Thursday, May 30, 2024
📍UC Davis Conference Center
Optional Tours | 10:30-11:45 a.m.
These tours were intended for non-NAE Members who attended the symposium.
Symposium | Noon-5:30 p.m.
Tensions at the Edge: Competing Objectives in Engineering Solutions to Society’s Most Pressing Problems
Noon-1:00 p.m. | Check-in and Poster Viewing |
1:00-1:10 p.m. | Welcome Remarks: John L. Anderson, President of NAE |
1:10-1:15 p.m. | Opening Remarks: Richard Corsi, Dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering |
1:15-1:20 p.m. | UC Davis Office of Research Welcome: Simon Atkinson, UC Davis Vice Chancellor for Research |
1:20-1:30 p.m. | Overview of Tensions at the Edge: Raissa D'Souza, Associate Dean for Research in the UC Davis College of Engineering |
1:30-1:50 p.m. | Tensions in the energy ecosystem, from renewables to datacenters Vinod Narayanan, UC Davis Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
1:50-2:10 p.m. | Tensions in health and AI, from theory to translation Chen-Nee Chuah, UC Davis Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science |
2:10-2:30 p.m. | Tensions in concurrent engineering of food, energy and materials systems Sabbie Miller, UC Davis Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
2:30-3:00 p.m. | Break |
3:00-3:40 p.m. | Engineering Solutions: Flash Talks Topics included wildfire detection, climate resilient structures, accessible smart health, sustainable aviation, ocean-based carbon removal, mycelium for sustainable turbines, Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes, and more!
|
3:40-4:20 p.m. | Panel Discussion We brought together leaders across academic, national lab and industry sectors. Panelists:
|
4:20-4:30 p.m. | Closing Comments |
4:30-5:30 p.m. | Reception, Networking and Poster Viewing |