Energy & Utilities Technology Committee Meeting

16–17 September 2025 • Crowne Plaza Chicago • Lemont, IL USA

►Agenda (PDF)
►Register or contact ldlugopolski@aist.org

Tour of Argonne National Labs

Arrangements

Crowne Plaza Chicago
SW Burr Ridge, 300 S Frontage Road
Burr Ridge, IL 60527

Reserve at the Argonne National Lab discounted rate by visiting the booking link

 Note, there is a separate security clearance step necessary for completion 30-days prior to the visit, with details provided during the AIST meeting registration procedure

AIST technology committee members are asked to print out the latest revised meeting agenda from our website one week prior to this meeting.

Attire notes: When inviting visitors into laboratory spaces, Argonne strives to keep everyone safe by enforcing attire guidelines. Bare legs are prohibited, closed-toe, flat or block-heel shoes are required, and shirts must cover the back and shoulders (minimum ¼ length sleeves). In some labs, visitors must wear safety glasses provided by the laboratory (or bring their own).

Tuesday 16-September-2025

Day #1, Carpooling to this address is recommended: 9700 South Cass Avenue Lemont, IL 60439

Arrival | Obtain Gate Passes        <8:30 - 9:00 am CDT>

Location: Building 224, Argonne Welcome Center

Identity verification & gate passes issued; Marcia Rogers will escort to Building 203/ D120

  1. Chair’s opening remarks – John Hill    <9:00 am CDT>
  2. Appoint minute-taker
  3. Antitrust guidelines
  4. Membership and attendance
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting
  6. AIST Staff Announcements
  7. Steel Industry Fatalities

 BREAK        <10:30 am CDT>

  1. Main agenda items
    • AISTech session development –Anup Sane, Armin Silaen
      • Selection of Abstracts (Due by 16 Sept) – (Handle via conference call if necessary)
      • Determine session structure (Due by 28 Oct) including session titles & session chairs
      • Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions
    • Finalize AISTech call for papers for 2027-year, the current PROGRAM TOPIC reads “♦ ENERGY & UTILITIES Energy efficiency in the use of combustion and purchased utilities; practical application and innovative uses of byproduct gases, reducing carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, (low-carbon energy sources, renewable energy, carbon capture, carbon storage and decarbonization), water usage and reduction, steam, industrial gases, compressed air, electricity, lighting, heat recovery systems, boilers/furnaces, and power generation.”
  • Energy Achievement Award – Ben Myer, Josh Davich
  • Technology Training conference – Tina Wolff
    • Energy Reduction in the Steel Industry – A Practical Training Seminar
    • Location: Cleveland, OH
    • Date: Fall 2026
    • Tour: Rockwell-Cleveland

LUNCH, with Argonne Overview      <Noon>

  1. Discussion items
  • Life Cycle Analysis – GREET     <12:20 pm – 1:00 pm CDT>
    Location: Building 203/D120
    Michael Wang, Department Director, LCA and Technology Assessment, Energy Systems and Infrastructure Assessment (ESIA)
  • CO2 Capture and Conversion    <1:00 pm – 1:30 pm CDT>
    Location: Building 203/D120
    Meltem Urgun Demirtas, Department Director, Resource Recovery and Separations, Applied Materials Division (AMD) 
  • Critical Materials Recovery      <1:30 pm – 2:00 pm CDT>
    Location: Building 203/D120
    Albert Lipson, Group Leader, Separations and Bioprocessing, AMD
    Meltem Urgun Demirtas, Department Director, Resource Recovery and Separations, AMD 
  • Modeling (burners et al)    <2:00 pm – 2:30 pm CDT>
    Location: Building 203/D120
    Riccardo Scarcelli, Group Leader – Multi-Physics Engine Computations, Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS)
  • BREAK      <2:30 pm CDT>
  • Metals Research               <2:45 pm – 3:15 pm CDT>
    (concept and early data for using electricity for iron production) 
    Location: Building 203/D120
    John Hryn, Group Leader, Emergent Materials and Processes, AMD
    Michael Dziekan, Materials Engineer, AMD 
    Matt Earlam, Materials Process Engineer, AMD 
    Carrie Siu, Materials Scientist, AMD 
    Kelly Cohen, Postdoctoral Appointee, AMD
  • C- STEEL | ARPA-E Rosie  <3:15 pm – 3:45 pm CDT>
    Location: Building 203/D120
    Brian Ingram, Group Leader, Materials Scientist, Chemical Sciences and Engineering (CSE)
  • Material Flow Analysis and Technology Roadmapping     <3:45 pm – 4:15 pm CDT>
    Location: Building 203/D120
    Sarang Supekar, Senior Systems Scientist and Industrial Technologies Team Lead, ESIA 
    Yongxian Zhu, Energy Scientist, ESIA
  1. Next meeting. TBD
  2. Chair conclusion
  3. Adjourn    <4:30 pm CDT>

Wednesday 17-September-2025

Day #2 Tour, Argonne National Labs

Arrival | Obtain Gate Passes

Location: Building 224, Argonne Welcome Center

Carpooling to this address is recommended: 9700 South Cass Avenue Lemont, IL 60439      <8:30 - 9:00 am CDT>

Required PPE includes Bare legs are prohibited, closed-toe, flat or block-heel shoes are required, and shirts must cover the back and shoulders (minimum ¼ length sleeves). In some labs, visitors must wear safety glasses provided by the laboratory (or bring their own). 

Tour Route, with tour bus provided

Materials Engineering Research Facility Tour (MERF)

Location: Building 370 – MERF       <9:00 - 9:25 am CDT>

Travel to Building 440     <9:25 - 9:35 am CDT>

Advance Photon Source (APS) Tour

Location: Building 440     <9:35 - 10:00 am CDT>

Travel to Building 240     <10:00 - 10:10 am CDT>

Aurora Exascale Supercomputer Tour

Location: Building 240     <10:10 - 10:35 am CDT>

Travel to Building 208    <10:35 - 10:45 am CDT>

Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall  

Location Building: 208/1st Floor    <10:45 - 11:15 am CDT>

Travel to Building 203      <11:15 - 11:45 am CDT>

Wrap up Discussion      <11:45 – NOON CDT>

Location: Building 203/D120                                                                   

Departure        <NOON CDT>