Left to right: Remi Robache, Todd Spierling, Giusi Quartarone, Yves Cousineau, and Maxfield Arnson at IEEE ECCE 2026 in Vancouver, Canada.IDEAS Lab PhD student Maxfield Arnson participated as a panelist at the 2026 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The conference took place October 4–8, 2026.
On Wednesday, October 7, Maxfield joined the “Hybrid Electric Propulsion” panel alongside Remi Robache of Pratt & Whitney Canada, Todd Spierling of Collins Aerospace, and Yves Cousineau of Transport Canada. The panel was moderated by Giusi Quartarone of Collins Aerospace. The discussion brought together perspectives from academia, government, and industry on hybrid-electric aircraft concepts.
Learn more about the conference on the ECCE 2026 website.