Agenda

Preparing for the Professoriate in: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

August 14-16, 2008

Brookhaven National Laboratory

 

 

Thursday, August 14th

 

Welcome and Introductions

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Berkner Hall

 

5:15 – 6:00 p.m.           Registration

 

                                                   Reception

 

6:15 p.m.                           Welcome Dinner

 

Introduction of Keynote Speaker:   Dr. Samuel Aronson

                                                                      Director,

                                                                                                                                 Brookhaven National Laboratory                                                    

 

 

                                                   Keynote Speaker:  Ed Reinfurt

                                                                                              Executive Director of New York State Foundation                                                                                                    for Science, Technology and Innovation, NYSTAR

 

 

 

 

Friday, August 15th

 

refreshments

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berkner hall                                                                                                              

 

8:15 a.m.                            refreshments

 

8:15 – 9:00 a.m.           Poster Set-Up

 

 

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.          Introduction of Keynote Speaker:  Kenneth White

                                                                                                      Manager,

                                                                                                                                    Office of Educational Programs

                                                                                                                                    Brookhaven National Laboratory

 

                                       Opening Speaker:       Christopher Mance

Manager, Product Design and

Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin                                

                                                

                                                 Title: “The Power of Believing”

 

The first and most important step in achieving a goal is to believe you can achieve it. If you believe it, that goal becomes real and true.

–        Visualize it

–        Don’t let others discourage you

–        Enjoy the journey

 

 

 

Workshop I:  

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berkner hall

 

Breakout 1:  Berkner hall, room a

 

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.         Introduction by: AGEP Fellow

 

                                       Speaker:       Tommie Williams

                                                                                Program Manager, Banking Operations,
                                                                                Technology and Services, JPMorgan Chase & Co.                                     

                                                

Title: “The Importance of Developing Project

                          Management Skills”

 

Project Management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. This workshop discusses the importance of project management skills for enhancing the quality of results and creating career advancement opportunities, regardless of profession. Lessons learned from research projects within the JPMorgan Chase & Co. - Syracuse University Partnership will be examined.

 

breakout 2:  berkner hall, room b

 

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.         Title:      “Negotiating your First Academic Position”

 

                                                   Panelists:

 

                                                   Tequila harris

                                                   Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute & Technology

 

                                                   Taviare hawkins

                                                   Visiting Assistant Professor, Mount Holyoke Fellow

                                                                 

Do you know what to ask for upon accepting your first academic position? If not, prepare to sharpen your negotiating skills in this interactive workshop. If you do, come and add to our discussion.

 

 

 

Workshop II: 

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beckner hall, room b                         

 

breakout 1:  berkner hall, room b

 

10:35 – 11:30 a.m.        Title:  “working in an industrial or government lab”

 

                                                   Panelists: 

 

Pepe Palafox

Thermal Research Engineer, General Electric

 

                                                   Shirley Kendall

Diversity Manager, Brookhaven National Laboratory

 

Brad Carlson

Fellow of Technical Staff, Motorola

 

This presentation will give an overview of what it is like to work in an industrial lab like GE Global Research Center and Motorola, or a government lab like Brookhaven. A review of the legacies and the on-going innovation and collaborations taking place at research labs in the US will also be presented. Existing career paths with the research center and personal insight will be given into what makes working in a research lab exciting and worthwhile career opportunity for talented M.S and Ph.D. graduates.

 

                                                

breakout 2:  berkner hall, room A

 

10:35 – 11:30 a.m.        Introduction by: AGEP Fellow

 

                                                   Speaker:  Joanna Fowler

                                                   Chair of PET Imaging Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory

                                                  

Title: “Imaging Addiction in the Human Brain”

 

Molecular imaging utilizing positron emission tomography (PET) and labeled compounds continues to provide new knowledge of brain circuits which are altered in disease and by drugs.  This knowledge, in turn, generates new opportunities to design and develop better drugs and to monitor treatment. The full utilization of PET in drug discovery and in drug research and development and its translation to humans requires advances in radiotracer chemistry, particularly in the development of rapid synthetic methods for introducing the short-lived isotopes. In this seminar, we highlight some examples of the use of PET and selective radiotracers to measure the effects of drugs of abuse on the human brain. Supported by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research and the National Institutes of Health (NIDA, NIBIB) and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

 

 

 

Poster session and Lunch

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berkner hall

 

 

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.               POSTER SESSION WITH BOXED LUNCH

 

                  

LAB TOURS

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1: 30 – 3:00 p.m.            LAB TOURS                  Please Sign up now!!!

