Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Materials of Architected Topology
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
"Multistability, Magnets and Dynamic Energy Landscapes"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
"Materials for Extreme Environments"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Biological, Biomolecular and Bioinspired Materials for Sensing and Actuation
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Active Medical Adhesives"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Plant Seed Pods as Multifunctional Sensors and Actuators: Learning About Materials from Fire Ecology"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Biomimetics in Bioengineering: Tensegrity Revisited from a Macro to Micro to Nano Lens"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Structural Remodeling Versus Synthetic Morphogenesis
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Self-Growing Hydrogels Inspired by Biological Metabolism"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"Frontal Polymerization: From Composite Manufacturing to Morphogenesis"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Brain-Inspired Neuromorphic Networks
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Biologically Inspired Machine Learning"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"On Brain-Inspired Circuits, Systems and Algorithms"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Memristive Materials for Unconventional Computing"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Structural Power Composites: Future Challenges and Outlook"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"Biomimetic Composites for Energy and Optics"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Avian-Inspired Morphing Systems
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"The Warping Wings of Reconfigurable Raptors"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Range of Motion in the Avian Wing:Scaling Patterns, Aerodynamics and Motor Control"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Multiscale Global/Local Morphing"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Metastructures for Dynamic Response Tailoring
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Metastructures with Tunable Disorder for Vibration Isolation"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"Programmable (Meta) Materials as a Framework to Enable Adaptivity and Longevity in Technical Materials and Systems"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Reconfigurable Soft Robotics
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Morphological Adaptation in Plant-Inspired Robots"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Multifunctional and Multilocomotion Small-Scale Soft Robots"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:40 am
"Self-Adaptive 2D Membranes"
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
"Autonomous Morphing via Optoelectronic Nerves"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Multimaterial Additive Manufacturing
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Chemical Approaches to Multimaterial Additive Manufacturing"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"Achieving Multifunctionality Through Multi-Material/Scale/Modal/Axis Additive Manufacturing"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure