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Data-Gathering Session Agendas

MARCH 30–APRIL 1, 2020

March 30, 2020

Open Sessions

1030 ET (0730 PT) – 1100 ET (0800 PT) Welcome and Introductions
BOARD Chair, Hon. Katharina McFarland
Dr. John Parmentola Co-Chair and Dr. John Luginsland Co-Chair

1100 ET (0800 PT) – 1315 ET (1015 PT) Session 1: Why the Army is Adopting MDO as the Means to Win Future Wars
Session 1 Moderator: Co-Chair or Committee Member

1100–1130 Brig. Gen Robert Spalding (USAF, Ret.), Hudson Institute
1130–1200 Q&A
1200–1215 Break
1215–1245 Dr. Alexander Kott, Chief Scientist, Army Research Laboratory
1245–1315 Q&A

1315 (1015) – 1345 (1045) Break

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1345 ET (1045 PT) – 1715 ET (1415 PT) Session 2: How the Army Will Achieve MDO Capability
Session Moderator: Co-Chair or Committee Member

1345–1415 Mr. John Kincaid, Deputy Chief, and Command Sergeant Major Paul E. Biggs, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Combat Systems Integration Division, FCC
1415–1445 Q&A
1445–1500 Break
1500–1530 MAJ Adam Taliaferro, Future Warfare Division, FCC
1530–1600 Q&A
1600–1615 Break
1615–1645 Mr. Jeffrey Witsken/COL Drew Fletcher, Mission Command Network Integration, Mission Command Center of Excellence, Army Combined Arms Center
1645–1715 Q&A

1715 (1415 PT) – 1730 (1430 PT) Break

1730 (1430 PT) – 1830 (1530 PT) Closing Discussion

March 31, 2020

Open Sessions

1030 ET (0730 PT) – 1100 ET (0800 PT) Welcome and Introductions BOARD Chair, Hon. Katharina McFarland Dr. John Parmentola Co-Chair and Dr. John Luginsland Co-Chair

1100 ET (0800 PT) – 1315 ET (1015 PT) Session 3: The Capabilities and Processes the Army Needs to be Enhanced/Modified by MDO and MDC2
Session Moderator: Co-Chair or Committee Member

1100–1130 Mr. Ian Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intel, ISR, and Futures, TRADOC G-2
1130–1200 Q&A
1200–1245 Mr. Andrew Toth, ARL
1245–1315 Dr. Bret Strogen, Special Assistant for Energy and Sustainability, OASA(IE&E)
1315–1345 Q&A

1345 (1045) – 1415 (1115) Break

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1415 ET (1115 PT) – 1515 ET (1215 PT) Panel: Past and Present Challenges for P&E Systems in Support of Army Operations
Panel Moderator: Co-Chair or Committee Member

1415–1435 Dr. Ed Shaffer, Army Futures Command
1435–1455 Mr. Ed Plichta, Independent Consultant
1455-1515 Q&A

1515 (1215 PT) – 1530 (1230 PT) Break

1530 (1230 PT) – 1630 ET (1330 PT) Session 4: What Will Power the Systems That Will Constitute an MDO Operational Force?
Session Moderator: Co-Chair or Committee Member

1530–1600 COL Adrian Marsh, PM/Mr. Cory Goetz, Chief Engineer, Program Office for Expeditionary Energy & Sustainment Systems
1600–1630 Q&A

1630 (1330 PT) – 1645 (1345 PT) Break

1645 (1345 PT) – 1745 (1445 PT) Closing Discussion

April 1, 2020

Closed Sessions

1030 ET (0730 PT) – 1100 ET (0800 PT) Post-Meeting Wrap and Metric Development
All Committee members and staff

1030–1100 Recap

1100 (0800 PT) – 1200 ET (0900 PT) Session 4: What Will Power the Systems That Will Constitute an MDO Operational Force? (continued)
Session Moderator: Co-Chair or Committee Member

1100 – 1130 Ms. Elizabeth Ferry, Division Chief/Mr. Mike Brundage, Chief Engineer, Power and Battery Strategy C5ISR Center, DEVCOM
1130 – 1200 Q&A

1200 ET (0900 PT) – 1415 ET (1115 PT) Post-Meeting Wrap and Metric Development
All Committee members and staff (continued)

1200–1300 Develop a common set of metrics to assess the white paper responses
1300–1315 Break
1315–1415 Develop an assessment map and ask the leading white paper responders to address in advance of the May meeting.

