Retreat Schedule
Day 1
Friday, September 22, 2023
Friday, September 22, 2023
8:15am
Students, staff, & faculty riding the bus should arrive at Palmer Commons
Bus to depart from Palmer Commons 8:30am
9:00am
Check-In to Retreat begins
9:45am
Bus arrives to Maumee Bay Lodge
Luggage to be placed in a holding area – Room check-in starts at 4:00PM
10:00am
Welcoming Remarks & Introductions
Ryan Mills & Kayvan Najarian
Egret/Tern
10:05 - 10:30am
Chair talk (Athey)
Brian Athey, PhD (DCMB Chair)
(Breakfast served)
Egret/Tern
Break 10:30 - 10:45am
10:45- 11:30am
Faculty 5-minute lightening talks
(in-person or video, moderated by Ryan Mills)
Egret/Tern
11:30- 12:15pm
Faculty Roundtable
(students and faculty have a small table discussion moderated by Gil Omenn)
Egret/Tern
Lunch 12:15 - 1:00pm
Egret/Tern
1:00- 1:45pm
MS + PhD Student 3-minute lightning talks, session 1
Moderated by Alla Karnovsky
1:45- 2:45pm
Breakout Sessions
Student - BGSA lead session moderated by Maya Bose (Egret/Tern)
Faculty - Topic: GAI impact on instruction moderated by Cristina Mitrea (Navigator - Classroom)
Break 2:45 - 3:00pm
3:00 - 4:00pm
Keynote
Karthik Duraisamy, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering & Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE)
Introduced by Brian Athey
Egret/Tern
4:00 - 4:30pm
BIDS breakout session
Moderated by Maureen Sartor and Ivo Dinov
Egret/Tern
Break 4:00 - 6:00pm
Check-in & unpack
Dinner 6:00 - 6:45pm
Eagle/Heron (Banquet)
6:45 - 7:30pm
Poster Session & Social
Informal poster session and mingle
Eagle/Heron (Banquet)
7:45 - 9:00pm
BGSA Activity - Social BINGO
Lead by Maya Bose
Eagle/Heron (Banquet)
9:00pm
Bonfire Social Gathering
S'mores & Beverages Provided
Fire Pit West
Day 2
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Saturday, September 23, 2023
6:00am
Morning Outdoor Run
with Weichen Zhou
(meet in lobby)
7:00am
Group Walk
With Margit Burmeister
Outdoor walk through the nature preserve
(meet in lobby)
Breakfast 8:00 - 8:45am
Egret/Tern
8:30 - 8:40am
DEI-focused Video "Automating Inequality"
(during breakfast)
(during breakfast)
Egret/Tern
8:40 - 9:30am
DEI-focused Discussion - Session Related to the book "Automating Inequality"
Moderated by Maureen Sartor
Egret/Tern
Break 9:30 - 9:45am
9:45- 10:45am
Faculty Speaker Session
Introduced by Kayvan Najarian
Yuanfang Guan
Kin Fai Au
Meng Wang
Anne Draelos
Egret/Tern
10:45- 11:30am
MS + PhD Student 3-minute lightning talks, session 2
Moderated by Alla Karnovsky
Egret/Tern
11:30- 11:45am
Student Awards & Kudos
Moderated by Margit Burmeister and Maureen Sartor
Egret/Tern
Group Photo 11:45am
Whole Groups, BIDS, staff, all lab group photos
12:00 - 1:00pm
BBQ/Picnic Lunch under the Big Tent
Tent
1:00 - 2:30pm
Free Time
Free Time (swim, hike, sport)
An organized outdoor game session