The Second Annual WID Symposium features faculty lightning talks, poster sessions, networking opportunities, and more. This event is integral to being a WIDite, so please make your attendance a top priority and encourage your colleagues to do the same.
The focus of this year’s symposium is research across the institute represented by all WID faculty and resident Discovery Fellows. As we approach the two-year mark in WID’s Strategic Plan, we re-focus on the excellent interdisciplinary research centered at WID. We will also hear from scholars of the Wisconsin Idea about how WID can better engage with its community and bring its research to bear on problems facing Wisconsin and the world.
Research Posters – The poster sessions at the WID Symposium feature research posters from all areas of WID.
Venue – The symposium will take place at the Memorial Union’s Great Hall with a closing reception in Tripp Commons. See details about the Union here and find information about parking nearby here.
Schedule:
8:30 am | Registration, Light Breakfast Great Hall |
9:00 | Welcome & Expectations WID Director Jo Handelsman |
9:20 | Faculty Lightning Talks: Session I Each faculty member will have three minutes to summarize their work in the most compelling and informative way possible. After three minutes, the talk will be cut off and the next talk will begin. Xuehua Zhong, Genetics (Graduate student Sarah Leichter will give this talk in Dr. Zhong’s place) Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng, Mechanical Engineering Thomas Rutherford, Agricultural and Applied Economics Sushmita Roy, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Stephen Wright, Computer Sciences, Industrial and Systems Engineering (Postdoc Clément Royer will give this talk in Dr. Wright’s place) Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong, Biomedical Engineering |
9:45 | Break |
10:00 | Faculty Lightning Talks: Session II
Rupa Sridharan, Cell and Regenerative Biology Robert Nowak, Electrical and Computer Engineering Randolph Ashton, Biomedical Engineering Peter Lewis, Biomolecular Chemistry Miron Livny, Computer Sciences Michael Ferris, Computer Sciences (Postdoc Adam Christensen will speak in Dr. Ferris’ place) Laurent Lessard, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
10:30 | AM Poster Session ‘AM’ group poster presenters attend their posters during this session |
12:00 pm | Lunch Buffet served in Tripp Commons |
12:20 | The Wisconsin Idea: Gwen Drury Tripp Commons |
1:30 | Faculty Lightning Talks: Session III Great Hall Laurence Loewe, Genetics Krishanu Saha, Biomedical Engineering Kevin Ponto, Design Studies Karen Schloss, Psychology John Yin, Chemical and Biological Engineering (Graduate student Huicheng Shi will speak in Dr. Yin’s place) John Denu, Biomolecular Chemistry |
2:00 | PM Poster Session ‘PM’ group poster presenters attend their posters during this session |
3:30 | Faculty Lightning Talks: Session IV
Jo Handelsman, Plant Pathology Jim Luedtke, Industrial and Systems Engineering Jeff Linderoth, Industrial and Systems Engineering ZhengZheng (Jane) Tang, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics David Baum, Botany Alberto Del Pia, Industrial and Systems Engineering |
4:00 | WID Climate Survey Discussion |
4:30 | Reception Appetizers and beverages in Tripp Commons |
6:00 | End of program Please retrieve your posters from the Great Hall by 7:00 pm |