DEFENSE RELATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

December 6, 2006
09:30 a.m -- 3:30p.m
Location:
Stewart Center, Room 218A-C,
Purdue University, IN

Agenda

9:30am	Registration– Stewart Center, Room 218 A-C
10:00am	Welcome Charles Rutledge, Vice President for Research, Purdue University John Schneider, President of ATAIN; Asst. V.P. for Industry Research, Purdue University Brian Bailey, Corporate Planning, Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
10:10am	Presentation – State of Indiana Concern Jason Lovell, Office of Energy & Defense Development, State of Indiana
10:35am	Presentation – Crane Managers Moderator: Brian Bailey, Strategic Missions Focus Area Deputy Director, Crane Division, NSWC Crane Focus Areas Presented: Greg Reece, Special Missions Focus Area Director, Crane Division, NSWC David Beckett, Chief Technologist, Crane (1) Information Operations/Electronic Warfare (2) Special Missions (3) Strategic Missions
11:15am	Panel Session - Defense Technology Development in Indiana Moderator: Jeff Gunsher, Assoc. Director, Industry Research and Technology Programs, Purdue University (1) Directed Energy – Erika White-Crane (2) Sensor for Protection Hazardous Materials - Graham Cooks, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University (3) Raytheon Activities - Tim Morris, Effects Battle Management Systems, Command and Control Solutions Team (C2ST) Technology Acquisition Manager
12:15pm	Working Lunch with Presentation Defense Industry Asset Study of Indiana Lisa Laughner, Vice President, AM/DTL Bruce Stach University Access (Extending PURE to Indiana) Aditya Mathur, Associate Dean and Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University
1:30pm	Panel Session - Defense Related Research and Funding Moderator: Don Takehara, Director, Center for Research & Innovation; Associate Professor, Taylor University (1) University Research Doug Adams, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Gary Bernstein – Associate Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame (2) Homeland Security R&D Eric Dietz, Executive Director, Indiana Department of Homeland Security (3) How to Fund – Innovative Funding (SBIRs etc.) Brooke Pyne – SBIR Director, IEDC.
3:00pm	Future Directions Panel Moderator: Edgar Martinez, Assistant Dean of Engineering for Research, Purdue University Jason Lovell, Office of Energy & Defense Development, State of Indiana Eric Dietz, Executive Director, Indiana Department of Homeland Security David Gard , Senior Program Manager, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, IEDC Mike Mitchell, National Advocate Lead, Crane Joe Pekny, Director, E-Enterprise; Professor of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University Jim Schonberger, Business Relations Manager & President Crane Technology, Inc. Lisa Teague, Chief on R&T Systems and Processes, Rolls-Royce

* Agenda subject to change