Thursday, January 21, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
DISCOVER instrumentation and how to access resources – Learn about the synergy of combined resources from the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium (AMIC) and the Wisconsin Centers for Nanoscale Technology (WCNT).
LEARN from specialists in current research initiatives – Presentations are provided from a broad range of experts from industry and academia.
NETWORK with students, researchers, and business leaders – The AMIC Annual Meeting brings together industry and academic researchers, students, and experts in the materials science field.
Agenda 2021
| 8:30 am | Welcome, Announcements & Consortium Overview Julie Morasch, AMIC Director |
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| 8:45 am | Wisconsin Materials Research Science & Engineering (MRSEC) Highlights Paul Voyles, Wisconsin MRSEC Director |
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| 9:00 am | Wisconsin Center for Nanoscale Technology (WCNT) Update Jerry Hunter, WCNT Director |
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| 9:15 am | Keynote: Pioneer Chemical Technologies to Improve the Sustainability of the Polymer Industry George Huber, Richard L. Antoine Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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| 10:15 am | BREAK | |
| 10:30 am | Member Company Showcase
Material Science at Amcor—Flexible Inorganic Glass/Polymer Composite Films Surface Science for Worker Safety TBD Advanced Electrolyte Materials Development What this AMIC Member Company Does…& How the UW Helped Our Product Development |
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| 11:30 am | MRSEC Outreach Before and During COVID-19 Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, Wisconsin MRSEC Education Director |
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| 12:00 pm | LUNCH |
| 1:00 pm | Student ShowcaseSputtering of Zr-based Metallic Glasses to Vary Kinetic Stability, Icosahedral Ordering and Mechanical Properties Sachin Muley, Graduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering Department, UW-MadisonProduction of Polymer Topological Crystals through Additive Manufacturing Gerardo Capote, Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–MadisonNanoscale Crystallization: Guiding the Transition from Disorder to Order Rui Liu, Postdoc, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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| 1:30 pm | Poster Session No. 1 | |
| 2:15 pm | Poster Session No. 2 | |
| 3:00 pm | BREAK | |
| 3:15 pm | Design and Functionality from Molecules to Systems A. J. Boydston, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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| 3:45 pm | Closing Remarks Julie Morasch, AMIC Director |
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| 4:00 pm | ADJOURN |