NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
2014 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
September 11–13, 2014
Chair: Kristi Anseth, University of Colorado, Boulder
CO-ROBOTICS
Organizers: Brian Gerkey, Open Source Robotics Foundation, and
Carmel Majidi, Carnegie Mellon University
Progress in Self-Driving Vehicles
Chris Urmson, Google
Safe, Cheap, and Smart: Collaborative Robots in Manufacturing
Matthew Williamson, Rethink Robotics
Personalized Medical Robots
Allison Okamura, Stanford University
Biologically Inspired Mobile Robots
Dennis Hong, University of California, Los Angeles
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BATTERY ANXIETY
Organizers: Jeff Sakamoto, University of Michigan, and
Daniel Steingart, Princeton University
Electrochemical Prozac:
Relieving Battery Anxiety through Life and Safety Research
Alvaro Masias, Ford Motor Company
Challenges in Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Sarah Stewart, Robert Bosch LLC
Lithium Ion Batteries and Their Manufacturing Challenges
Claus Daniel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Materials Design and Diagnosis for Rechargeable Battery Energy Storage
Shirley Meng, University of California, San Diego
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TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE HEART
Organizers: Karen Christman, University of California, San Diego, and
Ashley Peterson, Medtronic
The History of Heart Valves: An Industry Perspective
Erin Spinner, Edwards Lifesciences
Engineering Heart Valve Treatment Strategies for Tomorrow
W. David Merryman, Vanderbilt University
Biomaterials for Treating Myocardial Infarctions
Jason Burdick, University of Pennsylvania
Regulatory Perspectives on Technologies for the Heart
Sonna Patel-Raman, Halloran Consulting Group, Inc.
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SHALE GAS AND OIL
Organizers: Billy Bardin, The Dow Chemical Company, and Christopher Jones,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Shale Natural Resources
Stephen Ingram, Halliburton
Microbial Ecology of Hydraulic Fracturing:
Implications for Sustainable Resource Development
Kelvin Gregory, Carnegie Mellon University
The Shale Gas Revolution:
A Methane-to-Organic Chemicals Renaissance?
Eric Stangland, The Dow Chemical Company
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DINNER SPEECH
What Is Impact?
Arunava Majumdar, Stanford University
