Workshop Schedule

September 3–4, 2026 · College Park, Maryland

Two days of short framing talks and focused breakout discussions designed to turn shared priorities into actionable next steps.

Working-group allocation Open the shared assignment sheet for working-group placements. View sheet
Thursday, September 3 Noon–8:00 p.m. Lunch at noon; the day concludes with dinner
Friday, September 4 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Breakfast is available beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Venue & lodging The Hotel at the University of Maryland 7777 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, Maryland

Day 1

Thursday

Shared framing, parallel discussions, and first findings

12:00–8:00 p.m.

  1. –

    Lunch

    Meal

  2. –

    Opening session

    Plenary

    Overview talks by NSF program officers and workshop organizers, followed by three short talks introducing the Day 1 focus groups.

  3. –

    Focus-group discussions

    Breakout

    Three parallel breakout sessions.

  4. –

    Coffee break

    Break

  5. –

    Reports and open discussion

    Plenary

    Reports from the three focus groups, followed by open discussion.

  6. –

    Dinner

    Meal

    The first day concludes with dinner.

Day 2

Friday

New focus areas, next-step concepts, and workshop synthesis

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

  1. –

    Breakfast

    Meal

  2. –

    Opening session

    Plenary

    Three short talks introducing the Day 2 focus groups.

  3. –

    Coffee break

    Break

  4. –

    Focus-group discussions

    Breakout

    Three parallel breakout sessions.

  5. –

    Lunch

    Meal

  6. –

    Reports and open discussion

    Plenary

    Reports from the three focus groups, followed by open discussion and brainstorming about next steps.

  7. –

    Coffee and wrap-up

    Closing

Breakout themes

Working groups

Each focus-group leader will give a short introductory talk to frame the topic and key questions before the parallel discussions.
Day 1

Thursday focus groups

  1. Theory, simulation, and models for chemical AI

    Focus-group leaderMichael WebbPrinceton University

  2. Experiments and data for chemical AI

    Focus-group leaderMartin BurkeUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  3. Chemical AI in industry

    Focus-group leaderJohn ParkhillTerray Therapeutics

Day 2

Friday focus groups

  1. Data standards and shared infrastructure

    Focus-group leaderBrett SavoieUniversity of Notre Dame

  2. Generalizability, uncertainty, and validation

    Focus-group leaderSam StantonAnthropic

  3. Training, access, and pilot projects

    Focus-group leaderOlaf WiestUniversity of Notre Dame

Timing note: All times are local Eastern Time. Program details may be refined as workshop planning continues.