University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
NAE 2023 Regional Meeting and Symposium

Event Schedule

Spring 2023 Regional Meeting
Schedule of Events

Events at iHotel and Illinois Conference Center, Champaign, Illinois, except tours as noted Illinois Conference Center

April 3, 2023

  • 6.00 p.m. — Dinner (NAE Members Only)
  • 7:00 p.m. — Early Arrivals Social Mixer 

April 4, 2023

  • 7:45 a.m. — Breakfast (NAE Members Only)
  • 8:15 a.m. — Campus Tour (NAE Members Only) (Meet at I-Hotel Lobby for shuttle service to campus)
    • Tour #1: Institute for Genomic Biology, Tour #2: Electrical & Computer Engineering Building (zero-net tour), Tour #3: Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
  • 9:40 a.m — NAE Members Business Meeting (NAE Members Only)
  • 10:40 a.m. — Break
  • 11:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m. — Public Symposium: The Mobility Electrification Revolution
    • Keynote #1: Steps toward modern electric transport and the growing electronics revolution, a memorial to Nick Holonyak Jr., and commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the transistor.
    • Keynote #2: National and global policy to enhance benefits and accelerate the revolution.
  • 12:30 p.m. — Lunch Student poster session 1-1:30 p.m.
  • 1:30 p.m - 3:10 p.m.  — Presentations
    • 1:30 p.m — The Future of Mobility and Electrification – I-ACT (I. Al-Qadi, ICT and Illinois) 
    • 1:55 p.m. — Reaching Toward Zero Emission Air Travel with Electrification (K. Haran, POETS and Illinois) 
    • 2:20 p.m.  — The Electrified Mobility Innovation Engine – an innovation ecosystem for the U.S. mobility industry (G. Rizzoni, Ohio State)

    • 2:45 p.m. —  Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Systems: Adoption, Deployment, and Management Insights (E. Kontou, Illinois)

  • 3:10 p.m. — Networking  Student posters continue
  • 3:40 p.m. — Presentations
    • 3:40 p.m. — Resources and Materials from Extraction to Recirculation (P. Braun, Illinois)
    • 4:05 p.m. — Cyber-security Issues in Electric Transportation (D. Nicol, Illinois).

    • 4:30 p.m.  — The Future of Ground Transportation is Electric (M. Eberhard, Tesla founder)

    • 5:00 p.m. — Reception
    • 6:00 p.m. — Dinner (NAE Members Only)

    April 5, 2023

    • 8:00 a.m. — Breakfast 
    • 8:45 a.m. — Industry-oriented session on mobility electrification
      • 8:45 a.m. — Welcome and introduction (Al-Qadi, Haran) 
      • 9:00 a.m. — Panel (industry and policy leaders) (Invited participants from Raytheon, J.M. de Bedout, Rivian; Brunswick, P.Bailey; Magna Electronics, S. Kotagiri)
    • 10:30 a.m. — Break
    • 10:45 a.m. — Industry/Policy session (B. Hajek, NAE, session chair)
      • 10:45 a.m. — Transformation of offroad solutions through electrification (J. Reid, NAE, Illinois)
      • 11:00 a.m. — IDOT Preparation for Mobility Electrification (O. Osman, Illinois Secretary of Transportation)
      • 11:30 a.m. — Public Discussion with government officials and industry.
    • 12:00 p.m. — Lunch
    • 1:00 p.m. — 2023 NAE Regional Meeting and Symposium Concludes
    • 1:00 p.m. Optional tours of POETS research facilities.