Program
Day One (January 11, 2024)
| Time (EST) | Topic |
|---|---|
| Morning Session | |
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks by Chancellor Woodson and Provost Arden |
| 9:15 AM | Plenary Talk 1: Prof. Klavs F. Jensen (MIT) Integrating Machine Learning, Robotics, and Automation with Synthesis and Purification Accelerates Chemical Discovery and Development |
| 10:15 AM | Coffee Break (15 minutes) |
| 10:30 AM | Session 1: Basic Science questions in SDLs and “Full Autonomy” Session Moderator: Prof. Keith Brown (Boston University) 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Keynotes Prof. Sergei V. Kalinin (UTK) Prof. Martin D. Burke (UIUC) Prof. Joshua Schrier (Fordham University) 11:30 AM - 12:30 AM: Panel Discussion |
| 12:30 PM | Networking Lunch |
| Afternoon Session | |
| 1:30 PM | Plenary Talk 2: Dr. Jeff Carbeck (Eastman) The Role of AI and Digitization in Accelerating Innovation at Eastman |
| 2:30 PM | Coffee Break (15 minutes) |
| 2:45 PM | Session 2: Partnership with Industry and SDL Standards Session Moderator: Prof. Milad Abolhasani (NC State) 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM: Keynotes Prof. Shijing Sun (UW) Prof. John Kitchin (CMU) Prof. Kristofer G. Reyes (U Buffalo) 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM: Panel Discussion |
| 5:30 PM | Networking Session and Reception Poster Presentations by Selected Early-Career Faculty |
| 8:00 PM | End of Day 1 |
Day Two (January 12, 2024)
| Time (EST) | Topic |
|---|---|
| Morning Session | |
| 7:45 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:45 AM | Recap and Introduction to Day 2 |
| 9:00 AM | Session 3: Distributed vs. Centralized SDLs and Workforce Development Session Moderator: Prof. Martin Seifrid (NC State) 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Keynotes Prof. Tejs Vegge (DTU) Dr. Rob G. Moore II (ORNL) Dr. Benji Maruyama (AFRL) 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Panel Discussion 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Breakout Session with Coffee |
| 12:00 PM | Networking Lunch |
| Afternoon Session | |
| 1:00 PM | Summary of Sessions 1-3 |
| 2:00 PM | End of Day 2 |