Optional tours (confirm participation through registration form)
15:00 – 16:15
Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetMATERIALS Laboratory
15:30 – 16:15
McMaster Automotive Resource Centre
16:30 – 17:00
Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy OR McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute
Venue: The University Club of McMaster
17:00 – 19:00 Reception and Welcome
Venue: McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Rd S, Hamilton, Canada
7:40 – 8:40 Registration
8:40 – 8:55 Indigenous Inauguration
Introduction by John Preston, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University
Garry Sault Ojibway Elder, Storyteller, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
8:55 – 9:10 Introductory Remarks
Donna Kirkwood, Chief Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, Canada
Mark S. Kozdras, Natural Resources Canada, Canada
Hermann Tribukait, Secretaria de Energia, Mexico
Maureen Clapper, US Department of Energy, United States (by video link)
9:10 – 9:35 Mexico City Workshop Report Debrief by the authors
Kristin Persson, Lawrence Berkeley NL, USA (by video link)
Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Harvard University, USA
9:35 – 9:50 Workshop Charge, Structure and Chair’s Welcome
Hermann Tribukait, Workshop Executive Co-Chair and MI Clean Energy Materials Innovation Challenge Co-Lead
Hatem Zurob, Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Canada
9:50 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 10:35 International Energy Agency-Cement Sustainability Initiative, Technology Roadmap: Low-carbon Transition in the Cement Industry
Araceli Fernandez, International Energy Agency (by webinar)
Manuela Ojan, Heidelberg Cement Group (by webinar)
10:35 – 11:05 Plenary Presentation: Cement/Concrete
Doug Hooton, University of Toronto, Canada
11:05 – 11:50 Plenary Presentation: Structural Materials – The State of Computation
Matthias Militzer, University of British Columbia, Canada
11:50 – 12:35 Plenary Presentation: Additive manufacturing and architected materials
Christopher Spadaccini, Lawrence Livermore NL, USA
12:35 – 12:40 Instructions for Afternoon
12:40 – 13:35 Group Lunch, served on site
Convene in breakout rooms 15 min early for intros
13:35 – 15:10 Parallel Breakout Panel Sessions
Panel 1: Bulk Structural
Lead: Steven Yue, McGill University
Panel 2: 3D Printed Metals
Lead: Nick Birbilis, Monash University
Panel 3: Cement/Concrete
Lead: Samir Chidiac, McMaster University
15:10 – 15:25 Break
15:25 – 17:00 Continue Parallel Breakout Panel Sessions
Venue: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King St W, Hamilton, Canada
18:30 – 19:00 Reception and Welcome
John Preston, Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University
19:00 – 21:00 Dinner and Informal Speech
Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Harvard University, USA - A vision for the future of Materials Acceleration Platform
Venue: McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Rd S, Hamilton, Canada
8:30 – 8:45 Overview and Plan for the Day
8:45 – 9:15 Panel Presentations: Findings from the Materials Panels
8:45 – 8:55: Panel 1
8:55 – 9:05: Panel 2
9:05 – 9:15: Panel 3
9:15 – 9:45 Moderated Discussion of the Findings
Moderator: Yves Brechet, High Commissioner to Atomic Energy, France
Moderator: Mark S. Kozdras, Workshop Executive Co-Chair
9:45 – 10:15 Plenary Presentation: High Performance Computing
David Skinner, Lawrence Berkeley NL, USA
10:15 – 10:30 Automated Platform for Materials Discovery (by video link)
Jason Hein, University of British Columbia, Canada
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:30 Parallel Cross-Panel Discussions - Practical Limitations for Structural Materials
Panel A: Theory
Lead: Matthias Militzer, University of British Columbia
Co-Lead: Isaac Tamblyn, National Research Council
Panel B: Synthesis
Lead: Gary Purdy, McMaster University
Panel C: Characterization
Lead: Nabil Bassim, McMaster University
12:30 – 13:30 Group Lunch, served on site
13:30 – 15:00 Continue Cross-Panel Discussions
15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:00 Cross Panel Presentations: Findings from the Cross Panels
15:30 - 15:40: Cross Panel A
15:40 - 15:50: Cross Panel B
15:50 - 16:00: Cross Panel C
16:00 – 16:30 Recommendations and Ideas on Potential Projects
Hatem Zurob, Workshop Chair, McMaster University
Mark S. Kozdras, Workshop Executive Co-Chair
16:30 – 16:40 Next Steps and Closing Remarks
John Preston, Workshop Host Partner, McMaster University
Hermann Tribukait, Workshop Executive Co-Chair
(Agenda subject to change)