2024 PREM PI Meeting
2024 PREM PI Meeting Agenda
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The 2024 PREM PI Meeting will take place at Texas State University on January 26 - January 27. This meeting is made possible by the generous support of the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research.
All meetings are taking place at the LBJ Student Center Grand Ballroom (third floor of LBJSC).
Join Virtually on Saturday, January 27
Zoom Meeting ID: https://txstate.zoom.us/j/84341812113
This link will work for both presenters as well.
Airport Information
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (3600 Presidential Blvd, Austin, TX 78719), Airport to Hotel: About 33 miles / 40 min by car
- San Antonio International Airport (9800 Airport Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78216), Airport to Hotel: About 45 miles / 50 min by car
Transportation Information Upon Arrival
Suggested transportation options from the airport to the hotel include car rental, rideshares, taxi service, or shuttle/charter bus. Information for these can be found on the following websites:
Hotel Information
Transportation provided to and from preferred hotel: Fairfield Inn & Suites San Marcos (Address: 1250 N Interstate 35, San Marcos, TX 78666. Phone: (512) 396-0131).
Transportation Information from Hotel to Meeting Site
A shuttle service will provided for transportation from the Fairfield Inn & Suites San Marcos (Address: 1250 N Interstate 35, San Marcos, TX 78666. Phone: (512) 396-0131) to campus and back on both January 26 and 27, 2024.
- Pick Up Location: Fairfield Inn & Suites
- Drop Off Location: LBJ Student Center @ Texas State University campus
| Friday, January 26 | Transportation Times |
| Pick Up Time from Hotel | 7:45 a.m. |
| 8:15 a.m. | |
| 8:45 a.m. | |
| Drop Off Time to Hotel | 5:15 p.m. |
| 5:45 p.m. | |
| 6:15 p.m. |
| Saturday, January 27 | Transportation Times |
| Pick Up Time from Hotel | 7:45 a.m. |
| 8:15 a.m. | |
| 8:45 a.m. | |
| Drop Off Time to Hotel | 12:45 p.m. |
| 1:15 p.m. | |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Parking at LBJSC
- Parking is available at the LBJ Student Center Garage
- Limited parking validation stickers are available to cover cost of parking
- Please request these during registration at the LBJSC Grand Ballroom
- Apply validation to ticket in the area marked “Sticker Here”
- Insert ticket barcode facing up in exit machine
- Parking cost: $14 full day
Driving Directions to LBJ Parking Garage_PREM PI
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Local Restaurant Options
DiningGuide_San Marcos
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PREM PI Meeting Agenda
Friday, January 26
LBJ Student Center Grand Ballroom
| Start Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Coffee/Morning Snacks (provided) and Registration |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome Remarks Dr. Tania Betancourt (Director, PREM Center for Intellingent Materials Assembly, Texas State University) Dr. Shreek Mandayam (Vice President for Research, Texas State University) Dr. Germano Iannacchione (Division Director, NSF Division for Materials Research) Dr. Shadi Mamaghani (Program Director, NSF PREM) |
| 9:30 AM | Q&A on Current PREM Solicitation Dr. Shadi Mamaghani (NSF) Dr. Debasis Majumdar (NSF) |
| 9:50 AM | Occupational artifacts that undermine STEM workforce diversity and what MSI research-active institutions (and therefore PREMs) can do to overcome these artifacts to increase STEM workforce diversity Dr. Omar Lopez, Associate Professor, Organization, Workforce and Leadership Studies, Texas State University |
| 10:20 AM | NSF Opportunities for PREMs Dr. John Schlueter, Program Director, DMR DMREF - Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future Dr. Souleymane Omar Diallo, Program Director, NSF MRI – Major Research Instrumentation Program |
| 10:55 AM | Networking Break |
| 11:10 AM | Round Table Discussions: How to Make the PREM and Partner Network Work for Your Students and Centers Dr. Jennifer Irvin, Texas State University |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (provided) and Networking |
| 1:00 PM | Opportunities for EPSCoR Program Dr. Hongmei Luo, Program Director, NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) |
| 1:20 PM | Round Table Discussions: The Balancing Act - Research Productivity, Partnership, Student Engagement Dr. Demetris Geddis, Hampton University |
| 2:10 PM | Networking Break |
| 2:20 PM | Evolving Your PREM Dr. Karen Lozano, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dr. Idalia Ramos, Universiyt of Puerto Rico Humacao |
| 3:05 PM | How to Nurture, Grow, and Evolve Partnership - the Partner Perspective Dr. Edward Yu, The University of Texas at Austin Dr. Tim Lodge, University of Minnesota Dr. Joan Redwing, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Eric Stach, University of Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 PM | Networking Break |
| 4:10 PM | Reporting back to NSF on discussion highlights of "How to Nurture, Grow, and Evolve Partnership" session |
| 4:20 PM | Opportunities for Inter-PREM Networking and Connections Dr. Idalia Ramos, University of Puerto Rico Humacao (MRS/PREM Research Summit and Joint Puerto Rico Events) Dr. Stuart Rowan, University of Chicago (Conference Across MRSEC and PREM Schools, CAMPS) Dr. Tania Betancourt, Texas State University (Texas PREM Conference) |
| 5:10 PM | Day 1 Closing Remarks Dr. Tania Betancourt |
Saturday, January 27
LBJ Student Center Grand Ballroom
| Start Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Coffee and Networking |
| 9:00 AM | Opportunities at DMR Centers and Facilities Dr. Jorge Colón, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras ----- Dr. Joel Brock, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) Dr. Daniela Radu, Florida International University ----- Dr. Joan Redwing, 2D Crystal Consortium MIP Dr. Tatiana Timofeeva, New Mexico Highlands ----- Dr. Angela Pitenis, BioPACIFIC MIP Dr. Yiyan Li, For Lewis College ----- Dr. Sarah Schreiner, STROBE |
| 9:50 AM | Closing the Gap through Entrepreneurial Education Dr. Sean Kerwin, Texas State University Dr. Karen Lozano, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| 10:30 AM | Leveraging PREM to Support Institutional Infrastructure Building Dr. Thiagarajan Soundappan, Navajo Technical University Dr. Ramana Chintalapalle, University of Texas El Paso Dr. Tatiana Timofeeva, New Mexico Highlands University Dr. Tania Betancourt, Texas State University |
| 11:30 AM | Annual Report Guidelines/Reminders Dr. Shadi Mamaghani, NSF PREM |
| 11:50 AM | Lunch (provided) and Networking |
| 12:50 AM | Closing Remarks Dr. Tania Betancourt, Texas State University |