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National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Regional Meeting and Symposium

For registration questions, please contact coeevents@purdue.edu.

Agenda

The 2024 National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting and Symposium program, including meals and tours, is open to all symposium registrants. NAE members will have a private business lunch meeting on Monday, March 24, but dinner and lunch are still available to all Symposium attendees on both days.

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Dress Code: Business Attire

Venue	North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) \| 1st Floor \| 101 North Grant Street \| West Lafayette, IN \| 765-494-8899 \| Map
5:00-6:00 pm	Social Mixer
6:00-9:00 pm	Welcome Dinner (includes all Symposium Attendees and NAE Members) Dinner for all Symposium Attendees - Dinner and seating will take place in the North Ballroom of PMU \| 1st Floor 6:00-6:15 pm: Welcome and Opening Remarks Ajay P. Malshe General Chair (NAE Member, IN) Stephan Biller Co-Chair (NAE Member, IN) 6:15-6:30 pm: Welcome by the Dean and Vision 2030 Arvind Raman John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering 6:30-7:40 pm: Dinner proceeds for all attendees in the North Ballroom 7:40-8:45 pm: Social Mixer Continues & Group Photos 8:45 pm: Conclusion and Departure

Monday, March 25, 2024

Venue	North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) \| 1st Floor \| 101 North Grant Street \| West Lafayette, IN \| 765-494-8899 \| Map
7:00-7:40 am	Breakfast Breakfast for all Symposium Attendees - Breakfast and seating will take place in the North Ballroom of PMU \| 1st Floor
7:40-7:45 am	Guests participating in the XMO Tours, please meet in the PMU Club Hotel - Main Lobby for transportation. Transportation provided by Lafayette Limo Charter
7:45 am	Depart the PMU Club Hotel - Main Lobby and travel to IMI and IN-Mac via Lafayette Limo Charter
8:00-11:00 am	XMO, eXcellence in Manufacturing and Operations Tours (staff and student volunteers) 8:00-8:30 am: IMI Building: Composites Manufacturing Simulation Center and Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-MaC), 1105 Endeavour Drive, West Lafayette, IN \| Tour led by Byron Pipes, the John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering (NAE Member, IN) and Nate Hartman, the Dauch Family Professor of Advanced Manufacturing, respectively and their staff (snacks at IMI for late arrival) 8:30-8:45 am: Depart and travel to MMRL \| Via Lafayette Limo Charter (Weather permitting) 8:45-9:15 am: Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories (MMRL), 2550 NW Ave south entrance, (off of Kent Ave. and across from Patty Jischke Early Care and Education Center), West Lafayette, IN \| Tour led by MMRL Group of faculty and meet Heads of ME, MSE, and NE 9:15-9:30 am: Depart and travel to Birck Nanotechnology Center \| Via Lafayette Limo Charter (Weather permitting) 9:30-10:00 am: Birck Nanotechnology Center, 1205 Mitch Daniels Blvd., West Lafayette, IN \| Tour led by Zhihong Chen, the Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center 10:00-10:15 am: Depart and travel to the Gateway Building \| Via Lafayette Limo Charter (Weather permitting) 10:15-10:45 am: Gateway Building, 500 Allison Rd., West Lafayette, IN \| Tour led by Young-Jun Son, the James J. Solberg Head of the School of Industrial Engineering 10:45-11:00 am: Return to the PMU Club Hotel - Main Lobby \| Via Lafayette Limo Charter (Weather permitting)
Venue	South Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) \| 1st Floor \| 101 North Grant Street \| West Lafayette, IN \| 765-494-8899 \| Map
11:00-12:30 pm	Lunch Lunch for all Symposium Attendees - Lunch and seating will take place in the South Ballroom of PMU \| 1st Floor Lunch for NAE Members (Only) - Lunch will be served in the South Ballroom of PMU \| 1st Floor, and seating will take place in the West Faculty Lounge of PMU \| 2nd Floor Special coffee and snack deliveries by Starship
12:25 pm	Opening of Public Symposium Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union \| 1st Floor, PMU \| 101 North Grant Street \| West Lafayette, IN \| 765-494-8899 \| Map Ajay P. Malshe General Chair (NAE Member, IN)
12:45-1:45 pm	PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM 12:45-1:15 pm: Welcome & Opening Comments Mung Chiang President Purdue University John Anderson President National Academy of Engineering Alton D. Romig Jr. Executive Officer National Academy of Engineering 1:15-1:45 pm: Plenary Speaker (no.1) Lal Karsanbhai President and CEO Emerson
1:45-3:20 pm	Keynote Panel: Theme - "Transportation and Logistics for Smart Crossroads" 1:45-1:55 pm: Introduction to the Session: Moderator Yuehwern Yih Director of LASER PULSE Consortium XMO Council member 1:55-2:20 pm: Presenter Mark Ehrlich Vice President of Business and Product Development Wabash 2:20-2:45 pm: Presenters Gregory Shaver Director of Herrick Labs Professor of Mechanical Engineering Darcy Bullock Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering Director, Joint Transportation Research Program 2:45-3:10 pm: Presenter Alan Taub Robert H. Lurie Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan (NAE Member, MI) 3:10-3:20 pm: Conclusion Moderator Sabine Brunswicker Professor for Digital Innovation, Founding Director of the Center AIDA (AI For Digital, Autonomous and Augmented Aviation) Purdue Polytechnic Institute XMO Council member
3:20-3:35 pm	Break
3:35-5:10 pm	Keynote Panel: Theme - "Defense and Space: Manufacturing and Operational Resilience" 3:35-3:45 pm: Introduction to the Session: Moderator Dr. Salil Bapat Research Staff, Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories 3:45-4:10 pm: Presenter James Kenyon Center Director NASA Glenn Research Center 4:10-4:35 pm: Presenter Joel Mozer Director of Science, Technology and Research U.S. Space Force (Retired) 4:35-5:00 pm: Presenter Andrew Kwas NG Fellow 2 Northrop Grumman Space Systems 5:00-5:10 pm: Conclusion Moderator Ramses Martinez Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Engineering XMO Council member
5:10-5:30 pm	Break
5:30-6:40 pm	Reception and Poster Session South Ballroom of PMU (For more information, please contact coeevents@purdue.edu.) Theme - "Microelectronics Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Tech Diplomacy": As Student Debate Hosts and moderators Mark Lundstrom Chief Semiconductor Officer Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (NAE Member, IN) Cristina Farmus Vice President for Special Projects Purdue University Steven Shade Ball Brothers Director of Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives Environmental and Ecological Engineering
Venue	North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) \| 1st Floor \| 101 North Grant Street \| West Lafayette, IN \| 765-494-8899 \| Map
6:40-9:00 pm	Dinner hosted by Purdue Leadership (includes all Symposium Attendees and NAE Members) Dinner for all Symposium Attendees - Dinner and seating will take place in the North Ballroom of PMU \| 1st Floor Hosts and moderators Ajay P. Malshe General Chair (NAE Member, IN) Stephan Biller Co-Chair (NAE Member, IN) Remarks from Karen Plaut Executive Vice President for Research Purdue University Public Announcement of a special national initiative and partnership Invited special guests
9:00 pm	Closing and Departure

