In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the University of Dayton Research Institute is proud to host a technical symposium in the birthplace of innovation in flight, Dayton, Ohio. This two-day event will focus on the technologies of today that will prove critical to the essential developments of tomorrow. 

Session titles are listed below, and the Announcement (PDF) contains more details about topics and speakers.

Symposium Agenda

September 13

Session 1: Technology Needs and Developments Over the Next 20 Years

Keynote Speaker: Dr. William Rees, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Sciences, Office of the Director, Defense Research & Engineering

Panel Discussion: Key Technology Drivers Over the Next 20 Years, with panelists Dr. Kirshnan Sankaran, Senior Fellow, Boeing, Phantom Works; Dr. John Burba, Vice President Technology, Chevron/Molycorp; Dr. Tom Cruse, Chief Technologist, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory; and Dr. Hideaki Tsuru, Director, Honda Research Institute USA.

Session 2: Recent Advances in Nanotechnology

September 14

Sesssion 3: Fuels and Combustion Technologies for the Next Decade

Session 4: Extending the Life of Aging Systems

Information for Attendees

For more information about this symposium, see the Announcement (PDF), call 937-229-2113.

Map showing UD, NCC, Marriott & Holiday Inn (PDF)

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