Leading scientists and engineers from the Northeast will convene at Fredonia for the New York State Section of the American Physical Society’s 119th Topical Symposium on the Contributions of Physical Sciences to the Welfare of Society on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3.
The event, to be held at the Fredonia Science Center and hosted by the Department of Physics, will feature cutting edge research on topics such as malaria detection, optics and the human retina and Engineers Without Borders. Individual talks share a common theme of improving the welfare of people, society or the environment or providing opportunities for those underrepresented in these fields of study.
More than 75 people, mostly undergraduate and graduate students from New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, are expected to attend the two-day event.
The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Ravi Kuchimanchi, recipient of the American Physical Society’s 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize and founder of the Association for India’s Development.
Additional speakers include: Dr. Shenqiang Ren of the University at Buffalo; Dr. Jennifer Hunter, University of Rochester; Dr. Gianfranco Vidali, Syracuse University; Dr. Robert Brown, Case Western Reserve University; Dr. Qiaoqiang Gan, University at Buffalo; Matthew Podgorsak, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; William DeMaria, University of Rochester Engineers Without Borders; and Dwight Harrienger, Stantec.
Welcoming remarks will be given by Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Andy Karafa.
Poster sessions with contributions from undergraduate and graduate students will also be held. APS symposiums are held throughout New York State; Fredonia was a host in 2015.
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