#MultidisciplinaryResearch Inaugural
Mason Multi-Disciplinary Research
Symposium
PROGRAM
8:00 – 8:30
Poster set up and Registration
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome and Introductions (Provost Wu and Dean Agouris)
8:45 – 9:00
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Funding for
Multidisciplinary Projects (Eric Moore)
9:00 -9:15
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding for Multidisciplinary
Projects (Vinay Pai)
9:15 -9:30
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Funding for
Multidisciplinary Projects (Jane Aikin)
9:30 – 9:45
Break
9:45 – 10:45
Agency Program Director Panel and Q&A Session
Jane Aikin (NEH)
Layla Lavasani (PCORI)
Eric Moore (DTRA)
Vinay Pai (NIH)
Karen Sirocco (NIDA)
10:45 – 12:15 Mason Multidisciplinary Panel and Q&A Session
Giorgio Ascoli (KIAS)
Lynn Gerber (CHHS/INOVA)
Kathryn Jacobsen (CHHS)
Naoru Koizumi (SPGIA)
Mandy O’Neill (SOB)
Siddhartha Sikdar (ENG)
Faye Taxman
(CHSS)
Monique van Hoek (COS)
12:15 – 1:30
Networking Lunch and Poster Tours
1:30 – 1:45
National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding for Multidisciplinary
Projects (Sohi Rastegar)
1:45 – 3:15
Problem Pitches I (multiple tracks)
3:15 – 3:30
Break
3:30 – 5:00
Problem Pitches II (multiple tracks)
5:00 – 5:15
Wrap up and Closing Remarks (Provost Wu and Dean Agouris)
5:15 – 6:30
Networking Reception and Poster Tours
Focus: Health
April 27, 2015
#MultidisciplinaryResearch Inaugural
Mason Multi-Disciplinary Research
Symposium
RESOURCES
Posters Volume (PDF e-copy): https://cos.gmu.edu/MultiD/posters
Directory of Registrant Interests: https://cos.gmu.edu/MultiD/directory
Provost Multi-Disciplinary Research Initiative RFP: https://cos.gmu.edu/MultiD/rfp
FEEDBACK SURVEYS
Pitch Session Survey: https://cos.gmu.edu/MultiD/pitch
Poster Survey: https://cos.gmu.edu/MultiD/postersurvey
SOCIAL MEDIA
Official Hashtag #MultidisciplinaryResearch
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Focus: Health
April 27, 2015