in advance. On-site registration will not be available.
Background Check: Attendees must undergo a background check before gaining entry. Participants must fill out the eligibility verification form, including the contact info of their organization?s Export Control or Facility Security Officers or Human Resources representative (EC/FSO/HR). The participant's organization is responsible for ensuring that all individuals they register meet the eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship and the ability to pass the required background check.
No Photography or Recording Devices: Electronic devices capable of photography or recording, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, cameras, and audio/video recorders, will not be permitted inside the event venue. A secure storage area will be available at check-in for participants to store mobile phones and other restricted devices during the event.
Emergency Contact Number: An emergency contact number will be provided after registration for any urgent needs.
(1) Eligibility Requirements
(2) Organizational Attestation
(3) Restricted Party Screening
(4) Access Control and Documentation
(5) Recordkeeping and Audit Readiness
Contact Rachel Clark - rbilyeu@purdue.edu - for more details!
sbeaudoi@purdue.edu
rbilyeu@purdue.edu
khuseman@purdue.edu
Attendance pending travel restriction
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Dan Guildenbecher | Purdue University |
| Zachary Hillman | Purdue University |
| Phillip Reu | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| BG Ronald Anderson Jr | Army Futures Command |
| Royce Beal | Anduril |
| Stephen Beaudoin | Purdue University |
| Blair Brettmann | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Edward F.C. Byrd | DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory |
| Elbert Caravaca | DEVCOM Armaments Center |
| Diane Collard | Purdue University |
| David Damm | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Dana Dattelbaum | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Andrew Demko | Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake |
| Alex Gash | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories |
| Nick G. Glumac | University of Illinois |
| Matt Gross | FlackTek |
| Larry Hill | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Ryan Houim | University of Florida |
| David Kittel | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Mike Lindsay | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Virginia Warren Manner | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Jesus Mares | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| Ryan Marinis | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Adam Matzger | University of Michigan |
| Michelle Pantoya | Texas Tech |
| Phillip Reu | Sandia National Laboratory |
| Jason Robinette | DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory |
| Brandon Runnels | Iowa State |
| Terry Ray Salyer | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Steve Schmit | Gradient Technologies |
| Chad Stoltz | Office of Naval Research |
| Andrew Swisshelm | United States Air Force, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations |
| Jarred Tramell | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| H S Udaykumar | University of Iowa |
| Keith Whitener | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| Vance Willis | Franklin Engineering |
PERC-ETS (Energetics Talent Showcase) is a 2-day career fair focused on student work in the field of energetic materials. Each day ETS will feature student talks, which will be 15-20 min technical presentations (including questions). Each evening there will be poster sessions, which will provide students an opportunity to discuss their work in more detail with prospective employers. Students who give technical talks are also expected to present a poster, on the same topic to facilitate engagement with employers.
Last year's inaugural PERC-ETS career fair highlights:
This year we expect even greater participation from all sectors:
Students, we invite you to submit abstracts for technical talks and/or posters for PERC-ETS '25. Those who give technical talks are also expected to present a poster, on the same topic to facilitate engagement with employers. Or you can choose to present your work only on a poster to be shared during our two evening poster sessions.
Clearance Required All work must be approved/cleared for presentation by your research program sponsor.
These sessions are closed events. Any information being shared within these sessions is not to be distributed or discussed publicly, or with anyone outside of this event who has not obtained the approvals by the DoD.
Please, also remember to submit a current resume and photo for publication in the event program to perc-ets@purdue.edu by September 2, 2025
Download a copy of the Poster Template and CV Template
To ensure compliance with DoD policies when seeking to release research information:
Initial Assessment:
Determine if the research contains any classified, sensitive, or controlled unclassified information (CUI).
Coordination with DoD Sponsor:
If the research is conducted under a DoD contract or sponsorship, coordinate with the sponsoring agency's public affairs or security office to understand specific review requirements.
University Review (if applicable):
Each university may have its own internal review process to assess the content and determine whether submission to the DoD is appropriate. This review typically involves the research compliance or export control office. Students must follow institutional procedures before any submission to a DoD review authority.
Submission for DoD Review:
Prepare the material for submission, ensuring it is in its final form.
Submit it to the appropriate reviewing authority:
Await Clearance:
Do not disseminate the material publicly until you receive official clearance indicating it is approved for public release under Distribution Statement A.
Documentation:
Retain records of the clearance decision for future reference and compliance verification.
