| 7:45AM – 8:45AM | Networking Breakfast |
| 8:45AM – 9:00AM | Welcome and University of Pittsburgh Remarks |
| 9:00AM – 9:35AM | Cell Engineering and Biomaterial Strategies for Tissue Engineering
Josephine Allen University of Florida, MSE |
| 9:35AM – 10:10AM | Engineering Tools to Study the Cardiac Microenvironment
Samuel Senyo Case Western Reserve University, BME |
| 10:10AM – 10:40AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:40AM – 11:15AM | Mechanisms of Tissue Destruction in Engineered Living Systems
Manu Platt Georgia Institute of Technology, BME |
| 11:15AM – 11:50AM | Let There Be Light! Optical Tools for Human Health
Audrey Bowden Stanford University, EE |
| 11:50AM – 1:05PM | Luncheon |
| 1:05PM – 1:40PM | Creating Useful Nanostructured Soft Materials by Directed Self-Assembly
Chinedum Osuji Yale University, CEE |
| 1:40PM – 2:15PM | Large-Scale Simulation of Solid-Liquid Interfaces Under Realistic Conditions for Energy Conversion and Storage
Ismaila Dabo Penn State University, MSE |
| 2:15PM – 2:45PM | Coffee Break |
| 2:45PM – 3:20PM | Coupling Molecular Design to Structure and Activity of Sequence-Defined Macromolecules
Christopher Alabi Cornell University, CBE |
| 3:20PM – 3:55PM | Hybrid Thin Film Deposition by Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation
Adrienne Stiff-Roberts Duke University, ECE |
| 4:30PM – 4:50PM | Travel to University of Pittsburgh
Location: Shuttles |
| 4:50PM – 6:00PM | University of Pittsburgh Tour
Location: PITT |
| 6:00PM – 8:00PM | Poster Session, Light Hors D’oeuvres
Location: PITT |
| 7:45AM – 8:45AM | Networking Breakfast |
| 8:45AM – 9:35AM | Building Your Brand
Joel Ducoste North Carolina State University Developing effective strategies toward image creation using technology and social media to connect with alumni, corporations, and potential collaborators. |
| 8:45AM – 9:35AM | Industry-Academia-National Lab Partnerships
Samuel Graham Georgia Institute of Technology Rosalind Wynne Villanova University Fostering public/private partnerships that provide significant value to your research program. |
| 9:35AM – 10:25AM | Tenure Process at Research Universities
C. Fred Higgs III Rice University Shawn Blanton Carnegie Mellon University Breaking the code of the tenure review process and elucidating key strategies for strong dossier preparation. |
| 9:35AM – 10:25AM | Interdisciplinary Research
Lynford Goddard – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Translating your research beyond the boundaries of your specific discipline, and maximizing the impact and innovation engine of your program. |
| 10:25AM – 10:55AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:55AM – 11:45AM | Managing Research Groups
Tahira Reid Purdue University Implementing effective strategies for managing your research team to maximize productivity, including leadership training, effective communication tools, building a shared vision, and conflict resolution. |
| 11:45AM – 12:35PM | Interviewing And Negotiating
Monique Head Morgan State University Demystifying the art of navigating the academic job market with a focus of interview tips and negotiation tactics. |
| 12:35PM – 1:50PM | Paths To Professorship Success, Luncheon
Raheem Beyah Georgia Institute of Technology Ralph Etienne-Cummings Johns Hopkins University Charting your own pathway to a successful academic career. |
| 1:50PM – 2:40PM | Engaging Your Chair and Dean Effectively
Stephanie Luster-Teasley North Carolina A&T State University Engaging and maintaining a healthy relationship with senior administration at your university. |
| 2:40PM – 3:30PM | Candid Discussion on the Low Numbers of AA Women as Full Professors in Engineering
Rhonda Franklin University of Minnesota |
| 3:30PM – 5:00PM | Closing Reception, Light Hors D’oeuvres |
Link: Participant Abstracts