Conference Program

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Conference Registration Opens 

 3:00  PM – 3:40 PM Reception and Mixer 

 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Welcome & Introduction 

 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Keynote Presentation - Dr. Cecilia R. Aragon - Director of the Human-Centered Data Science Lab, University of Washington. 

 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Keynote Presentation - Dr. Guillermo Aguilar - Department Head, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

 6:00 PM – 6:15 PM Closing Remarks, followed by Dinner Hour (at your own discretion)

 8:50 AM – 9:00 AM Introduction Remarks & Day Program – Organization 

 9:00 AM– 9:45 AM Keynote Presentation - Dr. Olivia A. Graeve – Director of the Graduate program in Materials Science & Engineering at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and the CaliBaja Center for Resilient Materials & Systems.

 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Dr. Carlos Monton – Director of The Center of Excellence Advanced Materials (COE-AM) at General Atomics.

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Coffee Break

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM –  Dr. Oscar A. Martinez – Group Leader, Nuclear Materials Packaging, Transportation and System Analysis, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM— Panel Discussion

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Group Photo

12:15 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch Break

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Professional Skills Development Seminar - Dr. Kelly Nash - Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of the Physics & Astronomy at UTSA. 

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Dr. Fidel Santamaria, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Dr. Nicole Y. Wicha, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio. To be confirmed

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Coffee Break & Poster Session

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM Introduction Remarks 

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Keynote Presentation – Dr. Florencio E. Hernandez, Dean of College of Science, Provost & Academic Vice President, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX.

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Dr. Brendy Rincon Troconis, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Dr. Andrea Delgado – Distinguished Staff Fellow, R&D Associate in the Physics Division. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Dr. Tracy M. Becker, Group Leader, Remote Sensing Observers, Department of Space Research, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Dr. Christopher S. Combs, Dee Howard Memorial Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Advisor of Record: M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio. To be confirmed

12:00 AM – 12:15 AM Collective Conference Assessment.

12:15 AM – 12:30 PM Concluding Remarks & Takeaways

12:30 PM Conference Ends — Departure