Seminar
16.11.2026
Evanston, IL
Material Characterization Workshop

Metals and Additive Manufacturing
sponsored by NETZSCH
Highlighting material development and material characterization for metal, additive manufacturing.
Topics include:
- Innovative materials characterization
- Additive manufacturing
- Industry approaches to AI
- High-precision materials testing instruments
Look forward to exciting presentations by renowned speakers:
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cedric Xia, Distinguished Engineer & Director at Apple Inc., Hardware Engineering
- Dr. Aziz Asphahani, Questek
- Dr. Denise Beitelschmidt, NETZSCH Instruments North America LLC
- Prof. Matthew Daly, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Engineering, Materials Engineering
- Prof. Vinayak Dravid, Northwestern University, Department Materials Science and Engineering
- Prof. Ping Guo, Northwestern University, Department Mechanical Engineering
- Prof. Amir Mostafei, Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
- Dr. Charlie Wood, Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Product Management, Digital Product Management, Caterpillar, Inc
Date and Location
Monday, November 16, 2026
Northwestern University
2001 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL 60208
Contact & Questions
Maegen Gregory
maegen.gregory@northwestern.edu