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 22, 2025 | ||
| 0800 - 0930 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0930 - 0940 | WELCOME |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0940 - 1005 | Rebekah Travis (Purdue) Simultaneous Emission and Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements in Post-Detonation Fireballs of Aluminized PETN Hemispheres |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1005 - 1030 | Kyle Brooke (Purdue) Dicobalt-Catalyzed N=N Coupling Reactions of Tertiary Alkyl Azides to form Azoalkanes |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1030 - 1055 | Joseph Sena (Purdue) Influence of Charge Thickness and Void Geometry on Hydrodynamic Jetting in High-Aspect- Ratio Rectangular Voids During High Explosive Detonation |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1055 - 1120 | Tyler Pasut (Purdue) Environmental Corrections for Ligand Additivity Theory for handling Transition Metal Complexes |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1120 - 1220 | LUNCH | |
| 1220 - 1245 | Aidan Pantaoya (Purdue) Shock Response Modeling of RDX using Deep Learning |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1245 - 1310 | Jalen Macatangay (Purdue) Influence of Polymer in Shock-Induced Hotspot Evolution due to Pore Collapse in High-Explosives |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1310 - 1335 | Claire O'Malley (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1335 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1500 - 1700 | POSTER SESSION 1 - Rebekah Travis (Purdue) - Simultaneous Emission and Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements in Post-Detonation Fireballs of Aluminized PETN Hemispheres 2 - Joseph Sena (Purdue) - Influence of Charge Thickness and Void Geometry on Hydrodynamic Jetting in High-Aspect- Ratio Rectangular Voids During High Explosive Detonation 3 - Kyle Brook (Purdue) - Dicobalt-Catalyzed N=N Coupling Reactions of Tertiary Alkyl Azides to form Azoalkanes 4 - Tyler Pasut (Purdue) - Environmental Corrections for Ligand Additivity Theory for handling Transition Metal Complexes 5 - Aidan Pantoya (Purdue) - Shock Response Modeling of RDX using Deep Learning 6 - Jalen Macatangay (Purdue) - Nuclear Quantum Effects in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of High-Explosive Cookoffs 7 - Claire O'Malley (Purdue) - Title TBD 8 - Muhammad Shahin (Purdue) - Impact Response of PBX With/Without Metallic Booster Under Weak to Moderate Loads 9 - Russell Moffat (Purdue) - MD-informed Continuum Modeling of RDX Hotspots 10 - Juan Manuel Vazquez (Purdue) - The Effect of Particulate Solids and Plasticizer Content of a Polymer Formulation on the Measured Forces via Atomic Force Microscopy 11 - Eric Lee (Purdue) - Title TBD 12 - Angelique Klimek (Purdue) - Title TBD 13 - Ismar Chew (Purdue) - Title TBD 14 - Mitchell Donoughue (Purdue) - Measuring the Effect of Print Parameters and Material Choice on Adhesion in Dissimilar Material Printing 15 - Kathleen Martinus (Purdue) - Damage evolution simulations of high-velocity particle impact on HMX 16 - Sarah Finch (Purdue) - Title TBD 17 - Morgan Chamberlain (Purdue) - Title TBD 18 - Ethan Holbrook (Purdue) - Molecular Insights into Interface Dependency for TNT Melting 19 - Nicholas Son (Illinois) - Effect of Material and Case Mass to Charge Mass Ratio on Cylindrical Reactive Material Cases for High Explosive 20 - Christopher Ji (Purdue) - 100 kHz X-Ray Imaging and Tomography of Drop Weight Impact and Ignition of Energetic Materials 21 - Maneesha Sahni (Delaware) - Fracture Toughness Dependence on Solids Loadings in Energetic Composites 22 - Eric Holst, Sara Fox (Purdue) - Solid-fueled rotating detonation engines 23 - Sam Brunkow (Illinois) - Spectroscopy and High-speed Imaging of Post-detonation Fireball Internals 24 - Jesse Hearn (Maryland) - Title TBD 25 - Samantha Jernigan (Purdue) - Electrochemical Synthesis of Binders 26 - Lucca Carvalho - Developing Pulsed Laser Imaging Techniques for Explosive Event Analysis 27 - Will Houf - Two Step Synthesis of RDX |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| 1730 - 1930 | CASH BAR / HORS D'OUEVRES |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | ||
