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I-FMD encourages you to attend our 2024 Materials Symposium and Open House! This full day event will focus on bringing experts in materials science from industry and academia to discuss the cutting-edge of materials research. An overview of I-FMD activities from the past year as well as information on the recently awarded NSF grant for Accelerating Research Translation at Lehigh will be provided. The event will then conclude with a poster session by faculty and graduate students for networking, information exchange, and developing collaborations.
Overview schedule of events (Note that this schedule is subject to change)
8:00 am | Check-In |
9:00 am | Welcome and Introductions |
9:20 am | Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity |
9:30 am | Accelerating Research Translation at Lehigh University |
10:00 am | Saint-Gobain North America - Redefining our Relationship with Materials - Rebalancing the Equation |
10:30 am | Northrop Grumman - Disruptive Technologies and University Research at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems |
11:00 am | Networking Break |
11:15 am | Penn State Materials Research Institute - Shaping the Future with Penn State's MRI: The Path Towards Living Multifunctional Materials |
11:45 am | NSF Princeton Photonics Engine - Advancing Photonics Technologies |
12:15 pm | Networking Lunch - Provided for all registered attendees |
1:30 pm | Intel - Advanced Packaging: Enabling the Future of Moore's Law |
2:00 pm | Corning - Emerging Opportunities in Electronic Applications for Glass and Ceramics |
2:30 pm | Evonik North America - Innovation at Evonik: From Industrial Uses of Amines to Silanes for Semiconductor Chips |
3:00 pm | Poster Session and Facility Tours |
Keynote Speakers

Charlie Bateman
Saint-Gobain Research North America

Juan Burdeniuc
Evonik North America

Ling Cai
Corning

Rob Chimenti
Princeton Photonics Engine

Dave Knuteson
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Joyce (Yue) Gong
Intel

Ugonna Ohiri
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Zoubeida Ounaies
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Purnima Ruberu
Evonik North America

Wilfred Russell
Intel

Eliza Erickson
PA Office of Transformation and Opportunity
Office of Governor Josh Shapiro