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8:30-9 a.m.

Arrival and conference registration

Ross-Ade Stadium, Shively Club (3rd Floor)
850 Steven Beering Dr., West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
9-9:15 a.m.

Welcome

Mung Chiang, President, Purdue University

9:15-9:30 a.m.

Introductory

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

9:30-9:55 a.m.

Keynote

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

9:55-10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15-11:15 a.m.

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

11:15-12:15 p.m.

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

12:15-1 p.m.

Lunch

1-1:30 p.m.

Transportation provided to Purdue Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility

1:30-2 p.m.

Purdue Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening

Purdue Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility (HARF)
548 Allison Road, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906

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

2-3:30 p.m.

Purdue Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility tours

3:30-4 p.m.

Transportation provided to Ross-Ade Stadium

4-5 p.m.

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

5 p.m.

Closing remarks

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

5-6 p.m.

Reception

6 p.m.

Dinner

6:30-7 p.m.

Dinner fireside chat

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

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