MSN-C Workshop 2023: Progress and Opportunities

26 Sep 2023, 08:00 → 27 Sep 2023, 15:00 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, 26 September

08:00 → 08:30 Breakfast & Coffee Hour

08:30 → 11:30 Session 1: MSN-C Facility and Programs

08:30 Welcome

Matt Miller, Joel Brock

08:40 CHESS Overview Talk

Matt Miller

09:00 MSN-C Overview Talk

Arthur Woll

09:20 Break

09:35 FMB Program Talk and Update

Louisa Smieska

10:15 SMB Program Talk and Update

Kelly Nygren

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

Werner Sun

11:15 Break & Group Photo

11:30 → 12:15 Lunch

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

12:15 Defense Science Talk 1

12:45 Defense Science Talk 2

13:15 Break

13:25 Defense Science Talk 3

13:55 Defense Science Talk 4

14:25 Break

14:35 Short Panel : Ask the MSN-C Leadership

14:55 Closeout: Day 1

15:05 → 16:05 CHESS Tour

Wednesday, 27 September

08:00 → 08:30 Breakfast & Coffee Hour

08:30 → 10:10 Session 3: Industrial Measurements and Collaborations

08:30 Welcome

Paul Shade, Hilmar Koerner

08:40 Industry Perspective Talk

Iuliana Cernatescu

09:05 Break

Panelists get ready.

09:10 Panel Session & Room Discussion:

10:00 Break

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

10:10 Collaboration Workflow Talk

Chris Budrow

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

Paul Shade

10:40 Break

Panelists get ready.

10:45 Panel Session & Room Discussion

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

11:30 → 12:15 Working Lunch

12:15 → 13:45 Session 5: Strategic Capability Development at MSN-C

12:15 New Timing Mode Capabilities @ CHESS

12:25 NIST-developed Laser Powder Diffraction Testbed

Ho Yeung

12:35 GISAXS of Covalent Organic Frameworks

Nick Glavin, Kirt Page

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

12:55 Break

Panelists get ready

13:00 Panel Session & Room Discussion

13:45 → 14:00 Break

14:00 → 14:50 Session 6: Opportunities for Interagency Collaboration

14:00 Topic Introduction

Rich Vaia

14:05 Panel Session & Room Discussion

14:50 → 15:00 Closeout: Day 2

Matt Miller