| Tentative Agenda |
| 08/23/2018 | |||
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Registration | ||
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Welcome Dr. Bindu Nair, Deputy Director, Basic Research, ASD (R&E) Research Directorate | ||
| New Materials/Materials Science | |||
| 9:20 am - 9:40 am | ARO - MURI Topic #8: Fundamental Properties of Energy Flow and Partitioning at Sub- nanoscale Interfaces Proposal Topic: Multi-modal Energy Flow at Atomically Engineered Interfaces Dr. Jon-Paul Maria, North Carolina State University Dr. Jon-Paul Maria, North Carolina State University ARO POC: Robert Mantz, 919-549-4309, robert.a.mantz.civ@mail.mil Dr. Ralph Anthenien, ralph.a.anthenien2.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4317 | ||
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | AFOSR - MURI Topic #12: Radiation-Balanced Lasers – New Vistas in Optical Gain and Refrigeration Materials
Proposal Topic: Multi-disciplinary Approach to Radiation Balanced LasErs (MARBLE): Rare Earths and Semiconductors in disks, fibers, and microstructures Dr. Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, University of New Mexico AFOSR POC: Dr. John Luginsland, John.Luginsland@us.af.mil, 703-588-1775 Dr. Jason Marshall, Jason.Marshall.3@us.af.mil, 703-696-7721 | ||
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | ARO - MURI Topic #1: Sequence-Defined Synthetic Polymers Enabled by Engineered Translation Machinery
Proposal Title: Engineering the Translation Apparatus for the Synthesis of Electronically Active Sequence-defined Polymers Dr. Michael Jewett, Northwestern University ARO POC: Dr. Dawanne Poree, dawanne.e.poree.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4238 ARO POC: Stephanie McElhinny, 919-549-4240, stephanie.a.mcelhinny.civ@mail.mil | ||
| 10:20 am - 10:50 am | Break | ||
| 10:50 am - 11:10 am | AFOSR - MURI Topic #12: Radiation-Balanced Lasers – New Vistas in Optical Gain and Refrigeration Materials
Proposal Topic: Internal Cooling of Fiber and Disk Lasers by Radiation Balancing and other Optical or Phonon Processes Dr. Stephen Rand, University of Michigan AFOSR POC: Dr. John Luginsland, John.Luginsland@us.af.mil, 703-588-1775 Dr. Jason Marshall, Jason.Marshall.3@us.af.mil, 703-696-7721 | ||
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | ONR - MURI Topic #17: Ultrahigh Thermal Conductivity Materials
Proposal Title: Ultrahigh Thermal Conductivity Materials Dr. Li Shi, University of Texas, Austin ONR POC: Dr. Mark Spector, mark.spector@navy.mil, 703-696-4449 | ||
| 11:30 am - 11:50 am | ONR - MURI Topic #20: Prediction of Multi-Physics Sprays and their Control
Proposal Title: Multi-physics Control of Spray Formation and Dispersion Dr. Olivier Desjardins, Cornell University ONR POC: Dr. Knox Millsaps, knox.milsaps@navy.mil, 703-588-2962 Dr. Thomas Fu, thomas.fu@navy.mil, 703-696-7386 | ||
| 11:50 am - 12:10 pm | ONR - MURI Topic #21: Dynamic Events in Solid Composite Materials at Ultra High Temperature and Pressure
Proposal Title: Predictive chemistry and Physics at Extreme Temperature and Pressure: Molecules, Crystals and Microstructures Dr. Alejandro Strachan, Purdue University Dr. Chad A. Stoltz, chad.stoltz@navy.mil, (703) 696-0437 Dr. Kenny Lipkowitz, kenny.lipkowitz@navy.mil, 919-549-4224 | ||
| 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | ||
| Atmospheric Science | |||
| 1:30 pm - 1:50 pm | AFOSR - MURI Topic #9: Active Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling: Mechanisms and Effects Proposal Title: Next Generation Advances in Ionosphere-Thermosphere Dr. Yue Deng, University of Texas, Arlington AFOSR POC: Dr. Julie J. Moses, Julie.moses@us.af.mil, 703-696-9586 | ||
| Cyber Defense | |||
| 1:50 pm - 2:10 pm | ONR - MURI Topic #15: Practical and Realistic Dynamic Formalism for Advanced Cyber
Interaction
Proposal Topic: ADAPT: An Analytical Framework For Actionable Defense Against Advanced Persistent Threats Dr. Radha Poovendran, University of Washington ONR POC: Dr. Sukarno Mertoguno, sukarno.mertoguno@navy.mil, (703) 696-0107 | ||
| Neural/NeuroScience | |||
| 2:10 pm - 2:30 pm | ONR - MURI Topic #19: Neural Basis of Symbolic Processing Proposal Title: Neural Circuits Underlying Symbolic Processing in Primate Cortex and Basal Ganglia Dr. Michael Hasselmo, Boston University ONR POC: Dr. Thomas McKenna, tom.mckenna@navy.mil, 703-696-4503 | ||
| 2:30 pm - 2:50 pm | ARO - MURI Topic #3: Modeling and Analysis of Multisensory Neural Information Processing for Direct Brain-Computer Communications Proposal Title: Adaptive Closed-Loop Multisensory Brain-Computer Interface for Enhanced Decision Accuracy Dr. Maryam Shanechi, University of Southern California ARO POC: Dr. Liyi Dai, liyi.dai.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4350 Dr. Frederick Gregory, frederick.d.gregory5.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4318 | ||
| 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm | Break | ||
