DAY 1 - July 25th, 2023

All sessions will take place at the University of Louisville Herman and Heddy Kurz Pavillion

2100 S. Floyd St. Conference rooms W215, Louisville, KY 40208

Click here for parking information


LOCATION: BALLROOM W215C&D

8:30am Registration & Breakfast

9:00am Introduction & Kickoff (Dr. Kevin Walsh, Summit Chair, Dr. Kim Schatzel, UofL President., & Dr. Shamus McNamara, Technical Chair.)

9:30am Keynote Address: “Moore’s Law for Metal Printing: Where we are and how to stay on track” by Dr. Edward Herderick , VP- Science and Technology Development NSL Analytical.

10:30am Break


Parallel Presentations

LOCATION: ROOMS W215A & W215B

Parallel Session A: BIOSENSING USING MICRO/NANOTECHNOLOGY (W215A)

Session Chairs: Dr. Chuang Qu & Ms. Dilmi Waidyaratne

10:40am - INVITED TALK: Wireless Miniature Soft Robots for In-Situ Sensing Physiological Properties of Biological Tissues, Dr. Xiaoguang Dong, Vanderbilt University

11:00am - Plasmon Field Effect Transistor for Biosensing and Tailored Photodetection, Dr. Sung Jin Kim, University of Louisville

11:20am - A Prussian Blue Zinc Oxide Carbon Nanotube Electrocatalyst for Monitoring Disease Biomarkers, Dr. Charles Chusuei, Middle Tennessee State University

11:40am - A novel breath analysis method for detection of interstitial lung disease, Dr. Zhenzhen Xie, University of Louisville

Parallel Session B: ADDITIVE manufacturing Structures (W215B)

Session Chairs: Dr. Dilan Ratnayake & Mr. Suyash Niraula

10:40am - Deformation Pattern of Cellular Mechanical Interface in a Bi-Material Structure Fabricated by Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing, Sumit Paul, University of Louisville

11:00am - A Design For An Object To Be 3D Printed Should Be A Transformable Parametric Program, Dr. Henry Dietz, University of Kentucky

11:20am - Model Calibration in Inkjet Printing Process, Christian Zuniga-Navarrete, University of Louisville

11:40am - Bending and Radial Mechanical Behavior of Deep-sea Sponge Inspired Tubular Metamaterials, Zhennan Zhang, University of Louisville



PARALLEL PRESENTATIONS

LOCATION: Rooms W215A & W215B

Session C: nanoscale energy generation (W215A)

Session Chairs: Dr. Todd Hastings & Mr. Tonoy Kumar Mondal

2:10pm - Thermal Characterization of Carbon Nanotube-based Organic Composites for Thermoelectric Applications using the 3-Omega Method, Nilesh Raut, University of Cincinnati

2:30pm - Barocaloric Properties of Graphene-Shape Memory Polymer Nanocomposites, Naveen Weerasekera, University of Louisville

2:50pm - Mechanochemical synthesis of Sn-based halide perovskite microcrystals, Xuan Huang, University of Kentucky

Session D: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES I (W215B)

Session Chairs: Dr. Andriy Sherehiy & Dr. Henry Dietz

2:10pm - INVITED TALK: Industrializing Additive Manufacturing at Ohio State University: Metal, Polymer, and Concrete, Ben DiMarco, Ohio State University

2:30pm - A Material Binning Approach to Laser Powder Manufacturing of Multi-Material Composition Structures, Suyash Niraula, University of Louisville

2:50pm - In-Situ Microscopy of Laser Melting Processes in 316 Stainless Steel Powders, Dr. Steven Randolph, Oak Ridge National Laboratory


3:10pm Break


Session E: energy storage using nanotechnology (W215A)

Session Chairs: Dr. Charles Chusuei & Miss Miracle Amechi

3:20pm - Sulfide-Composite Solid Electrolyte for High Voltage Cathode in Li Metal Batteries, Sharmin Akter, University of Louisville

3:40pm - Carbon Nanotubes Chemically Bonded to Gold Electrodes for Supercapacitors, Chaminda Nawarathne, University of Cincinnati

4:00pm - Tandem Semiconductor Microwires Slurries for Solar Hydrogen Generation, Dr. Joshua Spurgeon, University of Louisville

Session F: Materials for additive manufacturing (W215B)

Session Chairs: Dr. Alireza Tofangchi & Mr. Mark Ciappesoni

3:20pm - Optimizing the Conductivity of a New Nano-particle Silver Ink for Aerosol Jet Printing and Demonstrating its use as a Strain Gauge, Dr. Dilan Ratnayake, University of Louisville

3:40pm - BaTiO3/SU-8 Nanocomposite Dielectric for Inkjet Printing, Mustapha Muhammad, Wright State University

4:00pm - Boron Nitride Nanosheets From Different Preparations And Their Use In Polymeric Nanocomposites For Thermally Conductive Yet Electrically Insulating Materials, Mr. Mohammed Meziani, Northwest Missouri State University


