Friday September 5, 2025
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
DNA Liquids
Prof. Omar Saleh — University of California, Santa Barbara
10:15-10:30 AM: REFRESHMENTS + DISCUSSIONS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Bishop Buddy Sala
10:30 -11:30 AM: INVITED FACULTY HIGHLIGHT TALKS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Warren Auditorium, Room 116
Title Coming Soon! — Dr. Amanda Marciel — Rice University
Title Coming Soon! — Dr. Samanya Srivastava — UCLA
Title Coming Soon! — Dr. Neda Maghsoodi — USC
Title Coming Soon! — Dr. Rui Wang — UC Berkeley
11:30 - 1:00 PM:
PHOTO + LUNCH + DISCUSSIONS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Patio
1:00-2:00 PM: KEYNOTE II
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Warren Auditorium, Room 116
Bioinspired Motion
Prof. Eva Kanso — University of Southern California
2:00-2:30 PM: REFRESHMENTS + DISCUSSIONS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Bishop Buddy Sala
2:30-3:30 PM: INVITED FACULTY HIGHLIGHT TALKS
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall — Warren Auditorium, Room 116
Title Coming Soon! — Dr. Joe Peterson — UCLA
Title Coming Soon! — Dr. Konane Bay — CU Boulder
Title Coming Soon! — Dr. Hongbo Zhao — UCSD
Title Coming Soon! — Dr. Ria Corder — UT Knoxville
3:30-5:30 PM: POSTER SESSION + RECEPTION
Shiley Center for Science and Technology — Atrium