2nd Annual AMPT Symposium

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The AMPT Center welcomes you to the

2nd annual AMPT Symposium

Friday, January 22, 2021 – Register Here

The 2021 Symposium showcases the current technical work of the AMPT Center and features a generative discussion of opportunities for industry-academic collaboration.  The intended audience for the AMPT Symposium is executives and researchers from industry and government.

For the safety of all participants, the 2021 Symposium is fully online.  Registration is complimentary.

8:00-8:25 Sign-in period:  participants are requested to sign in during this interval so that the Symposium may start on time and without interruptions

8:30 Call to Order

8:30 Welcome

• Luay Nakhleh, Dean of Engineering

8:35 AMPT Review / Preview

• Highlights and success stories of 2019-2020:  Matthew Brake, Co-Director
• AMPT Center vision for 2021 and beyond:  Fred Higgs, Co-Director

9:15 Technical Session 1:  Materials and Structures

• Additive Manufacturing for Multi-Functional Applications — Muhammad M. Rahman (Materials Science & NanoEngineering)
• 3D Printed Schwarzites for Damping Enhancement and Vibration Isolation — Satish Nagarajaiah (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
• Quantitative Nanomechanical Characterization of Low Dimensional Nanomaterials — Jun Lou (Materials Science & NanoEngineering)
• Digital Twin Modeling of Assemblies to Enable Data Science Applications via Tribomechadynamics — Matthew Brake (Mechanical Engineering)

10:45 Mini Break

11:00 Technical Session 2:  Surface Sciences 

• Materials and Coatings for Manipulation of Fluids — Daniel Preston (Mechanical Engineering)
• Next-generation Materials and Devices for Improved Thermal Performance — Geoff Wehmeyer (Mechanical Engineering):
• Development of Chemically-Tailored Surfaces Using Bottlebrush Polymers and ToF-SIMS — Rafael Verduzco (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering):

12:00 Lunch Break

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12:35-12:45 Re-join period:  participants are requested to re-join during this interval so that the Symposium may resume on time and without interruptions.

12:45 Technical Session 3:  Data, Machine Learning, and Industry 4.0

• One Shot Learning and Learning-to-Learn — Christopher Jermaine (Computer Science):
• Flash Graphene Scale-up Through Automation and Machine Learning — James Tour (Chemistry)
• Learning with Exponential Outcomes: Deep Learning with K outputs and only Log(K) Parameters — Anshumali Srivastava (Computer Science):
• AM+P+T synthesis:  Industry 4.0 Design for Additive Manufacturing in Drilling — Fred Higgs (Mechanical Engineering)

2:15 Mini Break

2:30 Preview of Final Sessions and Presentation of 2020 Resiliency Awards

2:45 Final Sessions (parallel tracks)

• Graduate Student Lightning Round: compact (six-minute) presentations by AMPT graduate students.
  • This track is open to all registrants.  Prizes will be awarded to the best presentations as selected by industry participants.
• Executive Session for Industry Decision-Makers: Research Gaps and Goals for Industry-Academic Collaboration.
  • This track is by invitation and is intended for decision-making representatives
    of current and prospective corporate members of the AMPT Center.  Invitations will be sent the week of January 19.  If your organization is interested in becoming an AMPT Center member, please contact George Webb, AMPT Industry Liaison, at (713) 348-2704 or gwebb@rice.edu.

3:45 2nd Annual AMPT Symposium concludes

Session times, topic details, and order of speakers subject to change.

REGISTRATION

Please register at this link:

https://signup.rice.edu/AMPTSymposium2021Jan/

ACCESS INFORMATION

• Starting Wed. Jan. 20, each registered participant will be sent an email containing their Zoom link and meeting passcode.
  • If you do not receive this email, please contact George Webb at (713) 348-2704 or gwebb@rice.edu.
  • If you have not registered, please do so before requesting your link and passcode.
• The participant email also includes a PDF copy of the 2021 AMPT Symposium conference program, with important details regarding joining the meeting, in-meeting protocols, and other logistical topics.

MEDIA

• Logos
  • The AMPT Center primary logo is available for download at the bottom of this page.
• Social Media
  • Hashtags:  #AMPTcenter   #AMPTsymposium   #RiceAMPT
  • LinkedIn:  January Update / Symposium Preview from the Rice AMPT Center
• Journalists
  • Please contact George Webb, AMPT Industry Liaison, for questions regarding media accreditation to the AMPT Symposium.

SYMPOSIUM POLICIES

• Participants in the 2021 AMPT Symposium consent that Rice University may make reasonable use of their names, likenesses, and company affiliations in conjunction with the Symposium.
• The AMPT Center is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect conducive to the open exchange of ideas.  We invite all participants to help us realize a safe and positive conference experience for everyone.

QUESTIONS?

Please contact George Webb, AMPT Center Industry Liaison  •  (713) 348-2704  •  gwebb@rice.edu

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