Scientific Program

Thursday – August 20, 2026

Time
(all times in PT)
8:25 amAM Refresher, Registration Table Open
8:55 – 9:00 amUser Executive Committee Welcome
John Vinson, UEC Chair
National Institute of Standards and Technology
9:00 – 9:05 amBerkeley Lab Welcome
TBD
9:05 – 9:30 amDOE BES Perspective
Mikhail Zhernenkov
DOE, Basic Energy Sciences
9:30 – 9:55 amMolecular Foundry Update
Ashfia Huq
Molecular Foundry Director
9:55 – 10:40 amKeynote
Brandon Wood
Meta
10:40 – 11:00 amBreak
11:00 – 11:20 amUser Highlight
Boubacar Kante 
University of California, Berkeley
11:20 – 11:40 amUser Highlight
Annelise Barron
Stanford University
11:40 am – 12:00 pmUser Highlight
Seung Sae Hong
University of California, Davis
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 – 1:45 pm Keynote
John Hartwig
University of California, Berkeley
1:45 – 2:10 pmPostdoc Paper Award Winner
Feng Pan
Stanford University
2:10- 2:35 pmStudent Paper Award Winner
Koushik Das
University of California, Berkeley
2:35- 3:20 pmTown Hall
3:20 – 3:40 pmPM refreshment break
3:40 – 4:15 pmNew Foundry Capabilities
4:15 – 4:50 pmPoster Slam!
4:00 – 6:35 pmPoster Session and Reception

Friday – August 21, 2026

Time
(all times in PT)
8:30 amAM Refresher, Registration Table Open
9:00 – 10:30 amAM Symposia/workshops
10:30 – 10:55 amAM refreshment break
10:55 am – 12:25 pmSymposia/workshops continue
12:25 – 1:25 pmLunch, Awards Ceremony, and Closing Remarks
1:25 – 2:55 pmPM Symposia/Workshops, Breakout Sessions, & Foundry Tour
2:55 – 3:20 pmPM refreshment break
3:20 – 4:50 pmPM symposia/workshops continue
4:50 pmEnd