REACT 2024

The 2024 event was held in a hybrid format on Friday, July 12th (virtually, via Zoom) and on Friday, July 19th (in-person, at Cornell University).

→ REACT 2024 recordings

Agenda

Virtual day (July 12, 2024) @ Zoom:

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM: Welcoming Remarks

9:05 AM – 10:20 AM: Life Sciences

• 9:05–9:20 AM Talk: Shuran Wang, “Skin and chronic environmental stress”
• 9:20–9:35 AM Lab tour: Jeannie McDonald, “Butterflies”
• 9:35–10:20 AM Activity: Tiffany Hsu, “The rise of muffins: food science behind baking success”

(10:20 AM – 10:35 AM: Break)

10:35 AM – 11:50 AM: Physical Sciences

• 10:35–10:50 AM Talk: Evan Krysko, “Molecular beam epitaxy”
• 10:50–11:05 AM Lab tour: Dhruv Mehta, “CO₂ Capture and mineralization”
• 11:05–11:50 AM Activity: Thomas Ugras, “Polarizers and chirality”

(11:50 AM – 12:50 PM: Break)

12:50 PM – 2:05 PM: Earth & Space Sciences

• 12:50–1:05 PM Talk: Qi Tang, “Material design and manufacturing”
• 1:05–1:20 PM Lab tour: Jorge Coppin-Massanet, “Mapping of the ice–ocean interface”
• 1:20–2:05 PM Activity: Odalys Callejas, “Mineral and rock identification”

(2:05 PM – 2:20 PM: Break)

2:20 PM – 3:20 PM: Lab of Ornithology, Susan Licher

3:20 AM – 3:30 PM: Closing Remarks

In-person day (July 19, 2024) @ Cornell University, ST Olin 458:

Morning

• 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM Welcoming Remarks
• 10:10 AM – 10:25 AM Panel: Jena Shields, Rachael Skye, Neti Bhatt, Graduate School Q&A
• 10:25 AM – 10:40 AM Talk: Neti Bhatt, “X-rays to visualize protein motion”
• 10:40 AM – 11:25 AM Activity: Anshuman Mohan, “Explain like I’m five: computational thinking for your youngest students”

11:25 AM – 12:25 PM: Lunch + Photo

Afternoon

• 12:25 PM – 12:40 PM Talk: Peiqiao Xie, “Characterizing Basal Calcium Level Maintenance by Calcium Pumps and Its Impact on Signaling in Arabidopsis”
• 12:40 PM – 12:55 PM Talk: Quoc Vinh Pham, “Current research in Virology”
• 12:55 PM – 1:10 PM (transit)
• 1:10 PM – 1:40 PM Facility Tour: Cornell Institute of Biotechnology Imaging Facility
• 1:40 PM – 1:55 PM (transit)
• 1:55 PM – 2:55 PM Facility Tour: CHESS
• 2:55 PM – 3:10 PM (transit)
• 3:10 PM – 3:25 PM Talk: Cole Roland, “Social expectations in mice”
• 3:25 AM – 4:25 AM Talk & Activity: ACERT, “Intro to electron spin resonance spectroscopy “
• 4:25 PM – 4:30 PM Closing Remarks

Organizing team – Cornell REACT 2024

Colby Gekko (CCB)
Rachael Skye (MSE)
Jena Shields (AEP)
Lyn Zemberekci (CEE)
Hongjin Du (MSE)
Reum Scott (MSE)
Katherine Wang (MSE)

(CCB = Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology,
MSE = Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
AEP = School of Applied and Engineering Physics,
CEE = School of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Sponsors – Cornell REACT 2024

Partnering Organizations

Cornell Lab of Ornithology
CCMR
CNF
CHESS
EYH
GRASSHOPR
PARADIM
SUPREME