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EXPO 2026 Detailed Agenda

Day 1 - Updated Regularly

Day 2 Agenda

Day 1

April 30th, 2026

Registration Opens

(7:30 am in the prefucntion area of the Live Oak Ballroom, Setzer Student Center)

Poster Session 1

(8:00 am at the Live Oak Ballroom, Setzer Student Center)

Opening Remarks by Dr. Brett Welch, Provost

(at 9 am)

Introduction by Dr. Rebecca Boone, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

(at 9:10 am)

Dr. Greg Morrison's Plenary Talk

(from 9:15 to 10:00 am)

Break

(10:00 am)

STEM Plenary Session - P 1 - Live Oak Ballroom
Chairs: Dr. Ashwini Kucknoor & Dr. Cristian Bahrim

 

Table displays a schedule for the STEM Plenary Session in the Live Oak Ballroom.
10:15 AM
Uche Oparaji
The University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston
Mentor: Dr. Lauren Richardson 
 "The Fetal–Maternal Interface Reconsidered: Cellular and Lineage Perspectives on the Placenta and Fetal Membranes"
10:30 AM Campbell Fuller, Lamar U. Mentor: Dr. Susantha Ganegamage
"Design and Synthesis of Carbazole-Derived Mono- and Dual-Emission Fluorescent Probes for Selective Recognition of Telomeric G-Quadruplex DNA"
10:45 AM Layali Abusaleh, Lamar U., Texas Academy Mentor: Dr. Sylvestre Twagirayezu
"Temperature-Dependent Analysis of Petroleum Mixtures by Molecular Rotational Resonance Spectroscopy"
11:00 AM Xin Chang, University of Texas at Austin Mentor: Dr. Wennie Wang 
"Chirality induced spin selectivity (CISS) in donor-acceptor(DA) cocrystals: A spin-adapted approach"
11:15 AM Yingjie (Jackie) Gao, Lamar U. Mentor: Dr. Sidney Lin
"High-resolution Simulation of Energy Storage by Microencapsulated Phase Change Material"
11:30 AM Sneha Jobby, Lamar U. Mentor: Dr. Ashwini Kucknoor
"Role of lncRNAs in Modulating Leishmania Amazonensis Infectivity in Macrophages"
11:45 AM

Sneha Jobby, Isabella Tran, and Homero Tijerina, Lamar U.

2026-27 Beck Fellows
"The David J. Beck Fellowship: From Idea to Interview"
12:00 PM Mohamed Irhabi, Lamar U.
Research done at the Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar with Dr. Ioannis Petropoulos  
2025-26 Beck Fellow
"Retinal OCT Angiography as a Window to Neurovascular Small-Vessel Disease in Ischemic Stroke"

Group Photo 

(12:15 pm in front of Setzer Center)

Lunch 

(12:30 pm at the Live Oak Ballroom, Setzer Student Center)

Poster Session 2

(1 to 2 pm at the Live Oak Ballroom, Setzer Student Center)

Breakout Sessions

(2 to 4 pm, various locations)

