2023 Conference Recap
2023 Conference Agenda
Tuesday, June 20
1:00 pm
Welcome and Registration
Soydan Ozcan, Group Leader for Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies, ORNL
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Tour of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Main Campus
Featuring:
Meet at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF): 2350 Cherahala Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37932
SNS is used by scientists around the world to study energy and materials at the atomic scale. Similar to x-rays, neutron scattering is a powerful tool used to peer inside materials to reveal what they’re made of and how to use and improve them. Insights gained have led to many advances in medicine, transportation, engineering, and computing. Many materials of the future are being studied at SNS and HFIR today. The tours allow visitors to walk the actual path particles travel as they’re accelerated to almost the speed of light down more than 300-yards of tunneling and collide with a liquid mercury targets that creates “spalls” of neutrons.
(Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility – ORLCF):
The OLCF’s flagship supercomputer, the IBM AC922 Summit, is supported by world-class data management and analysis tools. The center retired the long-running Cray XK7 Titan system in August 2019. The next chapter in the OLCF’s legacy is taking shape in the form of Frontier, which is slated to be the OLCF’s first exascale system by 2022. As supercomputing technology continues to evolve, the OLCF is positioned to remain at the vanguard of high-performance computing on the international stage. The tour will take take place at the Frontier overlook. This space is designed to accommodate groups and gives visitors a chance to hear about all of the computing resources while viewing the Frontier supercomputer.
Reducing the energy consumption of the nation’s buildings and resulting carbon emissions is essential to achieving a sustainable clean energy future. To address the enormous challenge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is focused on developing new building technologies enabling grid-interactive efficient buildings that provide beneficial effects to energy security and affordability, resilience, environment, and U.S. economy. The Building Technologies Research and Integration Center is the Department of Energy’s only designated user facility dedicated to performing early-stage research and development in building technologies.
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Networking Opportunity at Orange Hat Brewing Co.
Wednesday, June 21
8:30 – 8:45 am
Welcome Address
Habib Dagher, Executive Director, University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center
8:45 – 9:45 am
Industry Keynote: Sustainability Policy Implications
Kelly Visconti, Department of Energy Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain
9:45 – 10:30 am
Panel Discussion: Pathways to Achieving Sustainability via Material Solutions (Mass Balanced, Green, Recycled / Recyclable, Remanufactured, & Bio-based Materials)
- Moderator: Dr. Matthew Korey, R&D Associate Staff, ORNL
- Dan Sawyer, Director of Sales, Americas, NatureWorks
- Russell Gentry, Professor of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Georgia Tech
- Tony (Wan Chung) Lee, Sr. Manager for Sustainability & Commercial Processes, SABIC Specialties Business
- John Korsgaard, Executive Senior Director, LM Wind Power
- Merlin Theodore, National Science Board, ORNL
10:30 – 10:45 am
Break
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Tour of the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL
12:30 – 1 pm
Lunch & Plenary Presentation:
Pathways to Sustainability – LM Sustainability Platform
John Korsgaard, Executive Senior Director, LM Wind Power
1:00 – 2:15 pm
Power Pitches from our Technical Collaboration Partners
- Alan LeBihan, Chief Operating Officer, Unistress Corp.
- Michael Ashley, Chief Knowledge Officer, United Plastic Fabricating
- Michael White, President & CEO, Crain Impact
- Doug Lamm, Chief Executive Officer, Building Envelope Materials
- Casey Ballin, Director of Operations and Sustainability, Atlantic Sea Farms
- Halil Tekinalp, R&D Scientist, ORNL
- Matthew Korey, R&D Associate Staff, ORNL
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Breakout Groups: Technology Push / Market Pull
3:30 – 4:15 pm
Report Back
4:15 pm
Summary and Preview of Next Day
5:45 – 8:30 pm
Dinner Networking Event and Student Poster Display at UT Arboretum
901 S Illinois Ave. Oak Ridge, TN
Thursday, June 22
8:30 – 8:45 am
Welcome Address
Alex DeTrana, Senior Commercialization Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
8:45 – 9:15 am
Market Pull Keynote – “How to Bridge the Gap Between Investors and the Technology Pipeline”
Ed Greer, Corporate Venturing and partnering with early-stage chemicals and materials companies, Dow Chemical Co.
