2024 CfB FacultyXchange Agenda

February 22
Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub

Time	Topic	Speaker	Photo
8:30 a.m.	Registration Opens
9:00 a.m. - Noon	MORNING SESSION
9:00 - 9:15  a.m.	Welcome from Dr. Mary Frecker	Mary Frecker, Ph.D. CfB Director and Department of Mechanical Engineering Head
9:15 - 9:45 a.m.	Keynote: "Building an Investible Start-Up Company"	Greg Jackson, Ph.D.  Executive Vice President, Life Science Greenhouse Investments
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.	Q&A Discussion
10:00 a.m. - Noon	Invited Faculty Talks
10:00 - 10:40 a.m.	Session 1	Elie Sarraf, Jana Davis, Shailaja Agrawal, Andrew Geronimo, Mark Stephens, Ilias Georgakopoulos-Soares, Yuval Silberman, Jason Moore
10:40 - 10:55 a.m.	Q&A Discussion
10:55 - 11:05 a.m.	Break
11:05 - 11:45 a.m.	Session 2	David Proctor, Amrita Basak, Ethan Gerhard (Yan group), Farnaz Lorestani, Chen Zhou (Kumara group), Ying-Ling Jao, Aman Haque, Lance Lian
11:45 a.m. - Noon	Q&A Discussion
Noon - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.	AFTERNOON SESSION
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Industry Panel	Maureen L. Mulvihill, President & CEO, Actuated Medical; Reid E Hannon Jr., Senior Director, Transducer R & D, Philips Healthcare ; Gregory Jackson, xecutive Vice President, Life Sciences Greenhouse Investments; Alessandro Gubbini, Owner SoundFlair LLC
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Funding Opportunities	Mary Frecker, Ph.D. CfB Director and Department of Mechanical Engineering Head
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Student Poster Session, Networking, & Industry Tabletop	Abstracts
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.	Closing	Mary Frecker, Ph.D. CfB Director and Department of Mechanical Engineering Head
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.	IAB Meeting (IAB Members Only)	Industry Advisory Board

Location and Parking Information

Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub
123 S Burrowes St. 
State College, PA 16801

Parking

Beaver Parking Garage
200 W Beaver Avenue
State College, PA 16801
(About one block from the building)

Fraser Parking Garage
135 S Fraser Street
State College, PA 16801
(Less than two blocks from the building)

Lodging Options

Hyatt Place State College
219 West Beaver Avenue
State College, PA 16801
Phone: 814-862-9808
Toll free: 800-596-3793
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Graduate State College
125 S. Atherton Street
State College, PA 16801
Phone: 814-778-0300
Fax: 814-778-0315
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Scholar State College
205 E. Beaver Ave
State College, PA 16801
Phone: 814-778-0300
Fax: 814-778-0315
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