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2023 Texas PREM Conference

The 2023 Texas PREM Conference will take place at Texas State University on March 30 - April 1. This conference is made possible by the generous support of the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. 

2023 Texas PREM Conference Tentative Agenda

Thursday, March 30
LBJ Student Center Grand Ballroom

Start Time Description
6:00 pm Kick off ceremony & welcome dinner

Friday, March 31
LBJ Student Center Grand Ballroom

Start Time Description
8:30 am Continental Breakfast and registration
9:00 am Introduction to Texas PREMs
10:00 am PREM Alum: Carlos Corona, CEO Southwest Yeast Lab LLC
10:30 am PREM Alum: Dr. Mirella Vargas, Southwest Research Institute
11:00 am Social
11:20 am PREM Alum: Mauricio de Leo, Ph.D. Student University of Minnesota
11:50 am MRSEC Alum: Dr. Manuel Dominguez, 3M
12:20 pm Lunch
1:20 pm Oral presentations by PREM students
2:30 pm Entrepreneurship workshop facilitated by Dr. Harlan Beverly, VP of Engineering, Mercado Labs and Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Texas State University

4:30 pm Poster session & networking
6:00 pm Dinner

Speaker Biography

Saturday, April 1
RFM Lobby (@ 9 am) and RFM 3224 (@ 10:30 am)

Start Time Description
8:30 am Continental breakfast
9:00 am Laboratory/facility tours
10:30 am Presentation and poster awards
11:00 am Student reflections on PREM
11:45 am Closing remarks

Hotel Information

A block of rooms has been reserved at La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham San Marcos Outlet Mall for student participants. 

Address: 111 Center Point Ct, San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone: (512) 667-6284