RESEARCH, EDUCATION, LECTURES ACCESSING THE TECHNICAL EDGE EVENTS THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CHARLOTTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE College of Computing and Informatics Nanoscale Science Seminar Series North Carolina Research Campus SciVisit Department of Geography & Earth Sciences Office of International Programs The Science and Technology EXPO (NC Science Festival) The William States Lee College of Engineering College of Education Infrastructure, Design, Environment, and Sustainability (IDEAS) Center “Motorsports” Aaron Cress April 15, 2015 To advertise your events in RELATE, email [email protected] Subscription information at the bottom of the newsletter Summer Schedule: The edition schedule for RELATE will change at the end of April. From May through August the RELATE newsletter will move to a summer schedule: May 13th and May 27th June 10th and June 24th July 8th and July 22nd August 5th Regular issues will resume August 19th College of Computing and Informatics Controversies and Concerns: Agricultural Biotechnology and GMOs A North Carolina Science Festival Event Date: April 15, 2015 at 7:00 PM Location: Bioinformatics 105 An expert-led discussion on Genetically Modified Organisms, their current use in medicine and agriculture, their future potential, and public fears. The panel will feature Drs. Kenneth Bost and Kenneth Piller, prominent UNC Charlotte researchers in the field. 2015 College of Computing and Informatics Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker: Oussama Khatib, Professor, Computer Science Department, Stanford University Date: April 17, 2015 - 3:00pm Location: Woodward 106 Oussama Khatib received his Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering from Sup’Aero, Toulouse, France, in 1980. He is Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. His work on advanced robotics focuses on methodologies and technologies in human-centered robotics including humanoid control architectures, human motion synthesis, interactive dynamic simulation, haptics, and human- friendly robot design. He is Co-Editor of the Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics series, and has served on the Editorial Boards of several journals as well as the Chair or Co-Chair of numerous international conferences. He co-edited the Springer Handbook of Robotics, which received the PROSE Award. He is a Fellow of IEEE and has served as a Distinguished Lecturer. He is the President of the International Foundation of Robotics Research (IFRR). Professor Khatib is a recipient of the Japan Robot Association (JARA) Award in Research and Development. In 2010 he received the IEEE RAS Pioneer Award in Robotics and Automation for his fundamental pioneering contributions in robotics research, visionary leadership, and life-long commitment to the field. Professor Khatib received the 2013 IEEE RAS Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his vision and leadership for the Robotics and Automation Society, in establishing and sustaining conferences in robotics and related areas, publishing influential monographs and handbooks and training and mentoring the next generation of leaders in robotics education and research. In 2014, Professor Khatib received the 2014 IEEE RAS George Saridis Leadership Award in Robotics and Automation. Speaker: Date: Location: Michael Dulin, Senior Scientist, Genomics & Molecular Epidemiology British Columbia Centre for Disease Control April 24, 2015 - 3:00 PM Woodward, 106 For more Computing and Informatics events, click here: http://cci.uncc.edu/calendar Nanoscale Science Seminar Series “Programmed Drug Delivery” Speaker: Dr. Zhen Gu, Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University Date: Thursday, April 16, 3:30 PM Location: Burson 115 Please contact Dr. Juan Vivero-Escoto (Chemistry Department) if you would like to meet with Dr. Gu. “Therapeutic RNA Nanotechnology” Speaker: Dr. Peixuan Guo, William Farish Endowed Chair in Nanobiotechnology, Markey Cancer Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky Date: Wednesday, April 22, 4:00 PM Location: Burson 115 Please contact Dr. Kirill Afonin (Chemistry Department) if you would like to meet with Dr. Guo. “Application of Engineering in Cancer Research and Treatment” Speaker: Dr. Andrew Wang, UNC Chapel Hill Date: Thursday, April 23, 3:30 PM Location: Burson 115 Please contact Dr. Juan Vivero-Escoto (Chemistry Department) if you would like to meet with Dr. Wang. North Carolina Research Campus Science Cafe Presented by the Charlotte Area Science Network (CASN) Man-Eating Plants with Dr. Larry Mellichamp, Emeritus, UNC Charlotte Carnivorous plants are strangely specialized members of the plant kingdom. There are over 600 species occuring all around the world - the world-famous Venus flytrap, pitcher plants, sundews, butterworts, and bladderworts all come from North Carolina. They may look like flowers and attract unwary insects seeking nectar. Or they can resemble dead meat - all red and rotten - to attract carrion feeders. The victims are variously drowned, squeezed to death, chopped to pieces, or smothered in glop on odd-looking leaves that resemble tubular pitfalls, fast-acting beartraps, slimy flypaper surfaces, or "roach-motels." Often the prey is devoured by other organisms living in co-habitation with the carnivorous plant. If this tale of gruesome monsters of the plant kingdom intrigues you, come see them in person. Date: Location: Thursday, April 16, 2015 from 5:00 - 6:30 PM UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 East 9th Street, Room 204 Parking is free and across the street from Center City. UNC Charlotte faculty and staff should visit http://goo.gl/BJI4Kt All others should visit http://goo.gl/mXtofp Vitamins and a Healthy Diet April 