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8 - 12 March 2009
Town and Country Resort and Convention Ctr.
San Diego,
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Past Event Overview
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. Check out the Technical Programs: 10 conferences in 2009. Presentation topics included:
| | • | Smart Structures and Vehicles | | • | Actuators and Damping | | • | Biomimetics and Robotic Systems | | • | Multifunctional Materials | | • | Embedded and Self Diagnosis Sensors | | • | Modeling and Control | | • | Sensor Networks | | • | Real-Time NDE | | • | Structural Health Monitoring |
Special Events in 2009: | • | 11th Annual EAP-in-Action Demonstrations | | • | One day course on Electroactive Polymer Actuators + Devices | | • | Welcome reception, award ceremonies, poster sessions, lifetime achievement awards, and student lunch | | • | Funding and agency talks from NSF, ONR, NIST | | • | 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)
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 | Beyond PZT-Based Actuators: Bridging Material Science and Engineering
Monday 9 March
9:15 to 10:00 am Paolo Ermanni, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
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 | 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)
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 | 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)
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 | 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)
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