Open to Public: Symposium and Tours

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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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  • Zhaodan Kong, UC Davis Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Valeria la Saponara, UC Davis Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Jeremy Munday, UC Davis Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Erika La Plante, UC Davis Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Theresa Pistochini, Co-Director of Engineering at the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Institute and Western Cooling Efficiency Center
  • Alan Jenn, UC Davis Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Priya Shah, UC Davis Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
  • Ilias Tagkopoulos, UC Davis Professor of Computer Science
3:40-4:20 p.m. Panel Discussion
We brought together leaders across academic, national lab and industry sectors.

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Panelists: 

  • Brett Singer, Staff Scientist and Principal Investigator (PI) in the Energy Technologies Area of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Bob Kiss, Executive Vice President of Technical Operations, UPSIDE Foods
  • Cristina Davis, UC Davis Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Associate Vice Chancellor of Research
  • Tony Meyers, Chief Operating Officer, California State Water Project at the Department of Water Resources
4:20-4:30 p.m. Closing Comments
4:30-5:30 p.m. Reception, Networking and Poster Viewing