Please join us as we celebrate the establishment of an Educational Partnership Agreement between Johns Hopkins University and the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC). Building on existing connections and collaborations through sponsored research projects and JHU’s Doctorate of Engineering Program, this agreement establishes a formal collaboration to develop internship programs for JHU students/postdocs at DEVCOM CBC, allow for DEVCOM CBC to teach and assist in curricula development at JHU, allow for JHU PIs to participate in joint research projects at CBC, and facilitate the future sharing of equipment, tools, and materials. Click here to RSVP Logistics: The event will take place from 11am – 12noon. Refreshments will be served immediately following the signing. Visitor parking is located in JHU’s South Garage at 3101 Wyman Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21211. The Clipper Room is located on the second floor of Shriver Hall, a short walk from the South Garage.

Welcome to the second annual MSEE Student Symposium! The MSEE Student Symposium is an annual event organized by and designed for graduate students and postdocs in the MSEE program. This symposium will be an opportunity for students to gain exposure to research across research areas and the university and national lab partners. This event will occur on the Eglin Air Force Base to allow students to network with DoD laboratory personnel and gain a better understanding of the opportunities and logistics of working at a DoD lab. This symposium is an opportunity for students to learn about research across MSEE's four research areas, gain exposure to a DoD laboratory setting, and interact with DoD laboratory researchers and partners. The two-day event will occur on the Eglin Air Force Base and consist of technical talks given by MSEE students and postdocs, keynote presentations from Eglin researchers, remarks from our DTRA Technical Point of Contacts, and various lab tours of interest. The Student Symposium is designed to provide an environment where MSEE graduate students and postdocs can showcase their work and collaborate in an environment of their peers. As such, PIs are not invited. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE 2023 MSEE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM DATE September 5-6, 2023 LOCATION Eglin Air Force Base, FL 32542 LODGING Additional details coming soon Uncertainty Quantification Short Course Attendees are also invited to participate in the Uncertainty Quantification Short Course. Please see the flyer below for details. DATE September 7-8, 2023 LOCATION Eglin Air Force Base, FL 32542 MSEE 2023 student symposium flyer Uncertainty Quantification Short Course flyer

Dates: July 17 - 21, 2023 Johns Hopkins University’s Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI), in collaboration with the Materials Science in Extreme Environments (MSEE) University Research Alliance, will host a workshop and short course on impact research experiments in July 2023. The emphasis of the event will be on impact research experiments performed using gas guns, powder guns, and electromagnetic launchers. The three-day workshop will provide an overview of the fundamental physics and mechanics associated with impact research experiments. The emphasis of the workshop will be on lecture-style presentations introducing the fundamentals of shock wave propagation, material response to impact, and modeling approaches. The target audience of the workshop is graduate students, postdocs, and applied researchers entering the field of impact research experiments, and DoD program managers seeking learning and networking opportunities. The workshop will also feature a select number of keynotes highlighting the state-of-the-art in experiments, material behavior, and modeling, and by program managers describing DoD interests, needs, and hiring opportunities in these areas. Finally, the workshop will feature poster and networking sessions for students, postdocs, applied researchers, and faculty to interact with one another and with DoD program managers. Workshop participation is limited to 50 individuals. The two-day short course (REGISTRATION IS FULL) will provide participants with an opportunity for hands-on setup and execution of a gas gun experiment in HEMI’s Hypervelocity Facility for Impact Research Experiments (HyFIRE). On day 1, a specific experiment and research objective will be presented. Students will aid in timing calculations, setup and synchronization of diagnostics, and experiment execution. Data will be shared with students for basic analysis on the day 2. Short course participation is limited to 15 individuals selected through our application process. Click here to view the agenda for the event. Click here to learn more about our speakers and instructors. VENUE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The HEMI/MSEE Impact Research Workshop and Short Course will take place on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus located at 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 in Hackerman Hall. EVENT REGISTRATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Registration deadline is Friday, July 7, 2023.  Registration Fees: Workshop only – $500 for students, $1000 for professionals.   REGISTER HERE Disclaimers: Participation in this event limited to participants currently living or working in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.                                                                                              HEMI reserves the right to cancel or postpone the event due to attendance and/or other unforeseen circumstances as of May 2023.         EVENT LODGING                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rooms have been reserved for this event at the Inn at The Colonnade at a group rate of $179.00 per night. Reservations can be made by clicking this link HEMI/MSEE ROOM BLOCK or by phone at 410.235.5400 by using group code WW5. TRAVEL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ARRIVING BY TRAIN? The closest station is Baltimore’s Penn Station. If you opt to take a Uber, Lyft or taxi from Penn Station to the Homewood campus, the fee should be quite modest. The university is very close to the train station. ARRIVING BY AIR? The closest airport is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). Directions to the hotel: Inn at The Colonnade Directions to JHU Homewood Campus meeting space: JHU Campus-Hackerman JHU Homewood Campus Maps POINT OF CONTACT                                                                                                                                                                                                                              If you have a question or need to speak with a member of the HEMI team or one of our partners, please contact us at [email protected] or via phone at 410-516-7257. For questions about reservations or the banquet, please contact Veronica Turner.    

