Conference Schedule at a Glance

Table of Contents

Friday, April 17

8 – 8:45 a.m.: Breakfast Buffet

  • Location: 20th Floor
  • All attendees welcome

8:45 – 9 a.m.: Opening Remarks

  • Location: 20th Floor

9 – 10 a.m.: Keynote Address — Centering Ethics & Engineering in Research

  • Location: 2040
  • Dr. Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Chair & Professor, Department of Engineering Education, University of Florida

10 – 10:15 a.m.: Coffee Break

  • Location: 20th Floor
  • Networking

10:15 – 11 a.m.: Session 1 Plenary — Normative Ethics

  • Location: 2040
  • Dr. Susan Garfinkel, Research Integrity Partners, LLC

11 – 11:30 a.m.: Session 1 Panel

  • Location: 2040
  • Panelists: Dr. Susan Garfinkel; Mariette Marsh, Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, University of Arizona
  • Moderator: Dr. Stacy Pritt, Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief Research Compliance Officer, Texas A&M University System

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Lunch

  • Location: 20th Floor
  • All attendees welcome

1 – 1:45 p.m.: Session 2 Plenary — Detrimental Authorship & Publication Practices

  • Location: 2040
  • Dr. Lucy Pickering, Director of Research Integrity & Compliance, East Texas A&M University

1:45 – 2:15 p.m.: Session 2 Panel

  • Location: 2040
  • Panelists: Dr. Dan Kulp, current past-Chair of COPE; Dr. Lucy Pickering
  • Moderator: Kathryn Cavanaugh, Associate Director for Research Compliance Training & Development, Texas A&M University System

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.: Coffee Break

  • Location: 20th Floor
  • Networking

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.: Session 3 Plenary — Rigor & Reproducibility of Science

  • Location: 2040
  • Dr. Nathan Tichenor, Chief Research Officer, Texas A&M University System's Bush Combat Development Complex and Director of the Ballistic, AeroOptics & Materials Range

3:15 – 3:45 p.m.: Session 3 Panel

  • Location: 2040
  • Panelists: Dr. Nathan Tichenor; Dr. Magesh Rajan, Vice President for Research & Innovation at Prairie View A&M University
  • Moderator: Dr. Denise Martinez, Assistant Provost of Curriculum and Assessment, Tarleton State University

3:45 – 4 p.m.: Break

  • Location: 20th Floor
  • Networking

4 – 5 p.m.: Keynote Address — Keeping to the High Road

  • Location: 2040
  • Dr. Dan Kulp, current past-Chair of COPE

5:30 – 7 p.m.: Networking Reception

  • Location: 20th Floor
  • Sponsored by Texas A&M University System

Saturday, April 18

8 – 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast Buffet

  • Location: 20th Floor
  • All attendees welcome

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.: Session 4 Plenary — Social Value

  • Location: 2040
  • Dr. J-C Chiao, Mary and Richard Templeton Centennial Chair Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Methodist University

9:15 – 9:45 a.m.: Session 4 Panel

  • Location: 2040
  • Panelists: Dr. J-C Chiao; Dr. Susan Garfinkel
  • Moderator: Meredith Noto, Director for System Research Compliance, Texas A&M University System

9:45 – 10 a.m.: Coffee Break

  • Location: 20th Floor
  • Networking

10 – 10:45 a.m.: Session 5 Plenary — Workplace Relationships

  • Location: 2040
  • Dr. Joe Elabd, Vice Chancellor for Research, Texas A&M University System

10:45 – 11:15 a.m.: Session 5 Panel

  • Location: 2040
  • Panelists: Dr. Joe Elabd; Dr. Denise Martinez; Dr. Mahesh Hosur, Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs and Research, Texas A&M University, Kingsville
  • Moderator: Dr. Nathan Tichenor

11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Wrap Up & Closing Comments

  • Location: 2040
  • Dr. Stacy Pritt & Dr. Lucy Pickering
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