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Dress Code: Business Casual

Venue	North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) \| 1st Floor \| 101 North Grant Street \| West Lafayette, IN \| 765-494-8899 \| Map
7:30-8:30 am	Breakfast Breakfast for all Symposium Attendees - Breakfast and seating will take place in the North Ballroom of PMU \| 1st Floor
8:30 am	Opening of Public Symposium Stephan Biller Co-Chair (NAE Member, IN)
8:45-10:25 am	8:45-9:15 am: Plenary Speaker (no.2) Steven Fredrickson Division Chief, Software, Robotics and Simulation Division NASA Johnson Space Center Keynote Panel: Theme - "Agriculture and Food Security for National Security" 9:15-9:25 am: Introduction to the Session: Moderator Michael Sealy Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering XMO Council member 9:25-9:50 am: Presenter Mitch Frazier President and CEO AgriNovus Indiana 9:50-10:15 am: Presenter David Coates Director Economic Development Division Indiana Department of Agriculture 9:50-10:15 am: Presenter John Reid Research Professor, University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering (NAE member, IL) 10:15-10:25 am: Conclusion Moderator Krishna Nemali Associate Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture XMO Council Member
10:25-10:40 am	Break
10:40-12:10 pm	Keynote Panel: Theme - "Excellence in Life Sciences Manufacturing: Regional opportunities and national impact" 10:40-10:45 am: Introduction to the Session: Moderator Gintaras Reklaitis Burton and Kathryn Gedge Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Purdue University 10:45-11:10 am: Presenter Mike Bolinder Senior Vice President, External Engagement and Chief Innovation Officer BioCrossroads 11:10-11:35 am: Presenter Paul Collins, PhD Vice President and Sr. Research Fellow Bioproduct R&D; Eli Lilly and Company 11:35 am-12:00 pm: Presenter Garth Simpson Professor Analytical and Physical Chemistry College of Science Purdue University Closing Remarks Michael Ladisch Distinguished Professor of Agricultural & Biological Engineering Purdue University 12:00-12:10 pm: Conclusion Moderator Gintaras Reklaitis Burton and Kathryn Gedge Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Purdue University
12:10-12:30 pm	2024 NAE Regional Meeting and Symposium Concluding Remarks (To-Go Boxed Lunches will be provided for all Symposium attendees)
1:00 pm	Optional tours of Purdue research facilities (e.g. Zucrow Laboratories; Herrick Laboratories; Discovery Park District Convergence; and others