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Schedule of Events

 

Evening Reception, Sponsored by GKN 

Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa

Thursday, March 5, 2020 

 

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

• Registration & Check for Colloquium

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

• Reception

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Colloquium, Sponsored by NASA

Brown-Kopel Student Achievement Center

Gavin Research Laboratory

Friday, March 6, 2020

 

7:30 AM to 8:00 AM

• Registration & Check-In
• Graduate Student & Senior Design Poster Displays

8:30 AM to 9:00 AM

• Opening Remarks - Dr. Christopher Roberts, Dean of Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
• CPAC Mission/Vision Statement - Margie Godwin, GKN

9:00 AM to 9:30 AM

• Composite Word, "Why Composites Matter?"- Micheal 'Mick' Maher, Maher & Associates LLC.

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

• Keynote Speaker - Laura L. Bogusch, VP - Boeing Research and Technology 

10:00 AM to 10:15 AM

• Coffee Break
• Graduate Student & Senior Design Poster Displays

10:15 AM to 11:15 AM

• Panel 1: Future of Composites: Materials & Testing 
  • Moderator: Dr. John Tomblin, Executive Director of the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) 
    • Stephen Heinz, Head of R&I, Product Development, Solvay 
    • Dr. Uday K. Vaidya (ORNL), Aerospace Design/Processing
    • Byron Vines, Director of Non-Destructive Testing, Arcadia Aerospace Ind.  
    • Dr. Mark Hilburger, NASA, Structural Testing

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM

• Equipment & Tooling
  • Ken McClellan, Ingersoll Machine Tools
  • Dr. Andrew Purvis, Electroimpact 

11:45 AM to 1:00 PM

• Lunch & Round Table Discussion with AU Faculty

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

• Tour of Center for Polymers & Advanced Composites (CPAC) and National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME)
• Interaction with AU Faculty and Students
• Table Displays in Gavin Research Laboratory
  • NASA (sponsor)
  • GKN (sponsor)
  • City of Auburn
  • Auburn University Continuing Education
  • Auburn University Career & Corporate Development
  • Auburn University Industrial Design
  • Southern Union State Community College

2:15 PM to 2:30 PM

• Coffee Break
  
• Graduate Student & Senior Design Poster Displays

2:30 PM to 3:30 PM

• Panel 2: Future of Composites: Applications,
  • Moderator: John Vickers NASA, Moderator  
    • Robert Koon, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
    • Steve Hayse (AEROCRM), GKN/Industry
    • Justin Jackson, NASA
    • Keith J. Roberts, US ARMY
    • Dr. Steve Taylor, Associate Dean for Research, Auburn University 

3:30 PM to 3:45 PM

• Technical Education Opportunities - Bill Clifton, Technical Department Faculty Chair, Southern Union Community College

3:45 PM to 4:00 PM

• Challenges for Future Workforce Development - J.D. McFarlan, Vice President, Lockheed Martin

4:00 PM to 4:05 PM

• Closing Remarks

4:05 PM

• Social & Networking Time