From 16th till 17th May 2016 at the Institute of Aviation for the sixteenth time was held the Polish-American Conference on Science and Technology. The purpose of the conference was to exchange ideas and to strengthen cooperation between Polish and American partners in the area of innovation and high technology. The conference had the aim to identify the condition and direction of development of Polish-American relations in the field of science and technology, and the challenges and problems associated with their implementation. The meeting was co-organized by the Ohio State University. The event was held under the Honorary Patronage of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda.
The conference was conducted in English. More information: www.ilot,edu.pl/pac.
Agenda:
16 May 2016 (Monday)
08:00 – 08:30 – Registration and buffet breakfast
08:30 – 09:00 – Opening remarks: Moderated by Rafał Kajka, Deputy Director of the Institute of Aviation
Welcome address – Witold Wiśniowski, Director, Institute of Aviation
Welcome address – Mike Benzakein, Assistant Vice President for Aerospace and Aviation, Ohio State University
Signing of the Dual PhD agreement between Ohio State University and the Institute of Aviation
The Morawiecki Plan and its implication on Polish-American cooperation – Minister Jerzy Kwieciński, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development
Welcome address – Kathleen Morenski, Political Counsellor, US Embassy
90 years of the Institute of Aviation – Rafał Kajka, Deputy Director, Institute of Aviation
09:30 – 13:15 – Aerospace Technologies Session: Moderated by Professor Piotr Wolański
09:30 – 10:00 – Additive Manufacturing in Aviation – Jen Pinson, Manufacturing Program Leader Advanced Turboprop, Business General Aviation, GE Aviation
10:00 – 10:30 – Electric Propulsion: Challenges and Opportunities – Mike Benzakein, Assistant Vice President for Aerospace and Aviation Research, Ohio State University
10:30 – 11:05 – Predix, Digital Technologies and Analytics – Łukasz Romaniuk, Senior Software Manager, GE Aviation, Poland, Tomasz Pancewicz, Senior Engineering Manager, GE Aviation, Poland
11:05 – 11:35 – Clean Sky 2 programs at GE Aviation – Massimiliano di Domenico, Advanced Lead Engineer Aero – Advanced Aviation Technology, GE Aviation Germany
11:35 – 11:50 – Break
11:50 – 12:20 – The Future of Sustainable Commercial Propulsion – Alan Epstein, Vice President, Technology and Environment, Pratt & Whitney
12:20 – 13:00 – Aviation Turboprop CoE in Europe – Milan Slapak, ATP Product Manager, Business General Aviation, GE Aviation, Paweł Buczek, Senior Engineering Manager, GE Aviation Poland
13:00 – 13:15 – Pitch Change Mechanism for Open Rotor Engine – Aleksander Szymandera, Advanced Mechanical Design Staff Manager, GE Aviation, Poland
13:15 – 14:15 – Lunch
14:15 – 15:00 – Perspectives and opportunities for accelerating Polish-American cooperation in Science and Technology – Discussion panel moderated by Professor Roman Domański, Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Aviation
Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development
Rajmund Bacewicz, Vice-Rector for Research, Warsaw University of Technology
Mike Benzakein, Assistant Vice President for Aerospace and Aviation Research, Ohio State University
Ronald J. Kurjanowicz, Technology consultant, RJK Consulting
Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Chair, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University
Grzegorz Kozłowski, Director of the Department of the Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Magdalena Nizik, President, GECP General Electric Company Polska
Zdobysław Goraj, Professor, Warsaw Institute of Aviation
15:00-17:15 – Energy and Environment Session Part 1: Moderated by Professor Roman Domański
15:00 – 15:30 – New technologies in Energy – Minister Michał Kurtyka, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Energy
15:30 – 16:00 – Producing Geothermal Energy with Sequestered Carbon Dioxide – Jeff Bielicki, Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University
16:00 – 16:15 – Break
16:15 – 16:45 – Selected solutions of electrical drives for land and air vehicles – Lech Grzesiak, Dean of the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology
16:45 – 17:15 – 50 years of accelerating tomorrow: from GPS to GNSS and beyond – Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Chair, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University
17 May 2016 (Tuesday)
08:30 – 09:00 – Buffet breakfast, registration
09:00 – 11:00 – Energy and Environment Session Part 2: Moderated by Professor Roman Domański
09:00 – 09:30 – Dynamic Strategy of Polish Energy Sector – Minister Andrzej J. Piotrowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Energy
09:30 – 10:00 – Gas Turbines Center, innovation and competencies evolution based on colocation and synergy – Michał Małecki, GE Power Engineering Leader, GE Power Poland
10:00 – 10:20 – Repair Development Center – Industrialization of New Repairs across GE global repair center – Piotr Steckowicz, Engineering Manager Repair, GE Power Poland
10:20 – 10:40 – Gas Turbine Development based on new GE H class – Karol Leszczyński, Principal Engineer, GE Power Poland, Barbara Toczek, Engineering Manager, GE Power Poland
10:40 – 11:00 – Digital Power Plant – Rafał Stocki, Lead Engineer, Power Engineering, Institute of Aviation
11:00 – 11:15 – Break
11:15 – 12:45 – Defense and Security Session: Moderated by Professor Adam Wiśniewski
11:15 – 11:45 – The Polish Armamments Group in the Space and Satellite Technologies Domain – Michał Wierciński, Director of the Bureau of Space and Sattelite Technologies, Polish Armaments Group PGZ
11:45 – 12:15 – Strategic Thinking in a Connected World – William Power, Senior advisor for Strategy, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
12:15 – 12:45 – Advanced Tilt Rotor concepts – Chris Gehler, V280 Program Director, Bell helicopters
12:45 – 14:15 – Lunch and poster session
14:15 – 17:00 – Technology Education Session: Moderated by Professor Zdobysław Goraj
14:15 – 14:45 – Manufacturing Global Engineers – Don Hempson, Director of International Initiatives for the College of Engineering, Ohio State University
14:45 – 15:15 – Preparation of human resources for the innovative economy – Grzegorz Robak, Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Higher Education
15:15 – 15:30 – Break
15:30 – 16:00 – Globalization and Cooperative Education in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati – Paul D. Orkwis, Head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Cincinnati
16:00 – 16:30 – Cross disciplinary education; way to educate new era engineers – Tadeusz Uhl, Head of the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics, AGH University of Science and Technology
16:30 – 17:00 – Engineer 2025 – new trends in technical education – Mirosław Sobaniec, Chief Consulting Engineer, GE Aviation Poland
17:00 – 17:30 – Closing remarks
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