Seattle Grand Challenges Summit
Special thanks to all those who participated in the Seattle Grand Challenges Summit on May 2-3, 2010. Students, professors, policy makers, and leaders of industry joined a robust dialogue on the NAE's Grand Challenges and the topics of Engineering Better Medicines and Engineering the Tools of Scientific Discovery.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Engineering Creativity: Opportunities in Global Health
Hugh Chang,
Director, Special Initiatives within the Office of the President, PATH
Grand Challenges Overview with Q&A Session
Matt O'Donnell, Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of Engineering, University of Washington
Monday, May 3
Session I
Welcome Address and Student Poster Competition Award Ceremony
Matt O'Donnell, Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of Engineering, University of Washington
John Markoff, Correspondent, The New York Times
Keynote Address: Engineering Better Medicines
Nicholas A. Peppas, Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Keynote Address: Engineering Better Medicines: It's in the Delivery
Suzie Pun, Robert F. Rushmer Associate Professor in Bioengineering, University of Washington
Engineering Better Medicines Panel Discussion
Matt O'Donnell, Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of Engineering, University of Washington
Lonnie Edelheit, Retired Senior Vice President, Research & Development, General Electric Company
Bruce Montgomery, MD, Senior Vice President, Respiratory Therapeutics, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Nicholas A. Peppas, Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Suzie Pun, Robert F. Rushmer Associate Professor in Bioengineering, University of Washington
Session II
Introduction: eScience: Techniques and Technologies for 21st Century Discovery
Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington; Director, University of Washington eScience Institute; Chair, Computing Community Consortium
Keynote Address: High Performance Cyberinfrastructure Discovery Tools for Data Intensive Research
Larry Smarr, Founding Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications & Information Technology, University of California, San Diego
Engineering the Tools of Scientific Discovery Introductory Panel Talks
Bridging the Gap: PBs to KBs
Catharine van Ingen, Partner Architect, Microsoft Research
Reading the Social Pages: Using Facebook to Learn about People
Jonathan Chang, Data Science Team Member, Facebook
Removing Barriers to Data Analysis
Alon Halevy, Director, Structured Data Management Research, Google
Engineering the Tools of Scientific Discovery Panel Discussion
Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington; Director, University of Washington eScience Institute; Chair, Computing Community Consortium
Jonathan Chang, Data Science Team Member, Facebook
Alon Halevy, Director, Structured Data Management Research, Google
Larry Smarr, Founding Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications & Information Technology, University of California, San Diego
Catharine van Ingen, Partner Architect, Microsoft Research
Session III
Keynote Address: Engineering the Tools of Scientific Discovery
Mike Griffin, King-McDonald Eminent Scholar and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Director, Center for System Studies, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Keynote Address: Engineering the Tools of Scientific Discovery
Bonnie Dunbar, President and CEO, Museum of Flight
Keynote Address: Engineering the Tools of Scientific Discovery
Edward F. Crawley, Ford Professor of Engineering and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Engineering the Tools of Scientific Discovery Panel Discussion
Bonnie Dunbar, President and CEO, Museum of Flight
Edward F. Crawley, Ford Professor of Engineering and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mike Griffin, King-McDonald Eminent Scholar and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Director, Center for System Studies, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Closing Remarks and Panel Discussion
John Markoff, Correspondent, The New York Times
Bonnie Dunbar, President and CEO, Museum of Flight
Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington; Director, University of Washington eScience Institute; Chair, Computing Community Consortium
Matt O'Donnell, Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of Engineering
Larry Smarr, Founding Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications & Information Technology, University of California, San Diego
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