21, 7 pm, core lab event room Part of the UNC NRI's Appetite for Life Seminars, Natalia Krupenko, PhD, will present the latest research and safety tips on vitamin supplementation. Learn more at http://goo.gl/ANGcbA. DataChambers Open House April 28 from 4 to 7 pm join DataChambers as they celebrate the opening of their new regional data center on campus. Please RSVP at http://goo.gl/ZA8pu5. SciVisit Hosted by Gaston College as part of the North Carolina Science Festival. Date: April 17, 2015, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM Location: Dallas Campus of Gaston College Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medical (STEMM) faculty at Gaston College lead interactive sessions for high school students at various locations across campus. This year’s session topics of the sessions include chemistry, biotechnology, biodiversity, anatomy and physiology, computer security, psychology, math, disease transmission, robotics and health among many others. We hope you will join us for a morning filled with fun while learning about STEM disciplines! To participate in this year’s event, please sign up at sciVisit Registration: http://goo.gl/6CwW3z For more information please contact us at [email protected] You can see the agenda and other items of possible interest by clicking here. Department of Geography & Earth Sciences Speaker Series Speaker: Date: Location: Gregory Hancock, College of William and Mary April 17, 2015 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm McEniry, 116 Office of International Programs International Film Series: The campus community is invited to one or all of five films looking at health, the environment, and culture as part of a film series sponsored by International Studies and a grant from the Chancellor’s Diversity Fund. Yesterday Date: Location: Contact: April 21, 2015 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm Student Union Theater Office of International Programs at [email protected] About the film: After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school. UNC Charlotte Study Abroad Photo Exhibit The 6th annual Study Abroad Student Photo Exhibit will feature photography from UNC Charlotte students taken while abroad and entered into one of five categories – Defining Moment, Landscape, Portrait, Self Portrait, and Travelling 49ers. Exhibit will be shown in Student Union through May 10, 2015. Contact the Office of Education Abroad for details regarding an opening reception. Dates: Location: Monday, April 27 through Sunday, May 10 Student Union Contact the Office of Education Abroad at [email protected] for questions. UNC Charlotte presents THE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Sunday, April 26 12 - 4pm / UNC Charlotte Union Plaza Join faculty, staff, and students as they present exhibits, discussions, and films in the weeks leading up to the main event. April 10 - 26th in various locations. Learn more at NCSCIENCEFESTIVAL.UNCC.EDU The William States Lee College of Engineering Senior Design Spring Expo Date: April 30, 2015 - 11:00am - 2:30pm Location: Barnhardt Student Activity Center (SAC) Open to the Public College of Education A Dream Again Deferred? Please plan to join Betty Chafin Rash, Dorothy Counts Scoggins and Friends for a special evening of commemoration and discussion moderated by Steve Crump of WBTV Tuesday, May 5 2015 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. UNC Charlotte Center City Campus Frye Gaillard, author of “The Dream Long Deferred” and Amy Hawn Nelson, co-author of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; School Desegregation and Resegregation in Charlotte will share readings and remarks with special guests. A Dream Again Deferred? In 1971, community turmoil and legal wrangling culminated in the fulfillment of a long-deferred dream to pursue equity in education through integrating public schools in Charlotte, NC. In the landmark case of Swann vs. CharlotteMecklenburg, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that students be bused to achieve racial balance and so began the story of a Southern “city that made desegregation work.” Change was not easy, but a new community spirit emerged from the turmoil of dissent as students, parents, educators, citizens and leaders reached across deep divisions and historic mistrust to choose shared progress over separated futures. School desegregation, once a source of disturbing community strife, became a point of community pride in Charlotte as the Queen City led the U.S. Southeast into a modern, New South era and the nation into a new chapter of American history. A 1999 court decision ended school desegregation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, leading to increased isolation of public school children by race, ethnicity and socio-economics, and our schools now approach pre-1971 levels of segregation. As our city has grown and changed, so has the complexity of what it means to be desegregated. What does that dream look like in Charlotte in 2015 and beyond? Join us to share our past, understand today and help shape the dream for our future. Event Sponsors: DVA Charlotte Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation UNC Charlotte College of Education Infrastructure, Design, Environment, and Sustainability (IDEAS) Center BioEnergy Symposium The UNC Charlotte IDEAS Center is pleased to announce the fourth annual BioEnergy Symposium on May 14th, 2015. This year's symposium has a focus on Beneficial Byproducts of Bioenergy. If you have questions or need assistance please contact: Karyn Williamson-Coria at 704-687-1932 or by email at [email protected] For more information about the BioEnergy Symposium click here (http://ideas.uncc.edu/2015_BioEnergy_Symposium). 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