| Tuesday, 2 October
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Session A
(9:25 am – 10:40 am)
Moody Hall Board Room
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Cutting Edge Research
Moderator: LTC George M. Brooke IV, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Virginia Military Institute
- Jellyfish Robotics
Mr. Alex Villanueva, Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- 3-D Printing - Mr. Jacob Moore, Graduate Student, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University A Snapshot of the New Horizon in Teaching and Learning
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Session B
(10:50 am – 3:40 pm) |
STEM Workshops
- How to Keep the Lights On - Brian Gardes, P.E., Electrical Engineer, New Plant Engineering, AREVA NP, INC.
- Making Waves – COL John Thompson, Department Head, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Virginia Military Institute
- Biomedical Research and Ethics – COL James Turner, Ph.D., Department Head & Professor, Biology Department, Virginia Military Institute; VMI Cadets
- 3-D Printing – Mr. Jacob Moore, Graduate Student, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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| Lunch (12:05 pm – 12:55 pm) |
Session C
(1:00 pm – 2:15 pm) |
STEM Workshops
- LEGO Engineering – MAJ Joyce Blandino, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Military Institute
- Fractals: An Infinite Walk Between Dimensions – MAJ Meagan Herald, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Virginia Military Institute
- What Makes a Good Technical Demonstration – CAPT Ned Riester, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Military Institute
- Voyageur in the 4th Dimension – Dr. Paul D. Humke, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College; Washington and Lee University Students
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Session D
(2:25 pm – 3:40 pm) |
STEM Workshops
- Graph Theory & Kidney Transplants – Dr. Sommer Gentry, Associate Professor, Mathematics, U.S. Naval Academy
- Cryptology: From Caesar to Credit Cards – MAJ Meagan Herald, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Virginia Military Institute
- Math Circles Rope Challenge – Dr. Philip Yasskin, Professor of Mathematics, Texas A&M University
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Wednesday, 3 October
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Session E
(9:10 am – 10:00 am)
Moody Hall Board Room |
Envisioning Your Career
Moderator: COL Daren Timmons, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Chemistry Department, Virginia Military Institute
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Session F
(10:10 am – 10:55 am)
Moody Hall Board Room |
Are You a Leader or a Follower?
- 2nd Lt Jordan Iida ‘12 (U.S.M.C.), Center for Leadership and Ethics, Virginia Military Institute
- VMI Cadets
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