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Energetic Materials (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Physicochemical Processes in Reacting Energetic Materials from the Nano to Macro Scale

June 25 - 26, 2022

Chairs Will Bassett and Matthew P. Kroonblawd

Southern New Hampshire University

2500 North River Road

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Energetic Materials is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The 2022 Energetic Materials Seminar will focus on the complex chemical and physical processes which drive explosives, reactive materials, and propellants from the molecular scale to the continuum and beyond. Hierarchical links between spatial and temporal scales will be featured with aims to facilitate connections and collaboration among the diverse body of early career scientists in energetic materials research. Particular attention will be given to highlight the broader scope of careers in energetic materials across academia, the national labs, and industry.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Energetic Materials" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm	Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics Discussion Leader: Puhan Zhao (University of Missouri, United States)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm	Jack Hemingway (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom) "Towards Tailoring Energetic Materials Through Evaluation of Structure-Property Relationships"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm	Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm	Brenden Hamilton (Purdue University, United States) "All Bent Out of Shape! Mechanochemistry in Molecular Solids"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm	Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Mesoscale Phenomena: The Goldilocks of Time and Space Discussion Leaders: Dylan Walters (University of Iowa, Los Alamos National Lab, United States) and Preetom Borah (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm	Christopher Miller (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States) "Probabilistic Effect of Microballoons on the Shock Initiation of HMX-Silicone Polymer Bonded Explosives"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm	Diane Patterson (Purdue University, United States) "Effect of Microstructure on Detonation Behavior of Energetic Materials"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Catherine Dillier (DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (ORAU), United States) "Microscale Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitivity Testing of Energetic Materials"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm	Purvam Mehulkumar Gandhi (New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States) "Metal-Based Gas-Generating Energetic Materials: Expected vs. Experimental Performance Characteristics"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm	Emily Weerakkody (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/Material Science Division, United States) "Temperature-Based Kinetics Affecting Shock Initiation of TATB-based Explosives"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm	Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Macroscale Matters: Performance, Propellants, and Phormulations Discussion Leaders: Joel Christenson (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States) and Taylor Busby (University of Rhode Island, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:25 am	Charles Schwartz (Purdue University, United States) "Near-MHz Temperature and H₂O Measurements in Large-Scale Post-Detonation Fireballs"
9:25 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Diane Collard (Purdue University, United States) "Formulation of Metal:PTFE:PVDF for Fused Filament Fabrication"
9:45 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am	Lisette Warren (School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom) "A Computational Study of Pb as a Ballistic Modifier in Double Base Propellants"
10:05 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:25 am	Sabrina Wahler (RoseExplosive UG, Germany) "Research Output Software for Energetic Materials Based on Observational Modelling (RoseBoom)"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Lance Kotter (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, United States) "Nitrocellulose-Based Green-Light Illuminants: A Study of Barium Nitrate Particle Size on Spectral Performance."
10:45 am - 10:50 am	Discussion
10:50 am - 11:00 am	General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Poster Session Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Mentorship Component: Non-Academic Careers: Rockets and Routes Into Big Science Discussion Leader: Belinda Pacheco Johnson (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:55 pm	Devon Swanson (Northrop Grumman, United States) "It's Not (But Also Is) Rocket Science"
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm	Discussion
2:00 pm - 2:25 pm	Romain Perriot (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States) "Careers in the National Laboratory System"
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm	Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Evaluation Period Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm	Seminar Concludes

Contributors

This material is based upon work supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award number FA9550-20-1-0022. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Air Force.

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