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This Year's Theme
Engineering for the Future
The Annual Directed Energy Science and Technology Symposium was held online
13‑15 May 2025. This event focused on sub-systems and component research as well as development
aspects of DE in a virtual, open-access environment.
The conference featured unclassified material only, with all technical sessions conducted at the Distribution A level.
Participation was limited to U.S. and U.K. citizens.
Symposium Highlights
of esteemed speakers
Technical Breakout Sessions at Dist A level
DEPS Annual Report Update
Introduction of newly elected DEPS Directors
Induction of DEPS Fellows
Program and Agenda
A high level view of the Annual DE S&T Symposium agenda is in the table below.
| Agenda Overview |
Tuesday, 13 May
AM Keynote Speakers and Virtual Plenary Session
PM Virtual Technical Breakout Sessions
Wednesday, 14 May
AM & PM Virtual Technical Breakout Sessions
Thursday, 15 May
AM & PM Virtual Technical Breakout Sessions
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DEPS Users are invited to
view the Detailed Program here. (Note: Login is required. Only DEPS users who are logged into their
DEPS account can view the detailed agendas for DEPS events.)
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Symposium Chairs |
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Joe Grobmyer |
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Wesley Green |
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Technical Program Co-Chairs |
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Brad Hoff |
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Jacob Putman |
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Gary Wood |
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Session Chairs and Contacts |
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HPM Technologies & Effects |
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Matt Franzi |
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Jeremy Oliver |
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HEL Technologies and Effects |
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Gary Wood |
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Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning |
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Amanda Coleman |
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Beam Control Systems and Technologies |
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Teresa Berra |
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Josh Taylor |
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Mission Level Modeling, Simulation and Analysis |
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Jake Shilling |
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Power and Thermal for DE |
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Dana Teague |
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Directed Energy Bioeffects |
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Bob Thomas |
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Jason Payne |
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Airborne Lasers |
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Bonnie Johnson |
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To contact a session chair, please send a message to our Technical Program Coordinator, Devona Valdez. |
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Symposium Coordinator |
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Cynnamon Spain |
(505) 998-4910 |
cynnamon@deps.org |
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Technical Program Coordinator |
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Devona Valdez |
(505) 998-4910 |
devona@deps.org |
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Short Courses |
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Melissa McCrary |
(505) 998-4910 |
melissa@deps.org |
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Registration & Payments |
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Raheela Bokhari |
(505) 998-4910 |
raheela@deps.org |
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Security Officer |
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Amanda White |
(505) 998-4910 |
amanda@deps.org |
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Presentations and Releases |
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Devona Valdez |
(505) 998-4910 |
graphic@deps.org |
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Last updated: 18 June 2025
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