Fundamental Research - Undergraduate Session - BS 1 - Sabine 1
Chair: Dr. Zhaozhong Shi
Table displays a schedule for the Fundamental Research - Undergrad Session in Sabine 1
2:15 PM Alysa Patteson, Lamar U. Mentor: Dr. Zhaozhong Shi
"Analytical Calculations for the Far Backward Pair Spectrometer Luminosity Monitor for ePIC"
2:30 PM Kenneth Robb, Lamar U. Mentor: Dr. Zhaozhong Shi
"Study of ω(782) Meson Production Using CLAS12 Data"
2:45 PM Alan Briseno, East Texas A&M. Mentor: Dr. Billy Quarles
"Tidal Evolution of packed moon systems around an Earth-mass planet"
3:00PM Christopher Ezike, Lamar U. Mentor: Dr. Zhaozhong Shi
"Systematic Scan of the ePIC LumiDirectPCAL Pair Spectrometer Luminosity Detector using Geant4-Based Simulations (DD4hep / ddsim)"
3:15 PM Peggy Bryan, Lamar U. Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hoch
"The Southeast Texas Ameriflux Study of Methane emissions and mechanism"
3:30 PM END of the Session
Fundamental Research - Graduate Session - BS 2 - Live Oak Ballroom & Zoom Stream
Chair: Dr. Cengiz Sen
Table displays a schedule for the Fundamental Research - Graduate Session in the Live Oak Ballroom
2:00 PM Ana Paula Guimaraes, UTMB-Galveston Mentor: Dr. Ramkumar Menon 
"Development and Characterization of 3D Placenta and Fetal Membrane-Derived Spheroids to Model Both Fetal–Maternal Interfaces"
2:15 PM Ange Benise Niyikiza, University of Houston  Mentor: Dr. Zhifeng Ren 
"Synthesis and Characterizations of Boron Arsenide Crystals"
2:30 PM Sudiace Kazibwe, University of Houston Mentor: Dr. Liangzi Deng 
"Mapping the Superconducting Tc – P Phase Diagram of Cuprates to the Megabar Regime"
2:45 PM Isha Sunil Kapte, UT Dallas  Mentor: Dr. Jason Slinker 
"Optimizing Blue Perovskite LEDs via Dual-Ligand Assisted Quasi-2D Layering"
3:00 PM Anusha Srivastava, UT Dallas  Mentor: Dr. Anvar Zakhidov 
"Enhancing Quasi-2D Perovskite LEDs via Quantum Dot Integration for Brighter and More Stable Emission"
3:15 PM Iqra Zahid, University of Houston  Mentor: Dr. C.W. Chu 

"The Study of Pressure Effect on Strain-Induced Superconductivity in RuO2 Thin Films on TiO2 (110) substrate"

3:30 PM Huma NawazUniversity of Houston  Mentor: Dr. Chi Sen Ting 

"Computational tools to study superconducting materials and career after PhD"

3:45 PM END of the Session

 

Applicative Research - Graduate Session - BS 3 - Neches 120
Chair: Dr. Robert Kelley Bradley
Table displays a schedule for the Applicative Research - Graduate Session in Neches 120
2:15 PM Dipongkar Ray Sobuj, Lamar U. Mentor: Dr. Paul Bernazzani 
"Development of a Stable Phospholipid-Liquid Complex for Controlled Drug Release Applications"
2:30 PM Sudiace Kazibwe, University of Houston Mentor: Dr. Zhifo Guo 
"Development of a Functionalized Chemo sensor for Selective Detection of Hg² and Cu² Ions with Fluorescent Properties and Cellular Imaging Applications"
2:45 PM Suraj JadhavLamar U.  Mentor: Dr. Robert Kelley Bradley 
"Repeatable Electron-Beam-Induced Actuation of Microstructures"
3:00 PM Abdulhafeez Bello, Lamar U.  Mentor: Dr. Robert Kelley Bradley 
"Evaluation of LDPE Pads as Support Materials in Steel Pipeline Systems"
3:15 PM Md Murad Sharif, Lamar U.  Mentor: Dr. Rakibul Islam 

"AutoGrader: Automatic Grading and Feedback System in the Context of 7M视频"

3:30 PM Mohsina Binte Rahman, Lamar U.  Mentor: Dr. Ashraf El-Houbi 

"Macroeconomic Determinants of Unemployment in Southeast Texas: Evidence from an ARDL Cointegration Analysis "

3:45 PM END of the Session

 

Poster Session 3

(4 pm at the Live Oak Ballroom, Setzer Student Center)

Banquet

(5:30 to 6:15 pm in the Live Oak Ballroom, Setzer Student Center)

Introduction by Dr. Joby John, Dean of College of Business

(at 6:10 pm)

Dr. Pierre Berthon - Banquet Talk

(from 6:15 to 7:00 pm)

Opening Remarks by Heena Karani

Awards Conferred by Dr. Samuel Jator, Sr. Associate Provost

for Academic Affairs & Dean of Undergraduate Studies

FMA Awards Ceremony

Presented by Dr. Gina Hale and Dr. Matt Hoch

SURF Awards Ceremony

Recognition for Best Narrative in the Paper Competition

Presented by Ms. Elizabeth Sanders and Ms. Casey Ford

(from 7 to 8 pm, at the Live Oak Ballroom, Setzer Student Center)