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SUMMARY:UT Austin Portugal 2020 Annual Conference - Innovation at the Intersection of Academia and Industry
DESCRIPTION:We are going digital! \n \nWe are bringing to you two top-rated speakers\, who will take you on a captivating journey to show you how bold science is shaping disruptive solutions for some of our societies’ most pressing challenges. \n \n\nMaria Helena Braga is an Associate Professor and Head of the Engineering Physics Department at Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. She has a degree on Solid State Physics and Materials Science and a PhD on Materials and Metallurgy Engineering. From 2008 to 2011\, she worked as a Research Scholar and Long-Term Staff Member at Los Alamos National Laboratory\, US\, where she firstly started working on crystalline solid-state electrolytes. In 2014\, she discovered a Li- and Na- based glass-electrolyte that would lead her to work on new energy storage devices and to collaborate with Prof. John B. Goodenough (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019) from 2016 to 2019 as a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin. Presently\, she collaborates with colleagues across the world and was invited to give more than 30 talks in countries such as Japan\, South Korea\, Chile\, Brazil\, Bolivia\, US\, and Germany\, among others. She has more than 55 peered reviewed papers some in high very impact journals\, 13 families of patents and more than 130 talks. \n  \nLuis Sentis\, Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and General Dynamics Endowed Faculty Fellow\, received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University where he was also a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Computer Science Department. He was a La Caixa Foundation Fellow while at Stanford. He holds a B.S. degree in Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Before Stanford\, he worked in Silicon Valley as a Control Systems Engineer. In Austin\, he leads the Human Centered Robotics Laboratory\, a laboratory focusing on control and experimentation with walking robots and exoskeletons\, design of high performance ground systems\, and algorithms for active sensing in human environments. He is also a founding member of the UT Robotics Portfolio Program and the UT Robotics Center of Excellence. He was the UT Austin’s Lead for DARPA’s Robotics Challenge with NASA Johnson Space Center\, where he helped to design and test the Valkyrie humanoid robot. His research has been funded by NASA\, the Office of Naval Research\, Army Futures Command\, NSF\, DARPA\, and private companies. He has been awarded the NASA Elite Team Award for his contributions to NASA’s Johnson Space Center Software Robotics and Simulation Division. He is also a founding member and scientific advisor for Apptronik Systems\, a company focusing on human-centered robotic products and R&D in human-augmentation exoskeletons and humanoids. \n  \nAgenda\nOctober 7\, 2020\n2 p.m. (Lisbon time) | 8 a.m. (Austin time)\nOpening Remarks \nMessage from the Host and the Program’s Leadership and Sponsor (FCT) \n2.20 p.m. | 8.20 a.m.\nKeynote Speech I | Maria Helena Braga (FEUP)\n“The future of batteries as we know them today: possible entanglements leading to a transformation” \n3 p.m. | 9 a.m.\nModerated discussion with Keynote Speaker Maria Helena Braga\nDiscussants: Andrew Murchison (UT Austin) and Paulo Ferreira (INL and IST)\nModerator: Rui Oliveira\, National Co-Director of UT Austin Portugal \n3.25 p.m. | 9.25 a.m. \nShort break \n3.40 p.m. | 9.40 a.m. \nKeynote Speech II | Luis Sentis (UT Austin)\n“Invention and commercialization of human-centered robots through academic-industry collaborations with NASA”\n\n \n4.20 p.m. | 10.20 a.m.\nModerated discussion with Keynote Speaker Luis Sentis\nDiscussants: Pedro Camanho (FEUP\, INEGI and LAETA) and Ricardo Conde (Portugal Space)\nModerator: Rui Oliveira\, National Co-Director of UT Austin Portugal \n4.45 p.m. | 10.45 a.m.\nInnovation at the Intersection of Academia and Industry:\nUT Austin Portugal’s elite of industry-driven research projects \n4.50 p.m. | 10.50 a.m. \nClosing Remarks\nMessage from Manuel Heitor\, Minister of Science\, Technology and Higher Education \nOctober 8\, 2020\n2 p.m. (Lisbon time) | 8 a.m. (Austin time)\nThematic Masterclasses \n  \nMasterclasses\nThematic and highly-specialized masterclasses remain a central part of our Annual Conference agenda. In this edition\, we have doubled the number of Masterclasses\, covering the following knowledge areas – Advanced Computing\, Nanotechnologies\, Medical Physics\, and Space-Earth Interactions and featuring renowned experts. Framed by the Conference’s underlying theme – Innovation at the Intersection of Academia and Industry – Masterclasses will give participants the chance to find out more about the latest research and innovation trends and interact with world-class experts\, peers and potential partners. \n \n  \nMasterclass I: Innovation in Biomimetic Materials (Nanotechnologies) \nMasterclass II: Platforms for global monitoring – Emerging capabilities and challenges (Space-Earth Interactions)\nMasterclass