9:15 – 10:00 am
Investor Panel
- Moderator: Dan Coughlin, Senior Staff – Leader of Industrial Collaborations, ORNL
- Tyler Krutzfeldt, Director of Investments | ESG & Resilient Infrastructure, Mont Vista Capital
- Ed Greer, Associate Business Development Director, Dow
- Dr. Ginger Rothrock, Senior Investment Director, HG Ventures
- Ed Pilpel, President, Sustainable Composites, LLC
10:00 am – 10:30 am
How to collaborate with the Hub & Spoke Program
- Greg Simms, Technical Collaborations Coordinator, University of Maine ASCC
- Bob Slattery, Industrial Collaborations Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
10:30 – 10:45 am
Break
10:45 am – 11:30 am
Panel Discussion: Market Readiness for Sustainable Technologies (Blue materials, Biobased materials, Circularity / Recycling / Remanufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing)
- Moderator: Ed Pilpel, President, Sustainable Composites, LLC
- Alan Franc, President, Arlington Ridge Polymer Technology
- John Szegner, Global Program Leader, Composite Solutions Business, Owens Corning
- Amanda Nummy, Senior Polymer Materials Engineer, Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI)
- Darren Friberg, Director of Business Development, SEKISUI Aerospace Corporation
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Breakout Groups: Future Research Roadmapping
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Report Back
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Closing Remarks
2:15 – 5:00 pm
Tour of Carbon Rivers: Knoxville, TN
5:00 pm
Return to MDF and depart
Dr. Cynthia West
Director, Forest Products Lab/Northern Research Station
U.S. Forest Service
Stephan Mansour
Associate Consultant
Wohlers Associates powered by ASTM
Spencer Loveless
Chief Executive Officer
Dustless Technology
Moderated Panel Sessions: Featuring Experts from Industry and Academia on Current and Future Applications of Sustainable Bio-based Composites in AM to achieve Affordability and Decarbonization
Panel Session: Sustainable Composites in Manufacturing
Moderator
Dr. Doug Doug Gardner, University of Maine
Panelists
- Deepak Venkatraman, Nature Works
- Dr. Qi Wang, Sappi North America
- Dr. Kim Nelson, GranBio USA
- Dr. Michael Mason, Xylogen
- Casey Ballin, Atlantic Sea Farm
Panel Session: Automated Construction for Affordability and Decarbonization
Moderator
Dan Coughlin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Panelists
- Rick Murdock, Autovol
- David Goodloe, Branch Technology
- Sam Ruben, Mighty Buildings
- John Cerone, Assembly OSM
Panel Session: Large-scale AM with Bio-based Materials
Moderator
Dr. Susan MacKay, University of Maine
Panelists
- Matt Nixon, Muddy River
- Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, University of Maine
- Victoire Saby, SHoP Architects
- Martin Grimnes, Arcadia Alliance
- Alan LeBihan, Unistress
Facilitated Round Table Sessions: Accelerating the Adoption of Large-Scale AM using Bio-Based Materials - Manufacturing RENEW3D Roadmapping Effort
The 2-day agenda includes two facilitated round table sessions focusing on gathering input on the Manufacturing RENEW3D road mapping effort to accelerate the development and commercialization of large-scale bio-based AM technologies over the next 5-10 years. Your input will inform future research efforts at the University of Maine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Panel: Automated Construction for Affordability and Decarbonization
Tuesday, May 24 @ 9:15 am EST
Expert panelists will share their approaches to utilizing advanced manufacturing for new construction and/or retrofitting buildings for achieving affordability and decarbonization. How is automated construction driving critical change in the construction industry? How is additive manufacturing adding value to the construction industry and achieving affordability and sustainability goals? These questions and more will be explored by a panel of knowledge experts on the cutting edge of applying AM and automation to transform the construction industry.
Moderator: Dan Coughlin
Technical Collaboration Coordinator, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Panelists:
Rick Murdock
CEO
Autovol
David Goodloe
Program Development Manager
Branch Technology
Sam Ruben
Chief Sustainability Officer/Co-Founder
Mighty Buildings
John Cerone
Industrial Applications: Sustainable Composites in Manufacturing
Presented by Hub and Spoke Technical Collaboration Partners
Monday, May 23 @ 10:00 am EST
Join leading industry professionals that will share novel applications of bio-based materials and large-scale AM. What impact has the collaboration with the Hub and Spoke program had on sustainability and decarbonization initiatives? Presentations will represent a variety of projects in different stages, from early stage to completed.
Moderator: Dr. Doug Gardner
Professor Sustainable Materials & Technology, University of Maine
Panelists:
Deepak Venkatraman
Applications Engineer
Nature Works
Dr. Qi Wang
Director, R&D Technology Platform & Fiber
Sappi North America
Dr. Kim Nelson
CTO Nanocellulose
GranBio USA
Dr. Michael Mason
Xylogen
Casey Ballin
Continuous Improvement & Sustainability Manager
Atlantic Sea Farms
Industrial Applications: Large-scale AM with Bio-based Materials
Presented by Hub and Spoke Technical Collaboration Partners
Tuesday, May 24 @ 10:30 am EST
Join leading industry professionals that will share novel applications of bio-based materials and large-scale AM. What impact has the collaboration with the Hub and Spoke program had on sustainability and decarbonization initiatives? Presentations will represent a variety of projects in different stages, from early stage to completed.
Moderator: Dr. Susan MacKay
Senior R&D Program Manager – Hub & Spoke Program, University of Maine
Panelists:
Matt
Nixon
Dr. Roberto
Lopez-Anido
University of Maine
Victoire
Saby
Alan LeBihan
Chief Operating Officer
Unistress
Rita Seraderian, Executive Director, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), Northeast, will participate in the Q&A session immediately following the presentations.