Chapter STEM recognition
NDIA Michigan Chapter’s STEM team enabled the collaboration between the Dynamic Network of African Americans (DNA2) employee resource group at General Dynamics Land Systems and George Washington Carver Academy in Highland Park, MI to develop an after-school STEM program. After a 1 year of searching and planning, a team of 5 DNA2 members volunteered their time to teach STEM in an after-school program with STEM kits provided by NDIA MI. The student scholars consist of (9) 4th graders, (4) 5th graders, and (1) 6th grader; in addition to 4 teacher volunteers. DNA2 and GWCA were excited to begin the collaboration on May 17, 2024. The student scholars were engaged and excited. Plans continue to be made to grow this program into competitive robotics (i.e. LEGO’s) at the elementary school level in the future.
Modernization Update
Thursday, AUGUST 15, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome - GVSETS Chair & NDIA Michigan Chapter President Jim McManus, GVSETS Chairman Valde Garcia, President, NDIA-Michigan |
| 8:10 a.m. |
Special Speaker Peter Singer, Strategist and Author |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Congresssional Panel Moderator: Valde Garcia, President, NDIA-Michigan Brian Detter, Executive Vice President, Artist, LLC Wesley “Wes” Hall, Executive Vice President for Business Development and head of Washington Operations, Beacon Interactive systems Thomas “TJ” Stapleton, President & Founder, Stapleton & Associates, LLC |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Exhibitor Break |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) Panel COL John Cooper, Acting Executive Director, ACC-DTA Meghan McIntyre, Chief, Contracting Operations Division Sean O'Reilly, Director, Combat Support Contracting, ACC-DTA Jeffrey Simonis, Director, Ground Combat Systems, ACC-DTA |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Lessons Learned from Recent Conflicts |
| 2:15 p.m. |
PM Modernization Panel Moderator: Tom Vern, Director, Strategic Plans and Communications, US Army DEVCOM GVSC COL Ken Bernier, Project Manager, Future Battle Programs, PEO GCS Kevin McEnery, Deputy Director, NGCV CFT Elena Moralez-Alvarez, Director, Ground Combat System Readiness and Sustainment Directorate, Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC) James “Steve” Roberts, Product Lead, Integration, PEO CS&CSS |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Conclusion Jim McManus, GVSETS Chair |
Main Session
Wednesday, AUGUST 14, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome — GVSETS Chair and NDIA Michigan Chapter President Jim McManus, GVSETS Chair Valde Garcia, President NDIA-Michigan |
| 8:10 a.m. |
Welcome TACOM CG and US Army DEVCOM GVSC Director BG Michael Lalor, Commanding General (CG), Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), Detroit Arsenal (DTA) Michael Cadieux, SES, Director, US Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) |
| 8:20 a.m. |
Models-Based Systems Engineering & Digital Preliminary Design Review XM30 Combat Vehicle Prototype Development Team |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker Young Bang, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Exhibitor Break |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Digital Engineering Panel Moderator: Jennifer Swanson, SES, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Data, Engineering, & Software) Susan Cashero, Director, Combat Support & Combat Service Support Readiness & Sustainment Directorate (CS&CSS R&S), Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC) COL Jeffery Jurand, Project Manager XM30, PEO GCS Traci Webb, Director of Business Development and Marketing, GS Engineering Stacy Paul, Aerospace Engineer and CEO, Array of Engineers (AoE) |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Detroit Arsenal Senior Leadership Panel Moderator: Valde Garcia, President, NDIA-Michigan COL Kevin Bradley, Director, Next Generation Combat Vehicle, Cross Functional Team (NGCV CFT) Michael Cadieux, SES, Director, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC COL John Cooper, Acting Executive Director, Army Contracting Command (ACC)-DTA MG Glenn Dean, Program Executive Officer, Program Executive Office Ground Combat Vehicles (PEO GCS) BG Camilla White, PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS) BG Michael Lalor, CG, TACOM |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Exhibitor Break |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Warfighter Panel Moderator: MG Julian “JB” Burns, USA (Ret.), Warfighter Panel LTC Jordan Martinelli MAJ Nathan Justin CSM Dehoyas Rodriguez SFC Nathan Webster |
