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**This meeting was rescheduled from September 2020**
The 2020 US Frontiers of Engineering was held virtually, February 25-26, 2021. About 100 outstanding early career engineers met for an intensive 2-1/2 day symposium to discuss cutting-edge developments in four areas: Food for Thought: The AgRevolution Shaping What We (Will) Eat; Next-generation Energy Systems Integration; Engineering Innovation in Women’s Health; Plastics: Pollution Challenges and Innovations. The goal of the Frontiers of Engineering program is to bring together engineers from all engineering disciplines and from industry, universities, and federal labs to facilitate cross-disciplinary exchange and promote the transfer of new techniques and approaches across fields in order to sustain and build US innovative capacity.
We are grateful to our sponsors for their support.
The program is here.
LIST OF SESSIONS
Chair: Jennifer West, Duke University
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The AgRevolution Shaping What We (Will) Eat Session Co-chairs: Lily Cheung, Georgia Tech, and Andrew Coughlin, Syngenta Corp. Abstract
10,000 Years of Engineering Plant Genomes: The Essential Role of Genetic Variation in Crop Breeding Aaron Hummel, Pairwise Plants
Peptides as a New Class of Bioinsecticide Kyle Schneider, Vestaron Corp. Abstract
Safety Oversight for the Future of Food Patrick Cournoyer, US FDA Abstract
Robots as Farmers: Automation in Precision Agriculture Sierra Young, North Carolina State University Abstract
NEXT-GENERATION ENERGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION Session Co-chairs: Jennifer Kurtz, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Javad Lavaei, University of California, Berkeley Abstract
Enabling the Operation of Future Grids Using New Tools in Control Theory and AI Johanna Mathieu, University of Michigan Abstract
Powerful Water and Thirsty Energy: A Systems Challenge Noel Bakhtian, Idaho National Laboratory Abstract
Enabling Impactful Residential-scale Energy Systems for Native American Communities Suzanne Singer, Native Renewables
ENGINEERING INNOVATION IN WOMEN’S HEALTH Session Co-chairs: Kristin Myers, Columbia University, and Melissa Skala, Morgridge Institute and University of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract
A Woman-centered Approach for Cervical Cancer Prevention Mercy Asiedu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abstract
Growth and Remodeling of the Female Reproductive System Kristin Miller, Tulane University Abstract
Functional and Tunable Biomimetics for Reproductive Tissue Engineering Ariella Shikanov, University of Michigan Abstract
Menstruation as a Natural Biopsy—Building a Database to Fuel Early Diagnosis of Reproductive Disorders Ridhi Tariyal, NextGen Jane Abstract
PLASTICS: POLLUTION CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIONS Session Co-chairs: Anela Choy, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Jenna Jambeck, University of Georgia Abstract
Plastics and Transforming Ecosystems Science into Accountability Jeremy Conkle, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Abstract
Challenges in Plastic Circularity: The Necessity for Environmental Degradability as a Design Metric Desiree Plata, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abstract
Empowering Businesses to Restore Nature’s Balance Svanika Balasubramian, rePurpose Abstract