Friday October 25, 2024
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
8:30-9:00 AM: BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Bishop Buddy Sala
9:00-10:15 AM: WELCOME + KEYNOTE I
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Warren Auditorium, Room 116
Watching microbial life in complex environments
Prof. Sujit Datta — California Institute of Technology
10:15-10:40 AM: REFRESHMENTS + DISCUSSIONS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Bishop Buddy Sala
10:40 AM-12:00 PM: INVITED FACULTY HIGHLIGHT TALKS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Warren Auditorium, Room 116
TBD — Prof. Maggie Qi — MIT
Odd and chiral dynamics in living matter — Prof. Tzer Han Tan — UC San Diego
TBD — Prof. Cacey Bester — Swarthmore College
Loops, circuits, and dance of particles in dense suspension rheology — Prof. Abhinendra Singh — Case Western University
TBD — Prof. Danielle Mai — Stanford University
12:00-1:00 PM: LUNCH + DISCUSSIONS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Patio
1:00-2:15 PM: KEYNOTE II + OPPORTUNITIES
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Warren Auditorium, Room 116
TBD
Prof. Sarah Keller — Washington University
2:15-2:30 PM: REFRESHMENTS + DISCUSSIONS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Bishop Buddy Sala
2:30-3:45 PM: INVITED FACULTY HIGHLIGHT TALKS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Warren Auditorium, Room 116
TBD — Prof. Elena Kosvolor — UC San Diego
TBD — Prof. Ryan Poling-Skutvik — University of Rhode Island
TBD — Prof. Lilian Hsaio — NC State University
Active contraction and cooperativity in elastic fiber networks — Prof. Kinjal Dasbiswas — UC Merced
TBD — Prof. Alexandra Bayles — University of Delaware
3:45-5:30 PM: POSTER SESSION + RECEPTION
Shiley Center for Science and Technology — Atrium