Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Toward Predicting Energetic Material Initiation, Continuum- and Macro-Scale Effects
Discussion Leader: Katharine Tibbetts (Virginia Commonwealth University, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Joseph Olles (Naval Surface Warfare Center, United States)
"Insights into Initiation and Detonation from Microscale Observations"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Lee Perry (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
"A Statistical Accounting of Critical Hot Spots: Linking Microstructural Processes to the Continuum Behavior of High Explosives"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm
Holavanahalli Udaykumar (University of Iowa, United States)
"Machine-Learned Meso-Informed Models for Macro-scale Predictions of Shock Initiation: Solid Ground, Uncertainties and Knowledge Gaps"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Meso-Scale Phenomena Illuminated by Science- and Machine-Based Learning
Discussion Leader: Santanu Chaudhuri (University of Illinois and Argonne National Laboratory, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:50 am
Oishik Sen (University of Iowa, United States)
"An Ensemble Learning Framework for Multiscale Modeling and Prediction of Shock-to-Detonation Transition in Heterogeneous Energetic Materials"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Coffee Break
10:25 am - 11:05 am
David Kittell (Sandia National Laboratories, United States)
"A Survey of Explicit 3D Mesoscale Simulations and Autoregressive Models for Shock Wave Propagation in Heterogeneous Randomized Media"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:55 am
Paul Lafourcade (CEA DAM Île-de-France, France)
"Modelling Polycrystalline TATB at Extreme Conditions: a Mesoscale Model Informed by Atomistic Simulations"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Deanna Lacoste (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia) and Rebecca Lindsey (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Machine-Based Learning: Algorithms in Support of Chemical Prescriptions
Discussion Leader: Brian Barnes (U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:15 pm
Koji Tsuda (University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Automatic Design of Functional Molecules: Black-Box Optimization and Curiosity-Based Sampling"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Rebecca Lindsey (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
"Extending the Reach of Particle-Based Simulations with Machine-Learned Models"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
Anshumali Shrivastava (Rice University, United States)
"MACH: A Deep Learning Framework for Searching over Extremely-Large and Structured Space"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Materials Synthesis: Organic, Inorganic and In Silico
Discussion Leader: Qian Yang (University of Connecticut, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
Olexandr Isayev (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
"Accelerating Design of Organic Materials with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Virginia Manner (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
"Utilizing Novel Nitrate Ester Explosives to Interpret Sensitivity Trends"
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Sili Deng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Building Morphology-Property-Performance Linkage for Energetic Materials"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Davin Piercey (Purdue University, United States)
"The Synthesis of New Energetic Materials"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Advanced Manufacturing: Optimizing Performance by Design
Discussion Leader: Jena McCollum (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
Yoav Eichen (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
"Alkyl Vinyl Imidazolium Ionic Liquids as Fuel-Binders for Photo-Curable Energetic Propellants"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Blair Brettmann (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
"Quality by Design: Co-development of Formulation and Process"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
Michael Grapes (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
"Design and Diagnostics for Advanced Manufacturing of Energetics"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Thermodynamics and Kinetics: Tailoring the Power of Energetic Materials
Discussion Leader: Matthew Kroonblawd (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:50 am
Deanna Lacoste (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia)
"Tailoring the Power of Cold Plasma"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Coffee Break
10:25 am - 11:05 am
Sorin Bastea (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
"Carbon Condensation in Explosives: A Phase Separation Process Mediated by Chemistry"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:55 am
Carole Morrison (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"Towards the Rational Design of Energetic Materials with Tailored Impact Sensitivities"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Thermal-Mechanical Dynamics: Learning from Emergent Response
Discussion Leader: Jesus Mares (Air Force Research Laboratory, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
Marisol Koslowski (Purdue University, United States)
"High Fidelity Models for Hot Spot Formation in Shocked Energetic Materials"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Gary Seidel (Virginia Tech, United States)
"Embedded Mesoscale Sensing of Strain, Damage and Hot Spots via Nanocomposite Bonded Energetics"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
Alice Savage (US Army Research Lab, United States)
"Exploring Binder Material Trade-offs for Optimizing Energetic Composite Performance"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Intelligently Designed Propellants
Discussion Leader: Andrew Demko (Naval Air Warfare Center, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 am
Joseph Kalman (California State University, Long Beach, United States)
"A Multiphysics Approach to Solid Fuels and Propellants"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Coffee Break
10:25 am - 11:05 am
Devon Swanson (Northrop Grumman, United States)
"Projected Production of Profitable Propellants"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:55 am
Levi Moore (Air Force Research Laboratory, United States)
"Binder Designs for Additively Manufactured Propellants"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Brenden Hamilton (Purdue University, United States)
"Controlling Intra-Molecular Strain to Assess the Influence of Mechanochemistry in Extreme Conditions Loading"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Fireball Dynamics
Discussion Leader: Michael Soo (Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
Christopher Goldenstein (Purdue University, United States)
"MHz Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Diagnostics for Temperature, Pressure, and Species Measurements in Post-Detonation Fireballs of Energetic Materials"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Jennifer Gottfried (DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, United States)
"What Can Pulsed Laser Ablation Tell Us About Energetic Material Reactions?"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:25 pm
Mark Phillips (University of Arizona, United States)
"Broadband Infrared Laser Absorption Spectroscopy for Probing Fireball Chemistry"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure