carbon hub annual meeting 2025

📅 Agenda

Tuesday, May 13 – O'Connor Building for Engineering & Science

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Check-in & Breakfast
O'Connor Building for Engineering & Science • Breakfast on Lower Level


9:00 AM – Noon

Parallel Scientific Sessions
O'Connor Building for Engineering & Science

Note: The following two sessions run concurrently across different rooms.

Session 1 | RM 130 | 9:00 – 10:20 AM

Synthesis & Instrumentation

Chair: Hanyu Zhu, Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy, Rice University

  • 9:00 AMAdam Boies, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering — Stanford University
  • 9:20 AMMarien Simeni, Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering — University of Minnesota
  • 9:40 PMAudrey Dannar (Christian Reece Group), Postdoctoral Fellow — Harvard University
  • 10:00 AMSili Deng
    Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering — MIT

Session 2 | RM 132 | 9:00 – 10:20 AM

Applications & Properties: Electrical, Thermal, Structural, and Composites

Chair: Alina Kampouri, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering — Rice University

  • 9:00 AM – Karen Lozano, Trustee Professor, Materials Science and NanoEngineering — Rice University
  • 9:20 AMMaria Sakovsky, Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics — Stanford University
  • 9:40 AMJuan José Vilatela, Head of Multifunctional Nanocomposites Group — IMDEA Materials Institute
  • 10:00 AMSibani Lisa Biswal, William M. McCardell Professor in Chemical Engineering — Rice University


10:20 – 10:40 PM | BREAK
O'Connor Building for Engineering & Science
Lower Level

Session 1 | RM 130 | 10:40 – Noon

Synthesis, Characterizations, & Applications

Chair: Eric Stach, Robert D. Bent Professor of Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering — University of Pennsylvania

  • 10:40 AMMauricio Terrones, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics — Penn State University
  • 11:00 AM – Pawan Vedanti (Eric Stach Group), Postdoctoral Fellow — University of Pennsylvania
  • 11:20 AM Ricardo Prada Silvy, CTO — CHASM Advanced Materials
  • 11:40 AM Jeffrey Fagan, Project Leader, Particles, Tubes, and Colloids Project — NIST

Session 2 | RM 132 | 10:40 – Noon

Critical Materials, Properties, & Applications (Electrical & Thermal)

Chair: Xuedan Ma, Associate Professor, Materials Science & NanoEngineering — Rice University

  • 10:40 AMMichelle Michot Foss
    Fellow in Energy, Minerals & Materials, Center for Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy — Rice University
  • 11:00 AM – Geoffrey Wehmeyer
    Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering — Rice University
  • 11:20 AM – Douglas Natelson
    Harry Carothers Wiess Chair of Physics — Rice University
  • 11:40 AM – Daniel J. Preston
    Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering — Rice University


Noon – 1:00 PM | Lunch
O'Connor Building for Engineering & Science
Second Floor Mezzanine Level

1:00 – 3:00 PM | The Future of Advanced Composites — The Role of CNTs

O'Connor Building for Engineering & Science | RM 130

Abstract
Composites, in particular nanoengineered composites, are poised for the next push into new applications, especially metal-dependent use cases. Incorporation of CNT fibers adds electrical conductivity and thermal management, as well as enhancing strength, a major contribution of lightweight composites relative to metals and fabricated materials. CNTFs afford solutions to traditional carbon fiber challenges. We will explore trends in the development of advanced composites from the perspectives of developers and customers. Through facilitated discussion, we will roadmap challenges and potential solutions to commercial scale.

Facilitators
Michelle Michot Foss, Fellow in Energy, Minerals & Materials, Center for Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy — Rice University
Vinod Veedu, Assistant VP for Defense Research Advancement — Rice University

Introductions and Overview
Michelle Michot Foss and Vinod Veedu

Development and Applications
Igor Alvarado, Head of Business Development — Collins Aerospace
David Hatrick, VP, Strategic Marketing & Innovation — Huntsman Advanced Materials

Considerations for Manufacturing to Scale
Arthur W. N. Sloan, NRC Postdoctoral Fellow — Air Force Research Lab


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