The 2016 Germination workshop was held on May 12-13, 2016 at the National Science Foundation Headquarters, Arlington VA.

The Germination program challenges the research community to conceive and conduct fundamental research that hold the promise of unlocking big opportunities to enhance the quality of life, security and economic competitiveness.

Agenda

Thursday, May 12, 2016   

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Welcome and Introductions
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Enabling Greater Research Achievements by Transforming the Inception Phase
Pramod Khargonekar, Assistant Director, Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Skills, Experiences, & Environments: The Perennial Fountains for Germination of Transformative Research Ideas
Debasish Dutta, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity, Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM MIT Building 20 – A Unique Environment and a New Idea
Dorothy Hosler, Professor of Archeology and Ancient Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM The Claremont Creativity Experience
Patrick Little, J. Stanley and Mary Wig Johnson Professor of Engineering Management, Harvey Mudd College; Faculty Co-Director, Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity, Claremont Colleges
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Framing Questions
Louise R. Howe, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, Office of the Assistant Director; Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation; Associate Research Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM EAGER PI Team Presentations
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Poster Session      

 

Friday, May 13, 2016

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Reports from the Field
The Mountaintop Experience
Patrick V. Farrell, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lehigh University
The Nature and Nurture of Big Ideas
Matthew Tirrell, Dean, Faculty of Molecular Engineering; Pritzker Director of Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Panel Discussion
Patrick V. Farrell, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lehigh University
Matthew Tirrell, Dean, Faculty of Molecular Engineering; Pritzker Director of Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
G. Wayne Clough, President Emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology
Kenneth R. Lutchen, Dean, College of Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
Ravi Bellamkonda, Wallace H. Coulter Department Chair and Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM The NABC Value Proposition
Curtis Carlson, Past President and CEO, SRI International; Founder and CEO, The Practice of Innovation
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Guidelines for Discussion 
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Breakout Discussions
2:00 PM -3:00 PM Report Out 
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout Discussions
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Group Report Outs