4:20pm Break

LOCATION: Ballroom W215C&D

4:30pm Reception, Comments from Dean Emmanuel Collins, and Poster Session

5:45pm Tours of Advanced Manufacturing Core Facilities (either MicroNanoTechnology Center or Additive Manufacturing/Conn Energy Centers)

6:45pm Adjourn

DAY 2 - July 26th, 2023

LOCATION: BALLROOM W215C&D

8:30am Registration & Breakfast

9:00am Introduction (Dr. Kevin Walsh, Summit Chair & Dr. Shamus McNamara, Technical Chair)

9:30am Keynote Address: “Architected Materials: Extreme Mechanics Across Length and Time Scales” by Dr. Carlos Portela, d’Arbeloff Career Development Professor in Mechanical Engineering, MIT

10:30Am Break


PARALLEL PRESENTATIONS

LOCATION: Rooms W215A & W215B

Session G: Nano Devices I (W215A)

Session Chairs: Dr. Stuart Williams & Mr. Jacob Schopp

10:40am - Soft Optical Waveguides for Sensing Extreme Deformation, Dr. Cindy Harnett, University of Louisville

11:00am - Correlation of Small Pores with Response Speed of Humidity Sensor, Ronak Ali, University of Kentucky

11:20am Synthesis of antimicrobial surfaces by inverted glancing angle deposition (I-GLAD), Dr. Chuang Qu, University of Louisville

11:40am - A Bluetooth-Enabled, Dual-Sensor Device for Fetal Monitoring, Johnathan Frech, University of Louisville

Session H: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES II (W215B)

Session Chairs: Dr. Steven Randolph & Mr. Pavan Ajjarapu

10:40am - INVITED TALK: AM Research at Oak Ridge National Lab, Dr. Amy Elliott, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

11:00am - Nexus system: a Multiscale Additive Manufacturing Instrument for Rapid Prototyping, Dr. Andriy Sherehiy, LARRI - University of Louisville

11:20am - Large Scale Additive Manufacturing in Kentucky, Concrete 3D Printing the Next Generation of Homes and Products, Dr. Eric Wooldridge, Somerset Community College

11:40am - Ultrasonic-Assisted Micro-Wire Bonding & Embedding towards 3D Printed Soft Electronics, Dr. Alireza Tofangchi, University of Louisville



2:00PM Break

PARALLEL PRESENTATIONS

Session I: NANODEVICES II (W215A)

Session Chairs: Dr. Mikhail Khenner & Dr. Jacek Jasinski

2:10pm - INVITED TALK: 3D Printing of PEDOT:PSS/PEO Conductive Hydrogels using Two-photon Polymerization, Dr. Yayue Pan, University of Chicago

2:30pm - Enhanced Particle Trapping Using Carbon Nanofiber Mats, Dr. Stuart Williams, University of Louisville

2:50am - Design and Fabrication of Organic Piezoresistive Tactile Sensor on Flexible Substrate, Olalekan Olowo, University of Louisville

Session J: energy (W215B)

Session Chairs: Dr. Joshua Spurgeon & Mr. Sumit Paul

2:10pm - Tube Geometry Optimization for Concentrating Solar Power Heat Exchangers , Julio Izquierdo, University of Louisville

2:30pm - Rapid Prototyping of a Pumpless Non-aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery , Shaikh Al Mahmud Bhuiyan, University of Kentucky

2:50pm - Upcycling Waste Biomass into Bio-plastics: A Path for bioeconomy, Dr. Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh, University of Louisville

3:10PM Break


PARALLEL PRESENTATIONS

LOCATION: Rooms W215A & W215B

Session K: Nanomaterials (W215A)

Session Chairs: Dr. Zhenzhen Xie & Mr. Bishow Regmi

3:20pm - Angle-resolved Polarized Raman study of 2-dimensional Cr2Se3, Mohammed  Irziqat, University of Louisville

3:40pm - Photoluminescence Enhancement in Electron-beam Irradiated Polystyrene using Ambient Gas, Deepak Kumar, University of Kentucky

4:00pm - Synthesis, Characterization, Electrochemistry, and Applications of Hydrogel/Metal Nanoparticle Hybrid Materials, Dr.  Francis Zamborini, University of Louisville

Session L: NANOTECHNOLOGY (W215B)

Session Chairs: Dr. Sung-Jin Kim & Mr. Chaminda Nawarathne

3:20pm - A Numerical Solution of the Schrödinger Equation for Three-Charged Particle Bound Systems Utilizing the Faddeev Technique: A Detailed Analysis of Trions in a MoS2 Layer, Dr. Mohammadreza Hadizadeh, Central State University

3:40pm - Electrochemical Sculpting of Phosphorene Nanoribbons, Dr. Jacek Jasinski, University of Louisville

4:00pm GPU-accelerated computational modeling of Moiré-regulated metal nanocluster self-assembly on 2D bilayer surfaces, Dr. Mikhail Khenner, Western Kentucky University


4:20PM ADJOURN