Planning Meeting Agenda
Center for Hierarchical Emergent Materials

Monday August 3

Section A: Introduction and Overview

-Opening Address 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Patrick Limbah, Vice President for Research, University of Cincinnati
Charles Riordan, Vice President for Research, University of Delaware
Rebecca Cunningham, Vice President for Research, University of Michigan

-Planned Center for Emergent Hierarchical Materials Overview 8:45 AM -9:30 AM
Greg Beaucage, Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Cincinnati
Center Director, Site Manager Cincinnati (PDF of Slides)
David Martin, Associate Dean for Research University of Delaware
Site Director Delaware (PDF of slides)
Anish Tuteja and Jinsang Kim, Professors of Materials Science University of Michigan
Site Directors Michigan

-IUCRC Program and L.I.F.E Survey 9:30 AM-10:15 AM
Barbara L. Ransom, Program Manager IUCRC National Science Foundation
Todd Abraham, Site Advisor, National Science Foundation (How to log project assessments using L.I.F.E. forms)

Break 10:15 AM to 10:30

Section B: Discussion of faculty presentations (previously recorded), and sample proposals

10:30 to 12:30 Prior to the meeting industry participants choose their 8 breakout rooms based on videos and documents provided
12 Breakout Rooms of 15 minutes. The industrial participants can pick the PIs with whom they want to chat.
This will repeat 8 times according to your registration choices.

Lunch 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Section C: Discussion of university facilties and data analytics center (previously recorded)
1:30 to 3:00 pm
7 Breakout Rooms of 15 minutes. The Industrial participants can pick 6 topics they want to discuss.
1) Data Analytics Center: Mike Fry (Cincinnati) and Arthi Jayaraman (Delaware)
2) Microscopy: Dave Martin, Darrin Pochan (Delaware)
3) X-ray Scattering/Neutron Scattering: Greg Beaucage (Cincinnati), Norm Wagner (Delaware), Jon Nickels (Cincinnati)
4) Rheology: Norm Wagner (Delaware), Ron Larson Group (Michigan)
5) Analytic Equipment Cincinnati: Mel Fickenscher, Nekati Kaval
6) Analytic Equipment Delaware:
7) Analytic Equipment Michigan:

Break 3:00-3:15 PM

Section D: Breakout by Sectors (20 minutes) then random breakout to meet other potential center members.
3:15 to 4:30
Breakout Rooms by first by sectors then random and have breakout discussions with relevant faculty where industry presents their problems/interests/needs. 20 minutes then switch groups and repeat for total of one hour. This is to meet the other industrial participants in the meeting.
1) Emergent Particulate Materials (Pigments, Fillers, Additives, Paints, Inks, Coatings), Greg Beaucage (Cincinnati), Dave Martin (Delaware)
2) Surfactants Coacervates, Ron Larson (Michigan)
3) Adhesives, Surface Chemistry, Anish Tuteja (Michigan)
4) Synthetic Skin, Biomedical Testing, Bioapplications Jinsang Kim, Yoonjee Park, Darrin Pochan

4:30 PM Review of the day by the Center Directors. Outline of day 2 activities.

Monday Evening August 3

Section E: Discussion of Posters (Posters available on-line)
6-8PM virtual poster session 10 minutes breakouts. You must choose the maximum of 12 posters you want to view in the registration form.
This will be an organized series of 30 breakout rooms with posters and graduate student presentations. This lasts until 8 pm.

Tuesday August 4

8:30 - 9:30AM Center Feedback Review and Discussion (PI Facilitated)
9:30 - 10:15 Center Response to Feedback (Site Directors)
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:15 NSF Closed Session with Industry
11:15 - 11:45 Next Steps, Action Items and Closing Remarks
12 PM meeting adjourns