Name: MSN-C Special Topic: Composites 2026
Start: 2026-04-16T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-17T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Wright State University, Dayton, OH

Monday, April 13, 2026
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
8:30 AM Resources
Resources
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM
Room: Atlantis Room
Contributions

8:30 AM AFRL Welcome - Rich Vaia, AFRL

8:40 AM MSN-C Welcome - Matt Miller, Cornell

8:50 AM MSN-C and The Functional Materials Beamline at CHESS - Arthur Woll, Cornell

9:15 AM The Structural Materials Beamline at CHESS - Kelly Nygren, Cornell

9:40 AM The nSoft Consortium and NCNR at NIST - Jon Seppala, NIST
10:05 AM Break
Break
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Atlantis Room
10:30 AM Challenges & Needs - DoD
Challenges & Needs - DoD
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Atlantis Room
Contributions

10:30 AM Overview of Polymer Matrix Composites research at AFRL, Hilmar Koerner, AFRL

11:00 AM Overview of Ceramic Matrix Composites research at AFRL, Mathew Schey, AFRL

11:30 AM Regional Networks - Innovation in Partnership and Collaboration, John Luginsland, AFRL
12:00 PM LUNCH - Day 1: Box Lunch Optional
LUNCH - Day 1: Box Lunch Optional
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Atlantis Room
1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Atlantis Room
Contributions

1:00 PM Ceramic Matrix Composites -- Mike Sangid, Purdue

1:30 PM Polymer Matrix Compsoites -- Xiaoshi Zhang, Penn State Behrend

2:00 PM 3D Printing and Processing of High Perfmance PMCs at FMB

2:30 PM Panel Discussion: Research Resources for Industry and DoD
4:00 PM

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Friday, April 17, 2026

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Atlantis Room

10:30 AM BREAK
BREAK
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Atlantis Room

11:00 AM

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Atlantis Room

12:00 PM LUNCH -Day 2
LUNCH -Day 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Atlantis Room

1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Atlantis Room