Prelude

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Welcome & Opening Remarks

• Arvind Raman, Executive Associate Dean of the Faculty and Staff, College of Engineering

CLOSED SESSION: What’s My Life Experience and Expectations for the LATinE Workshop?

Presented by each LATinE Participant (5 mins. /each)

Moderator:

• Luciano Castillo, Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering

Session Break

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Panel 1: Why Choose an Academic Career in Engineering?

Moderator:

• Julio A. Ramirez, Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering and the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) and Network Coordination Office (NCO) Center Director

Panelist:

• Andres Arrieta , Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
• Marisol Koslowski, Assistant Head for Engagement and Partnerships, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
• Monica Prezzi, Professor, Civil Engineering
• Luis Solorio, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
• Mirian Velay-Lizancos, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
• Juan Wachs, James A. and Sharon M. Tompkins Rising Star Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

Q&A Session with LATinE Fellows

(Panel 1: Why Choose an Academic Career in Engineering?)

Moderator:

• Julio A. Ramirez, Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering and the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) and Network Coordination Office (NCO) Center Director

Session Break

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Plenary Panel: University and Industry Leadership During the Pandemic and Beyond

Part of Purdue Engineering’s Rising to the Challenge Initiative

Introduction of the Moderator by:

• Arvind Raman, Executive Associate Dean of the Faculty and Staff, College of Engineering

Moderator:

• Mark Lundstrom, Acting Dean of the College of Engineering, Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Panelist:

• Jorge Haddock, President, University of Puerto Rico
• Juan Manuel de Bedout, Vice President of Aerospace Technology in Technology & Global Engineering at Raytheon Technologies
• Ricardo J. Echevarria, Vice President in the Sales and Marketing Group and General Manager of Intel Olympic Program at Intel Corporation

Session Break

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

CLOSED SESSION: Pizza Social & Breakout Room Collaboration with Plenary Panelists

Prelude

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Lunch & Poster Session

Presented by each LATinE Participant (2 mins. /each)

Introduction of the Moderator by:

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Moderator:

• Bonnie Prado Pino, PhD. Candidate, Aeronautics and Astronautics

Session Break

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Poster Session Breakout Rooms

Moderator:

• Bonnie Prado Pino, PhD. Candidate, Aeronautics and Astronautics

Session Break

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Panel 2: Head’s Roundtable: How to Prepare for Job Market in Academia

Introduction of the Moderator by:

• Arvind Raman, Executive Associate Dean of the Faculty and Staff, College of Engineering

Moderator:

• Marisol Koslowski, Assistant Head for Engagement and Partnerships, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Panelist:

• William A. Crossley, Head and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Eckhard A. Groll, William E. and Florence Perry Head of Mechanical Engineering, Reilly Professor of Mechanical Engineering
• Makarand Hastak, Professor and the Dernlan Family Head of Construction Engineering and Management
• Dimitri Peroulis, Michael and Katherine Birck Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• John Sutherland, Fehsenfeld Family Head of Environmental and Ecological Engineering

Q&A Session with LATinE Fellows

(Panel 2: Head’s Roundtable: How to Prepare for Job Market in Academia?)

Moderator:

• Marisol Koslowski, Assistant Head for Engagement and Partnerships, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Session Break

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Panel 3: Head’s Roundtable: How to Interview, Negotiate Salary and Start-Up Package?

Moderator:

• Julio A. Ramirez, Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering and the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) and Network Coordination Office (NCO) Center Director

Panelist:

• David Bahr, Head and Professor, Materials Engineering
• Donna Riley, Kamyar Haghighi Head, Professor of Engineering Education
• George Wodicka, Dane A. Miller Head of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Q&A Session with LATinE Fellows

(Panel 3: Head’s Roundtable: How to Interview, Negotiate Salary and Start-Up Package?)

Moderator:

• Julio A. Ramirez, Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering and the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) and Network Coordination Office (NCO) Center Director

Session Break

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Poster Session Award Winners

Award winners to be announced by:

• Arvind Raman, Executive Associate Dean of the Faculty and Staff, College of Engineering

Session Break

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Keynote Address

Introduction of the Moderator by:

• Arvind Raman, Executive Associate Dean of the Faculty and Staff, College of Engineering

Moderator:

• Luciano Castillo, Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering

My Unlikely Journey: From the Barrios of Los Angeles to the White House and the National Medal of Science.

• Richard A. Tapia, Ph.D., University Professor, Rice University; Maxfield and Oshman Professorship in Engineering, Rice University; Adjunct Professor, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Houston; Director, Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), Rice University; Director, Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, Rice University; Associate Director of Minority Affairs, Office of Graduate Studies, Rice University

Conclusion & LATinE Fellows Social Hour - Breakout Rooms

Prelude

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Keynote Panel: How to Get Early Career Research Funding?       

Introduction of the Moderator by:

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

Moderator:

• Arvind Raman, Executive Associate Dean of the Faculty and Staff, College of Engineering

1:05-1:20 PM | Presentation by: National Science Foundation (NSF)

• Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh, Associate Program Director, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ENG/CBET) and Directorate for Engineering at National Science Foundation

1:20-1:35 PM | Presentation by: Department of Defense (DOD)

• 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

1:35-1:50 PM | Presentation by: Department of Defense (DOD)

• Thomas C. Fu, SES, 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

1:50-2:05 PM | Presentation by: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

• Joan M. Greve, Scientific Program Manager, Division of Interdisciplinary Training (DIDT) at National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Q&A Session with LATinE Fellows

(Keynote Panel: How to Get Early Career Research Funding?)

Moderator:

• Arvind Raman, Executive Associate Dean of the Faculty and Staff, College of Engineering

Session Break

• Marsha Freeland, Director, Faculty Success Programs, College of Engineering

CLOSED SESSION: Success Strategies for New Faculty Members

Facilitators:

• Richard M. Felder, Ph.D., Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
• Rebecca Brent, Ed.D., President, Education Designs, Inc., Cary, North Carolina

Conclusion

• Arvind Raman, Executive Associate Dean of the Faculty and Staff, College of Engineering
• Luciano Castillo, Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering