34th Advanced Aerospace Materials and Processes (AeroMat) Conference and Exposition (March 14 - 16, 2023)

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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7:00 AM-6:30 PM


Conference Registration

8:30 AM-10:00 AM


Composite Materials & Structures I
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert

8:30 AM-1:00 PM


Additive Manufacturing I
Session Chair: Dr. Daniel G. Sanders, PhD Mech. Engr.

Advances in Coatings and Surface Modification I
Session Chair: Dr. Michael Shemkunas

9:00 AM-10:30 AM


High Temperature Alloy Technology
Session Chair: Dr. Eli Ross

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Tuesday Morning Refreshment Break

10:00 AM-6:30 PM


Exhibit Ballroom AB Open

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Tuesday's Lunch in Exhibit Ballroom AB

12:00 PM-1:30 PM


SMST - Lunch with Aeromat on Show Floor

1:00 PM-3:30 PM


Additive Manufacturing II
Session Chair: Mr. K. Paul Smith

1:20 PM-3:20 PM


SMST - Educational Talk Session

2:00 PM-3:30 PM


Advances in Coatings and Surface Modification II
Session Chair: Dr. Allen Wilson, Ph.D.

High Entropy Alloys and Applications
Session Chair: Mr. Jeff Grabowski

Space Materials & Applications I
Session Chair: Dr. Matthias Miermeister

Tribology of Aerospace Materials
Session Chair: Prof. Pantcho Stoyanov

3:00 PM-3:30 PM


Tuesday Afternoon Refreshment Break

3:20 PM-4:00 PM


SMST - Tuesday Afternoon Break

3:30 PM-4:15 PM


Keynote Session: The Changing Face and Pace of U.S. Air and Space Forces Materials and Manufacturing Research: Dr. Timothy J. Bunning, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


SMST - Panel Discussion: “If you knew then, what you know now…”

4:15 PM-5:00 PM


Keynote Session: Jeffery "Scotty" Sparks, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

5:00 PM-6:30 PM


SMST - Welcome Reception with the Exhibitors

Welcome Reception with Exhibitors in Exhibit Ballroom AB

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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6:45 AM-8:00 AM


Breakfast with ASM Foundation

7:30 AM-8:00 AM


SMST - Breakfast

7:30 AM-5:00 PM


Conference Registration

8:00 AM-8:40 AM


SMST KEYNOTE: Ibraheem Khan, Smarter Alloys: Lessons for entrepreneurs from the Smartarch™ story

8:00 AM-10:30 AM


Additive Manufacturing III
Session Chair: Dr. Julien Boselli

Light Alloy Technology I
Session Chair: Mr. Michael Niedzinski

8:30 AM-10:30 AM


Emerging Materials & Processes I
Session Chair: Dr. Eli Ross

8:40 AM-10:00 AM


SMST - Business Advice Session

9:00 AM-10:30 AM


Material Solutions for Sustainability in Aerospace (Recycling, End-of-Life)
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert

Space Materials and Applications II
Session Chair: Dr. Andrew Norman

9:30 AM-4:00 PM


Exhibit Ballroom AB Open

10:00 AM-10:20 AM


SMST - Morning Break

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Wednesday Morning Refreshment Break

10:20 AM-11:00 AM


SMST KEYNOTE: Paul Motzki, ZeMA, U. des Saarlandes: SMA thermal systems – Novel approach from academia to commercialization

10:30 AM-12:00 PM


Panel Discussion: Space Technologies for Applications in Aviation - Opportunities and Challenges

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


SMST - System Level Thinking

12:00 PM-12:50 PM


SMST - Lunch with Aeromat on Show Floor

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


Wednesday's Lunch in Exhibit Ballroom AB

12:50 PM-1:30 PM


SMST Keynote: Parikshith Kumar, WL Gore: Practicing and succeeding at startup culture within an established company

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


Modeling & Simulation of Manufacturing Processes
Session Chair: Dr. Don Li

1:00 PM-5:30 PM


Additive Manufacturing / Residual Stress
Session Chair: Mr. Jason Scheuring

1:30 PM-2:30 PM


SMST - Customization Session

1:30 PM-4:00 PM


Advances in Coatings and Surface Modification III
Session Chair: Ms. Elise Castorina

1:30 PM-5:00 PM


Welding & Joining I
Session Chair: Dr. Andrew Norman

2:30 PM-3:00 PM


Wednesday Afternoon Refreshment Break

2:30 PM-4:30 PM


SMArt Tank Pitch Session

3:00 PM-4:00 PM


Keynote Session: Alexander L. Weldon, PhD, Blue Origin: Millions of People Living and Working in Space to Benefit Earth—Enabled via Innovative Materials and Robust Processes

4:30 PM-5:30 PM


SMST - SMST Entrepreneurial Workshop Networking Reception

6:00 PM-6:15 PM


Shuttle Bus to Billy Bob's Texas from Hilton Fort Worth

Shuttle to Billy Bob's Texas from Hilton Fort Worth

6:30 PM-9:30 PM


Social Event at Billy Bob's Texas with AeroMat 2023

Social Event: Billy Bob's Texas

Thursday, March 16, 2023

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7:30 AM-1:00 PM


Conference Registration

8:30 AM-10:30 AM


In-Process & Post Process Inspection Techniques
Session Chair: Mr. Jeff Grabowski

Residual Stress II
Session Chair: Mr. Jason Scheuring

8:30 AM-11:30 AM


Light Alloy Technology II
Session Chair: Dr. Matthias Miermeister

8:30 AM-1:30 PM


Emerging Materials & Processes II
Session Chair: Mr. Christian Rueckert

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Thursday Morning Refreshment Break

12:00 PM-1:30 PM


Thursday's Lunch (on your own)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM


Emerging Materials & Processes III
Session Chair: Dr. Eli Ross

Welding & Joining II
Session Chair: Mr. Scott Buchwald

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


Lockheed Martin Tour - CANCELLED