| 0800 - 0930 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0930 - 0940 | WELCOME |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0940 - 1005 | Russell Moffat (Purdue) MD-informed Continuum Modeling of RDX Hotspots |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1005 - 1030 | Juan Manuel Vazquez (Purdue) The Effect of Particulate Solids and Plasticizer Content of a Polymer Formulation on the Measured Forces via Atomic Force Microscopy |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1030 - 1055 | Eric Lee (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1055 - 1120 | Angelique Klimek (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1120 - 1220 | LUNCH |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1220 - 1245 | Ismar Chew (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1245 - 1310 | Mitchell Donoughue (Purdue) Measuring the Effect of Print Parameters and Material Choice on Adhesion in Dissimilar Material Printing |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1310 - 1335 | Kathleen Martinus (Purdue) Damage evolution simulations of high-velocity particle impact on HMX |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1335 - 1400 | Sarah Finch (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1400 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1500 - 1700 | POSTER SESSION 1 - Rebekah Travis (Purdue) - Simultaneous Emission and Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements in Post-Detonation Fireballs of Aluminized PETN Hemispheres 2 - Joseph Sena (Purdue) - Influence of Charge Thickness and Void Geometry on Hydrodynamic Jetting in High-Aspect- Ratio Rectangular Voids During High Explosive Detonation 3 - Kyle Brook (Purdue) - Dicobalt-Catalyzed N=N Coupling Reactions of Tertiary Alkyl Azides to form Azoalkanes 4 - Tyler Pasut (Purdue) - Environmental Corrections for Ligand Additivity Theory for handling Transition Metal Complexes 5 - Aidan Pantoya (Purdue) - Shock Response Modeling of RDX using Deep Learning 6 - Jalen Macatangay (Purdue) - Nuclear Quantum Effects in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of High-Explosive Cookoffs 7 - Claire O'Malley (Purdue) - Title TBD 8 - Muhammad Shahin (Purdue) - Impact Response of PBX With/Without Metallic Booster Under Weak to Moderate Loads 9 - Russell Moffat (Purdue) - MD-informed Continuum Modeling of RDX Hotspots 10 - Juan Manuel Vazquez (Purdue) - The Effect of Particulate Solids and Plasticizer Content of a Polymer Formulation on the Measured Forces via Atomic Force Microscopy 11 - Eric Lee (Purdue) - Title TBD 12 - Angelique Klimek (Purdue) - Title TBD 13 - Ismar Chew (Purdue) - Title TBD 14 - Mitchell Donoughue (Purdue) - Measuring the Effect of Print Parameters and Material Choice on Adhesion in Dissimilar Material Printing 15 - Kathleen Martinus (Purdue) - Damage evolution simulations of high-velocity particle impact on HMX 16 - Sarah Finch (Purdue) - Title TBD 17 - Morgan Chamberlain (Purdue) - Title TBD 18 - Ethan Holbrook (Purdue) - Molecular Insights into Interface Dependency for TNT Melting 19 - Nicholas Son (Illinois) - Effect of Material and Case Mass to Charge Mass Ratio on Cylindrical Reactive Material Cases for High Explosive 20 - Christopher Ji (Purdue) - 100 kHz X-Ray Imaging and Tomography of Drop Weight Impact and Ignition of Energetic Materials 21 - Maneesha Sahni (Delaware) - Fracture Toughness Dependence on Solids Loadings in Energetic Composites 22 - Eric Holst, Sara Fox (Purdue) - Solid-fueled rotating detonation engines 23 - Sam Brunkow (Illinois) - Spectroscopy and High-speed Imaging of Post-detonation Fireball Internals 24 - Jesse Hearn (Maryland) - Title TBD 25 - Samantha Jernigan (Purdue) - Electrochemical Synthesis of Binders 26 - Lucca Carvalho - Developing Pulsed Laser Imaging Techniques for Explosive Event Analysis 27 - Will Houf - Two Step Synthesis of RDX |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| 1730 - 1930 | CASH BAR / HORS D'OEUVRES |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | ||
| 1600 - 1730 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| 1730 - 1930 | Student - Employer Mixer / Poster Session / Light Refreshments |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | ||
| 0730 - 0850 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0850 - 0900 | WELCOME |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0900 - 0925 | Keith Whitener (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) - "Switchable Reactives and Energetics (SeREne)" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0925 - 0950 | Brandon Runnels (Iowa State) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0950 - 1015 | Phillip Reu (Sandia National Laboratories) - "Advanced Warhead Characterization (AWC): An improved understanding of warheads through advanced experimental diagnostics and high-fidelity modeling" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1015 - 1040 | BREAK | |
| 1040 - 1105 | Adam Matzger (University of Michigan) - "Metal-Organic Framework Composite Explosives" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1105 - 1130 | Ed Byrd (DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory) - "DEVCOM ARL Disruptive Energetics and Propulsion Technologies" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1130 - 1205 | Jesus Mares (Air Force Research Laboratory) - "Characterization of Impact Reduced Reaction of High Explosives using AFRL HEST" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1205 - 1300 | LUNCH | |
