Celebration of Science
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October 15-16, 2026
探花楼's Celebration of Science returns in the Scientific Research Commons (SRC) and the Ann Stuart Science Complex (ASSC).
Dr. Catherine Murphy, the Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will deliver this year's Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership plenary lecture.
Schedule
| Thursday, Oct. 15 |
| 4-5 p.m. - Annual Community Lecture: Dr. Behnaz Balmaki, Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Science, 探花楼. "Pollen Journey: From Ancient Ecosystems to a Changing World" | ASSC 259 |
| 5-6:30 p.m. - School of the Sciences Alumni Reunion and Research Showcase | SRC lobby |
| Friday, Oct. 16 |
| 8-9:30 a.m. - Welcome Breakfast and Research Showcase | ASSC atrium |
| 9:30-9:40 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks | ASSC 259 |
| 9:40-10:40 a.m. - Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership Plenary Lecture: Dr. Catherine Murphy, Larry Faulkner Professor of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. "A Golden Time for Nanotechnology" | ASSC 259 |
| 10:40-11:50 a.m. - Meet the Scientists Career Panel | ASSC 259 |
| 12-1:30 p.m. - Lunch Break | ASSC 153 & 251 |
| 1:30-1:40 p.m. - Welcoming Remarks | ASSC 259 |
| 1:40-2:30 p.m. - Dr. Melissa Peterson, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, UNT Health Fort Worth | ASSC 259 |
| 2:30-3:15 p.m. - Leading Women in Science Lecture: Dr. Sarah Bondos, Associate Professor, Vashisht College of Medicine, Texas A&M University: "Bioactive materials: An adventure into academia and entrepreneurship" | ASSC 259 |
| 3:15-3:30 p.m. - Break | ASSC 259 |
| 3:30-4 p.m. - Celebration of Science Distinguished Alumni Lecture: Dr. Namrata Raut, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, "Partners in Pain: The Neuro-Glial Conversation in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)" | ASSC 259 |
| 4-4:50 p.m. - Student Research Showcase | ASSC 259 |
| 4:50-5 p.m. - Concluding Remarks | ASSC 259 |
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