Conference Description
The Energetic Materials GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The 2024 Gordon Research Conference on Energetic Materials: "Understanding and Exploiting Structure, Property, and Novel Synthesis for Next Generation Energetic Materials" brings together a diverse group of established and early-career scientists from government laboratories, research universities, and private industry to discuss the state-of-the-art research on explosives, pyrotechnics, and propellants. This Gordon Conference will have a particular focus on highlighting the role of interfaces and how understanding and exploiting them can advance energetic materials. The main topics of discussion include the following: bio-inspired synthesis and materials, flow chemistry for energetic materials, advances in experimental techniques and diagnostics, predictive modeling for behavior, response, and output, performance enhancement through controlling interfaces and exploiting design for reactive materials, advanced propellants, and explosives. The presentations are focused on new unpublished work and current results rather than summaries of previous efforts.
A special keynote session will highlight the Grand Challenges (past and present) and Opportunities for energetic materials, providing a unique perspective toward the future and provide insight to early-career scientists and the energetic materials community as a whole.
Additionally, the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) will be held at the same location immediately prior to the GRC, providing young scientists the opportunity to present their research, establish research networks, and have open discussions with their peers.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by February 3, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Explosives: Enhancing Our Understanding Towards Modern Materials
Discussion Leaders
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David Chavez (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
Speakers
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Adam Michalchuk (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Mateusz Szala (Military University of Technology, Poland)
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Anna Hiszpanski (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
Predictive Modeling for Behavior, Response, and Output of Energetic Materials
Discussion Leaders
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Manoj Shukla (US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, United States)
Speakers
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Min Zhou (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
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Judith Brown (Sandia National Laboratories, United States)
Multifunctional and Reactive Materials by Design
Discussion Leaders
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Xiaolin Zheng (Stanford University, United States)
Speakers
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Shenqiang Ren (University of Maryland College Park, United States)
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Naomi Halas (Rice University, United States)
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Diane Collard (Purdue University, United States)
Material Response: In-situ Studies and Advanced Diagnostics
Discussion Leaders
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Marcia Cooper (Texas A&M University, United States)
Speakers
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Belinda Pacheco Johnson (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
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Jennifer Gottfried (DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, United States)
Flow Chemistry for Energetic Materials
Discussion Leaders
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Colin Pulham (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Patrick Fedick (Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, United States)
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Debabrata Maiti (IIT Bombay, India)
Bio-inspired Synthesis and Materials for Energetics
Discussion Leaders
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Kate Kucharzyk (Battelle Memorial Institute, United States)
Speakers
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Jenni Kennemur (California Institute of Technology, United States)
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Stephanie Napieralski (Battelle Memorial Institute, United States)
Next Generation Propellants
Discussion Leaders
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Carole Morrison (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Brandon Runnels (Iowa State University, United States)
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Catherine Dillier (DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, United States)
Enhanced Performance Through Architecture
Discussion Leaders
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Bryce Tappan (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
Speakers
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Andrew Schmalzer (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
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Zachary Cordero (MIT, United States)
Keynote Session: Keynote: Grand Challenges and Opportunities for Energetic Materials
Discussion Leaders
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Ruth Doherty (Energetics Technology Center, United States)
Speakers
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C. Michael Lindsay (Air Force Research Laboratory, United States)
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Uwe Schaller (Fraunhofer ICT, Germany)
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Melissa Mileham (Northrop Grumman Corporation, United States)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Marcia Cooper (Texas A&M University, United States)