Join us for a seminar with Dr. Travis J. Voorhees and Dr. Christopher R. Johnson of Sandia National Laboratories.

The seminar will begin at 3:00 PM ET on July 11, 2023.

Please contact Sarah Preis for connection information.

Seminar Title (Voorhees): “Development of the tamped RMI method, and application to Mo dynamic yield strength”

Bio:Travis Voorhees is a R&D Mechanical Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, where he conducted coupled experimental and computational studies on the shock compression behavior of heterogeneous media (e.g., composites, granular, and porous materials). Parallel to these studies, Travis worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the X-Theoretical Design group computationally designing, executing, and analyzing pulsed power driven experiments diagnosed with proton radiography. Travis’s current research efforts at Sandia National Labs use gas/powder guns, pulsed power machines, and explosives to shock compress a wide variety of metals, ceramics, composites, and granular media, diagnosing their response with both particle accelerator-based radiography and laser-based interferometry methods to measure the material's dynamic strength and equation of state.

Seminar Title (Johnson): “Investigating Process-Structure-Property Relations of Shock Loaded Wrought and Additively Manufactured 304L-Stainless Steel”

Bio: Chris Johnson is a research scientist at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University, where he conducted experimental and computational studies investigating shock compression of granular systems and additively manufactured materials. During his time at Marquette, he also worked for Sandia National Laboratories in the Solid Dynamics Experiments group to develop diagnostics for studying shearing behavior in granular materials. His current roles at SNL include management of Sandia’s Shock Thermodynamics Applied Research (STAR) facility and performing experimental campaigns to study materials under extreme conditions. Current research interests include equation of state and material strength measurements, diagnostic development, and novel experimental techniques.

Dates: June 13 - 15, 2023 The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) uses the Annual Technical Review to review the progress of the MSEE URA. This meeting also provides a forum for the government and corporate affiliates program (GCAP) and science advisory board (SAB) to view the MSEE research activities. Each MSEE principal investigator (PI) will present their technical progress and accomplishments followed by a short question/answer period. This meeting is open to DTRA, MSEE PIs and their graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and GCAP and SAB members. MSEE PIs (or a designated representative) are required to prepare and present a poster on each of their research tasks. Poster sessions will occur during the afternoon of days 1 and 2 of the Annual Technical Review. VENUE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The Annual Technical Review will take place across the street from the Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus at the Inn at The Colonnade, 4 W. University Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21218.   EVENT REGISTRATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Annual Technical Review is a by-invitation-only event. The deadline for registration is Friday, May 19, 2023.               REGISTER HERE POSTER SESSIONS A listing of the posters to be presented on Tuesday, June 13 and Wednesday, June 14 can be found here. DINNER BANQUET                                                                                                                                                                                                                              A dinner banquet will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Inn at The Colonnade. If  you plan to attend please select the option to attend during your registration or contact Veronica Turner. Reservation deadline is Friday, May 19, 2023. AGENDA - MSEE ATR 2023 Agenda EVENT LODGING                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rooms have been reserved for this event at the Inn at The Colonnade at a group rate of $159.00 per night. Reservations can be made by clicking this link JHUMSEEANNUALREVIEW or by phone 410.235.5400 and use group code MA7. TRAVEL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ARRIVING BY TRAIN? The closest station is Baltimore’s Penn Station. If you opt to take a Uber, Lyft or taxi from Penn Station to the Homewood campus, the fee should be quite modest. The university is very close to the train station. ARRIVING BY AIR? The closest airport is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). Directions to the hotel: Inn at The Colonnade Directions to JHU Homewood Campus: JHU Campus-Malone JHU Homewood Campus Maps GOVERNMENT ATTENDEES                                                                                                                                                                                                            ONLY IF REQUIRED BY YOUR HOME ORGANIZATION  (primarily Government attendees)                                                                                  The suggested costs for the Annual Technical Review are $40 per Full day and $20 per Half day. These costs may be paid by credit card through Eventbrite, or by cash or check made out to "Johns Hopkins University" on-site. POINT OF CONTACT                                                                                                                                                                                                                              If you have a question or need to speak with a member of the HEMI team or one of our partners, please contact us at [email protected] or via phone at 410-516-7257. For questions about reservations or the banquet, please contact Veronica Turner.