All events will take place in the DeLuca forum in the Discovery Building.
Remote participation: Anyone can watch the event on YouTube Live here.
Click on the speaker name for bio information.
| Day | Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday Oct 5 | 4:00-4:15pm | Claudia Solis-Lemus | Welcome to the “Celebrating Latinx voices in STEM” |
| Thursday Oct 5 | 4:15-4:30pm | Victor M. Zavala | Systems optimization for plastics recycling |
| Thursday Oct 5 | 4:30-4:45pm | Mayra Oyola-Merced | Influences of aerosols on air quality and severe weather |
| Thursday Oct 5 | 4:45-5:00pm | Angel Adames Corraliza | The tropical atmosphere does not behave according to conventional wisdom |
| Thursday Oct 5 | 5:00-5:15pm | Daniel Pimentel-Alarcon | The Mathematics of the Waffle Cone |
| Thursday Oct 5 | 5:15-5:30pm | Lucia Gutierrez | Genomic selection in cereals for sustainable cropping system |
| Thursday Oct 5 | 5:30-5:45pm | Alejandra Quintos | Using Mathematics to help impoverished women |
| Thursday Oct 5 | 6:00-7:00pm | Reception | Latinx music, snacks, non-alcoholic drinks, and scientific posters from the Latinx UW-Madison community |
| Friday Oct 6 | 8:00-9:00am | “How much do you know about Latin America?” game | Coffee, cookies, and game |
| Friday Oct 6 | 9:00-10:00am | Keynote: Ana Maria Porras | Latina in STEM - Finding my Research Identity through Comunidad |
| Friday Oct 6 | 10:00-11:00am | Forum with speakers | Latinx perspectives and experiences in STEM with Ana Maria Porras, Laura Hernandez, Angel Adames Corraliza, Daniel Pimentel-Alarcon |