Program

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Wednesday, June 22

Event	Details	Speakers
Welcome	Welcome poster session and cocktail hour
Dinner/Plenary	“It’s a Wonderful Life: Navigating Academia as a URM”	Tyrone Porter, University of Texas-Austin
Post-Dinner	After dinner social activity

Thursday, June 23

Event	Details	Speakers
Breakfast
Introduction	“What are My Expectations for the Workshop?”	Leonard Harris, University of Arkansas (moderator)
Panel	Why Choose a Research Career in BME?	Sade Williams Clayton, Washington University in St. Louis Jonathan Moreno, Washington University in St. Louis Min Kyung Shinn, Washington University in St. Louis Ismael Seáñez, Washington University in St. Louis Paresh Shrimali, Washington University in St. Louis
Plenary	“Societal Impact of BIPOC Researchers in Engineering”	Evan Scott, Northwestern University
Lunch
Panel	“What can you do with your PhD in Academia?”	Sharniece Holland, Washington University in St. Louis Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis Denise Leonard, Washington University in St. Louis Ammon Posey, Washington University in St. Louis
Networking	Speed networking and mentoring
Plenary	“Frontiers in Scientific Presentation”	Cassaundra Sigaran, Washington University in St. Louis
Dinner	Cocktail hour & dinner at the St. Louis Zoo
Plenary	“Branding Yourself, Your Science, and Your Lab”	Farshid Guilak, Washington University in St. Louis
Post-Dinner	After dinner social activity

Friday, June 24

Event	Details	Speakers
Breakfast
Panel	“Broader Impacts – Are they for me?”	Beatriz Peñalver Bernabé, University of Illinois at Chicago Emily Boyd, Washington University in St. Louis Gabbi Horsford, University of Minnesota Carolyn Herman, Washington University in St. Louis Walter Block, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Plenary	“Making it to degree completion: Developing assertiveness and resilience when getting feedback or criticism”	Joshua Gray, Rice University
Lunch