| 1300 - 1325 | Larry Hill (Los Alamos National Laboratory) - "Simplified Synthetic Porous HE Microstructures for Numerical Modeling, Motivated by CT & Populated by USAXS" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1325 - 1350 | Terry Salyer (Los Alamos National Laboratory) - "Tailoring Explosive Functionality and Detonation Performance: Mesostructural Fluid Effects and Novel Formulations" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1350 - 1415 | Chad Stoltz (Office of Naval Research) - |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1415 - 1445 | BREAK | |
| 1445 - 1510 | H.S. Udaykumar (University of Iowa) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1510 - 1535 | Dan Guildenbecher/Phillip Reu (Purdue/Sandia) - "Tutorial, High Speed Imaging of Dynamic Events" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1535 - 1600 | Vance Willis (Franklin Engineering) - "Paths Forward in Modernizing Energetic Materials Processing and Production" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1600 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1600 - 1645 | Load Bus from PMU for Dinner |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1715 - 1800 | CASH BAR, HORS D'OEUVRES |
Stables Event Center 7071 S. 100 E. Lafayette, IN |
| 1800 - 1930 | DINNER: STABLES EVENT CENTER |
Stables Event Center 7071 S. 100 E. Lafayette, IN |
| 1900 - 1930 | Dinner Speaker: BG Ronnie Anderson (Army Futures Command) |
Stables Event Center 7071 S. 100 E. Lafayette, IN |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Thursday, September 25, 2025 | ||
| 0700 - 0830 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0830 - 0855 | Blair Brettman (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0855 - 0920 | Mike Lindsay (Air Force Research Laboratory) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0920 - 0945 | David Damm (Sandia National Laboratories) - "Mesoscale Effects on Shock Initiation of Explosives" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0945 - 1015 | BREAK | |
| 1015 - 1040 | Dana Dattlebaum (Los Alamos National Laboratory) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1115 - 1140 | Monique McClain (Purdue University) - "Tutorial, Additive Manufacturing" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1140 - 1205 | Elbert Caravaca (DEVCOM Armaments Center) - "Technological Challenges in Gun Propulsion" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1205 - 1230 | Diane Collard (Purdue University) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1230 - 1330 | LUNCH | |
| 1330 - 1335 | Virginia Warren Manner (Los Alamos National Laboratory) - "New Techniques for Measuring Explosives Safety" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1335 - 1420 | Ryan Marinis (Sandia National Laboratories) - "SNL Explosives and Energetics Showcase" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1420 - 1445 | Mike Lindsay (Air Force Research Laboratory) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1445 - 1455 | BREAK | |
| 1455 - 1520 | Steve Schmit (Gradient Technologies) - |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1520 - 1545 | Andrew Demko (NAWCWD, China Lake) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1545 - 1610 | Matt Gross/Royce Beal (Flack Tek/Anduril) - |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1610 - 1635 | Michelle Pantoya (Texas Tech) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1635 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1700 - 1730 | CASH BAR, HORS D'OEUVRES |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| 1730 - 1930 | DINNER |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Friday, September 26, 2025 | ||
| 0700 - 0830 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0830 - 0855 | Ryan Houim (University of Florida) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0855 - 0920 | Alex Gash (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0920 - 0945 | Stephen Beaudoin (Purdue University) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0945 - 1015 | BREAK | |
| 1015 - 1040 | David Kittell (Sandia National Laboratories) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1040 - 1105 | Zachary Hillman (Purdue University) - "Tutorial, Flow Crystallization" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1105 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1105 - 1200 | LUNCH |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1200 - 1600 | Optional Tours | |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 22, 2025 | ||
