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Energetic Materials (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Pathways to Making, Breaking, and Understanding Next-Generation Energetic Materials

June 1 - 2, 2024
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Chairs Catherine AM. Dillier and Elliot R. Wainwright
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Grand Summit Hotel at Sunday River
97 Summit Road
Newry, Maine, United States
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Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by May 4, 2024. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

GRS Speaker Abstract Deadline: Although applications will be accepted until the date noted above, any applicants who wish to be considered for an oral presentation should submit their application by February 25, 2024. Please refer to the application instructions in the Conference Description section below for more details (if available).

Conference Description

The Energetic Materials GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.

The 2024 Energetic Materials GRS will focus on the fundamental science of (a) novel energetic materials (e.g., propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics/reactive materials etc.) synthesis, characterization, and reactions; (b) modeling of energetic processes at various temporal and spatial scales; (c) diagnostic and experimental methods which can connect these domains; and (d) novel computational approaches to these methods including but not limited to machine learning. New material systems and their reactions under various stimuli (e.g., heating rates, environments, testing configurations, initiation conditions, etc.) are of interest, particularly when connections with simulations or other modeling is present or pathways to particular applications are suggested. This seminar will highlight and connect graduate students, post-docs, and early career professionals, and seeks to amplify and increase the diversity of the next-generation energetics scientists while building lasting relationships between each other and across academia, the national labs, and industry.

Application Instructions

The seminar will feature approximately 10 talks and 2 poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS, either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.

The seminar chair will select speakers from abstracts submitted by February 25, 2024. Those applicants who are not chosen for talks and those who apply after the deadline to be considered for an oral presentation will be expected to present a poster. In order to participate, you must submit an application by the date indicated in the Application Information section above.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Energetic Materials" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling of Novel Energetic & Reactive Materials and Reactions
Discussion Leader: Dylan Kline (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Mahmuda Ishrat Malek (Texas Tech University, United States)
"Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminum Iodate Hexahydrate-Coated Micron-Sized Aluminum Particles for Propellant Fuel Applications"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm
Kealy Faughnan (Colorado School of Mines, United States)
"Direct Ink Write 3D Printing a Novel Energetic Resin"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Novel Diagnostic and Modeling Approaches and Their Applications
Discussion Leaders: Emily Weerakkody (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States) and Allen Garcia (University of Maryland, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
Preetom Borah (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Measurement of DIMP Decomposition in a Combusting Metal Particle Environment Using a Combination of Spectroscopic Systems, PRiMIRS and TDLAS"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Dhanalakshmi Sellan (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, United States)
"Seeing Hotspots in Plastic-Bonded Explosives with High Temporal and Spatial Resolution"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Irene Fang (University of Iowa, United States)
"Generative Neural Networks for Synthetic PBX Microstructures with Varying Levels of Damage to Evaluate Shock Sensitivity Through Meso-Scale Simulations"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Shubham Kesharwani (University of Central Florida, United States)
"Energetic for Power in Space: Microscopic Imaging for Propagation, Diffusion, Localized Temperature Measurement"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Heather Quayle (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"Towards a Machine Learning Method to Rationalize the Impact Sensitivities of Energetic Materials"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Structure-Property-Performance Relationships: Experiments and Models
Discussion Leaders: Robert Ichiyama (University of Rhode Island, United States) and Kelsea Miller (Air Force Research Laboratory, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Aran Guner (University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
"A New Generation of HTPB Binders"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Jason Wilkening (Purdue University, United States)
"Hydrodynamic Jetting Phenomena in Cylindrical Macroscopic Voids"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Dongwon Ka (Stanford University, United States)
"Combustion of Surface-Fluorinated Boron and HTPB Composite"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Hyein Choi (Sandia National Laboratories, United States)
"Effects of Diffusion Barriers on Reaction Wave Stability in Co/Al Reactive Multilayers"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Michael Cheney (Virginia Tech, United States Air Force, United States)
"Optimizing Blast Characteristics: Investigating the Impact of Particle Size Distribution on Aluminumized Explosives"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Intersecting Culture, Identity, and Energetic Materials Careers: Small Community, Many Options
Discussion Leader: Patricia Huestis (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:40 pm
Rebecca Lindsey (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States)
"The Academic Perspective"
1:40 pm - 1:50 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Matthew Kroonblawd (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
"The National Lab/DOE Perspective"
2:00 pm - 2:10 pm
Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:20 pm
Anne Haslam (NSWC Indian Head Division, United States)
"The DoD Perspective"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

Contributors

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

This material is based upon work supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award number FA9550-24-1-0006. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Air Force

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Poster Information

Poster sessions are an integral part of the our conferences, and offer all conferees an opportunity to discuss their research.

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Diversity Funding

Financial assistance is available for qualified applicants through the GRC Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship Program. This program provides a grant to underrepresented minority graduate students, postdocs, faculty and scientists to help fund their attendance at their first GRC meeting.  Learn more.

Conferee Single Room:
$335.00
Conferee Shared Room:
$265.00
Conferee Off-Site:
$190.00
Guest Single Room:
$335.00
Guest Shared Room:
$265.00
Guest Off-Site:
$190.00
Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:
$133.00
Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:
$95.00
Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:
Free
Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:
Free
Bus Arriving:
$58.00
Bus Departing:
$58.00
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Energetic Materials
June 2 - 7, 2024


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