Event Agenda

William B. Davis, Ph.D.WSU Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student AchievementAssociate Professor, WSU School of Molecular Biosciences Mary Sánchez Lanier, Ph.D.WSU Assistant Vice Provost, andProfessor, WSU School of Molecular Biosciences Yadira ParedesDirector, WSU LSAMP

"Graduate School 101" Learn about best practices for applying to graduate school and tips for succeeding once enrolled. (This is one of three session options you can choose during this 9:30 AM time slot. Please note this session will be repeated at 10:30 AM.) Laura Lavine, Ph.D.Chair, WSU Department of Entomology Catherine Cooper, Ph.D. School of the Environment Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Moderator: Sindhuja Sankaran, Ph.D.Biological Systems Engineering

"Undergraduate Research Opportunities" There are many opportunities for research available to you whether it is with faculty at your university, a summer experience at another college, or research in Germany! (This is one of three session options you can choose during this 9:30 AM time slot. This session will be repeated at 10:30 AM.) Jeremy Lessmann, Ph.D.Director, WSU Office of Undergraduate Research Moderator: Charles Moore, Ph.D.Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

"Internships and Jobs in Industry" Everything you wanted to know about getting a job or an internship in industry! (This is one of three session options you can choose during this 9:30 AM time slot. This session will be repeated at 10:30 AM.) Anna WaldenAriel ApplefordJaycie Poitra Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Pullman, WA Moderator: Richard Zack, Ph.D.Department of Entomology

“Moving Between Communities for First Gen and Students of Color” Lisa Guerrero Ph.D.Associate Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusive Excellence and Professor, Comparative Ethnic Studies

Stretch your legs for a bit!

"Graduate School 101"(This is a repeat of a 9:30-10:15 AM session). Learn about best practices for applying to graduate school and tips for succeeding once enrolled. Laura Lavine, Ph.D.Chair, WSU Department of Entomology Catherine Cooper, Ph.D. School of the Environment Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Moderator: Samantha Swindell, Ph.D.Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

"Undergraduate Research Opportunities" (This is a repeat of a 9:30-10:15 AM session). There are many opportunities available to you whether it is with faculty at your university, a summer experience, or research in Germany! Jeremy Lessmann, Ph.D.Director, WSU Office of Undergraduate Research Moderator: Charles Moore, Ph.D.Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

"Internships and Jobs in Industry"(This is a repeat of a 9:30-10:15 AM session). Everything you wanted to know about getting a job or an internship in industry! Anna WaldenAriel ApplefordJaycie Poitra Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Pullman, WA Moderator: Beverly MakhaniDirector, Communications and Marketing, DAESA

Introduction of Guest Speaker:Elizabeth Chilton, Ph.D.WSU Provost and Executive Vice PresidentWSU Pullman ChancellorProfessor, Dept. of Anthropology, andCo-PI on the Pacific Northwest LSAMP grant Distinguished Invited Speaker:Jenette RamosWSU Regent, andSenior VP The Boeing Co. (retired)"Top 20 Women in Aerospace and Defense (2020)" -- the Society of Manufacturing Engineering

Henry Strozier, SHRM-CPAvista Human Resources ManagerSpokane, Wash.With Avista Representatives:Jessica BeanBenjamin BunceJJ DoriaCesar Godinez (WSU '08 Electrical Engineering)

Join other LSAMP students for lunch. Washington State University CUE 518

"Lost in Translation: Leveraging Preclinical Models to Interrogate the Effects of Developmental Cannabis Exposure"Ryan McLaughlin, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Integrative Physiology and Neurosciences "3D Printing of Medical Implants"Amit Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.Professor, WSU School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Affiliate Professor, WSU's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Fellow SME, NAI, WSAS, AAAS, AIMBE, ASM and ACerS Moderator: Camille Steber, Ph.D.Molecular Geneticist USDA-ARSDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences, WSU

"Why Mobile Devices Can Be a Pain in the Neck"Anita Vasavada, Ph.D.Associate Professor, WSU Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Honey BeesWalter S. Sheppard, Ph.D.Thurber Professor, Department of Entomology Moderator: Sandra BrabbDirector, Internships and Career ServicesVoiland College of Engineering and Architecture

Floricel Gonzalez, Ph.D.Washington State University alumScientist and Phage Biologist, Research and Development A&P Inphatec, Palo Alto, CA Justin Lawrence Conner, Ph.DOregon State alumNSF Post-doctoral FellowUniversity of Nevada Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada

Take a break and stretch your legs

You can visit any of the posters - just click on the link and you will be in the poster presenting room. Ask the presenter about their research. Ask how they first got involved in research. The most important thing: visit the posters!!