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Material Characterization Workshop

Material Characterization Workshop

Metal and Additive Manufacturing

Sponsored by NETZSCH


Monday, November 16
2001 Sheridan Rd
Evanston, IL
8:30am - 4:30pm

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Venue & Travel Information


8:30 - 9:00
Breakfast & Registration 
9:00 - 9:30
Welcome & Introduction 
Jian Cao NIMSI, Prof. Mechanical Eng., Northwestern University
Denise Beitelschmidt, Division Manager, NETZSCH
9:30 - 11:00
Material Development & Characterization Talks
Jason Sebastian, Executive VP, QuesTek Innovations
Novin Rasouli, PhD Student. Materials Eng., University of Illinois at Chicago
Amir Mostafei, Prof. Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Eng., Illinois Institute of Technology 
11:00-11:30
Break 
11:30 - 12:30
Material Development & Characterization Talks
Vinayak Dravid, Prof. Materials Science & Eng., Northwestern University
Ping Guo, Prof. Mechanical Eng., Northwestern University

12:30-1:30
Lunch  

1:30-2:30
Keynote 

Cedric Xia, Distinguished Engineer & Director, Hardware Engineering, Apple
"Simulation for Consumer Electronics Design: From Materials Characterization to AI"
2:30 - 3:00
Material Development & Characterization Talk
Charlie Wood, Director of AI Product Management, Caterpillar
3:00 - 3:30
Netzsch Training & Principles Overview 
Thermal Analysis
3:30- 4:30
Netzsch Video Demos & Lab Walkthroughs  

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