| 3:20 pm - 3:40 pm | ARO - MURI Topic #6: Defining Expertise by Discovering the Underlying Neural Mechanisms of Skill Learning Proposal Title: Neural Foundations of Expertise Based on Optimal Decision-making, Physical Control and Responses to Stress Dr. Scott Grafton, University of California, Santa Barbara Dr. Frederick Gregory, frederick.d.gregory5.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4318 ARO POC: Virginia Pasour, 919-549-4254, virginia.b.pasour.civ@mail.mil | ||
| Social Science, Behavioral Science, Biology | |||
| 3:40 pm - 4:00 pm | ARO - MURI Topic#7: Media Analytics for Developing & Testing Theories of Social Structure
& Interaction
Proposal Title: SCAN: Socio-Cultural Attitudinal Networks Dr. V. S. Subrahmanian, University of Maryland, College Park ARO POC: Dr. Purush Iyer, s.p.iyer.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4204 Dr. Micheline Strand, micheline.k.strand.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4343 | ||
| 4:00 pm - 4:20 pm | ONR - MURI Topic #14: The Role of Epigenetics in Human Performance Proposal Title: Precision High-Intensity Training through Epigenetics (PHITE) Dr. Timothy Broderick, Wright State University ONR POC: Dr. Peter Squire, peter.squire@navy.mil, 703-696-0407 | ||
| 4:20 pm - 4:40 pm | ONR - MURI Topic #18: Characterization of Gas Transport through Biological Membranes Proposal Title: Molecular mechanisms and pathways for gas transport across biological membranes and implications for physiology and performance Dr. Walter Boron, Case Western Reserve University ONR POC: Dr. William D' Angelo, william.dangelo@navy.mil, 703-696-0367 | ||
| Electromagnetics | |||
| 4:40 pm - 5:00 pm | AFOSR - MURI Topic #11: 4-D Electromagnetic Origami Proposal Title: Universal Electromagnetic Surface: Exploiting active electronics and active origami to generate a programmable electromagnetic response Dr. Kaushik Bhattacharya, California Institute of Technology AFOSR POC: Dr. Kenneth Goretta, kenneth.goretta@us.af.mil, 703-696-7449 Dr. Joycelyn Harrison, joycelyn.harrison@us.af.mil, 703-696-6225 Dr. Byung-Lip (Les) Lee, byung-lip.lee@us.af.mil, 703-696-8483 Dr. Arje Nachman, arje.nachman@us.af.mil, 703-696-8427 | ||
| 5:00 pm - 5:10 pm | Wrap-up Dr. Bindu Nair, Deputy Director, Basic Research, ASD (R&E) Research Directorate | ||
| 08/24/2018 | |||
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Registration | ||
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Welcome Dr. Bindu Nair, Deputy Director, Basic Research, ASD (R&E) Research Directorate | ||
| Electronics/NanoElectronics | |||
| 9:20 am - 9:40 am | ARO - MURI Topic #5: Spin Textures and Dynamics Induced by Spin-Orbit Coupling Proposal Title: Magnetoelectrics and Spinorbitronics in Topological Heterostructures and Superlattices Dr. Kang Wang, University of California, Los Angles ARO POC: Dr. Joe Qiu, joe.x.qiu.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4297 Dr. John Prater, john.t.prater.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4259 Dr. Marc Ulrich, marc.d.ulrich.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4319 | ||
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | ONR - MURI Topic #16: Synthetic Electronics Proposal Topic: Carbon-based Hierarchically Integrated Synthetic Electronics (CHISEL) Dr. Michael Crommie, University of California, Berkeley ONR POC: Dr. Chagaan Baatar, chagaan.baatar@navy.mil, 703-696-0483 | ||
| Quantum Materials/Optoelectronics | |||
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | ARO - MURI Topic #2: Discovering Hidden Phases with Electromagnetic Excitation Proposal Title: Quantum Materials by Design with Electromagnetic Excitation Dr. David Hsieh, California Institute of Technology Dr. Marc Ulrich, marc.d.ulrich.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4319 ARO POC: Dr. Pani Varanasi, chakrapani.v.varanasi.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4325 | ||
| 10:20 am - 10:40 am | ARO - MURI Topic #4: Modular Quantum Systems Proposal Title: Scaling modular and reconfigurable quantum systems Dr. Christopher Monroe, University of Maryland, College Park ARO POC: Dr. T.R. Govindan, t.r.govindan.civ@mail.mil, 919-549-4236 AFOSR POC: Dr. Tatjana Curcic, tatjana.curcic.1@us.af.mil, 703-696-6204 | ||
| 10:40 am - 11:10 am | Break | ||
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | AFOSR - MURI Topic #10: Attojoule Nanooptoelectronics Proposal Title: Ultralow Power, Ultrafast, Integrated Nano-optoelectronics Dr. Andrea Alu, University of Texas, Austin AFOSR POC: Dr. Gernot Pomrenke, gernot.pomrenke@us.af.mil, 703-696-8426 | ||
| 11:30 am - 11:50 am | MURI Topic #10: Attojoule Nanooptoelectronics Proposal Title: Ultralow Power, Ultrafast, Integrated Nano-optoelectronics Dr. Ray Chen, University of Texas, Austin AFOSR POC: Dr. Gernot Pomrenke, gernot.pomrenke@us.af.mil, 703-696-8426 | ||
| 11:50 am - 12:10 pm | AFOSR - MURI Topic #13: Quantum Many-Body Physics with Photons Proposal Title: Photonic Quantum Matter Dr. Jonathon Simon, University of Chicago AFOSR POC: Dr. Tatjana Curcic, tatjana.curcic.1@us.af.mil, 703-696-6204 AFOSR POC: Dr. Gernot Pomrenke, gernot.pomrenke@us.af.mil, 703-696-8426 | ||
| 12:10 pm - 12:20 pm | Wrap-up Dr. Bindu Nair, Deputy Director, Basic Research, ASD (R&E) Research Directorate | ||
