Shape Memory and Superelastic Technology Conference and Exposition (SMST), (May 6-10, 2024)

Monday, May 6, 2024

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9:00 AM-5:00 PM


Nitinol Technology Workshop

4:00 PM-7:00 PM


Registration Open

5:30 PM-7:00 PM


Exhibition Open

Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Area

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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7:00 AM-5:00 PM


Registration Open

8:00 AM-8:10 AM


SMST 2024 Opening Remarks

8:10 AM-8:50 AM


Plenary: Stefan Seelecke, Saarland University

9:00 AM-10:00 AM


Fatigue and fracture of SMAs I | Sponsored by Resonetics
Session Chair: Prof. William LePage and Mr. Max Launey

Innovative applications of SMA actuators I
Session Chair: Mr. Jeff Brown and Dr. Frederick Calkins

9:00 AM-6:30 PM


Exhibition Open

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Tuesday Morning Break

10:30 AM-11:45 AM


Innovative applications of SMA actuators II
Session Chair: Mr. Jeff Brown and Dr. Frederick Calkins

10:30 AM-12:00 PM


Fatigue and fracture of SMAs II | Sponsored by Resonetics
Session Chair: Prof. William LePage and Dr. Maximilien Launey

12:15 PM-1:15 PM


Tuesday's Lunch

1:15 PM-1:55 PM


SMA Actuators Panel: Actuators, Commercialization and Challenges

2:00 PM-3:15 PM


Elasto-caloric Effect and Heat Engines using SMAs I
Session Chair: Dr. Paul Motzki and Dr. Kevin O'toole

Processing and tailoring of SMAs I
Session Chair: Dr. Jeremy E. Schaffer and Prof. Jan Frenzel

3:15 PM-3:45 PM


Tuesday Afternoon Break

3:45 PM-4:15 PM


Elasto-caloric Effect and Heat Engines using SMAs II
Session Chair: Prof. Paul Motzki and Dr. Kevin O'toole

3:45 PM-5:00 PM


Processing and tailoring of SMAs II
Session Chair: Dr. Jeremy E. Schaffer and Dr. Jan Frenzel

5:00 PM-6:30 PM


Expo & Poster Reception

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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7:30 AM-12:00 PM


Registration Open

7:45 AM-7:50 AM


Founders Grantee 2024 Award Announced

7:50 AM-8:10 AM


Founders Grantee: William LePage, University of Tulsa

8:10 AM-8:50 AM


Plenary: Kaushik Bhattacharya, Caltech

9:00 AM-10:00 AM


Modeling and simulation of SMAs I
Session Chair: Dr. Harshad M. Paranjape

Novel Shape Memory Alloy Development I
Session Chair: Dr. Othmane Benafan

9:00 AM-1:00 PM


Exhibition Open

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Wednesday Morning Break

10:30 AM-11:45 AM


Modeling and simulation of SMAs II
Session Chair: Dr. Harshad M. Paranjape

10:30 AM-12:15 PM


Novel Shape Memory Alloy Development II
Session Chair: Dr. Othmane Benafan and Prof. João Pedro Oliveira

12:15 PM-1:15 PM


Wednesday's Lunch

1:15 PM-2:15 PM


Poster Session - Lightning Talks

2:15 PM-6:00 PM


Free Time

5:15 PM-5:30 PM


Meet in Hotel Lobby for transportation to the Social Event at Arriba by the Sea

6:00 PM-8:30 PM


Social Event

Thursday, May 9, 2024

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7:30 AM-5:00 PM


Registration Open

8:00 AM-8:10 AM


Journal Best Paper Awards Announced

8:10 AM-8:50 AM


Plenary: Huseyin Sehitoglu, University of Illinois

9:00 AM-10:00 AM


Fatigue and fracture of SMAs III | Sponsored by Resonetics
Session Chair: Prof. William LePage and Dr. Maximilien Launey

Innovative applications of SMA actuators III
Session Chair: Mr. Jeff Brown and Dr. Frederick Calkins

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Thursday Morning Break

10:30 AM-11:45 AM


Fatigue and fracture of SMAs IV | Sponsored by Resonetics
Session Chair: Prof. William LePage and Dr. Maximilien Launey

10:30 AM-12:00 PM


Innovative applications of SMA actuators IV
Session Chair: Mr. Jeff Brown and Dr. Frederick Calkins

12:15 PM-1:15 PM


Thursday's Lunch

1:15 PM-1:55 PM


Medical Devices Panel: Global Challenges in the Supply Chain of Medical Grade Nitinol – Strategies for Multiple Sourcing from Design to Approval

1:55 PM-2:10 PM


William J. Buehler Award Winner, Shuichi Miyazaki

2:15 PM-3:15 PM


Elasto-caloric Effect and Heat Engines using SMAs III
Session Chair: Prof. Paul Motzki and Dr. Kevin O'toole

Processing and tailoring of SMAs III
Session Chair: Dr. Jeremy E. Schaffer and Dr. Jan Frenzel

3:15 PM-3:45 PM


Thursday Afternoon Break

3:45 PM-5:00 PM


Elasto-caloric Effect and Heat Engines using SMAs IV
Session Chair: Prof. Paul Motzki and Dr. Kevin O'toole

3:45 PM-5:15 PM


Processing and tailoring of SMAs IV
Session Chair: Dr. Jeremy E. Schaffer and Dr. Jan Frenzel

5:15 PM-7:00 PM


CASMART 6th Student Design Challenge

Friday, May 10, 2024

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7:30 AM-12:00 PM


Registration Open

7:50 AM-8:10 AM


CASMART Awards Announced

8:10 AM-8:50 AM


Plenary: Joao Oliveira, FCT/NOVA

9:00 AM-10:00 AM


Additive Manufacturing of SMAs I
Session Chair: Dr. Gaurav Lalwani and Dr. Sabrina Curtis

Surface Characterization, Corrosion & Biocompatibility of SMAs I
Session Chair: Dr. Srinidhi Nagaraja and Prof. Andreas Undisz

10:00 AM-10:30 AM


Friday Morning Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM


Additive Manufacturing of SMAs II
Session Chair: Dr. Gaurav Lalwani and Ms. Sabrina M. Curtis

Advanced Microstructural Characterization and Analysis
Session Chair: Dr. Petr Sittner and Prof. Ashley N. Bucsek

12:15 PM-1:15 PM


Friday's Lunch

1:15 PM-2:45 PM


Additive Manufacturing of SMAs III
Session Chair: Dr. Gaurav Lalwani and Dr. Sabrina Curtis

1:15 PM-3:15 PM


New Test Methods and Standards on SMAs
Session Chair: Dr. Matthias Frotscher and Mr. Dean Pick, P.Eng.

3:15 PM-3:45 PM


Friday Afternoon Break

3:45 PM-5:00 PM


Novel and Advanced Manufacturing
Session Chair: Dr. Parikshith Kumar

Surface Characterization, Corrosion & Biocompatibility of SMAs II
Session Chair: Dr. Srinidhi Nagaraja and Prof. Andreas Undisz