| 4:50 p.m. |
Conclusion Jim McManus, GVSETS Chair |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Exhibitor Reception: GVSETS Gold Rush |
Power and Mobility (P&M)
Tuesday, AUGUST 13, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. |
Opening of GVSETS and the Technical Sessions in Legacy Ballroom, 2nd Floor Jim McManus, GVSETS Chair Valde Garcia, President, NDIA-Michigan Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) |
| 8:20 a.m. |
Autonomy Panel: Human-Machine Integrated Formations Moderator: Dr. Robert Sadowski, Chief Roboticist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC COL Ken Bernier, Project Manager, Future Battle Platforms, Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) Kurt Bruck, Vice President, Neya Systems Robert Monto, Director, Advanced Concepts and Critical Technologies, U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) Leland “Kent” Shea, Product Manager, Robotics & Autonomous Systems, PEO CS&CSS Dr. Amber Walker, Senior Vice President, Ground, C2, and Maritime Systems, Parry Labs |
| 9:20 a.m. |
Best Paper Announcement Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Gregg Wildes, Business Development Manager, DornerWorks |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Exhibitor Break |
| 10:05 a.m. |
Welcome to the P&M Tech Session Dr. Joshua Piehl, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 10:10 a.m. |
Understanding Mobility in the Artic Dr. Sally Shoop, Senior Research Engineer (Ret.), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC) - Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Edward Garibay, Doctrine Author - Artic Operations, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Michael Parker, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers ERDC-CRREL Jason Olivier, Research Physical Scientist, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers ERDC-CRREL |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Impacts of Injection Pressure and Timing on Energy-Assisted Compression-Ignition Combustion with Gaussian-shaped Ribbed Piston Bowl Design Dr. Eri Amezcua, ARL Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin - Madison (UW) Jacob Stafford, Research Assistant, UW Dr. Kenneth Kim, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Dr. Chol-Bum Kweon, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Prof. David Rothamer, Professor, UW |
| 10:50 a.m. |
Evaluation of Jetfire Pre-Chamber Ignition for Lean, DI Homogeneous Charge, Heavy Fueled Combustion and Multi-Fuel Capability Daniel Nicklowitz, Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University Dr. Harold Shock, Professor, Michigan State University, Principal Engineer, Mid-Michigan Research Thomas Stuecken, Senior Testing Engineer, Michigan State University Jennifer Higel, Senior Designer, Mid-Michigan Research |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Detecting Damage Using Acoustic Emission During Evaluation of High-Pressure Fuel Pump Durability with Low-Viscosity Fuels Nikhil Murthy, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Vincent Coburn, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Caleb Matzke, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Stephen Berkebile, Research Physicist, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Extension of Diesel Engine Power Via Electrically Assisted Turbocharger Dr. Sang-Guk Kang, Aerospace Engineer, U.S. Army Research Laboratory Erik Schroen, Aerospace Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Dr. Jonathan Mattson, Postdoctoral Fellow, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Dr. Kenneth Kim, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Kyle Hepp, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Kurt Kruger, Engineering Technician, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Peter Clerkin, Engineering Technician, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Dr. Chol-Bum Kweon, Program Manager, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Joseph Gibson, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. DEVCOM Army Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) Rik Meininger, Systems Engineer, U.S. DEVCOM AvMC Marshall Musser, Propulsion Engineer, U.S. Army PEO Aviation |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:05 p.m. |
