REACT@Penn 2019

The annual REACT Meeting held on January 14, 2019, at the University of Pennsylvania.

Read the Penn Today article (Jan. 18, 2019) about the REACT@Penn 2019 symposium.

Policy, Technology and Science for Global Challenges

Perry World House
3803 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Photos from REACT@Penn 2019

Watch the Symposium Live

 

11:00 am – 12:45 pm Lunch & Poster session
12:45 – 12:50 pm Welcome to Event
Russell Composto, Patrice Rannou video icon
Principal Investigators for the REACT US and French teams
12:50 – 1:00 pm Welcome to Perry World House
William Burke-White video icon
Inaugural Director, Perry World House
1:05 – 1:50 pm Science, Policy, and Panic
Mark Alan Hughes video icon
Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Moderator: Howard Neukrug video icon, Executive Director of The Water Center, Penn
1:50 – 2:05 pm Surfaces with Wettability Contrasts
David Riassetto video icon
LMGP; Grenoble-INP – Minatec
Moderator: Kathleen Stebe, Deputy Dean for Research & Innovation, Penn Engineering
2:05 – 2:20 pm Bacteria Detection with Plasmonic Microcapsules
Celine Burel video icon
Solvay
Moderator: Kathleen Stebe, Deputy Dean for Research & Innovation, Penn Engineering
2:20 – 2:35 pm Hierarchically Nanostructured Membranes for Clean and Safe Water
Pil Jin Yoo video icon
Sungkyunkwan University
Moderator: Kathleen Stebe, Deputy Dean for Research & Innovation, Penn Engineering
2:35 – 3:20 pm How Does Policy Drive Science & Technology Innovation? A Conversation with Liz Sherwood-Randall
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall video icon
Perry World House Global Order Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Distinguished Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Moderator: Christopher Murray, Richard Perry University Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science, Penn
3:20 – 3:30 pm Closing Remarks
Russell Composto video icon
Principal Investigator for the REACT US Team
3:30 – 4:00 pm Reception – Snacks and Continued Discussion