| 0800 - 0930 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0930 - 0940 | WELCOME |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0940 - 1005 | Rebekah Travis (Purdue) Simultaneous Emission and Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements in Post-Detonation Fireballs of Aluminized PETN Hemispheres |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1005 - 1030 | Kyle Brooke (Purdue) Dicobalt-Catalyzed N=N Coupling Reactions of Tertiary Alkyl Azides to form Azoalkanes |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1030 - 1055 | Joseph Sena (Purdue) Influence of Charge Thickness and Void Geometry on Hydrodynamic Jetting in High-Aspect- Ratio Rectangular Voids During High Explosive Detonation |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1055 - 1120 | Tyler Pasut (Purdue) Environmental Corrections for Ligand Additivity Theory for handling Transition Metal Complexes |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1120 - 1220 | LUNCH | |
| 1220 - 1245 | Aidan Pantaoya (Purdue) Shock Response Modeling of RDX using Deep Learning |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1245 - 1310 | Jalen Macatangay (Purdue) Influence of Polymer in Shock-Induced Hotspot Evolution due to Pore Collapse in High-Explosives |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1310 - 1335 | Claire O'Malley (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1335 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1500 - 1700 | POSTER SESSION 1 - Rebekah Travis (Purdue) - Simultaneous Emission and Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements in Post-Detonation Fireballs of Aluminized PETN Hemispheres 2 - Joseph Sena (Purdue) - Influence of Charge Thickness and Void Geometry on Hydrodynamic Jetting in High-Aspect- Ratio Rectangular Voids During High Explosive Detonation 3 - Kyle Brook (Purdue) - Dicobalt-Catalyzed N=N Coupling Reactions of Tertiary Alkyl Azides to form Azoalkanes 4 - Tyler Pasut (Purdue) - Environmental Corrections for Ligand Additivity Theory for handling Transition Metal Complexes 5 - Aidan Pantoya (Purdue) - Shock Response Modeling of RDX using Deep Learning 6 - Jalen Macatangay (Purdue) - Nuclear Quantum Effects in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of High-Explosive Cookoffs 7 - Claire O'Malley (Purdue) - Title TBD 8 - Muhammad Shahin (Purdue) - Impact Response of PBX With/Without Metallic Booster Under Weak to Moderate Loads 9 - Russell Moffat (Purdue) - MD-informed Continuum Modeling of RDX Hotspots 10 - Juan Manuel Vazquez (Purdue) - The Effect of Particulate Solids and Plasticizer Content of a Polymer Formulation on the Measured Forces via Atomic Force Microscopy 11 - Eric Lee (Purdue) - Title TBD 12 - Angelique Klimek (Purdue) - Title TBD 13 - Ismar Chew (Purdue) - Title TBD 14 - Mitchell Donoughue (Purdue) - Measuring the Effect of Print Parameters and Material Choice on Adhesion in Dissimilar Material Printing 15 - Kathleen Martinus (Purdue) - Damage evolution simulations of high-velocity particle impact on HMX 16 - Sarah Finch (Purdue) - Title TBD 17 - Morgan Chamberlain (Purdue) - Title TBD 18 - Ethan Holbrook (Purdue) - Molecular Insights into Interface Dependency for TNT Melting 19 - Nicholas Son (Illinois) - Effect of Material and Case Mass to Charge Mass Ratio on Cylindrical Reactive Material Cases for High Explosive 20 - Christopher Ji (Purdue) - 100 kHz X-Ray Imaging and Tomography of Drop Weight Impact and Ignition of Energetic Materials 21 - Maneesha Sahni (Delaware) - Fracture Toughness Dependence on Solids Loadings in Energetic Composites 22 - Eric Holst, Sara Fox (Purdue) - Solid-fueled rotating detonation engines 23 - Sam Brunkow (Illinois) - Spectroscopy and High-speed Imaging of Post-detonation Fireball Internals 24 - Jesse Hearn (Maryland) - Title TBD 25 - Samantha Jernigan (Purdue) - Electrochemical Synthesis of Binders 26 - Lucca Carvalho - Developing Pulsed Laser Imaging Techniques for Explosive Event Analysis 27 - Will Houf - Two Step Synthesis of RDX |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| 1730 - 1930 | CASH BAR / HORS D'OUEVRES |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | ||
