Technical Program

Monday, February 24, 2025

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9:00 AM-5:00 PM


Pre-Conference Workshop: Case Studies in High Temperature Damage in Power Plant Components
Session Chair: Dr. John Siefert

3:00 PM-6:00 PM


Conference Registration Open

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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6:30 AM-7:00 PM


Conference Registration Open

7:00 AM-8:30 AM


Tuesday's Breakfast

8:30 AM-9:00 AM


Welcome Address: John Shingledecker, EPRI, presents, "1980-2024: 40+ Years of Global Progress in Advances in Materials for Power Plants"
Session Chair: Dr. John Shingledecker, Ph.D., FASM and Dr. John Siefert

9:00 AM-9:30 AM


Keynote: Jeffery Preece, Vice President, Fleet Development and Fuels Energy Supply, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), presents, "Global Energy Transformation and the future of Energy Supply".
Session Chair: Dr. John Shingledecker, Ph.D., FASM and Dr. John Siefert

9:30 AM-10:00 AM


Keynote: Suresh Babu, Clark Distinguished Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, presents, "Democratization of Advanced Manufacturing".
Session Chair: Dr. John Shingledecker, Ph.D., FASM and Dr. John Siefert

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Tuesday's Morning Break

10:30 AM-12:10 PM


Component Manufacturing: Process Development
Session Chair: Charles Boohaker and Ms. Nikki Harless, M.S.

Stainless Steels: Properties and Microstructure
Session Chair: Dr. Geoff D West and Dr. Shutong zhang

Welding & Weld Repair: Innovations in Weld Fabrication
Session Chair: Mr. Greg Frederick and Dr. Stephen Tate

12:05 PM-1:30 PM


Tuesday's Lunch

1:30 PM-2:45 PM


Advanced Manufacturing: Powder Bed Fusion
Session Chair: Dr. John deBarbadillo and Dr. Alex Bridges

Qualifications/Codes & Standards: Addressing Gaps in Stainless Steels
Session Chair: Dr. Ian Perrin, Prof. Scott A Lockyer and Dr. T. Lolla

Welding & Weld Repair: Process Development
Session Chair: Mr. Rod Vanstone, Prof. Jesus Talamantes-Silva and Mr. JP Lacy

2:45 PM-3:15 PM


Tuesday's Afternoon Break

3:15 PM-4:55 PM


Advanced Manufacturing: Creep Behavior
Session Chair: Dr. John deBarbadillo and Dr. Alex Bridges

Qualification / Codes & Standards: Codes and Standards Modernization
Session Chair: Dr. Ian Perrin, Prof. Scott A Lockyer and Dr. T. Lolla

Welding & Weld Repair: Repair Application
Session Chair: Mr. Rod Vanstone, Prof. Jesus Talamantes-Silva and Dr. Jonathan K. Tatman

5:30 PM-7:00 PM


Welcome Reception

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

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7:00 AM-8:30 AM


Wednesday's Breakfast

7:00 AM-5:00 PM


Conference Registration Open

8:30 AM-10:00 AM


Plenary Session: Materials & Manufacturing Innovations for Nuclear
Session Chair: Dr. Darren Barborak and Dr. John Shingledecker, Ph.D., FASM

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Wednesday's Morning Break

10:30 AM-12:10 PM


Advanced Manufacturing: Process Development and Evaluation
Session Chair: Mr. Horst Hack and Ms. Eeva Griscom

Environmental Degradation: General
Session Chair: Dr. Steven C. Kung, Ph.D., FNACE and Mr. JP Lacy

Welding & Weld Repair: Weld Process Effects
Session Chair: Dr. Ronny Krein and Mr. Greg Frederick

12:05 PM-1:30 PM


Wednesday's Lunch

1:30 PM-2:45 PM


Advanced Manufacturing: New Materials and Processes
Session Chair: Ms. Teresa Melfi, Prof. Satoru Kobayashi and Ms. Eeva Griscom

Advanced Materials: General
Session Chair: Dr. Andreas Klenk, Dr. Mark Messner and Mr. Greg Frederick

Environmental Degradation: Oxidation
Session Chair: Mr. Tony Fry and Ms. Nikki Harless, M.S.

2:45 PM-3:15 PM


Wednesday's Afternoon Break

3:15 PM-4:30 PM


Life Assessment Ferritic Steel/CSEF: Condition Assessment Techniques
Session Chair: Dr. Matteo Ortolani and Mr. Eun Jang

Nickel-Based / Superalloy: General
Session Chair: Mr. Brett Tossey and Mr. Horst Hack

Thursday, February 27, 2025

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7:00 AM-8:30 AM


Thursday's Breakfast

7:00 AM-5:00 PM


Conference Registration Open

8:30 AM-10:00 AM


Plenary Session: Understanding Materials Performance in Thermal Power Plants
Session Chair: Mr. David Gandy and Dr. John Shingledecker, Ph.D., FASM

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Thursday's Morning Break

10:30 AM-12:10 PM


Damage Mechanisms: Damage and Failure Mechanisms
Session Chair: Prof. Vijay K Vasudevan and Dr. Stephen Tate

Ferritic Steel/CSEF: Grade 91 Steel Performance
Session Chair: Dr. Nobuyoshi Komai and Mr. Eun Jang

Materials: General
Session Chair: Prof. Masao Takeyama and Ms. Nikki Harless, M.S.

12:05 PM-1:30 PM


Thursday's Lunch

1:30 PM-3:10 PM


Claddings, Coatings, and Surface Modification
Session Chair: Dr. Bruce Pint and Dr. Jonathan K. Tatman

Ferritic Steel/CSEF: Grade 92 and Weld Performance
Session Chair: Dr. Matteo Ortolani and Ms. Eeva Griscom

Nickel-Based/Superalloy: Developments
Session Chair: Mr. Brett Tossey and Mr. Horst Hack

5:30 PM-7:30 PM


Conference Dinner and Awards Banquet

Friday, February 28, 2025

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7:00 AM-8:30 AM


Friday's Breakfast

7:00 AM-12:00 PM


Conference Registration Open

8:30 AM-10:00 AM


Plenary Session: Materials & Advanced Manufacturing for Superalloys and Gas Turbines
Session Chair: Dr. John Siefert and Dr. John Shingledecker, Ph.D., FASM

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Friday's Morning Break

10:30 AM-12:10 PM


Ferritic Steel / CSEF: Legacy & Emerging CSEF Steel Performance
Session Chair: Dr. Terry C Totemeier and Dr. Shutong zhang

Nickel-Based / Superalloy: Gas Turbines
Session Chair: Dr. Richard W. Neu and Dr. Alex Bridges