Agenda
Celebration of Science
March 15, 2013
1:00 - 6:00 pm
LSBC Seminar Room and Lobby
1:00 pm – Welcome by Provost: “6 years at the LSBC”
Eric Overstrom, PhD, Provost and Senior Vice President
LSBC Research Highlights
1:30 - 1:45 pm Qi Wen, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
1:45 - 2:00 pm “Small Brain, Complex Mind: Using the bumblebee to study mental flexibility”
Robert Gegear, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology & Biotechnology
2:00 - 2:15 pm Patrick Flaherty, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
2:15 - 2:30 pm “Removal of Harmful Organics from Water - Theory & Practice”
Robert Thompson, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
2:30 - 2:45 pm Robert Dempski, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
2:45 - 3:00 pm Erkan Tuzel, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
3:00 - 3:15 pm “Decoding social recognition using the sense of smell: A worm's tale”
Jagan Srinivasan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology & Biotechnology
3:15 - 3:30 pm “Microtechnologies for high-content, high-throughput neuroscience”
Dirk Albrecht, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
3:30 - 3:45 pm “Bio-based Products Using High-Temperature Water”
Mike Timko, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
3:45 - 4:00 pm “A Celebration of Cells on Surfaces and Soft Substrates”
Chris Lambert, Research Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
4:00 pm – Closing Remarks
4:30 pm - Poster Competition and Reception
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