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.

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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 Watch video
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 Watch video
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 Watch video
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 Watch video
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! Watch video 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. Watch video 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