Symposium Sessions

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Materials and methods for printing functional devices represent a critical frontier in additive manufacturing that has attracted a growing number of researchers worldwide. The materials compatibility and inherent versatility of 3D printing methods enable rapid prototyping and scalable, low-cost manufacturing for multiscale and multifunctional devices. The future development of this field requires multidisciplinary communication and collaboration from experts across a broad range of science and engineering fields, with materials occupying a central role. This symposium will span several important and interconnected topics, including but not limited to materials and ink development, printing and post-processing methods, and novel device applications, with a unifying theme of controlling and integrating functionality in printed components and systems.

Topics will include:

• Novel materials, inks, and printing methods for functional devices
• Printed devices for energy conversion and storage
• Printed electronics, optoelectronics, and sensors
• Printed flexible/stretchable devices for wearable applications
• Printed programmable materials, soft robotics and autonomous systems
• Printed devices for harsh and extreme environment
• Hybrid and multi-material printing platforms for advanced integration
• Process simulation and control of functional additive manufacturing technologies
• 3D printing of soft functional materials for biological applications
• 3D conformal printing on nonplanar surfaces
• New approaches to improve printing throughput, scale, fidelity, and function
• Emerging areas of functional printing

Invited Speakers:

• Ana Arias (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
• Cinzia Casiraghi (The University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
• Michael Dickey (North Carolina State University, USA)
• Michael Durstock (Air Force Research Laboratory, USA)
• Mark Hersam (Northwestern University, USA)
• Liangbing Hu (University of Maryland, USA)
• Jessica Koehne (NASA Ames Research Center, USA)
• Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio (Yale University, USA)
• Vlastimil Kunc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
• Jennifer A. Lewis (Harvard University, USA)
• Michael McAlpine (University of Minnesota, USA)
• Rahul Panat (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
• Jae Sung Son (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea)
• Christopher Spaddacini (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)
• Andre Studart (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
• Cheng Sun (Northwestern University, USA)
• Skylar Tibbits (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
• Xuanhe Zhao (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)

Symposium Organizers