Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Probing Fast Reactions and Challenging Environments
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm
"Before Ignition: Probing Initial Dissociation Dynamics in Energetic Molecules"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:05 pm
"Optical Sensor and Spectroscopy Approaches for Challenging Environments"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
"Current Status of MD-Determined Continuum Models for Simulating and Understanding Extreme Thermomechanical Events in CHNO Explosives"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:20 am
"Computational Chemistry at the Extremes: Astrobiological Synthesis, Energetic Material Detonation, and AI Automation"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Molecular and Crystal Properties of Explosives from First-Principles Simulations"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Chemical Surface Modifications for Improved Properties
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
"Analyzing Energy Conversion and Heat Exchange in Metal Oxidation Reactions"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Interface Effects on the Mechanical and Combustion Properties of Metal/Polymer Composites"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Architecture-Controlled Reactivity: Engineering Interfaces in Metal-Oxide and Graphene-Based Energetic Nanocomposites"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Energetic Material Synthesis Under Extreme Conditions
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
"Why Emulsion-Assisted Milling? Let Me Tell You!"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:20 am
"Use of Non-Equilibrium Laser Ablation Techniques to Entrap Disordered and Metastable Ceramic Nanocomposites as Energetic Additives"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Seeing Between the Grains: A Molecular Dynamics Toolkit for Microstructural Interfaces in High Explosives"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning for Energetic Materials
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
"Make No Mistake: What To Do With AI"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Leveraging AI/ML and Uncertainty Quantification to Model Complex Phenomenology in Energetic Materials"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Microstructure Aware Machine Learning: Bridging Atomistic to Continuum Simulations for Shock Sensitivity"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Controlled Energy Release Rates Through External Inputs
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
"Microwave Control of Energetic Material Combustion Waves: New Control Mechanisms and a Survey of Prior Techniques"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:20 am
"Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Energetic Materials for Improved Energy Density and Novel Reactivity and Electronic Properties"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Energetic Material Sensitivity Studies With Laser-Generated Shocks"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Propellants and Pyrotechnics
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
"Bigger Isn't Always Better, Introducing MINI: Microscale Impetus of Novel Ingredients"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Beyond the Hype: A Reality Check on 3D Printing of Energetic Materials"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Stressful Conditions: Induced Ignition Under Mechanical Loads"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Energetic Material Synthesis Approaches
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
"Ladderane Phospholipids: Inspiration for Synthesis, Methods, and High Energy Materials"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:20 am
"Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Triol-Based Energetic Plasticizer"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
"Using Biotechnology to Rethink Pathways to Energetic Materials"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Bridging the Gap Between Modelers and Experimentalists
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
"Understanding the Detonation of Insensitive High Explosives Through Experiment and Simulation"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
"High Explosives R&D at Los Alamos: A Vision of Tomorrow, Today"
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure