Meeting Current Challenges in Research through the Good Power of Collaboration

Most of the exceptional “anything is possible” research at Northeastern University is collaborative, much of it cross-disciplinary. Our researchers connect across fields, departments, colleges, and institutions, bringing together different approaches and understanding to perform research that breaks through frontiers of discovery or application.

Join an Interactive Symposium and Discussion hosted by the Northeastern University College of Science to explore how a broad set of collaborative approaches can help address current challenges in the research landscape.

Attendees may join for sessions of interest or for the full program. 

Program

11:00 a.m. EDT
Welcome and Framing
Hazel Sive, Dean, College of Science

11:10 a.m. EDT
Keynote Address: The Plastics Challenge
Maria Ivanova (Professor, College of Social Sciences and Humanities)
Aron Stubbins (Professor, College of Science, College of Engineering)

Panels
Each panel will include “how to” material, as well as exploration of advantages or challenges around each approach. Please submit any questions for discussion during registration.

11:35 a.m. EDT
Building Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Moderator: Vance Blankers (Director, Research and Development, College of Science)
Panelists: Jennifer Bowen (Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences), Michele Di Pierro (Assistant Professor, Physics), Susanne Jaeggi (Professor, Psychology, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, College of Arts Media and Design), Brooke Foucault Welles (Professor, College of Arts Media and Design)

12:10 p.m. EDT
Industry-Academic Partnerships
Moderator: James Poulos (Assistant Vice President, Advancement)
Panelists: Vince Harris (University Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering), Sanjeev Mukerjee (Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology), Michael Pollastri (Senior Vice Provost, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Roux Institute), Nancy Wetherbee (Director, Center for Research and Innovation)

12:45 p.m. EDT
Evolving your Startup
Moderator: Sanjeev Mukerjee (Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
Panelists: Peter Bex (Professor and Chair, Psychology), Swastik Kar (Professor, Physics), Aaron Seitz (Professor, Psychology, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, College of Arts Media and Design), Randall Erb (Professor, College of Engineering)

1:20 p.m. EDT
International Connections
Moderator: Erin Cram (Professor, Biology)
Panelists: Toyoko Orimoto (Professor, Physics), Alain Karma (Distinguished Professor, Physics), Mingzhong Wu (Professor, Physics, College of Engineering), Hazel Sive (Dean and Professor, Biology, Chair and Africa Global Initiative)