III: Emerging HPC Technologies (Advanced Computing)\nMasterclass IV: The Challenges of Proton Therapy in Cancer Treatment – Research and Clinical Perspectives (Medical Physics)  \n  \nE-Poster Gallery\nParticipants will be able to navigate through a portfolio of e-posters submitted by members of our community. \n  \nNetworking and Cooperation Opportunities\nWe wanted this Conference to also serve as an opportunity to reinforce networking and cooperation opportunities among our participants. Although we are no longer organizing this networking session as we shifted to a digital platform\, we are still committed to bringing our community at UT Austin and Portugal closer together. For the last few months\, we have been receiving and collecting an online catalog with cooperation profiles of participants attending this annual event and wishing to find potential partners with complementary expertise among the event’s audience.  \nThe online catalog with networking and cooperation profiles is now disabled. \n  \n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration is now closed. \n  \nIf you have any questions about this event\, email us at events@utaustinportugal.org  \n 
URL:https://utaustinportugal.org/events/2020annualconference/
CATEGORIES:Advanced Computing,Conference,Institutional,Medical Physics,Nanotechnologies,Space-Earth Interactions,Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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SUMMARY:Masterclass II: Platforms for global monitoring - Emerging capabilities and challenges (Space-Earth Interactions)
DESCRIPTION:Masterclasses remain a central part of UT Austin Portugal’s 2020 Annual Conference agenda. These thematic and highly-specialized sessions feature renowned experts in their fields. \n  \nDescription of Masterclass II \nAs we enter the third decade of the 21st century\, the prospect of miniaturized space platforms and high-precision Earth remote sensing are beginning to unleash their full potential for global Earth observing. Emerging technologies create new opportunities\, but also pose new challenges. \nIn this masterclass\, world-renowned experts will illuminate the underlying Space-Earth interactions from three different vantage points. Prof. Byron Tapley will elucidate the emerging capabilities of miniature satellites and their roles in sustained Earth observations. Taking advantage of high-precision geodesy\, Prof. Kristine Larson will demonstrate complementary Earth observing capabilities\, through unanticipated uses of the Global Positioning Systems as a remote sensing technique to monitor the Earth’s surface. Vastly expanded satellite traffic and underlying space debris are creating an increasingly serious space traffic challenge. Prof. Moriba Jah will discuss transdisciplinary solutions tying academia and industry together to address this challenge and to develop the Earth’s orbit sustainably. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration is now closed. \n  \nSpeakers\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\nMoriba Jah\, Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics\, The University of Texas at Austin\, USA\nByron Tapley\, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics\, The University of Texas at Austin\, USA\nKristine Larson\, Professor Emerita\, Aerospace Engineering Sciences\, University of Colorado Boulder\, USA\n\n  \nScientific Coordination\n\nLuísa Bastos\, Principal Investigator at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto\, Portugal\nPatrick Heimbach\, Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin\, USA\nPedro Camanho\, Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto\,Portugal\n\n  \nProgram\nOctober 8\, 2020\n2 p.m. (Lisbon time) | 8 a.m. (Austin time)\nWelcome Message by Patrick Heimbach\, Program’s Area Director of Space-Earth Interactions at UT Austin \n2.10 p.m. | 8.10 a.m.\n“The space traffic challenge and trans-disciplinary solutions tying academia and industry together” by Moribah Jah + Moderated Q&A \n2.50 p.m. | 8.50 a.m.\n“Defining the roles of miniature satellite in observing the Earth” by Byron Tapley + Moderated Q&A \n3.50 p.m. | 9.50 a.m.\nShort break \n4.05 p.m. | 10.05 a.m.\n“GPS reflectometry to study the Earth” by Kristine Larson + Moderated Q&A \n5.05 p.m. | 11.05 a.m.\nWrap-up by Luísa Bastos\, Program’s Area Director of Space-Earth Interactions in Portugal \n\n\n\nTarget Audience\nAcademia and Industry interested in Space and Earth Observation studies. \n\nRequirements \nParticipants must secure Wi-Fi connection. \n  \nVisit the pages below for detailed information on other Masterclasses: \nMasterclass I: Innovation in Biomimetic Materials (Nanotechnologies) \nMasterclass III: Emerging HPC Technologies (Advanced Computing)\nMasterclass IV: The Challenges of Proton Therapy in Cancer Treatment – Research and Clinical Perspectives (Medical Physics)  \n  \nFor additional information\, please contact events@utaustinportugal.org. 
URL:https://utaustinportugal.org/events/masterclass-ii-2020/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Masterclass,Space-Earth Interactions
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