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Accelerate your research week

Thank You

On behalf of the Division of Research, Innovation and Impact, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your active participation in the inaugural Accelerate Your Research Week, Nov. 13-16, 2023.

 

Your enthusiastic engagement in consultations, workshops, presentations and the keynote address played a pivotal role in making this event a success. We recognize the demands on your time and the effort it takes to actively participate in such events, and we want to express our sincere appreciation for your commitment. Your presence added tremendous value to Accelerate Your Research Week, and we hope that the experiences and connections made during this event will continue to accelerate your ongoing research endeavors.

 

Thank you once again for your dedication to research excellence. We look forward to the continued growth of our research community and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead.

Accelerate Your Research Week Presentation Materials

Research and community

Keynote

Boosting the public engagement trajectories of scientists: Weaving parallel threads to our research trajectories

Nalini M. Nadkarni, Professor of Biology, University of Utah and National Geographic Society Explorer at Large

Dr. Nalini Nadkarni will discuss ways to weave broader impacts endeavors with research activities that boost public engagement and enhance the capacity and recognition of researchers. 

Nadkarni has published over 150 scientific papers and articles and three books. Her awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Public Engagement and the National Science Foundation Award for Public Service. She is the subject of the award-winning documentary “Between Earth & Sky.”

In October 2023, Nadkarni, who pioneered the study of Costa Rican rainforest canopies, was named an ambassador for the National Geographic Society. As an Explorer at Large, she will receive support for her research and in bringing accessibility to science and nature across communities. 

Faculty profile
Nalini M. Nadkarni

Schedule of events

 All in-person events will be held at Memorial Student Union, Mizzou campus unless indicated otherwise.

Mon., Nov. 13 Tues., Nov. 14 Wed., Nov. 15 Thurs., Nov. 16

 

9:30-11 a.m.
Consultations | National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program Officers:
Karen Cone and Rebecca Shearman

9:30-11 a.m.
Virtual seminar | Department of Education
Speakers: Ashley Brizzo, Debora Southwell and Cara Wylie 

Noon-1:30 p.m.
Panel discussion and luncheon | Overview of NSF Priorities
Panelists: Karen Cone and Rebecca Shearman

2-4 p.m.
Consultations | NSF Program Officers: Karen Cone, Rebecca Shearman and Cliff Wang

2-3 p.m.
Virtual seminar | National Institutes of Health (NIH) Early Career Awards and Fellowships
Speaker: Karen Neilson

6 p.m.
Extra Credit Film Series: "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" at Ragtag Cinema
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9-10 a.m.
Virtual panel | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Speakers: Josh Sternfeld and Victoria Sams

9-11 a.m.
Consultations | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Program Leader: Angelica Van Goor

11 a.m.-Noon
Seminar | U.S. Department of Agriculture-NIFA: Priorities, Overview of Funding Opportunities and Tips for Early Career Scientists
Speaker: Angelica Van Goor

1-2 p.m.
Seminar | Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Speakers: Darby Arakelian and Ken Blank, Command Strategies

1-2 p.m.
Seminar | NIFA's competitive grant programs in Plant Production and Protection (Pest Management)
Speaker: Vijay Nandula

1-2:30 p.m.
Consultations | NIFA 
Program Leader: Angelica Van Goor

2-4 p.m.
Consultations | NIFA
Program Leader: Vijay Nandula

2-5 p.m.
Consultations | DOD, DOE and DARPA
Consultants: Darby Arakelian and Ken Blank, Command Strategies

 

9-11 a.m.
Virtual consultations | NIH
Program Director: Karen Neilson

10-11:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion | Art and Engagement: Making Geologic History Come to Life
Artists: Stacy Turpin Cheavens and Samantha Peters
Geological Sciences faculty: John Huntley, Sarah Jacquet, Tara Selly, James Schiffbauer

11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Keynote Luncheon | Nalini Nadkarni, Ph.D.
"Boosting the public engagement trajectories of scientists: Weaving parallel threads to our research trajectories"

1:30-3 p.m.
Workshop | Building Your NSF Broader Impacts Plan

 

10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Separate registration required
Seminar | Principal Investigator Leadership Program

10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Consultations | Strategic Proposal Development Services (SPDS) staff