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1415 (1115) – 1445 (1145) Break

1445 ET (1145 PT) – 1800 ET (1500 PT) Future Meeting Planning and White Paper Review
All Committee members and staff

1445–1545 Outline final report structure
1545–1600 Assign section sub teams
1600–1615 Break
1615–1700 Assign white paper assessment sub teams
1700–1800 Plan for future meetings: May Forum and follow-on writing session

1800 ET (1500 PT) Meeting Adjourns

APRIL 7, 2020

1530 (1230 PT) – 1630 ET (1330 PT) AMMPS Generators and Hybrid Systems

1530 – 1600 Dr. Pete Schihl, Senior Research Scientist, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Center, and Mr. Cory Goetz, Chief Engineer, Program Office for Expeditionary Energy & Sustainment Systems, U.S. Army
1600 – 1630 Q&A

APRIL 16, 2020

1400 (1100 PT) – 1500 ET (1200 PT) Energy Consumption Requirements Overview: Armored Brigade Combat Team Case Study

1400 – 1430 Mr. Ryan Schwankhart, RAND Corporation
1430 – 1500 Q&A

APRIL 24, 2020

1100 (0800 PT) – 1200 ET (0900 PT) Army Power: Watts, Kilowatts & Megawatts

1100 – 1130 Dr. Alan Epstein, Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1130 – 1200 Q&A

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MAY 11, 2020

1300 (1000 PT) – 1400 ET (1100 PT) Advanced Energy Storage Systems: Lithium Ion & Beyond

1300 – 1330 Dr. Khalil Amine, Argonne Distinguished Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory
1330 – 1400 Q&A

MAY 18–20, 2020

May 18, 2020

Closed Session

1030 ET (0730 PT) – 1130 ET (0930 PT) Closed Session

Committee and Staff Only

Open Sessions

1230 (0930) – 1300 (1000) Welcome and Introductions
William Millonig, BOARD Director and Steven Darbes, Study Director Dr. John Parmentola, Co-Chair, and Dr. John Luginsland, Co-Chair

1300 (1000) – 1400 (1100) Session 1: All Graphene Nano Ribbon on Diamond Substrate Energy Efficient Power Electronics Switch
Author: Cemal Basaran
Session Moderator: John Parmentola, Co-Chair
(30 minute presentation, 30 Minute Q&A)

1400 (1100) – 1415 (1115) Break

1415 (1115) – 1515 (1215) Session 2: Converting Wastewater to Distributed Power and Energy: Addressing Two Critical Utility Needs of the Future Army with One Advanced Technology
Authors: Aaron Petri, Dawn Morrison, Nicholas Josefik, Nathan Peterson, and Kathryn Guy
Session Moderator: Paul Roege

1515 (1215) – 1530 (1230) Break

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1530 (1230) – 1630 (1330) Session 3: High Performance Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic Thermoelectric Panel
Authors: Hongbin Ma and Pengtao Wang
Session Moderator: Michael MacLachlan

1630 (1330) – 1700 (1400) Day One Wrap Up

May 19, 2020

Open Sessions

1030 ET (0730 PT) – 1100 (0800 PT) Welcome and Introductions William Millonig, BOARD Director and Steven Darbes, Study Director Dr. John Parmentola, Co-Chair, and Dr. John Luginsland, Co-Chair

1100 (0800) – 1200 (0900) Session 1: Multi-fuel Capable Hybrid-Electric Propulsion
Author: Chol-Bum “Mike” Kweon
Session Moderator: John Koszewnik

1200 (0900) – 1215 (0915) Break

1215 (0915) – 1315 (1015) Session 2: Hybrid Power Source for the Military Aircraft Fleet of the 2035 Environment
Author: Manuel Mar
Session Moderator: John Kassakian

1315 (1015) – 1345 (1045) Lunch Break

1345 (1045) – 1445 (1145) Session 3: Fuel Flexible Engine-Generators with High Power & Energy Densities for Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Soldiers
Authors: Christopher Depcik, Sindhu Preetham Burugupally, Suman Saripalli, Alison Park, and Kyu Cho
Session Moderator: John Koszewnik

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1445 (1145) – 1545 (1245) Session 4: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Technology for Powering the U.S. Army of the Future
Author: Nguyen Minh
Session Moderator: Subhash Singhal

1545 (1245) – 1600 (1300) Break

1600 (1300) – 1700 (1400) Session 5: Powering the U.S. Army of the Future
Authors: Tina Stoia, Shailesh Atreya, Chellappa Balan
Session Moderator: John Szymanski

1700 (1400) – 1730 (1430) Day Two Wrap Up Discussion

May 20, 2020

Open Sessions

1030 ET (0730 PT) – 1100 (0800 PT) Welcome and Introductions
William Millonig, BOARD Director and Steven Darbes, Study Director
Dr. John Parmentola, Co-Chair and Dr. John Luginsland, Co-Chair

1100 (0800) – 1200 (0900) Session 1: Safe, High Energy and High Power Li-ion Batteries for Army Multi-domain Operations
Authors: Jiang Fan, Lasantha Korala, Chris Kompella, and Dengguo Wu
Session Moderator: Debra Rolison

