BTE Speakers

Black Trailblazers in Engineering Keynote Address
Navigating the Complex Landscape of "Privilege"

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | 6:00-7:00 PM (EST) (45-minute talk | 15-minute Q&A)

Introduction of the Moderator by:

Arvind Raman, Robert V. Adams Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering (by Courtesy); Executive Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Purdue University

Luciano Castillo

Luciano Castillo

Moderator

Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering

Lance Collins

Lance Collins

Keynote Speaker

Vice President and Executive Director of the Innovation Campus, Virginia Tech

Closed Session: Reception with LATinE Fellows and Dr. Olivia Graeve

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 PM (EST)

Luciano Castillo

Luciano Castillo

Moderator

Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering

Lance Collins

Lance Collins

Keynote Speaker

Vice President and Executive Director of the Innovation Campus, Virginia Tech

 

Keynote Speakers

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Wesley Leroy Harris

Wesley Leroy Harris

Charles Stark Draper Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Housemaster of New House Residence Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Thursday, February 25, 2021, 6:00-7:00 PM

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Stephanie G. Adams

Stephanie G. Adams

Dean and Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair of Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas, Dallas and Past President of the American Society of Engineering Education

Friday, February 26, 2021, 6:00-7:00 PM

Plenary Panel

Plenary Panel: Social Impact of Black Trailblazers in Engineering
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, 5:30-7:00 PM


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Barrett Caldwell

Moderator

Barrett Caldwell

Professor of Industrial Engineering and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics (By Courtesy), Purdue University, and Director, NASA Indiana Space Grant Consortium

Virginia Booth Womack

Virginia Booth Womack

Director, Minority Engineering Program, Purdue University

Christine Grant

Christine Grant

Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement in the College of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University

Anthony Harris

Anthony Harris

President and CEO, Campbell/Harris Security Equipment Company (CSECO)

Mamon Powers Jr.

Mamon Powers Jr.

CEO, Chairman of the Board, Powers & Sons Construction Company

Program Managers

Keynote Panel: How to Get Early Career Research Funding?
Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, 12:00-1:25 PM

Ronald D. Joslin

12:05-12:25 PM | Presentation by: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Ronald D. Joslin

Program Director, Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport (CBET) System, National Science Foundation

Ellen M. Robinson

12:25-12:45 PM | Presentation by: Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Ellen M. Robinson

Program Coordinator for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research’s (AFOSR) Science and Engineering Division, Physical and Biological Sciences Branch; and the Department of Defense (DoD) Program Manager for the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) Program

Joan M. Greve

12:45-1:05 PM | Presentation by: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Joan M. Greve

Scientific Program Manager, Division of Interdisciplinary Training (DIDT) at National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Thomas C. Fu

1:05-1:25 PM | Presentation by: Office of Naval Research (ONR)

Thomas C. Fu

Head, Mission Capable, Persistent and Survivable Naval Platforms Department of the Office of Naval Research (ONR); Acting Director, Advanced Naval Platforms Division within the Mission Capable, Persistent and Survivable Naval Platforms Department, Office of Naval Research

Faculty Development Experts

Success Strategies for New Faculty Members
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, 12:00-3:00 PM

Facilitators:

Rebecca Brent

Rebecca Brent

President, Education Designs, Inc., Cary, North Carolina

Richard M. Felder

Richard M. Felder

Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University