26th Army Science Conference

26th Army Science Conference

Tentative Agenda	Updated March 27, 2008

All 26th Army Science Conference events will be held at the JW Marriott.

DRESS CODE

Military - Class B Service Uniform
Civilian - Business Suit

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
8:30 AM	Guest Speaker: Dr. Angela Belcher - Germeshausen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: (Nanotechnology/Biotechnology)
9:15 AM	Guest Speaker: Dr. Evelyn Hu - Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Scientific Director of the California Nanosystems Institute: (Nanoscience)
10:00 AM	Break / Army Science and Technology Showcase opens for the day
10:30 AM	Topical Panel: Nano and Biological Science and Their Potential Applications Dr. Kimberly Turner – Associate Professor and Co-Vice-Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara: Biologically Inspired Reversible Adhesive Dr. Betsy Rice – Research Chemist, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, Army Research Laboratory: Nanoscience for Insensitive Munitions Development Dr. John Joannopoulos – Francis Wright Davis Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies: Nanotechnologies to Benefit the Soldier Dr. Robert Clark – Director of the Centre for Quantum Computer Technology, Professor of Experimental Physics (Chair) and Scientia Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia: Quantum Computing
12:30 PM	Lunch: Guest Speaker – Mr. Roger Krone; President, Network and Space Systems; Boeing Integrated Defense Systems; Boeing Corp.
1:45 PM	Posters and Science & Technology Showcase
2:45 PM	Parallel Technical Sessions C: Advanced High Performance Computing in Physical Sciences and Engineering D: Lethality Technologies F: Force Protection/Survivability L: Biotechnology M: Nanotechnology N: Microelectronics and Photonics Technologies
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Posters and Science & Technology Showcase