Conference Schedule

All talks are in Reitz Union Room 2355.

The poster session is in LIT 225.

The banquet is in Hampton Inn & Suites Gainesville-Downtown.

All plenary talks will be 50 mins talk+10 mins questions. All invited talks will be 25 mins talk+5 mins questions.

October 24, Monday (Reitz Union Room 2355)

08:15am-08:45am Registration/Sign Up and Breakfast

08:45am-09:00am Welcome Opening Remarks by College Accociate Dean Dr. Harfe and Department Chair Dr. Knudson

Chair: Guowei Wei (MSU)

09:00am-10:00am Plenary talk Alexandra Smirnova (Georgia State University)

10:00am-10:30am Lili Ju (University of South Carolina)

10:30am-11:00am Group Photo and Coffee Break

Chair: Sara Pollock (UF)

11:00am-11:30am Ke Chen (University of Maryland)

11:30am-12:00pm Lin Mu (University of Georgia)

12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch break

Chair: Rui Wang (MSU)

01:30pm-02:00pm Hyesuk Lee (Clemson University)

02:00pm-02:30pm Amanda Diegel (Mississippi State University)

02:30pm-03:00pm Phuong Hoang (Auburn University)

03:00pm-03:30pm Coffee Break

Chair: Chunmei Wang (UF)

03:30pm-04:00pm Christy Hamlet (Bucknell University)

Chair: Malgorzata Peszynska (Oregon State University), Alexandra Smirnova (Georgia State University), Guowei Wei (MSU)

04:00pm-05:00pm Group Discussion

06:30pm-08:30pm Banquet (Hampton Inn & Suites Gainesville-Downtown)

October 25, Tuesday (Reitz Union Room 2355)

08:30am-09:00am Registration/Sign Up and Breakfast

Chair: Malgorzata Peszynska (Oregon State University)

09:00am-10:00am Plenary talk Guowei Wei (MSU)

10:00am-10:30am Lea Jenkins (Clemson University)

10:30am-11:00am Coffee Break

Chair: Hyesuk Lee (Clemson University)

11:00am-11:30am Mette Olufsen (North Carolina State University)

11:30am-12:00pm Adriana Gillman (UC Boulder)

12:00pm-01:30pm Lunch break

Chair: Lili Ju (University of South Carolina)

01:30pm-02:00pm Shangyou Zhang (University of Delaware)

02:00pm-02:30pm Fengyan Li (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

02:30pm-03:00pm Summer Atkins (LSU)

03:00pm-03:30pm Coffee Break

Chair: Adriana Gillman (UC Boulder)

03:30pm-04:00pm Zhilin Li (North Carolina State University)

04:15pm-05:15pm Poster Session (LIT 225) poster set up during lunch time

October 26 Wednesday (Reitz Union Room 2355)

08:30am-09:00am Registration/Sign Up and Breakfast

Chair: Alexandra Smirnova (Georgia State University)

09:00am-10:00am Plenary talk Malgorzata Peszynska (Oregon State University)

10:00am-10:30am Omar Saucedo (Virginia Tech)

10:30am-11:00am Coffee Break

Chair: Fengyan Li (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

11:00am-11:30am Rui Wang (MSU)

11:30am-12:00pm Casey Cavanaugh (LSU)

12:00pm-12:10pm Conclusion by Local Organizers: Maia Martcheva, Sara Pollock and Chunmei Wang