 

 

 

Workshop III: 

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beckner hall                                                                                       

 

breakout 1:  berkner hall, room b

 

3:15 - 5:00 p.m.               Introduction by: AGEP Fellow

                                                

                                                

                                                 Speaker:  Ivonee Diaz-Claisse

                                                                        President of Enabling Hispanic/Latino Role Models To

                                                               Inspire Students’ Performance and Achievement, HISPA

     Educational Consultant for Spanish Educational   

     Resources, a division of Camera Mundi, Inc

                                                

Title:  “An Unpredictable” Mathematical Journey

 

 

breakout 2:  berkner hall, room A

 

3:15 - 5:00 p.m.               Title: “Why and How to Incorporate Synchrotron Measurements into Your Research Programs”

 

                                       Panelists: 

 

                                                   Emilio méndez

                                                   Director of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, CFN

 

                                                   Ronald pindak

                                                   Director of the National Synchrotron Light Source, NSLS

 

In this presentation we will describe why we explored synchrotron measurements early in our research career even though we were working for a company that had the world's best laboratory x-ray sources. A few examples will be provided of the types of techniques and research problems being addressed at the NSLS and, assuming that your tour of the NSLS piqued your interest in using the facility, we will describe how you can become a member of our highly productive and involved synchrotron user community.

 

National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) is a national user research facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The NSLS experimental floor consists of two electron storage rings: an X-Ray Ring and a VUV (Vacuum Ultra Violet) Ring which provide intense focused light spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from the infrared through x-rays.

 

 

 

Dinner and Keynote

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brookhaven center                                                                                                                  

 

6:30 p.m.                            Reception

 

7:00 p.m.                            Group Photo Session – LOCATION TBD

 

7:30 p.m.                             Dinner

 

                                                 Introduction of Keynote Speaker:   AGEP Fellow

                                                

Keynote Speaker:   Dr. David Ferguson

                                                 SUNY AGEP Project Director Distinguished Service Professor and

                                           Chair Department of Technology Society College of Engineering

                                           and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University

 

Title:   “Leadership in a Technological Age”

 

 

 

9:00 p.m.—12:00 a.m.                 Social Hour

 

 

 

 

Saturday, AUGUST 16TH

 

refreshments

brookhaven national laboratory

berkner hall                                                                                       

 

9:15 a.m.                            refreshments

 

 

Workshop IV:

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berkner hall, lecture hall

 

 

9:45 – 10:45 a.m.           Introduction by: AGEP Fellow

                                                

                                              Speaker:    Dr. Trish Lowney

                                                                          Executive Director, Office of Sponsored

                                                                  Programs, Syracuse University

                                             

 

Title:  “Proposal Writing”

 

Curious about what it takes to write a strong grant application?  Ever wonder if there’s a difference between fellowship awards and research grants? These and other questions will be addressed at this workshop.  Participants will learn about elements common to most grant applications, practical strategies for developing compelling applications, and the critical importance of understanding the review process and the roles of reviewers and your references.  Like everything else in life, grant writing is a skill that improves with practice.  So – let’s get going and get started!

 

 

 

Workshop V: 

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berkner hall, lecture hall

 

10:50 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.               Introduction by: AGEP Fellow

 

 

                      Speaker: Theodore Hagelin

                                       Professor Law College, Syracuse University

Title:  “ Protecting and Commercializing New  Technologies”

 

The first part of the presentation will discuss the three principal ways to protect new technologies – patents, trade secrets and software copyrights.  The second part of the presentation will discuss the two principal ways to commercialize new technologies – forming a start-up company and licensing intellectual property.  The presentation will cover both business and legal aspects of bringing new technologies to market.  Time will be reserved at the end of the presentation for questions and comments.

 

 

brookhaven national laboratory                                                                

berkner hall

 

 

12 p.m.                          Boxed Lunch

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