| 0800 - 0930 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0930 - 0940 | WELCOME |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0940 - 1005 | Russell Moffat (Purdue) MD-informed Continuum Modeling of RDX Hotspots |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1005 - 1030 | Juan Manuel Vazquez (Purdue) The Effect of Particulate Solids and Plasticizer Content of a Polymer Formulation on the Measured Forces via Atomic Force Microscopy |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1030 - 1055 | Eric Lee (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1055 - 1120 | Angelique Klimek (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1120 - 1220 | LUNCH |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1220 - 1245 | Ismar Chew (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1245 - 1310 | Mitchell Donoughue (Purdue) Measuring the Effect of Print Parameters and Material Choice on Adhesion in Dissimilar Material Printing |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1310 - 1335 | Kathleen Martinus (Purdue) Damage evolution simulations of high-velocity particle impact on HMX |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1335 - 1400 | Sarah Finch (Purdue) Title TBD |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1400 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1500 - 1700 | POSTER SESSION 1 - Rebekah Travis (Purdue) - Simultaneous Emission and Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements in Post-Detonation Fireballs of Aluminized PETN Hemispheres 2 - Joseph Sena (Purdue) - Influence of Charge Thickness and Void Geometry on Hydrodynamic Jetting in High-Aspect- Ratio Rectangular Voids During High Explosive Detonation 3 - Kyle Brook (Purdue) - Dicobalt-Catalyzed N=N Coupling Reactions of Tertiary Alkyl Azides to form Azoalkanes 4 - Tyler Pasut (Purdue) - Environmental Corrections for Ligand Additivity Theory for handling Transition Metal Complexes 5 - Aidan Pantoya (Purdue) - Shock Response Modeling of RDX using Deep Learning 6 - Jalen Macatangay (Purdue) - Nuclear Quantum Effects in Molecular Dynamics Simulations of High-Explosive Cookoffs 7 - Claire O'Malley (Purdue) - Title TBD 8 - Muhammad Shahin (Purdue) - Impact Response of PBX With/Without Metallic Booster Under Weak to Moderate Loads 9 - Russell Moffat (Purdue) - MD-informed Continuum Modeling of RDX Hotspots 10 - Juan Manuel Vazquez (Purdue) - The Effect of Particulate Solids and Plasticizer Content of a Polymer Formulation on the Measured Forces via Atomic Force Microscopy 11 - Eric Lee (Purdue) - Title TBD 12 - Angelique Klimek (Purdue) - Title TBD 13 - Ismar Chew (Purdue) - Title TBD 14 - Mitchell Donoughue (Purdue) - Measuring the Effect of Print Parameters and Material Choice on Adhesion in Dissimilar Material Printing 15 - Kathleen Martinus (Purdue) - Damage evolution simulations of high-velocity particle impact on HMX 16 - Sarah Finch (Purdue) - Title TBD 17 - Morgan Chamberlain (Purdue) - Title TBD 18 - Ethan Holbrook (Purdue) - Molecular Insights into Interface Dependency for TNT Melting 19 - Nicholas Son (Illinois) - Effect of Material and Case Mass to Charge Mass Ratio on Cylindrical Reactive Material Cases for High Explosive 20 - Christopher Ji (Purdue) - 100 kHz X-Ray Imaging and Tomography of Drop Weight Impact and Ignition of Energetic Materials 21 - Maneesha Sahni (Delaware) - Fracture Toughness Dependence on Solids Loadings in Energetic Composites 22 - Eric Holst, Sara Fox (Purdue) - Solid-fueled rotating detonation engines 23 - Sam Brunkow (Illinois) - Spectroscopy and High-speed Imaging of Post-detonation Fireball Internals 24 - Jesse Hearn (Maryland) - Title TBD 25 - Samantha Jernigan (Purdue) - Electrochemical Synthesis of Binders 26 - Lucca Carvalho - Developing Pulsed Laser Imaging Techniques for Explosive Event Analysis 27 - Will Houf - Two Step Synthesis of RDX |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| 1730 - 1930 | CASH BAR / HORS D'OEUVRES |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | ||
| 1600 - 1730 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| 1730 - 1930 | Student - Employer Mixer / Poster Session / Light Refreshments |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | ||
| 0730 - 0850 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0850 - 0900 | WELCOME |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0900 - 0925 | Keith Whitener (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) - "Switchable Reactives and Energetics (SeREne)" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0925 - 0950 | Brandon Runnels (Iowa State) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0950 - 1015 | Phillip Reu (Sandia National Laboratories) - "Advanced Warhead Characterization (AWC): An improved understanding of warheads through advanced experimental diagnostics and high-fidelity modeling" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1015 - 1040 | BREAK | |
| 1040 - 1105 | Adam Matzger (University of Michigan) - "Metal-Organic Framework Composite Explosives" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1105 - 1130 | Ed Byrd (DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory) - "DEVCOM ARL Disruptive Energetics and Propulsion Technologies" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1130 - 1205 | Jesus Mares (Air Force Research Laboratory) - "Characterization of Impact Reduced Reaction of High Explosives using AFRL HEST" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1205 - 1300 | LUNCH | |
