| TIME | ACTIVITY |
| 7:30 AM | Registration / Greetings |
| 8:00 - 8:50 AM | Poster Session I - In the hallway of the Galloway Bldg. |
| 9:00 - 9:10 AM |
Opening Remarks - Dr. Samuel Jator, Sr. Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Interim Dean of College of Engineering Introduction of Dr. Tolga Aytug by Dr. Cengiz Sen, Associate Professor of Physics |
| 9:15 - 10:00 AM |
Plenary Talk I - Guest Speaker Dr. Tolga Aytug, Distinguished Staff Member, Distinguished UT-Battelle Inventor, Chemical Sciences Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 10:00 - 12:15 PM | Summer Student Research - Plenary Session |
| 12:20 PM | Group Photo |
| 12:15 - 12:45 PM | Lunch Break |
| 12:45 - 1:30 PM | Poster Session II |
| 1:30 - 1:45 PM |
Beck Sponsored Research I
Speaker: Sneha Jobby - Research done at the New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA
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| 1:50 - 2:30 PM |
Introduction of Dr. Ananya Datta by Dr. Ashwini Kucknoor, Professor of Biology, and Ms. Sneha Jobby, Biology major and Beck 2026 fellow Plenary Talk II - Guest Speaker Dr. Ananya Datta, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences and Disease, New England College of Optometry, Boston. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM |
Beck Sponsored Research II Speakers: Homero Tijerina - Research done at Roswell Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY Isabella Tran - Research done at the Academica Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 3:00 - 4:30 PM |
Breakout Sessions/Workshops Sessions Confirmed:
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| 4:30 - 5:30 PM | Poster Session III |
| 5:30 - 6:00 PM | Coffee Break |
| 6:00 - 6:15 PM |
Special Guest Dr. Brett Welch, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lamar University |
| 6:15 - 6:30 PM |
LU Alumna Guest Ms. Mahima Verma, Web Developer, Montana Technological University, Butte. |
| 6:30 - 7:00 PM | URG Awards Ceremony |
| 7:00 - 7:30 PM | Conference Awards |