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The 2023 German-America Frontiers of Engineering symposium will be held March 22-25 in Jülich, Germany. Sixty highly accomplished early-career engineers from Germany and the United States will meet for an intensive 2-1/2 day symposium on developments at the cutting edge of engineering technology in four areas. The event is intended to facilitate international and cross-disciplinary research collaboration, promote the transfer of new techniques and approaches across disparate engineering fields, and encourage the creation of a transatlantic network of world-class engineers. GAFOE is carried out in cooperation with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and supported by The Grainger Foundation.
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LIST OF SESSIONS (Working titles listed. Order of sessions and speakers TBD.)
On the Way towards Sustainability and Resiliency
Symposium co-chairs: Olivier Guillon, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, and Thomas Kurfess, Georgia Institute of Technology
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY Session co-chairs: Julia Arlinghaus, Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF, and Thomas Hedberg, University of Maryland Abstract Building Systematic Context and Physical Interoperability for Decentralized, Human-driven Supply Chain Design and Operations Jennifer Pazour, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Abstract
Beyond SCRM: Supply Chain Risk and Resilience as the Fourth Pillar of Design Timothy Sprock, University of Maryland Abstract
How Technology-based Insurance Solutions can Contribute to Supply Chain Resilience Alexander Skorna, Funk Consulting GmbH Abstract
How AI and Data Science can Contribute to Supply Chain Resilience Henning Blunck, Deutsche Post DHL Abstract
THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY Session co-chairs: Emily Grubert, University of Notre Dame, and Lars Lauterbach, RWTH Aachen University Abstract
Energy Systems Modeling including Hydrogen Deployment Bethany Frew, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Abstract
The Biological H2 Conversion: Pitfalls and Potentials of Hydrogenase Enzymes Giorgio Caserta, Technische Universität Berlin Abstract
Aerobic Gas Fermentation for the Production of Chemicals and Fuels Bastian Blombach, TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability Abstract
Hydrogen for Grid Support Tyler Ruggles, LIFTE H2 Abstract
NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING Session co-chairs: James (Brad) Aimone, Sandia National Laboratories, and Yulia Sandamirskaya, Intel Abstract
Promises and Challenges of Neuromorphic Computing Emre Neftci, Forschungszentrum Jülich Abstract
The Insect Brain as a Model System for Smart Neuromorphic Structures for the Edge Angel Yanguas-Gil, Argonne National Laboratory Abstract
Neuromorphic Artificial Intelligence Jean Anne Incorvia, University of Texas at Austin Abstract
Neuromorphic Hardware: A System Perspective Johannes Partzsch, TU Dresden Abstract
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION & CIRCULAR ECONOMY Session co-chairs: Pramita Mitra, Ford Motor Company, and Rebekka Volk, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Abstract
Global Cycles of Metals and Minerals Christoph Helbig, University of Bayreuth Abstract
Plastic Waste Management and Recycling Alper Kiziltas, Society of Plastics Engineers Abstract
Scalable and Sustainable Recycling of Electric Vehicle Batteries Zheng Chen, University of California, San Diego Abstract
Rethinking Buildings: Alternative Construction Materials Nazanin Saeidi, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Abstract