| 1300 - 1325 | Larry Hill (Los Alamos National Laboratory) - "Simplified Synthetic Porous HE Microstructures for Numerical Modeling, Motivated by CT & Populated by USAXS" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1325 - 1350 | Terry Salyer (Los Alamos National Laboratory) - "Tailoring Explosive Functionality and Detonation Performance: Mesostructural Fluid Effects and Novel Formulations" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1350 - 1415 | Chad Stoltz (Office of Naval Research) - |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1415 - 1445 | BREAK | |
| 1445 - 1510 | H.S. Udaykumar (University of Iowa) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1510 - 1535 | Dan Guildenbecher/Phillip Reu (Purdue/Sandia) - "Tutorial, High Speed Imaging of Dynamic Events" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1535 - 1600 | Vance Willis (Franklin Engineering) - "Paths Forward in Modernizing Energetic Materials Processing and Production" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1600 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1600 - 1645 | Load Bus from PMU for Dinner |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1715 - 1800 | CASH BAR, HORS D'OEUVRES |
Stables Event Center 7071 S. 100 E. Lafayette, IN |
| 1800 - 1930 | DINNER: STABLES EVENT CENTER |
Stables Event Center 7071 S. 100 E. Lafayette, IN |
| 1900 - 1930 | Dinner Speaker: BG Ronnie Anderson (Army Futures Command) |
Stables Event Center 7071 S. 100 E. Lafayette, IN |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Thursday, September 25, 2025 | ||
| 0700 - 0830 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0830 - 0855 | Blair Brettman (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0855 - 0920 | Mike Lindsay (Air Force Research Laboratory) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0920 - 0945 | David Damm (Sandia National Laboratories) - "Mesoscale Effects on Shock Initiation of Explosives" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0945 - 1015 | BREAK | |
| 1015 - 1040 | Dana Dattlebaum (Los Alamos National Laboratory) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1115 - 1140 | Monique McClain (Purdue University) - "Tutorial, Additive Manufacturing" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1140 - 1205 | Elbert Caravaca (DEVCOM Armaments Center) - "Technological Challenges in Gun Propulsion" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1205 - 1230 | Diane Collard (Purdue University) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1230 - 1330 | LUNCH | |
| 1330 - 1335 | Virginia Warren Manner (Los Alamos National Laboratory) - "New Techniques for Measuring Explosives Safety" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1335 - 1420 | Ryan Marinis (Sandia National Laboratories) - "SNL Explosives and Energetics Showcase" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1420 - 1445 | Mike Lindsay (Air Force Research Laboratory) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1445 - 1455 | BREAK | |
| 1455 - 1520 | Steve Schmit (Gradient Technologies) - |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1520 - 1545 | Andrew Demko (NAWCWD, China Lake) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1545 - 1610 | Matt Gross/Royce Beal (Flack Tek/Anduril) - |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1610 - 1635 | Michelle Pantoya (Texas Tech) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1635 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1700 - 1730 | CASH BAR, HORS D'OEUVRES |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| 1730 - 1930 | DINNER |
John Purdue Room (JPR) Marriott Hall 900 Mitch Daniels Blvd |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
| Friday, September 26, 2025 | ||
| 0700 - 0830 | Registration, Credential Distribution, Technology Collection |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0830 - 0855 | Ryan Houim (University of Florida) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0855 - 0920 | Alex Gash (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0920 - 0945 | Stephen Beaudoin (Purdue University) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 0945 - 1015 | BREAK | |
| 1015 - 1040 | David Kittell (Sandia National Laboratories) |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1040 - 1105 | Zachary Hillman (Purdue University) - "Tutorial, Flow Crystallization" |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1105 | ADJOURN Technical Event | |
| 1105 - 1200 | LUNCH |
Loeb Playhouse Stewart Center 128 Memorial Mall |
| 1200 - 1600 | Optional Tours | |
| Coffee available all day inside of Loeb Playhouse | ||
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