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Cornell University

BME 20 Years

Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering

Agenda

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If you plan to attend, please REGISTER.

Friday, September 20 (Kimball Hall B11)

9:00a: Opening remarks (Claudia Fischbach-Teschl)

9:15 – 11:30: Professional development panel discussions (alumni panel)

  • 9:15 – 10:15: Career reflections from alumni, 10 years ago or less (moderator: Marjolein van der Meulen)
    Panelists: Marsha (Lampi) Kowal, Ph.D. 2017; Alex McGregor, Ph.D. 2018; Pushpendra Yadav, M.Eng. 2022; Parker Dean, B.S. 2022, M.Eng. 2023
  • 10:30 – 11:30: Career reflections from alumni, 11 – 20 years window (moderator: Michael Shuler)
    Panelists: Nashaat Rasheed, M.Eng. 2014; Robby Bowles, Ph.D. 2010; Jason Long, Ph.D. 2008; Sharon Wong, Ph.D. 2008

11:30a – 1:00p: Lunch (Duffield Atrium)

1:00 – 3:00:  Looking forward: How Cornell BME impacts the world

  • 1:00: Dean’s Remarks, BME 20th Video
  • 1:15: Teaching Panel: 20 years of innovation in BME Education (moderator: Chris Shaffer)
    Panelists: Shivaun Archer, Jonathan Butcher, Nate Cira, Alexandra Werth
  • 2:00: Research Panel: Creating research impact through collaboration  (moderator: Jan Lammerding)
    Panelists: Claudia Fischbach-Teschl, Dave Putnam, Iwijn de Vlaminck, Karl Lewis

3:00 – 4:00: Tang Hall Addition Ribbon Cutting & Dedication (Pew Engineering Quad)

4:00 – 6:00: Tang Hall Addition Open House

  • Open laboratories with demos
  • Student research & design project posters

Saturday, September 21 (Weill Hall 226)

9:00 – 9:15a: Opening remarks (Claudia Fischbach-Teschl)

9:15 – 10:00: From beginnings to present-day (Michael Shuler, Marjolein van der Meulen)

10:00 – 11:00: Current students and recent alumni Panel: (moderator: Larry Bonassar)
Panelists: Rebecca Irwin, Ph.D. student; Coulter Ralston, Ph.D. student; Sarah Henretta, Ph.D. student; Emma Taigounov, B.S. 2024, M.Eng. Student

11:00 – 11:15: Wrap up

11:15 – 12:00p: Lab Tours, Weill Hall Research Labs

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch – BME Family Picnic (Weill Hall South Lawn). Luna Food Truck and Lawn Games

1:30+: miscellaneous activities, Cornell & local