2019 Agenda

Pre-Conference Packard Scholar Meeting (Invitation Only)
Washington 5

Exhibitor Setup
Exhibit Hall A

Conference Registration Opens
Convention Registration and Lobby

Student Orientation & Presentation Skills Workshop (Optional for early arrivals)
Washington 3

Judges’ Orientation
Maryland A&B

ADA Resource Room Opens
Maryland A&B

ADA Resource Room Opens
Maryland A&B

HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase Orientation Session
Washington 1

Opening Plenary Session 1 and Dinner
Marriott Ballroom

AAAS Welcome:  

Welcome Remarks:

ERN Alumni Panel and Q&A:

Intruction:

Moderator:

Panelists:

ERN Agenda Review and Announcements:

Exhibit Hall Opens – Session 1
Exhibit Hall A

Oral Presentations Session 1 (Setup)

View Undergraduate Room Assignments
View Graduate Room Assignments

Poster Presentations Session 1 (Setup)
Exhibit Hall A

View all abstracts for this session

Registration
Convention Registration and Lobby

Judges’ Room and ADA Resource Room Opens
Maryland A & B

Networking Breakfast and Plenary Session 2
Marriott Ballroom

AAAS Welcome:

Panel on STEM Innovations

Moderator:

Panelists:

Q&A

Break

Poster Presentations Session 1
Exhibit Hall A

View all abstracts for this session

Oral Presentations Session 1

These Include:
Biological Sciences (Graduate Students)
Virginia A

Biological Sciences (Undergraduate Students)
Marriott Balcony A

Chemistry & Chemical Sciences (Undergraduate Students)
Park Tower Room 8217

Computer Sciences & Information Mgt. (Graduate Students)
Park Tower Room 8219

Ecology, Environmental, & Earth Sciences (Undergraduate Students)
Park Tower Room 8206

Mathematics & Statistics (Graduate Students)
Park Tower Room 8211

Physics (Graduate Students)
Park Tower Room 8216

Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences/Science & Math Education (Undergraduate Students)
Park Tower Room 8212

Technology & Engineering (Graduate Students)
Virginia B

Technology & Engineering (Undergraduate Students)
Virginia C

Concurrent Workshops – Session 1

A. NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Maryland C
Tyrone Mitchell, Program Director, NSF, EHR

B. Funding Your STEM Education: For Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Marriott Balcony B

Bernard Batson, Director, Diversity Programs, University of South Florida

Sara Hernandez, Associate Dean for Inclusion & Student Engagement, Cornell University

Yolanda Trevino, Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity, & Multicultural Affairs, Indiana University

C. Physics or Not Physics: Some answers to the question
Park Tower Room 8228

National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP)

Paul Gueye, NSBP Past President, Professor, Dept. of Physics, Morgan State University

Angelina Gallego, Senior Physics Major, Hampton University

Elaine Lalanne, NSBP

Stephen Roberson, NSBP

D. Biomedical Scientists (PhD) & Physician Scientists (MD-PhD) Training Programs: Preparing and Applying
Park Tower Room 8229

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Victoria H. Freedman, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Nancy Schwartz, Dean and Director of Postgraduate Studies, University of Chicago

Nancy Street, Associate Dean and Diversity Inclusion Officer, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Michael S. Donnenberg, Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University

E. Roadmap to Becoming a Doctor
Park Tower Room 8223

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Rebecca Rice, Director, Business Operations, AAMC

F. Drop-In Presentation Clinic #1
Congressional

Irene Hulede, Manager Student Programs, American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

Maiysha Jones, Senior Scientist, Proctor and Gamble Company

G. Transferring Student Innovation Mindsets to Industry Success – Faculty & Students ONLY
Washington #1

Plenary Session 3 and Lunch
Marriott Ballroom

AAAS Welcome:

Moderator:

Speaker:

Announcements

HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase (Faculty and Students ONLY)

A. The Ins and Outs of Technology Transfer (Open to all ERN and Maker Faculty)
Wilson AB

B. Understanding the Business of Entrepreneurship (Open to all ERN and Maker Students)
Washington Room 1

Exhibit Hall Opens – Session 2
Exhibit Hall A

Poster Presentations Session 2 (Set-up)
Exhibit Hall A

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Oral Presentations Session 2 (Setup)
View Undergraduate Room Assignments
View Graduate Room Assignments

EFRI-REM Networking Session 1 (Invitation Only)
Washington Room 4

Welcome:

HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase (Faculty & Students ONLY)

C. Protecting Your Intellectual Property (Maker Students Only)
Washington #1

Poster Presentations Session 2
Exhibit Hall A

View all abstracts for this session

Oral Presentations Session 2

These Include:
Biological Sciences (Graduate Students)
Virginia A

Biological Sciences (Undergraduate Students)
Marriott Balcony A

Chemistry & Chemical Sciences (Graduate Students)
Park Tower Room 8209

Computer Sciences & Information Mgt. (Undergraduate Students)
Park Tower Room 8219

