CECD Hosts Workshop on “Synthesis of Advanced Energetic Materials: The Path Forward”

College Park, MD, April 7, 2011

The Center for Energetic Concepts Development (CECD) hosted a workshop titled “Synthesis of Advanced Energetic Materials: The Path Forward” on 3rd-5th April 2011 at the Inn and Conference Center, University of Maryland, College Park campus. The three-day workshop brought together researchers working on synthesis of advanced energetic materials with a goal to identify key challenges in energetic material synthesis. Participants from the US, Sweden, France, Germany, Russia, and the Czech Republic discussed the most promising emerging chemistries and technology challenges for synthesis of advanced energetic materials and possible future research ideas. Some of the general questions that were addressed pertained to critical issues that must be overcome in synthesis, scale-up and fielding of new energetic materials; emerging technologies, like nanotechnology, synthesis using micro-reactors, and supercritical solvents, associated with traditional methods of synthesis of advanced energetic materials; and most promising materials that should be targeted for future research.

The workshop was facilitated by hosts Dr. James Short (CECD), Dr. Thomas Klapötke (Ludwig-Maxmillan University of Munich and CECD) and Dr. David Chavez (Los Alamos National Laboratory).

For detailed agenda and presentation slides, click here.