Conference Program 

MSEC Technical Sessions (Tentative Schedule)

NAMRC Paper Sessions (Tentative Schedule)

All activities at the Knoxville Convention Center unless otherwise specified.

Monday

  • NAMRI board meeting, 8:30 am to 3 pm, ORNL MDF
  • ASME MED executive committee open meeting, 3 pm to 5 pm
  • Tutorials, 12 pm to 6 pm, ORNL MDF
  • Registration, 12 pm to 8 pm
  • Welcome reception, 6:30 pm to 8 pm
  • Exhibitor setup, 4 pm to 6 pm

Tuesday

  • Registration, 7 am to 5:30 pm
  • Welcome address, 8 am, Adele Ratcliff to introduce keynote speaker
  • Keynote, 8:15 am to 8:45 am, Craig Blue
  • Paper sessions, 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Exhibitor booths open, 10 am to 3 pm
  • Lunch, 12 pm to 1:30 pm
  • NAMRI Scientific Committee Members Meeting, 12 pm to 1:30 pm
  • JMSE Editorial Board Meeting, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
  • MSEC poster session, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm
  • State of ASME MED Meeting, 4:45 pm to 5:30 pm
  • State of NAMRI Meeting, 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm
  • Industry Night, 6:30 pm to 9 pm, TN MADE/Machine Tool Research Center

Wednesday

  • Registration, 7 am to 12 pm
  • SME Journals meeting, 7:30 am to 9 am
  • Welcome address, 8 am, Chad Duty to introduce keynote speaker
  • Keynote, 8:15 am to 8:45 am, Merlin Theodore
  • Paper sessions, 9 am to 6 pm
  • Exhibitor booths open, 10 am to 5 pm
  • NSF Program Director round table, 10:30 am to 11:45 am
  • ASME MED award luncheon, 12 pm to 1:30 pm
  • SME Membership/Student Meeting, 1:45 pm to 3 pm
  • Blue Sky Competition I, 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
  • Blue Sky Competition II, 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm
  • NAMRC awards rehearsal, 3 pm to 5 pm
  • Blacks in Advanced-Additive Manufacturing (BiAM), 4 pm to 6 pm
  • NSF Program Director one-on-one meetings, 3 pm to 5 pm (sign up at on site registration)
  • SME Journals and Scientific Committee reception, 6 pm to 7:30 pm
  • Early Career Forum, 6 pm to 9 pm

Thursday

  • Registration, 7 am to 12 pm
  • Welcome address, 8 am, Michael Gomez to introduce keynote speaker
  • Keynote, 8:15 am to 8:45 am, Martina McIsaac
  • Paper sessions, 9 am to 6 pm
  • Exhibitor booths open, 10 am to 5 pm
  • NAMRI/SME award luncheon and Founder’s lecture, 12 pm to 1:30 pm
  • Women in Advanced Manufacturing (WIAM) Forum, 3 pm to 6 pm
  • Banquet, 7 pm to 9 pm

Friday

  • Registration, 7 am to 12 pm, Knoxville Convention Center
  • Paper sessions, 9 am to 11:45 am
  • Boxed lunch, 12 pm to 1 pm
  • ONRL MDF tour, 1 pm to 3 pm, (1 pm bus departure from Knoxville Convention Center, 2 pm tour start), tour is full
  • DENSO tour, 1 pm to 3 pm (1 pm bus departure from Knoxville Convention Center, 2 pm tour start), tour is full
  • ORNL MDF tour, 2 pm to 4 pm, ORNL photographer (2 pm bus departure from Knoxville Convention Center, 3 pm tour start), tour is full

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