About the Workshop

The Temperature in Extreme Environments Workshop is organized by the Materials Science in Extreme Environments University Research Alliance (MSEE URA) in collaboration with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The workshop will be held at the Doolittle Institute in Niceville, FL (outside Eglin Air Force Base) on August 11–12, 2026.

The goal of the workshop is to bring the community together to foster collaboration and share recent and upcoming work related to temperature in extreme environments. Topics will include motivation for temperature measurements, needs and requirements, measurement techniques, and result comparisons. The program will feature both open Distro A sessions and closed Distro D sessions.

There will be a joint session with the Reactive Material Technical Exchange workshop at the same venue on Wednesday (8/12), featuring talks and a social hour. The RM Technical Exchange will then continue the rest of the week with a separate registration through that DOD organizing committee.

Registration for regular attendees will remain open until July 9. The venue has space for only 104 in-person attendees, so priority for in-person attendance will be given to presenters and then to registrants in order of registration. A Microsoft Teams link will be available for remote participation, except for the classified session, which will be in-person only.

Registration

Register on Eventbrite by July 9 for all sessions. If you have opted to request access to Distro D sessions, you will receive a supplemental questionnaire via email.

Event Structure

• Tuesday, August 11
  • 8am - 10:30am: Distro D session, access restricted. Requires verification of eligibility. Indicate interest at registration. In-person attendance only.
  • 11am-5pm: Distro A session, access not restricted. Remote attendance possible via Teams.
  • Each session includes multiple talks from presenters with time for Q&A.
  • The event also features moderated discussion sessions and a social hour.
• Wednesday, August 12
  • Consists of a Distro A joint session with the Reactive Material Technical Exchange
• Each session includes:
  • Multiple talks from presenters with time for Q&A,
  • Moderated discussion sessions, and
  • A social hour after each day adjourns.

Important Dates

• July 9 - General registration closes
• August 10-11 - Temperature Workshop
• August 12 - Distro A joint session with the Reactive Material Technical Exchange

Workshop Agenda

A detailed agenda will be posted here as the event approaches. The final agenda is still under construction, but topics and speakers include the following.

• Tuesday, 8/11 Distro D:
  • Andrea Zambon, Neeraj Sinha, and more
• Tuesday, 8/11 Distro A:
  • Nick Glumac, What is Temperature
  • Hergen Eilers, Two-color fluorescence thermometry under dynamic shock compression
  • Michael Soo, Temperature Measurement Techniques for Reactive Material Weapon Concepts
  • Sean Kearney, CARS thermometry and species detection in inductively coupled plasma jets
    and more
  • Elliot Wainwright, Internal Fireball Emission Measurements Utilizing a Singular Sensor Hyperspectral Imager
• Wednesday, 8/12:
  • Tim Weihs, Alloying RM Metal Powders for Enhanced Performance
  • Atakan Peker, Bulk-Castable Reactive Alloy Structures
  • and presentations from Steven Son, Ed Dreizin, Michael Zachariah, and more