Smart Structures/NDE 2009 ended on 12 March 2009. SPIE would like to thank the organizing committee and everyone who made the event a great success. We look forward to seeing you in March 2010.
10 conferences in 2009. Presentation topics included:
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Smart Structures and Vehicles
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Actuators and Damping
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Biomimetics and Robotic Systems
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Multifunctional Materials
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Embedded and Self Diagnosis Sensors
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Modeling and Control
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Sensor Networks
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Real-Time NDE
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Structural Health Monitoring
Special Events in 2009:
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11th Annual EAP-in-Action Demonstrations
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One day course on Electroactive Polymer Actuators + Devices
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Welcome reception, award ceremonies, poster sessions, lifetime achievement awards, and student lunch
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Funding and agency talks from NSF, ONR, NIST
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Plenary Presentations - Monday through Thursday (see below)
Future Challenges in Aeronautics R&D Monday 9 March 8:30 to 9:15 am
Jaiwon Shin, NASA - Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (USA)
Beyond PZT-Based Actuators: Bridging Material Science and Engineering Monday 9 March 9:15 to 10:00 am
Paolo Ermanni, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
Energy Harvesting: Small Scale Energy Production from Ambient Sources Tuesday 10 March 8:20 to 9:05 am
Eric M. Yeatman, Imperial College London (UK)
NDE Simulations: Critical Tools in the Integration of NDE and SHM Wednesday 11 March 8:20 to 9:05 am
R. Bruce Thompson, Ames Lab./NDE Ctr., Iowa State Univ. (USA)
A Paleo-aerodynamic Exploration of the Evolution of Nature's Flyers, Man's Aircraft, and the Needs and Options for Future Technology Innovations Thursday 12 March 8:20 to 9:05 am
Brenda M. Kulfan, Brenda M. Kulfan, The Boeing Co. (USA)
