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General Agenda of the O.U.R. Fall Conference

This agenda offers an overview of the poster and oral sessions, as well as workshops and panel discussions for participants at the 13th O.U.R. Fall Conference, which will be hosted in the Galloway bldg. of the College of Business. All plenary sessions will be hosted in Landes Auditorium 101. Posters will be displayed in the hallway of the Galloway bldg. and the breakout sessions will be on the first floor in various rooms.

Friday, November 13, 2026

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 - 12:50 PM Lunch Break
1:00 - 1:45 PM
Beck Session/Workshops
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 Poster Session II
3:00 - 4:30 PM Breakout Sessions/Workshops
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 Âé¶¹Ó³»­Ó°Òô

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