Workshop Agenda

Materials and Energy Solutions Workshop
May 31 -June 1, 2023
Agenda
(Updated April 4, 2023)

Wednesday, May 31, 2023, all times Central

Time 

Description

8-9  a.m. Visitor check in, Outside ground floor TASF
8-9 a.m.  Gather, coffee and pastries
9 a.m.    Welcome
9:05 a.m.  Ames National Laboratory Overview, Adam Schwartz
9:30 a.m.    Keynote Speaker: Julie Carruthers, Senior Science and Technology Advisor to the Principal Deputy Director, DOE’s Office of Science, and Acting Director for the Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Research Integrity
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.   Overview of Materials Science and Engineering, Ryan Ott, Deputy Director of the Division of Materials Science and Engineering Division
11:00 a.m. Overview of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Emily Smith, Division Chair of the Chemical and Biological Sciences Division 
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:20 p.m. Welcome back
12:25 p.m. Invited Presentations
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM  Facility Tours
4:45 PM Adjourn, Shuttle to Hotel
5:30 PM  Gateway Hotel, Harvest Rm: Student Poster Session and Networking reception, cash bar & appetizers

Thursday, June 1, 2023, all times Central

Time     Description
8-9 a.m.  Gather, coffee and pastries
9 a.m. Welcome
9:10 a.m. Guest Speaker: Chris Cornelius, Department Chair in Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University
9:55 a.m. Critical Materials Institute (CMI), Tom Lograsso, Director of CMI
10:30 a.m. Break  
10:45 a.m. Invited Presentations
11:50 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. DOE Career Panel: Early Career Scientists and Former SULI Interns
1:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions: 1. Overview of WDTS Programs and Professional Development Opportunities; 2. Navigating the DOE Proposal Process
2:45 p.m.  Break
3 p.m. Guest Speaker: Dr. Dawn Bratsch-Prince, Imposter Syndrome: Coping Strategies for High Achievers
3:50 p.m. Breakout Sessions: Shuttle to SIF and Tour and TBA
5 p.m.  Adjourn, Shuttle to Hotel