Session 1 – Convergence Research
Program
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
(9-11:15 am Philadelphia, 3-5:15 pm Grenoble)
9-9:10 (3-3:10) Welcome (R. Composto)
Keynote (30 min talk + 10 min Q&A)
9:10 – 9:50 (3:10 – 3:50)
Cherie Kagan, PhD, Stephen J. Angello Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Penn Engineering
NSF Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag): An Example of Convergent Research
Cherie Kagan, PhD, Stephen J. Angello Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Penn Engineering
Alums (15 min talk + 5 min Q&A; Z. Fakhraai)
Edward Trigg, PhD, Research Scientist, UES, Inc
Natalie Gogotsi, PhD, Materials Engineer, Lockheed Martin
Tagbo H. R. Niepa, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
9:50-10:10 (3:50-4:10) Edward Trigg, PhD, Research Scientist, UES, Inc
10:10-10:30 (4:10 – 4:30) Natalie Gogotsi, PhD, Materials Engineer, Lockheed Martin
10:30 – 10:50 (4:30-4:50) Tagbo H. R. Niepa, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
10:50 (zoom open until 11:15; 4:50-5:15) Closing remarks/chat (P. Rannou/R. Composto)
Session 2 – US-International STEM Collaborations
Program
Thursday, January 14, 2021
(9-11 am Philadelphia, 3-5 pm Grenoble)
9-9:05 (3-3:05) Welcome Back (F. Papillon)
Keynote (30 min talk + 10 min Q&A)
9:05 – 9:45 (3:05 – 3:45)
Sonia Ortega, PhD, Program Director, Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation, US-International STEM Collaborations – a 2021 Perspective
Sonia Ortega, PhD, Program Director, Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation
Alums (15 min talk + 5 min Q&A)
9:45-10:05 (3:40-4:05) – Zachary Whitlock, Master’s Student, Environmental Policy, University of Cambridge
10:05-10:25 (4:05 – 4:25) Timothy Egbo, PhD, Microbiologist, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
10:25 – 10:45 (4:25-4:45) Neha Manohar, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas at Austin
10:45 – 11 (4:45-5) Closing remarks/chat (D. Lee)
Zachary Whitlock, Master’s Student, Environmental Policy, University of Cambridge
Timothy Egbo, PhD, Microbiologist, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Neha Manohar, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas at Austin