Ecology, Environmental, & Earth Sciences (Graduate Students)
Park Tower 8206

Nanoscience (Graduate Students)
Park Tower 8216

Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences (Graduate Students)
Park Tower Room 8212

Technology & Engineering (Graduate Students)
Virginia B

Technology & Engineering (Undergraduate Students)
Virginia C

Concurrent Workshops Session 2

A. Funding Your STEM Education: For Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Park Tower Room 8228

Bernard Batson, Director, Diversity Programs, University of South Florida

Sara Hernandez, Associate Dean for Inclusion & Student Engagement, Cornell University

Yolanda Trevino, Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity, & Multicultural Affairs, Indiana University

B. Job Strategies: Writing an Interview-Winning CV/Resume
Washington Room 3

Irene Hulede, Manager Student Programs, American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

Maiysha Jones, Senior Scientist, Proctor and Gamble Company

EFRI-REM Mentees Session
Washington Room 4

1st Seminar Talk

Moderator:
Brian Gray, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow

Speaker:
Kolby Keo, Special Assistant to the Executive Director, University of California Washington Center

EFRI-REM Mentor Session 2 (Invitation Only)
Wilson A&B

Tuere Bowles, Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership, Policy, Adult & Higher Education, North Carolina State University

Christine Grant, Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement in the College of Engineering, North Carolina State University

Andrew Greenberg, Distinguished Faculty Associate in the College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

STEM Career Panel
Washington 4

Moderator:
Brian Gray, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow

Panelists:
Keshia Ashe, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow

Priscilla Wang, Software Engineering Analyst, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Rocio Chavela, Director, Education and Career Development, ASEE

William Redmond, Systems Engineer, U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

Deidra Walls, Engineer, Northrop Grumman

EFRI-REM Mentees Session
Washington Room 4

2nd Seminar Talk

Moderators:
Garie Fordyce and Brian Gray, NSF

Dinner on Your Own

Networking Sessions (Invitation Only)
Marriott Salon 1

Welcome and Moderator:

Speaker:

Linda J. and Mark C. Smith, Professor and Chair of the School of
Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech

Students with Disabilities Networking Dinner
Virginia A

National Society of Black Physicists Networking Dinner
Marriott Salon 3

Breakfast on Your Own

Registration
Convention Registration and Lobby

Session 3 and Session 4 setup

Judge’s Room Open
Maryland A&B

Session 3

HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase (Invitation Only)
Washington Room 1

Concurrent Workshop – Session 3
Park Tower Room 8228

Concurrent Workshop – Session 3
Park Tower Room 8206

ADA Resource Room Opens
Maryland A&B

HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase
Washington Room 1

EFRI-REM Poster (Room Setup)
Washington Rooms 4 & 5

Concurrent Workshop – Session 4

A. Beyond the Lab: Effective Science Communication Strategies for the Public
Park Tower Room 8229

Chloe Poston, Associate Director, The Leadership Alliance

B. Opportunities in Science Policy: AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships
Park Tower Room 8219

Jessica Soule, Project Director, Recruitment, Marketing & Alumni Engagement, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

C. Leveraging Student Research Experiences to Bridge the Gap for Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Careers
Park Tower Room 8223

Irene Aninye, Senior Program Associate, Research Competitiveness Program, AAAS

Session 4

Poster Presentations Session 4
Exhibit Hall A

Oral Presentations Session 4
Park Tower 8206

Concurrent Workshop – Session 4

D. The National GEM Consortium Info Session
Maryland C

Howard Adams, Founder, H.G. Adams and Associates, Inc

Marcus Huggans, Executive Director of Client Relations, GEM

Renetta Tull, Assoc. Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Maryland,
Baltimore County (UMBC), and Professor of the Practice in UMBC’s College of Engineering &
Information Technology (Humanitarian Engineering)

E. EFRI-REM Poster Session
Washington 4 and 5

EFRI-REM Poster Judging
Washington Rooms 4 & 5

Moderator:
Brian Gray, NSF ENG EFMA/EFRI

Exhibits Close
Exhibit Hall A

Lunch on Your Own

EFRI-REM Lunch (Invitation Only)
Washington Rooms 4 & 5

Judge’s Meeting and Lunch (Determining Awardees)
Maryland A&B

SWOT Session for EFRI-REM Mentees (Invitation Only)
Virginia B

Moderators:

EFRI-REM Mentee Interviews
Virginia C

EFRI-REM Mentor Interviews
Virginia B

ERN Advisory Board Meeting
Maryland A&B

Free Time for Tours or Special Meetings

Plenary Session 4 and Awards Banquet
Marriott Ballroom

(Doors open at 5:45pm)

Moderator:

Speaker and Q&A:

Recognition of David and Lucile Packard HBCU Scholars:

Recognition of the AAAS Policy Fellows, SACNAS Leadership Institute Alumni, and the L’Oreal USA for Women in Science (FWIS) Fellows:

Presentation of EFRI-REM Poster Awards:

Presentation of the HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase Awards:

Presentation of the ERN Video Competition Awards:

Presentation of Oral and Poster Awards:

Presentation of Conference Incentives:
AAAS ERN Conference Staff

Adjourn