Schedule Highlights

The following is a highlighted list of sessions and events taking place on each day at IFoRE. Events are tentative and subject to change. Registered attendees can access the official IFoRE schedule here or within the IFoRE app or virtual platform.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Friday, November 4, 2022

Host & Emcee

Liz Neeley

Key Thought Speakers

  • Cato Laurencin — Regenerative Engineering: Convergence, Consilience and Justice

  • Gilda Barabino — Engineering for Impact: Creating an Inclusive and Diverse World

  • Jim Collins — Harnessing Synthetic Biology and Deep Learning to Fight Pathogens

  • Patrick Couvreur — Pluridisciplinarity: The Corner Stone for the Discovery of Efficient and Safe Nanomedicines

Saturday, November 5, 2022

  • Presidential Address — Sigma Xi President Nicholas A. Peppas

  • Student Summit

    • Oral Research Presentations

    • Poster Research Presentations

    • Judging and Awards

  • Panel Discussions

    • Science Convergence: Engineering and Medicine

    • Building the Ideal Future of the U.S. STEM Education and Workforce Development Ecosystem

    • Dismantling Barriers to STEM: Innovative & Culturally-Responsive Program Models for Student Preparedness & Success

    • STEM Experiential Learning: Increasing Opportunities for Diverse Undergraduates

  • Key Thought Speakers

    • Lola Eniola-Adefeso — The Time is Now: A Critical Need for Diversifying the STEM Professoriate

    • Kelly Stevens — Why Addressing Racism in the Academy will Bring More Impact, Power, and Quality of Life to All of Us

  • Sigma Xi Prizes and Awards

  • 2022 Sigma Xi Fellows Recognition

  • Breakout Sessions and Workshops

    • The Convergence of Data, Geometry, and Biology: Insights From the ‘Shape’ of Biological Data

    • The Effects of Original High School Science Research Participation on Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity

    • Facing Hard Times: 8 Steps to Promoting Resilience and Well-being for a Sustainable World

    • Equity and Inclusion in Your Research Mentoring

    • Professional Skills Development to Transition Technical Experts into Effective Technical Leaders

  • Professional Head Shot Sessions

  • IFoRE Awards Banquet

    • Dinner Reception

    • Student Summit Awards

    • New Member Induction

  • “HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr” — performance by Heather Massie

Sunday, November 6, 2022

  • STEM Art & Film Festival

    • Exhibit Hall

    • Live Performances and Films

    • Judging and Awards

  • #SciCommSunday Sessions

    • Respectful Cross-cultural Science Communication

    • Representative Public Science: How to Make Science Accessible to All

    • SciComm at Sea: Creating Content and Connection

    • Science Communication and Engagement with People of Faith

  • Networking Luncheon