8:30 AM to 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Additive Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities for Turbine Engines
Session Chair: Dr Thomas Gallmeyer - USAF AFRL
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
The Perfect Bridge to Advanced Turbine Cooling Technologies: 3DPrinted Ceramic Molds for Airfoil Castings Presenter: Mr Donald Deptowicz - Renaissance Services Inc
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
A Postprocess Treatment for Improving Fatigue Performance of Additively Manufactured Parts Presenter: Dr Troy Krizak - Hyphen Innovations
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Combined Axial Torsion Loading of Additively Manufactured Triple Periodic Minimal Surface Gyroid Specimens Presenter: Lt Norman Pritchard - USAF Authors: Ms Elizabeth Bartlett - USAF AFRL, Maj John Brewer - USAF AFIT, Lt Col Ryan Kemnitz - USAF AFIT
