MSN-C Workshop 2023: Progress and Opportunities

Sep 26, 2023, 8:00 AM → Sep 27, 2023, 3:00 PM America/New_York

G10 (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)

The Materials Solutions Network at CHESS (MSN-C) is an AFRL-sponsored program designed to develop and provide state-of-art synchrotron-based x-ray techniques to serve critical DoD manufacturing and research needs. Since its launch in 2019, MSN-C has delivered approximately 250 days of beamtime-days per year, primarily to DoD-based, DoD-funded, and industry-based research and/or development, with applications ranging from residual stress in as-manufactured and treated steel, nickel, and titanium alloy components, to in-situ characterization of fatigue-induced failure, to advanced ex-situ and in-situ characterization of 3D-printed high performance polymer-matrix composites. MSN-C 2023: Progress and Opportunities will showcase scientific studies and hardware, software, and technique developments since MSN-C’s commissioning, provide in-depth information regarding how to get involved, and include a tour of the MSN-C facility. The second day will comprise facilitated discussions on industrial measurements, strategic capability development, and interagency collaborations.  DoD- and Defense Contractor-based scientists are specifically encouraged to attend to learn more about MSN-C. 

Tuesday, September 26

8:00 AM → 8:30 AM Breakfast & Coffee Hour

8:30 AM → 11:30 AM Session 1: MSN-C Facility and Programs

8:30 AM Welcome

Matt Miller, Joel Brock

8:40 AM CHESS Overview Talk

Matt Miller

9:00 AM MSN-C Overview Talk

Arthur Woll

9:20 AM Break

9:35 AM FMB Program Talk and Update

Louisa Smieska

10:15 AM SMB Program Talk and Update

Kelly Nygren

10:55 AM Efforts in Big Data, Software, & Cyber

Werner Sun

11:15 AM Break & Group Photo

11:30 AM → 12:15 PM Lunch

12:15 PM → 3:05 PM Session 2: Defense Sciences at MSN-C

12:15 PM Defense Science Talk 1

12:45 PM Defense Science Talk 2

1:15 PM Break

1:25 PM Defense Science Talk 3

1:55 PM Defense Science Talk 4

2:25 PM Break

2:35 PM Short Panel : Ask the MSN-C Leadership

2:55 PM Closeout: Day 1

3:05 PM → 4:05 PM CHESS Tour

Wednesday, September 27

8:00 AM → 8:30 AM Breakfast & Coffee Hour

8:30 AM → 10:10 AM Session 3: Industrial Measurements and Collaborations

8:30 AM Welcome

Paul Shade, Hilmar Koerner

8:40 AM Industry Perspective Talk

Iuliana Cernatescu

9:05 AM Break

Panelists get ready.

9:10 AM Panel Session & Room Discussion:

10:00 AM Break

10:10 AM → 11:30 AM Session 4: Working with MSN-C : Project Roadmaps and Infrastructure

10:10 AM Collaboration Workflow Talk

Chris Budrow

10:25 AM Automation, User Interaction Points, Software Development, Standards, Big Data

Paul Shade

10:40 AM Break

Panelists get ready.

10:45 AM Panel Session & Room Discussion

Chris Budrow, Kelly Nygren, Kirt Page, Louisa Smieska, Peter Ko, Amlan Das

11:30 AM → 12:15 PM Working Lunch

12:15 PM → 1:45 PM Session 5: Strategic Capability Development at MSN-C

12:15 PM New Timing Mode Capabilities @ CHESS

12:25 PM NIST-developed Laser Powder Diffraction Testbed

Ho Yeung

12:35 PM GISAXS of Covalent Organic Frameworks

Nick Glavin, Kirt Page

12:45 PM X-ray CT of PMCs and CMCs under extreme environmental conditions

12:55 PM Break

Panelists get ready

1:00 PM Panel Session & Room Discussion

1:45 PM → 2:00 PM Break

2:00 PM → 2:50 PM Session 6: Opportunities for Interagency Collaboration

2:00 PM Topic Introduction

Rich Vaia

2:05 PM Panel Session & Room Discussion

2:50 PM → 3:00 PM Closeout: Day 2

Matt Miller