Postponed
An in-person convening highlighting education programs across federal agencies and offices to increase awareness, share lessons learned, and identify needs.
The convening will consist of four panels of experts who will discuss: the value of interdisciplinary collaboration; the importance of evaluation and metrics of success; the stories of professionals who benefited from different experiential training programs; and the experiential training programs available at user facilities. The convening will raise awareness and share lessons learned from such programs across the federal government, as well as catalyze discussions that may inform future efforts.
This convening is for education professionals and researchers interested in learning about federally funded opportunities and for federal program managers curious about opportunities at other agencies. The agenda will include panelists representing programs from DOD, DOE, DOL, NASA, NSF, USDA, and more!
Draft agenda |
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| 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET | |
| Time (ET) | Session |
| 8:30 – 9 a.m. | Coffee and networking |
| 9 – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction |
| 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Panel 1: The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration for the future of work |
| 10:30 – 11 a.m. | Break |
| 11 am – 12:15 p.m. | Panel 2: Evaluators and metrics of success |
| 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch & networking |
| 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Panel 3: Highlighting success stories from different federal programs |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Panel 4: Federal user facilities and training programs |
| 4:30 – 5 p.m. | Event summary |
| 5:00 p.m. | No host social, location TBD |
Panel 1: The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration for the future of work
Vice Provost for Research & Innovation and Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University
Associate Dean of Graduate Division and Professor of Physics, University of California, Merced
Head of Education and Workforce, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)
Panel 2: Evaluators and metrics of success
President of the Allison Group and External Evaluator for the Micro Nano Technology Education Center
Associate Professor of Engineering Education, Purdue University
Performance Assessment and Evaluation Program Manager, NASA
Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of Alabama
Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, STEM Education Directorate, National Science Foundation
Moderator
Panel 3: Highlighting success stories from different federal programs
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering & Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University
Managing Director, Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization, Penn State University
IB Physics and Chemistry Teacher, Uplift Luna Preparatory
Undergraduate Student, University of North Texas
Panel 4: Federal user facilities and training programs
STEM Education Program Manager, Workforce Development & Education, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
President and CEO, National Institute for Industry and Career Advancement
Group Leader, Data and AI-Driven Materials Science Group, Materials Measurement Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Associate Director for Education and Outreach, National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure coordinating office,
Georgia Tech
Director of Operations, Head of Immunology Section, Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Moderator