Introduction to the P&M Afternoon Session Thomas Trzaska, Chief Engineer, RENK America |
| 1:10 p.m. |
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) Performance Characterization in a Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System Erik Schroen, Aerospace Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Dr. Constandinos Mitsingas, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL Dr. Chol-Bum Kweon, Program Manager, U.S. Army DEVCOM ARL |
| 1:30 p.m. |
A Case Study of an Integrated Started Generator Failure and Benefits of Time Domain Torsional Vibration Analysis John Srodawa, Technical Specialist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 1:50 p.m. |
An Analysis of Solar Opportunity Recharging for Electrified Tactical Vehicles Dr. Vikram Mittal, Associate Professor, U.S. Military Academy - West Point CPT Matthew Crocker, Instructor, United States Military Academy - West Point 2LT Luke Revnew, Student, United States Military Academy - West Point 2LT John Muraco, Student, United States Military Academy - West Point 2LT Bridget Konopa, Student, United States Military Academy - West Point 2LT Mark Miller, Student, United States Military Academy - West Point 2LT Logan Mayfield, Student, United States Military Academy - West Point |
| 2:10 p.m. |
A Compact, 100V, 360A Full-Bridge GaN Power Module with Integrated Gate Driver Board Dr. Rayna Alizadeh, Subsection Manager - Electrical Components, GE Aerospace Richard Eddins, Staff Engineer - Customer Applications, GE Aerospace Sam Mahmodicherati, Senior Engineer - Electrical Hardware, GE Aerospace Rick Shiver, Staff Electrical Engineer, GE Aerospace Zoran Mihailovic, Senior Staff Engineer - Electrical Components, GE Aerospace Kevin Sowul, Advanced Lead Engineer - Systems Engineering, GE Aerospace Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Consulting Engineer - Electrical Components, GE Aerospace Aric Haynes, Electrical Power Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Exhibitor Break |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Introduction to P&M Final Session Issac Rife, Program Engineering Manager, BAE Systems |
| 3:20 p.m. |
On-Board Fuel Sensing for UAS and Ground Vehicle Applications |
| 3:40 p.m. |
Evaluation of Allison Transmission FuelSense 2.0 for Improved Fuel Economy Steven Zielinski, Technical Specialist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Steven Beiter, Test Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Newly Mach, Defense Product Integrator, Allison Transmission Inc |
| 4:00 p.m. |
From Pitch to Power: Harnessing Domestic Mesophase Pitch for Synthetic Graphite Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries Dr. Mark Kujawski, Technical Director, ACP Technologies (ACPT) Chris Boyer, Vice President, ACPT Dr. Igor V. Barsukov, CEO, American Energy Technologies Co. (AETC) Karenna Pletcher, Scientist, AETC Michael Durbin, Scientist, AETC Michaelangelo Monterroso, Scientist, AETC Thomas Wagner, Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Yi Ding, Research Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC James Mainero, Chemist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Thomas Holcombe, CEO, ACPT |
| 4:20 p.m. |
Isolation Integration into Cold Plate and Thermal Densification of Liquid-Cooled Power Modules Thilo Vethake, Head of Mechanical Design, Trumpf Reza Razavi, Simulation Mechanical Engineer, Trumpf Guido Hodapp, Head of R&D Design, Trumpf TE Craig Denham, Senior Process Engineer, Stellar Ind. David Saums, Principle, DS&A LLC |
| 4:40 p.m. |
Defect-Rich Reduced Graphitic Carbon Nitride as the Sulfur Host Material for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Dr. Aliakbar Yazdani, Postdoctoral Researcher, Central Michigan University (CMU) Dr. Jyoti Pandey, Postdoctoral Researcher, CMU Dr. Mukesh Jakhar, Postdoctoral Researcher, CMU Benjamin R. Seltin, Undergraduate Researcher, CMU Dr. Veronica Barone, Professor of Physics, CMU Dr. Valeri Petkov, Professor of Physics, CMU Dr. Yi Ding, Research Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Bradley D. Fahlman, Professor of Chemistry, CMU |
| 5:00 p.m. |
P&M Technical Session Conclusion Dr. Joshua Piehl, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
Page 5 of 15