1st CAT Collaboration Symposium

An opportunity to bring the industry partners and research faculty of each CAT to a single venue to enable a free exchange of ideas and increase opportunities for collaboration.

 Cooperatively sponsored by 
Center for Advanced Materials Processing at Clarkson University
Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology at Alfred University
Integrated Electronics Engineering Center at Binghamton University,
and
Additive Manufacturing and Multifunctional Printing Center at Rochester Institute of Technology

Both the welcome reception and Thursday evening's reception are sponsored through a generous donation by FuzeHub.

- To register for hotel accomodations, please follow this link

- Remember to make meal selections when registering.

- If paying by check, please contact event coordinator Leila Boyea by e-mail at camp@clarkson.edu

Important things to note.

• Registrations are refundable less a $25.00 processing fee.
• Registrations are transferable only within the same organization
• Hotel reservations and room charges are the resposibility of the individual attendee and not the sponsoring CAT or CATs
• Any bar tabs or other incidental expenses are the responsibility of the individual attendee and not the sponsoring CAT or CATs
• Parking is on site and at no additional charge to attendee
• Meal charges are in addition to event registration charge
• All receptions include cash bar.
• Presenting a printed ticket at time of registration will expedite event check-in.
• Attire is business casual.

Event Agenda

Joint CAT March 2017 Joint Technical Symposium Agenda
March 22 - 24, 2017
(DRAFT)

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

4:00 - 5:00 PM Registration

5:00 - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception Sponsored by FuzeHub

Thursday Morning, March 23, 2017

7:00 - 8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast

8:30 - 8:40 AM Welcome and opening remarks, Marilyn Freeman, Director, Center for Advanced Materials Processing, Clarkson University

8:40 - 9:15 AM Keynote Address: “Title TBD” - Matthew C. Watson. Director, Empire State Development Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESD/NYSTAR)

9:15 - 9:35 AM Overview of Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP)
Marilyn Freeman, Director

9:35 - 9:55 AM Overview of Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT)
Matthew M. Hall, Director

10:00 - 10:20 AM Break

10:25 - 10:45 AM Overview Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC)
S.B. Park, Director

10:45 - 11:05 AM Overview Additive Manufacturing Print (AMPrint) Center
Denis Cormier, Director

11:10 - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion: Challenges and Benefits of Industry/University Research Partnerships or Collaboration - An Industry Perspective
 Santokh Badesha, Xerox Corporation (Clarkson University)
 James Weigner, Lockheed Martin Corporation (Alfred University)
 Nancy Stoffel, GE Global Research (Binghamton University)
 Nancy Ferris, Eastman Kodak Company (RIT)

12:00 -1:30 PM Lunch

Thursday Afternoon, March 23, 2017

1:30 - 2:00 PM Elena Garuc, FuzeHub; “Funding Opportunities”

2:00 - 2:30 PM Tony Berejka, IONICORP+; “Industry - University Interactions: Working with NYSERDA”

2:30 - 3:05 PM Panel Discussion: Challenges and Benefits of Industry/University Research Partnerships or Collaboration - Faculty Perspective

 S.V. Babu or Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University
 Dr. S.K. Sundaram, Alfred University
 Wayne Jones, Binghamton University
 Dr. Bruce E. Kahn, Director of Business Development, AMPrint Center (Rochester Institute of Technology)

3:05 - 3:30 PM Break

3:30 - 3:50 PM “Research through SBIR/STTRs: How they work and how to take advantage of the program(s)”, Jenny Servo, PhD of DawnBreaker

3:50 ¬- 4:15 PM Technology Transition: Select Stories of Successful CAT Research Projects that have resulted in Economic Development
Speaker - David Porreca (Pending confirmation)

4:15 - 5:00 PM Information on other NYSTAR Programs: CATS, REDCs, Innovation Hot Spots, Center of Excellence, FUZE Hub
John Gee, University Relations Manager, ESD/NYSTAR

Thursday Evening, March 23, 2017

5:30 - 7:00 PM Mixer Reception Sponsored by FuzeHub

7:00 - 9:00 PM Dinner
Guest Speaker: Charlie Craig, Corning; “Title TBD”

Friday Morning, March 24, 2017

7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast

8:30 - 9:15 AM Guest Speaker: “Title TBD”, Dave Cranmer, Deputy Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Manufacturing USA

9:15 - 9:35 AM “Embedding MEP Staff into NNMI Centers” (speaker TBD, Fuzehub)

9:40 - 10:15 AM Parallel Sessions: Panel Discussion - Recurring Barriers to Collaboration and How We Can Overcome Them

Session A. Faculty to Faculty (across Universities)

 William Jemison, Clarkson University
 Dr. Scott Misture, Alfred University
 Mark Poliks, Binghamton University
 Dr. Scott A. Williams, Professor of Chemistry, RIT

Session B. Business to Universities across these CATS

 Jeffrey Aiken, NY Airbrake (Clarkson University)
 Andy Norris, ASK Chemicals Hi-Tech LLC (Alfred University)
 Michael Pentaris, Custom Electronics (Binghamton University)
 Dr. Kenneth J. Reed, Founder and Chief Science Officer Zero
Valent NanoMetals (Rochester Institute of Technology)

10:15 - 12:00 PM Poster Session: Focus on Current Research Efforts Faculty and Student Researchers from all participating CAT Universities

12:00 -1:30 PM Lunch
Guest Speaker: “Title TBD”, Howard Zemsky, Director, Empire State Development, President and CEO, NYS Department of Economic Development, Commissioner (Pending confirmation)

1:30 - 2:30 PM Wrap up: (Feedback from all attendees)
Business Perspectives
Faculty Perspectives
NYSTAR Perspectives
CAT Director Perspectives
Q&A and Networking

2:30 - 4:00 PM Networking Time

Questions please e-mail camp@clarkson.edu