SOaRS Symposium Schedule
Tuesday, March 21
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Time |
Event/Presentation |
Speaker |
|---|---|---|
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8:30 a.m. |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
Provided by UND Research & Economic Development |
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9 a.m. |
Welcome to UND |
Dr. Robert Kraus, Dean of UND Aerospace President Andrew Armacost, University of North Dakota |
|
9:10 a.m. |
Welcome to North Dakota |
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9:30 a.m. |
Keynote: Importance of the Stratosphere to Defense |
Eric Follstad, Acting Science Advisor USCENTCOM |
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10:15 a.m. |
Break |
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|
10:30 a.m. |
High Efficiency Flexible Solar Arrays |
Dr. Noren Pan, President MicroLink Devices Inc |
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11:10 a.m. |
Defense Q & A |
Chaired by Dr. Robert Kraus, Dean of UND Aerospace
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|
11:30 a.m. |
Owning the Mission at the Stratospheric Level |
Richard Sullivan, Northrop Grumman |
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch Served Onsite |
Provided by UND Research & Economic Development |
|
1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. |
Stratospheric Base Stations |
Chaired by Dr. Noren Pan, CEO and President Microlink Devices Inc.
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|
2:00 p.m. |
What makes the stratosphere so difficult? |
Paul Stevens, CEO Voltitude Ltd UK |
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2:45 |
Break |
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|
3 p.m. |
RQ-4 Global Hawk- Lessons learn from stratospheric operations |
Major Ryan "Machete" Blakeney, USAF A3 Director of Operations 319th Reconnaissance Wing |
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3:45 p.m. |
20 minute HALE Operator Status Updates |
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4:45 p.m. |
Q & A Forum |
Chaired by Dr. Robert Kraus, Dean of UND Aerospace |
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5 p.m. |
Stratospheric Startups |
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5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Networking Social - UND Memorial Union Ballroom Reception Room |
Sponsored by UND Research & Economic Development |
Wednesday, March 22
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Time |
Event/Presentation |
Speaker |
|---|---|---|
|
9 a.m. |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
Provided by UND Research & Economic Development |
|
9:30 a.m. |
64 days in the Stratosphere |
Richard Tyler & Dave Wood - AALTO HAPS |
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10:30 a.m. |
UND National Security Initiative & HALE/HAPS |
Dr. Ryan Adams, Associate Dean of National Security, College of Engineering & Mines |
|
10:50 a.m. |
Establishing the Stratospheric Workforce (Engineering and Operations) |
Dr. Robert Kraus, Dean of UND Aerospace |
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11:10 a.m. |
Stratospheric Workforce Panel |
Chaired by Becca Cruger - Grand Forks EDC Panel:
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11:40 a.m. |
Altitude Control of Vented Solar High Altitude Balloons |
Tristan Schuler, Research Scientist for the US Navy Center for Applied Research |
|
12 p.m. |
Lunch Served Onsite |
Provided by UND Research & Economic Development |
|
1 p.m. |
20 minute HALE Operator Status Update |
|
|
2:00 p.m. |
Q & A Forum |
Chaired by Dr. Robert Kraus, Dean of UND Aerospace |
|
2:20 pm |
Break |
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|
2:40 p.m. |
The Route to Stratospheric Clearance |
Arjuna Fields, UAS Integration, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) |
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3:10 p.m. |
The Highest Energy Density Lithium-ion Batteries in the World |
Dr. Ionel Stefan, Amprius Technologies |
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4:00 p.m. |
Closing Address |
Dr. Robert Kraus, Dean of UND Aerospace |