Innovation in Engineering for Sustainability
Illinois Mexican & Mexican-American Students initiative
August 15, 2024
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT
Location
ONLINE - Zoom
Calendar
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OBJECTIVE: To enhance strategic synergies among researchers in Illinois and Mexico and to promote innovation in engineering towards sustainability
SPEAKERS:
Ana P. Barros, Ph. D - Donald Biggar Willett Chair of Engineering, Department Head, Professor, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
José Manuel Maass Moreno, Ph. D. - Research Scientist, Sustainability Ecosystem Research Institute, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Certificate of Attendance from the University of Illinois System will be provided.
For more information, contact ui-mexico@uillinois.edu or visit uillinois.edu/i-mmas
About the Illinois Mexican & Mexican-American Students Initiative (I-MMÁS)
I-MMÁS represents a culture of support, building pipelines for Mexican and Mexican American students, smoothing the path, and retaining as many talented students as possible. Building a network of collaborators. I-MMÁS is about partnering in collaboration with our colleagues in Mexico. I-MMÁS will enhance ongoing efforts by the System’s three Universities to increase Mexican and Mexican-American recruitment and expand their educational opportunities. The mission of I-MMÁS is to enhance educational, cultural, scientific, technical, and social collaborations among the University of Illinois System, Mexican academic institutions, and students, by building and sustaining a large-scale presence in education and research with participating institutions.
Date posted
Jul 22, 2024
Date updated
Jul 25, 2024
Madhu Khanna, Ph. D. - Alvin H. Baum Family Chair and Director, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment, ACES Distinguished Professor, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Andy Mitchell - Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Sustainability, University of Illinois Chicago
Jeremy Guest, Ph. D. - Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign