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Insensitive Munitions & Energetic Materials (IMEM) Technology Symposium
"Enhancing the Performance of Insensitive Munitions"
18 - 20 October 2022
Indianapolis, IN
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Keynote: Insensitive Munitions, Important Now More Than Ever
- Dr. Brian Fuchs, Senior Research Scientist, Insensitive Munitions, U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal
- Christelle Collet, Technical Specialist Officer, MSIAC
Energetic Materials & the Defense Production Act
- Anthony Di Stasio, Director, Industrial Base Support, USD (A&S)
Comparison of IM Threats Versus the Real World
- Christelle Collet, Technical Specialist Officer, MSIAC
MSIAC Highlights & Future Priorities
- Christelle Collet, Technical Specialist Officer, MSIAC
Insensitive Munitions Policy & Requirements
Session Chair: Joseph LiVolsi
- 24847 – The Status of International & National IM Policies Across Nations, Christelle Collet, Technical Specialist Officer, MSIAC
Energetic Material Formulations & Synthesis
Session Chair: Dr. Jacob Morris
- 24861 – Improved Continuous Microfluidic Synthesis of Energetic Compounds, Dr. Christina Christensen, Principal Research Scientist, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Insensitive Munitions Test Methods
Session Chair: Nausheen Al-Shehab
- 24857 – The Fundamentals of IM Testing, Jon Toreheim, Marketing and Sales Manager, Bofors Test Center
- 24865 – Air Drag Measurements for the NATO Insensitive Munitions Fragment, Kevin Miers, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
- 24852 – Mitigation of Flat 2-Dimensional Shocks to Prevent Sympathetic Reactions, Stefan de Koster, Junior Scientist Innovator, TNO
Energetic Materials Processing
Session Chair: Wendy Hummers
- 24781 – Development of ResonantAcoustic® Continuous Microreactor and ResonantAcoustic® Continuous Crystallizer, Dr. Joseph Mayne, Senior Chemical Engineer, Resodyn Corporation
- 24834 – Process Improvement of Melt Pour Explosive 3,4-Dinitropyrazole (DNP), Dr. Tomasz Modzelewski, Principal Scientist, BAE Systems, Inc.
- 24843 – Continuous ResonantAcoustic® Production of Energetic Material, Dr. Joseph Mayne, Senior Chemical Engineer, Resodyn Corporation
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Keynote: Paths for EM/IM to Provide Strategic Differentiation
- Dr. Robert Wardle, Principal, Wardle Enterprises: Energetics, Services and Technologies, LLC
Insensitive Munitions Modeling
Session Chair: Dr. Ernest Baker
- 24860 – Evaluation of Critical Temperatures via Thermal Runaway Models and Slow Cook Off Testing, Dr. Jeremy Headrick, R&D Technical Manager, BAE Systems, Inc.
- 24993 – Concept for Improving Cook-off Performance of Propellants & Explosives, Dr. Jon Yagla, Mechanical Engineer, Axient
Energetic Material Characteristics
Session Chair: Melissa Mileham
- 24839 – Characterization of Impact Induced Reaction of Explosives Using the AFRL High Explosive Survivability Test (HEST), Dr. Jesus Mares, Jr., Engineer, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
- 24844 – Recent Advancement on Enhanced Blast Explosives Manufacturing at Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Kyle Bittner, R&D Formulation Chemist, BAE Systems, Inc.
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Keynote: National Energetic Plan
- Jason Jouet, Director of Munitions Technology, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
The MSIAC Self-Audit To Improve How Testing Facilities Conduct IM & HC Tests
- Christelle Collet, Technical Specialist Officer, MSIAC
Cookoff Analysis Using An Implicit AMR Approach
- Dr. J. Keith Clutter, Senior Consultant, Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S), Inc.
Gun Barrel & Projectile Heating For Hot Gun Safety
- Dr. Jon Yagla, Mechanical Engineer, Axient
Insensitive Munitions Protection Systems
Session Chair: Ken Graham
- 24864 – Lightweight IM Impact Protection System for Reducing Reaction of Solid Rocket Motors, Andrew Witzig, President & CEO, Shearwater Technology, Inc.
- 24867 – SR Barriers for IMX-104 Filled 155mm Artillery Projectiles, Kevin Miers, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
- 24866 – Steel FI Barriers Hardness & Obliquity Effects, Kevin Miers, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
Energetic Materials Modeling
Session Chair: Gert Sholtes
- 24869 – A Numerical Model for Explosive Cook Off, Dr. Brian Fuchs, Senior Research Scientist, U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal
- 24955 – AI For Energetic Defect Characterization, Antonio Aguirre, Jr., Mathematician, Picatinny Arsenal
- 24856 – Sample Extraction & Analysis Techniques for Simultaneous Determination of Legacy & IM Constituents, Dr. Austin Scircle, Research Chemist, USACE Engineer Research & Development Center
Insensitive Munitions Technology Applications
Session Chair: Steve Struck
- 24863 – Cook-Off Mitigation for Medium Caliber Ammunition, Nausheen Al-Shehab, Chemical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM AC