SUBJECT:

National Academy of Engineering Symposium - March 28, 2018

UC San Diego Senate faculty and graduate students are invited to a National Academy of Engineering (NAE) symposium, hosted by UC San Diego, as thought leaders and change makers discuss transformative research in the microbiome, genetics, and computing, and how the formerly invisible has been made visible through interdisciplinary collaboration and data science.

National Academy of Engineering-SYMPOSIUM
March 28, 2018 1:30pm-4:30pm Qualcomm Institute
Calit2 Auditorium, Atkinson Hall, UC San Diego

AGENDA:

1:00 p.m. Registration

1:30-4:30 p.m. Symposium

1:30 p.m. Dean Pisano, Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr., National Academy of Engineering

1:50 p.m. How Microbiome Controls Our Lives: Presented by Rob Knight and Kim Prather

2:40 p.m. Break

2:50 p.m. Active Genetics: Implications for Next-Generation Synthetic Biology and Ethics: Presented by Ethan Bier

3:20 p.m. Data Science: Connecting the Dots in Emerging Science, Society, and Living: Presented by Rajesh Gupta

3:50 p.m. Panel Discussion: The Obstacles We Face: Moderated by Dean Pisano

4:30-6:00 p.m. Networking Reception

Please visit nae.ucsd.edu to register.

Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons Executive Vice Chancellor