August 26, 2019

Discovery Park's fourth annual Conference on Convergence and the Future of Research coming Aug. 29

Discovery Park will hold its fourth annual Conference on Convergence and the Future of Research on Aug. 29. The event, which is free and open to the public, will run from noon to 5:30 p.m. and will include a series of Voss Talks (TED-style talks) presented by the teams who submitted project ideas to Discovery Park's Big Idea Challenge 2.0. The event will also include a poster session highlighting the projects of Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Internship (DURI) students, and a reception celebrating the kickoff of the Big Idea Challenge 2.0 will follow.

The Conference on Convergence and the Future of Research will be part of Purdue’s 150th anniversary. The anniversary theme is “Giant Leaps,” inspired by Neil Armstrong’s historic statement on the moon and includes a yearlong Ideas Festival.

The Voss Talks topics and speakers include the three winners of the Big Idea Challenge 2.0:

  • "From Cell Cultures to Community Cultures: Bringing Precision Health to Autism," Bridgette Kelleher, College of Health and Human Sciences.
  • "Revolutionizing the Development and Manufacturing of Next-Generation Biologics," Rainer Fischer, College of Science.
  • "Solving Problems Previously Reserved to Quantum Computing with Purdue’s P-Bits and How These Future Computational Capabilities Will Impact Security, Politics and the Society as a Whole," Supriyo Datta, College of Engineering, on behalf of Joerg Appenzeller.

Participants in the Big Idea Challenge 2.0 request for proposals also will be presenting. Speakers will explore a wide variety of novel, multidisciplinary topics.

The Voss Talks are named in memory of Purdue alumna Janice Voss, a pioneer in space travel for women. Logging five flights, she spent a total of 49 days in space and traveled 18.8 million miles in 779 Earth orbits.

Register here to attend and find more information and an updated schedule.

About Discovery Park

Discovery Park is a place where Purdue researchers move beyond traditional boundaries, collaborating across disciplines and with policymakers and business leaders to create solutions for a better world. Grand challenges of global health, global conflict and security, and those that lie at the nexus of sustainable energy, world food supply, water and the environment are the focus of researchers in Discovery Park. The translation of discovery to impact is integrated into the fabric of Discovery Park through entrepreneurship programs and partnerships.

Writer:  Elizabeth Harwood, 765-494-7324, eharwood@purdue.edu
Source: Sasha Boltasseva, 765-494-0301, aeb@purdue.edu


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