Special Panel Sessions

In this behind-the-scenes breakout session, SpinLaunch’s Vice President of Technology, David Wrenn, will provide a technical review of SpinLaunch’s kinetic launch technology that delivers substantially less expensive and more sustainable access to space. David will share a brief history of alternative rocket launch and provide a deep dive into the engineering implementation, including insights into the launch system’s design, architecture, and satellite ruggedization.

Medical diagnostics and therapies vary between pharmaceutical and physical depending on the nature of the disease. Medical Devices are gaining vast growth and developments. Non-invasive technology is still slowly progressing. Speed and accuracy are impeded by a critical confidentiality. From concept innovation and design to device manufacturing and commercialization is a battle surrounded by many threats. Going beyond fostering science and engineering to solve complex medical device challenges is held by the medical profession. Ways to extend collaborations with clinician may be the solution. How to find paths to close the gaps and get clinicians and engineers on one side of the table.

This presentation will introduce the NSF Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics (DCSD) program and describe changes to its funding priorities that aim to promote the fundamental science and engineering of dynamic systems to advance solutions to urgent societal problems, while also broadening participation from investigators that are currently underrepresented in STEM and the institutions that serve them.

 

Presented by the ASME Space Technology Group for Exploration and Habitats, this panel will bring together leading experts from NASA and industry to discuss the vital system requirements that will underpin human habitation in space. Experts in space robotics as well as surface and orbital habitat will be on hand and in person to represent all the necessary perspectives. Attend and help determine a key ingredient of the next big leap in human exploration!

Dr. Constance Meadors will describe opportunities for both large and small institutions to benefit from NASA and NSF programs for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility. In particular, she will highlight the NSF/NASA Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) and NASA EPSCoR Fellowships Advancing Science and Technology (FAST).

Politicians and investors are all-in on battery electric vehicles, and we are seeing EVs trending upward in all major markets. But is this realistic? Is this really the end of the road for the internal combustion engine? Five expert panelists weigh in on what they see as the future for the IC engine.

 

There is always a gap between academic research topics and industry research interests. This panels serves as a platform to discuss these gaps, possible path for commercialization and industrialization of academic technologies and research funding opportunities.