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22nd National NSF EPSCoR Conference
October 24-27, 2011
The Coeur d'Alene Resort
Coeur d'Alene, ID

Monday, October 24, 2011
PA/PD Meeting:

• Keynote: Denise Barnes, Senior Staff Associate, EPSCoR, National Science Foundation

• Mark Leddy, Program Director, Research in Disabilities Education, Division of Human Resource Development, National Science Foundation

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Plenary Session: Water and Environment:

• Alex Kirby, Former BBC Environmental Correspondent

• Gwen Jacobs, Professor, Systems Neuroscience, Informatics and Information Technology, Montana State University

• Thomas Piechota, Associate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• Richard Loft, Director of Technology Development
  Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, NCAR

• Kathleen Bell, Associate Professor, School of Economics
  University of Maine

 

Plenary Session: Workforce Development:

• Jamai Blivin, CEO and President, Innovate+Educate

• Steven Zipkes, Principal, Manor New Tech High School

• Stephanie Smtih, Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Delaware Technical and Community College

 

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Plenary Session: Workforce Development:

• Jose Munoz, Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Director, National Science Foundation

• Tom Burnett, National Manager of Strategic Initiatives
  Apple Computer, Inc.

• Gail McClure, Arkansas NSF EPSCoR Director,
  Arkansas Science & Technology Authority

• Mark Wilson, State Director, Office of Curriculum, Career and Technical Education, South Dakota State Department of Education

• Kim Adams, Corporate Vice President
  Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Programs
  Lockheed Martin

• Dan Daly, Director, Alabama Innovation & Mentoring of
  Entrepreneurs Center, University of Alabama

 

Keynote: Clifford Gabriel, Acting Director, Office of Integrative Activities
National Science Foundation

 

Plenary Session: Governing Committee Best Practices:

• Henry Blount, Office Head, EPSCoR
  National Science Foundation

• Christine Smith, Executive Director, Science and Technology Advisory Council
  Rhode Island EPSCoR

• Brian Noland, Chancellor, West Virginia Higher Education
  Policy Commission

• Jack Jekowski, Chair, New Mexico EPSCoR State Committee

 

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Plenary Session: Energy:

• Paul Werbos, Program Director, EFRI and ECCS
  National Science Foundation

• Ronald Surdam, Director, University of Wyoming Carbon Management Institute
  University of Wyoming

• Kristin Bowman-James, University Distinguished
  Professor Chemistry, Project Director Kansas, NSF EPSCoR, The
  University of Kansas

• Judy Wu, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas

• Alan Mantooth, Distinguished Professor, Electrical Engineering
  University of Arkansas

• Tamara Floyd Smith, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
  Tuskegee University

 

Keynote: Dedric Carter, Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, National Science Foundation

 

Plenary Session: Enhancing State and Regional Economic, Educational, and Outreach Opportunities:

• Peter Alfonso, Vice President for Research and
  Economic Development, University of Rhode Island

• Karina Edmonds, Technology Transfer Coordinator
  U.S. Department of Energy

• Brian Noland, Chancellor, West Virginia Higher Education
  Policy Commission

• Paul Risser, Chair and Chief Operating Officer, University Research Cabinet
  University of Oklahoma

• Lee Todd Jr., Professor of Engineering, Former President
  University of Kentucky

 

Plenary Session: Workforce Development:

• Pips Veazey, Outreach Manager, Alaska EPSCoR

• John Mateja, Director, McNair Scholars Program
  Murray State University

• Lilian Alessa, Director, The Resilience and Adaptive Management Group
  University of Alaska, Anchorage

• Regina Schofield, Director, Corporate Engagement & Education Outreach
  Battelle

 

Plenary Session: Energy:

• William Gern, Vice President for Research and Economic
  Development, University of Wyoming

• Jon P. Christophersen, Senior Scientist, Energy Storage & Transportation Systems, Idaho National Laboratory

• Inanc Senocak, Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering
  Boise State University

• Moises Carreon, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
  University of Louisville

• Sumit Chaudhary, Assistant Professor
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Iowa State University

 

Closing Remarks: Peter Goodwin, Project Director, Idaho EPSCoR

Complete details about the conference, including videos of the proceedings, can be found on the conference website:

http://www.certain.com/system/profile/web/index.cfm?PKWebId=0x226842e7a0