1200 (0900) – 1215 (0915) Break

1215 (0915) – 1315 (1015) Session 2: Cubic Boron Carbonitride for Advanced Electronic Applications to Modernizing Communications Technology
Authors: Eunja Kim, Sergey Tkachev
Session Moderator: John Luginsland

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1315 (1015) – 1345 (1045) Lunch Break

1345 (1045) – 1445 (1145) Session 3: Silent Lightweight Battlefield Power Source: Scalable from Soldier Wearable Power to Platform Power
Authors: Ivan Čelanović, Walker Chan, and John Joannopoulos
Session Moderator: John Kassakian

1445 (1145) – 1545 (1245) Session 4: A Research and Development Program to Meet the US Army’s Emerging Power and Energy Needs
Author: Robert Hebner
Session Moderator: Michael MacLachlan

1545 (1245) – 1600 (1300) Break

1600 (1300) – 1700 (1400) Session 5: Towards Multi-Modal Army Base Energy Management Systems: The Arctic Resilient Intelligent Integrated Energy System (ARIIES) Case
Author: Amro Farid
Session Moderator: Paul Roege

1700 (1400) – 1730 (1430) Day Two Wrap Up Discussion

1730 (1430) Meeting Adjourns

JUNE 12, 2020

1600 (1300 PT) – 1700 ET (1400 PT) Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries Enabled by 3D Zinc Anodes

1600 – 1630 Dr. Jeffrey Long, Code 6170, Surface Chemistry Branch, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
1630 – 1700 Q&A

JUNE 22, 2020

1000 (0700 PT) – 1100 ET (0800 PT) Radioisotope Power Sources—Technology and Applications

1000 – 1030 Dr. Marc Litz, Physicist, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
1030 – 1100 Q&A

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1100 (0800 PT) – 1200 ET (0900 PT) Power Beaming and Space Solar

1100 – 1130 Dr. Paul Jaffe, OUSD(R&E) RT&L / OE-Innovation Power Beaming and Space Solar Portfolio Lead, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
1130 – 1200 Q&A

JULY 8-9, 2020

July 8, 2020

Open Session

1100 (0800) – 1200 (0900) Session 1 – Mr. Dean McGrew, U.S. Army Futures Command
Electrification and Military Vehicles

Closed Session (Committee and Staff Only)

1200 (0900) – 1400 (1100) Committee Writing/Discussion Session

Open Session

1400 (1100) – 1500 (1200) Dr. Juan Vitali
Discussion on the State of Mobile Nuclear Reactors Technology

Closed Session (Committee and Staff Only)

1500(1200) – 1600 (1300) Committee Writing/Discussion Session

July 9, 2020

Open Sessions

1100 (0800) – 1200 (0900) Session 1 – Dr. Dave Perreault and Dr. Joel Dawson
Semiconductor Materials and 5G Communications

Closed Sessions (Committee and Staff Only)

1200 (0900) – 1600 (1300) Committee Writing/Discussion Session

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AUGUST 10, 2020

1300 (1000 PT) – 1400 ET (1100 PT) Materials Design and Discovery Using Learning Machines

1300 – 1330 Dr. Ghanshyam Pilania, Scientist 3 (Group MST-8), Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory
1330 – 1400 Q&A

1500 (1200 PT) – 1600 (1300 PT) Nanoramic Laboratories

1500 – 1530 Dr. John Cooley, Founder, Chairman, President, COO, Nanoramic Laboratories
1530 – 1600 Q&A

AUGUST 17, 2020

1100 (0800 PT) – 1200 ET (0900 PT) Westinghouse DeVinci™ Micro Reactor

1100 – 1130 Mr. Ryan Blinn, Program Director, eVinci™ MicroReactor and DeVinci™ MNPP, Westinghouse Government Services
1130 – 1200 Q&A

1200 (0900 PT) – 1300 ET (1000 PT) LANL Microreactors

1200 – 1230 Mr. Matthew Griffin, Applied Energy Program Manager, and Mr. Patrick McClure, Project Lead, Kilopower project, Los Alamos National Laboratory
1230 – 1300 Q&A

AUGUST 18, 2020

1245 (0945 PT) – 1400 ET (1100 PT) Robotic Warfare

1245 – 1330 Dr. Paul Decker, Deputy Chief Roboticist, GVSC, and Dr. Robert Sadowski, Chief Roboticist, GVSC, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)
1330 – 1400 Q&A

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

1600 (1300 PT) – 1700 ET (1400 PT) MIT LL Presentations

1600 – 1615 Tactical Microgrid Standard (TMS)
- Mr. Erik Limpaecher, Leader, Energy Systems Group, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
1615 – 1630 Activated Aluminum for Operational Energy
- Mr. Daniel Herring, Associate Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
1630 – 1700 Q&A