Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
Workshop on Fostering the Culture of Convergence in Research
OCTOBER 23
8:30 AM |
Welcome and Introduction to the Workshop
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9:00 AM |
Embedding Convergence in Federal Funding for Research
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9:20 AM |
The Promise of Convergence for Scientific Challenges: How Science Can Propel Sustainable Agriculture and Lower the Sector’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Chair: Steven Chu, Professor of Physics and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University |
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10:30 AM | Break |
10:45 AM |
Overview: Strengthening the Ecosystem for Convergence Discovery and Translation
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11:15 AM |
Panel: Supporting the Life Cycle of Convergence. Leaders of institutional change discuss active efforts and lessons learned.
Chair: Gene E. Robinson, Director, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and Swanlund Chair of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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12:30 PM | Lunch |
1:20 PM |
Panel: Leading for Convergence. University leaders discuss how to stimulate and support a convergence culture.
Chair: Peter Schiffer, Vice Provost for Research and Professor of Physics, Yale University
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2:40 PM | Break |
3:00 PM |
Panel: Convergence in Action. Investigators undertaking convergent research and representatives of funding organizations discuss what works and lessons learned.
Chair: Cato Laurencin, University Professor, CEO, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS), and Director, Institute for Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut
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4:15 PM | Introduction to Breakout Sessions |
4:20 PM | Brief break and move to Parallel breakout discussion sessions |
Group 1 (NAS 120): Institutional Incentives that Enable Convergence.
Chair: Michael Witherell, Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Professor of Physics, University of California |
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Group 2 (NAS 118): Funding Structures that Support Convergence.
Chair: Sue Merrilees, Advisor, Science Philanthropy Alliance |
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Group 3 (Members Room): Changing Norms and Culture of Academic Research Toward Convergence.
Chair: Joseph DeSimone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and Carbon |
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5:35 PM |
Brief Summing up of Day 1 and Preparation for Day 2
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OCTOBER 24
8:45 AM |
Welcome and Goals of Day 2
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9:00 AM |
Achieving Institutional Culture Change
Chair: Tamar Gendler, Dean of the Faulty of Arts and Sciences, Yale University
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9:45 AM | Break |
10:00 AM | Snapshot Insights from Breakout Groups |
10:15 AM |
Panel: Strategic Perspectives
Chair: Peter Lee, Corporate Vice President, Artificial Intelligence and Research, Microsoft
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11:45 AM |
Lightning Round: Innovative Ideas from Participants. Ideas for strategies, opportunities, or potential pilot projects. Chair: Tamar Gendler, Dean of the Faulty of Arts and Sciences, Yale University |
12:20 PM |
Wrap Up and Closing Remarks: Key Messages from Workshop and Next Steps
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12:45 PM | Adjourn |