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Agenda

WVU DEPSCoR Day

October 18, 2022

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. with reception to follow.
(Will be updated as more information is finalized.)

Specific Program Officers and their program areas have been added to this agenda.

7:30 a.m.

Registration, Breakfast, Poster Set-up

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Dr. Sheena Murphy – AVP for Research Development or
  • Dr. Fred King – VP for Research

8:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks

  • Dr. Bindu Nair, Director of Basic Research

9:05 a.m.

DEPSCoR Overview

  • Dr. Jennifer Becker, DEPSCoR Program Manager

9:20 a.m.

Tri-Service Basic Research Office Overview

  • Army Research Office (ARO) - Dr. Liz King-Doonan
  • Office of Naval Research (ONR) - Dr. Knox Millsaps
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) - Dr. Irina Pala

10:20 a.m.

Break

10:40 a.m.

Working with the DoD: Basic Research Program Officers Panel

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) - Dr. Warren Adams
  • Office of Naval Research (ONR) - Dr. Ben Conley
  • Army Research Office (ARO) - Dr. Denise Ford

11:40 a.m.

Networking Lunch and Poster Session

1:00 p.m.

Lessons Learned from DoD Awardees

  • Dr. Mariette Barbier
  • Dr. Jason Gross
  • Dr. Erik Herron

1:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

  • Mathematics
    • Dr. Warren Adams (AFOSR) Mathematical Optimization
    • Dr. Virginia Pasour (ARO) Biomathematics
    • Dr. David Phillips (ONR) Mathematical and Resource Optimization
  • Materials
    • Dr. Dan Cole (ARO) Mechanical Behavior of Materials
    • Dr. Jenn Wolk (ONR) Materials & Processes for Additive Manufacturing
    • Dr. Denise Ford (ARO) Solid Mechanics
  • Electronics and Optics
    • Dr. Kenneth Goretta (AFOSR) GHz-THz Electronics and Materials
    • Dr. Ben Conley (ONR) Electrooptics and Infrared
    • Dr. Jiwei Lu (AFOSR) Condensed Matter Physics
  • Other
    • Dr. Liz King-Doonan (ARO) Environmental Chemistry
    • Dr. Rob Martin (ARO) Modeling of Complex Systems
    • Dr. Knox Millsaps (ONR) Aviation, Force Projection, and Integrated Defense
    • Dr. Peter Chang (ONR) Subsurface Hydrodynamics

2:45 p.m.

Recap and Next Steps

3:00 p.m.

Networking Reception 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Concurrent Speed Networking Session 3:00pm - 4:00pm

  • Must submit research menu in advance, see Speed Networking for more information
    • Dr. Jiwei Lu (AFOSR) Condensed Matter Physics
    • Dr. Kenneth Goretta (AFOSR) GHz-THz Electronics and Materials
    • Dr. Warren Adams (AFOSR) Mathematical Optimization
    • Dr. Liz King-Doonan (ARO) Environmental Chemistry
    • Dr. Denise Ford (ARO) Solid Mechanics
    • Dr. Rob Martin (ARO) Modeling of Complex Systems
    • Dr. Virginia Pasour (ARO) Biomathematics
    • Dr. Dan Cole (ARO) Mechanical Behavior of Materials
    • Dr. Knox Millsaps (ONR) Aviation, Force Projection, and Integrated Defense
    • Dr. David Phillips (ONR) Mathematical and Resource Optimization
    • Dr. Ben Conley (ONR) Electrooptics and Infrared
    • Dr. Jenn Wolk (ONR) Materials & Processes for Additive Manufacturing
    • Dr. Peter Chang (ONR) Subsurface Hydrodynamics
Alumni Center building

WVU Erickson Alumni Center building