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Symposium Conference Chairs

Symposium 1
Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials
Chair: Amir Ameli, U. of Mass. Lowell
Co-Chair: Christopher Bowland, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Co-Chair: Devin Roach, Oregon State University

Symposium 2
Mechanics & Behavior of Active Materials
Chair: Zhangxian Deng, Boise State University

Symposium 3
Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems
Chair: Jeff Hill, Brigham Young Univ.
Co-Chair: Abdessattar Abdelkefi, NMS University
Co-Chair: Suyi Li Virginia Tech

Symposium 4
Integrated System Design and Implementation
Chair: Farhan Gandhi, North Carolina State University
Co-Chair: Brent Bielefeld, Booz Allen Hamilton
Co-Chair: Martin Radestock, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Symposium 5
Structural Health Monitoring
Chair: Sumit Gupta, ORNL
Co-Chair: Jinki Kim, Georgia Southern University
Co-Chair: Wen Shen, University of Central Florida

Symposium 6
Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems
Chair: Cody Gonzales, University of Texas at San Antonio
Co-Chair: Ophelia Bolmin, Carnegie Mellon University
Co-Chair: Vanessa Restrepo, Texas A&M University

Symposium 7
Energy Harvesting
Chair: Wei-Che Tai, Michigan State Univ.
Co-Chair: Lihua Tang, Univ. of Auckland
Co-Chair: Qian Feng, Penn State Behrend

Special Symposium
Embodying Physical Computing and Mechano-Intelligence
Chair: Suyi Li, Virginia Tech
Co-Chair: Andres F. Arrieta, Purdue University
Co-Chair: Patrick Musgrave, University of Florida

SMASIS in-action
Hardware Showcase
Chair: Paul Gilmore, Toyota
Co-Chair: Cody Conzales, University of Texas at San Antonio
Co-Chair: Paul Alexander, GM

Industry forum
Chair: Paul Motzki, Saarland University/ZeMA

Student Events
Chair: Patrick Walgren, AFRL
Co-Chair: Rishikesh Srinivasaraghavan Govindarajan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Student Best Paper
Chair: Vanessa Restrepo Perez, TAMU