LATinE Speakers
LATinE Speakers 2021
LatinX Trailblazers in Engineering Keynote Address
Building Compassion and Human Bridges Through Research Collaborations: A Personal Bi-national Journey
Wednesday, October 20, 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
Moderator
Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering
Olivia A. Graeve
Keynote Speaker
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Director, CaliBaja Center for Resilient Materials and Systems
Closed Session: Reception with LATinE Fellows and Dr. Olivia Graeve
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 PM (EST)
Luciano Castillo
Moderator
Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering
Olivia A. Graeve
Keynote Speaker
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Director, CaliBaja Center for Resilient Materials and Systems
LATinE Speakers 2020
Keynote Speaker
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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
Thursday, July 30, 2020, 6:10-7:00 PM
Plenary Panel
Plenary Panel: University and Industry Leadership During the Pandemic and Beyond
Wednesday, July 29, 2021, 4:50-5:50 PM
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Moderator
Mark Lundstrom
Acting Dean of the College of Engineering, Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jorge Haddock
President, University of Puerto Rico
Juan Manuel de Bedout
Vice President of Aerospace Technology in Technology & Global Engineering at Raytheon Technologies
Rick Echevarria
Vice President in the Sales and Marketing Group and General Manager of Intel Olympic Program at Intel Corporation
Program Managers
Keynote Panel: How to Get Early Career Research Funding?
Friday, July 31, 2021, 1:00-2:05 PM
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)
Faculty Development Experts
Success Strategies for New Faculty Members
Friday, July 31, 2021, 2:30-5:30 PM
Facilitators:
Richard M. Felder
Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University