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