DIRECTED ENERGY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY


Annual Directed Energy
Science and Technology Symposium
20-24 May 2024 Colorado Springs, CO





Overview

Final Conference Agenda

Short Courses

Symposium Contacts

DE Education Workshop

 

This Year's Theme
Transition of DE Technologies - What's Good Enough?

The 2024 Annual Directed Energy Science and Technology Symposium was held 20-24 May 2024 at the Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, CO. This event focused on sub-systems and component research as well as development
Pikes Peak above Colorado Springs
Photo Courtesy of Sam Blankenship
aspects of DE in a mixed-access environment. All symposium sessions were conducted at either the Open/Public Release or CUI/Limited Distribution level this year, allowing all attendees to have participation options at all times.

Proceedings of the Symposium will be published. See our Online Store for proceedings of previous Annual Directed Energy Symposia.

Symposium Highlights

  • Plenary session of esteemed speakers
  • Technical Breakout Sessions at Open and CUI levels
  • Open and CUI Poster Sessions
  • Professional Development Short Courses
  • Co-located DE Education Workshop
  • Exclusive Roundtable Reception for Qualifying Students and Early Career Professionals (ECP's)
  • Exhibits and an evening exhibitor reception
  • DEPS Annual Report Update
  • Introduction of newly elected DEPS Directors
  • Induction of DEPS Fellows
  • Held in conjuntion with the JDETO Technical Review (formally known as the JDETO Annual Review)
    • This new dynamic will (1) maximize in-person participation and (2) coordinate the disclosure of information at the appropriate classification level (up to CUI at this event)
    • The JDETO has teamed with DEPS to accomplish (1) and (2) with a coordinated/deconflicted Joint agenda at the DEPS Annual S&T Symposium
    • This event will review technical progress made towards ongoing projects from the Laser Sources, M&S, and Beam Control & Propagation Technical Areas within the JDETO’s Enabling Tech Program
    • In support of the JDETO’s DE Center of Excellence, this event will also host a DE Workforce Development Workshop, which is complementary to the DE Education Workshop
    • The JDETO Technical Review will be open to all symposium attendees with a DEPS-approved visit request for attending CUI/Distribution C/D sessions – please see Security for more information
Program and Agenda

Preliminary Agenda Overview
 
  Monday, 20 May
    AM and PM Short Courses
    Roundtable Reception
      * exclusively for students/ECPs
  Tuesday, 21 May
    AM Keynote Speakers and Plenary Session
    PM Technical Breakout Sessions
    Evening Exhibitors Reception & Poster Session
 
  Wednesday, 22 May
    AM & PM Technical Breakout Sessions
  Thursday, 23 May
    AM & PM Technical Breakout Sessions
  Friday, 24 May
    AM DEPS and JDETO Session Summaries
    Symposium Adjourns by 1200

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Symposium Contacts
 
  Symposium Chair
  Larry Grimes lawrence.grimes.1@us.af.mil
 
  Session Chairs and Contacts
  Beam Control Systems and Technologies
  Mike Steinbock michael.steinbock@us.af.mil
  Dave Newton david.w.newton.civ@us.navy.mil
 
  HPM Technologies & Effects
  Matt Franzi mafranz@sandia.gov
 
  HEL Technologies and Effects
  Gary Wood gary.wood@jhuapl.edu
 
  Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning
  Amanda Coleman arcolema1@nps.edu
  Brett Hokr
 
  Mission Level Modeling, Simulation and Analysis
  Darl Lewis garrett.d.lewis2.civ@us.navy.mil
 
  Atmospheric Propagation
  Conor Pogue conor.m.pogue2.civ@us.navy.mil
 
  DE Intermediate Force Capabilities / NLW
  Simin Feng simin.feng.civ@us.navy.mil
 
  Power and Thermal for DE
  Dana Teague joseph.teague@us.af.mil
 
  Directed Energy Bioeffects
  Bob Thomas robert.thomas.47@us.af.mil
  Jason Payne jason.payne.14@us.af.mil
 
  DE Weapons: Transforming Electromagnetic
Warfare and EMSO in Modern Conflicts
  Matt Thompson thompson@crows.org
 
  DE Education Workshop
  Mark Neice mark@deps.org
  Kip Kendrick krk0019@uah.edu
 
  Symposium Coordinator
  Cynnamon Spain (505) 998-4910 Cynnamon@deps.org
 
  Registration & Payments
  Dawn Gutierrez (505) 998-4910 Dawn@deps.org
 
  Security Officer
  Kat Gonzales (505) 998-4910 Kat@deps.org
 
  Technical Program Coordinator and Short Courses
  Cristina Crowson Cristina@deps.org
 
  Presentations and Releases
  Carolyn Bowman Graphic@deps.org
 

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