Arrival and conference registration

Welcome

Mung Chiang, President, Purdue University

Introductory

Michael Sangid, Executive Director, Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center, Purdue Applied Research Institute and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

Keynote

James Weber, Principal Director for Hypersonics, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Break

Panel 1: Establishing Necessary Test Infrastructure

Moderator: Brandon Chynoweth, Research Assistant Professor, Purdue University

Panelists: Tom Fetterhoff, Technical Advisor, Air Force Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California; Joe Jewell, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University; Kegan Miller, MACH TB Stakeholder Engagement Lead, NSWC Crane; Josh Stults, Senior Director, Advanced Programs, Stratolaunch

Panel 2: Developing Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Capabilities

Moderator: Gregory Scofield, Senior Research Engineer, Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center, Purdue Applied Research Institute

Panelists: Carmen Carney, Hypersonics Corporate Initiative Lead, Air Force Research Laboratory; Keith DeVries, DOD Manufacturing Technology Program, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Chris Schuppe, Senior Executive and General Manager, Engineering and Technology, GE Additive; Todd Steyer, Chief Engineer, Materials and Manufacturing Technologies, Boeing

Lunch

Transportation provided to Purdue Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility

Purdue Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening

Remarks: Mung Chiang, President, Purdue University; Karen Plaut, Executive Vice President for Research, Purdue University

Ribbon Cutting: Mung Chiang, President, Purdue University; Mark Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Purdue Applied Research Institute; Scott Meyer, Managing Director, Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, Purdue University; Karen Plaut, Executive Vice President for Research, Purdue University

Purdue Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility tours

Transportation provided to Ross-Ade Stadium

Panel 3: Industrial Needs and Leveraging Academic-Industrial Partnerships

Moderator: Carson Slabaugh, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

Panelists: Sarah Armstrong, Director, JHTO Systems Engineering Field Activity; Marty Hunt, Vice President of Hypersonics and Advanced Materials, Dynetics Technical Solutions; Eric Scherff, Vice President of Strategy for Strike, Deterrence and Missile Defense, Lockheed Martin; Adam Trebs, Lead Technologist for Airbreathing Propulsion, Raytheon

Closing remarks

Daniel DeLaurentis, Vice President for Discovery Park District Institutes and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University

Reception

Dinner

Dinner fireside chat

The Honorable Daniel S. Goldin, Founder, Cold Canyon; Mark Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Purdue Applied Research Institute