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Schedule

Conference Program and Schedule

For the 120th Annual Meeting of The North Carolina Academy of Sciences.

Meeting Program

Schedule 2024

 

Friday April 5, 2024, New Science Building (NSB)

1:00-2:00

Finance and Strategic Planning Committee, room 210

2:00-5:00

Board of Directors Meeting, room 210

5:00-6:00

Registration and Poster Setup, Lobby

5:30-6:00

Poster Judges Meeting, room 210

6:00-6:15

Welcome Remarks, Lobby

6:00-7:30

Poster Session and Reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres, Lobby

 

Saturday April 6, 2024 – New Science Building (NSB)

7:30-8:30

Registration, Exhibit setup, Lobby

8:30-1:00

Student Academy Posters, Lobby

Available to view; posters will be attended from 9:30-10:30

9:00-11:00

Breakfast, Lobby

7:30-9:50

Practice Rooms available, rooms 232, 234, 318, & 320

8:00-8:30

Judges and Session Moderators Meeting, room 210

8:30-2:15

Exhibits from Meeting Sponsors, Lobby

 1: Sigma Xi

2: Wake Forest Biomedical Graduate Programs

3: North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation: Growing a Diverse Public Health Workforce at East Carolina University

4: Entomopixel

5: Winston Salem State University Graduate College

8:30-9:45

Oral Session I,  rooms 225A, 225B, 221, 233

10:00-11:15

Oral Session II, rooms 225A, 225B, 221, 233

11:30-12:30

Panel and Lecture (select one of the available options)

 

1: Panel Discussion: “Embracing the New Normal: Living Life Post COVID-19,” room 225A

2: Dr. Haozhe "Harry" Wang, "Two-dimensional materials and their emerging applications" room 225B

12:30-1:15

Lunch, Kennedy Dining Hall at Thompson Center Building

1:30-2:30

Keynote Lecture, Dr. Steven Cowley, Director of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, DJR Campus Hall (100)

2:45-3:45

Workshops (select one of the available options)

 

1: Dr. Jeremiah Shipp, “The Science of Success: Unleashing Your Genius with Small Changes,” room 225A

2: Dr. Carly York, “The Science of Storytelling,” room 233

3: Dr. Jamie Vernon (CEO Sigma Xi), “Science Policy Initiatives in NC,” room 225B

4: Dr. Katie Johnston, "Soft Skills: The Missing Curriculum in Hard Disciplines," room 221

4:00-4:50

NCAS Business Meeting, room 225B

4:00-4:50

CANCAS Business Meeting & Officers Award Preparation, room 225A

5:00-5:50

Awards Ceremony, room 225B

6:00-6:30

Board of Directors Meeting, room 210

 

* Everyone is eligible to participate in the business meetings. All participants are considered members of the NCAS or CANCAS because membership is included in the registration for those who were previously nonmembers.

† Student Academy members are in middle school or high school. Winners of the high school district competitions will present their posters as our guests.