2018 UAH Engineering Forum
Friday, August 3 | UAH Charger Union
The 2018 UAH Engineering Forum (UAH-EF) is an event held in conjunction with the 2018 Southeast Symposium on Contemporary Engineering Topics (SSCET). The UAH-EF will feature invited presentations from faculty and technical experts from universities and companies from across the Southeast and from the UAH College of Engineering. The intent of the forum is to explore and discuss state-of-the-art engineering solutions to modern engineering problems. UAH-EF attendees receive Professional Development Hours (PDH) for attending. The UAH-EF will be held on August 3, 2018 on the UAH campus in the Charger Union Theater.
Register Now Sponsor
Attendees, speakers, and volunteers should all register using Eventbrite. All attendees will receive a certificate for up to 8 hours of Professional Development Hours (PDH) from UAH.
About the Event
The UAH-EF will feature 11 tracks:
- Aerospace
- Biomedical and Biotechnology
- Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- Civil, Environmental, and Coastal Engineering
- Cybersecurity
- Electric Power
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Ethics and Engineering Education
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Student Research
Presentations in the tracks will be 25 minutes each and include the opportunity for questions.
Program Schedule
Thursday, Aug 2 Evening Reception and Dinner
(Reserved for Speakers and Patrons)
- Dinner at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center's Biergarten at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration.
Friday, Aug 3 Main Program
| Time | Event | Location |
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| 07:00 - 08:00am |
Registration, Check-in, and Light Breakfast Networking Session |
Charger Union |
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| 08:00 - 08:50am |
Welcome and Keynote Speaker |
Charger Union Theater |
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| 09:00 - 12:00pm |
Morning Track Sessions |
Shelby Center |
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| 12:00 - 01:20pm |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker |
Charger Union Theater |
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| 01:30 - 05:00pm |
Afternoon Track Sessions |
Shelby Center |
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| 05:00 - 06:00pm |
Network and Professional Development Hours Documentation |
Charger Union |
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| 05:00 - 06:00pm |
Student / Professional Networking Session |
Charger Union |
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The schedule is subject to change.
View a detailed version of the Schedule of events.
Track Room Assignments
Keynote Speakers
Janice Hess
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated Segment President, Engineered Systems President, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc.
Steve Pierce
Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command / Army Forces Strategic Command
Venue
This year’s Engineering Forum will be held in the Charger Union and Shelby Center for Science and Technology on the UAH campus. The Charger Union serves as a hub for student activity and features several dining options, a 300+ seat theater, conference rooms, and the university bookstore.
Please reference the UAH Campus Map for directions. Parking will be held at the Intermodal Parking Facility (bldg 18), a short walk from the Charger Union (bldg 19) and the Shelby Center (bldg 20).
For GPS to locate the parking garage, use the following address:
501 John Wright Dr.
Huntsville, AL 35805
Accommodations
UAH-EF has arranged for a discount rate of $99/night in the Huntsville Marriott at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Learn more about Huntsville
Reserve a Room
The UAH-EF is seeking funding to underwrite the cost of the event. Four levels of sponsorship are available.
Sponsorship Levels:
- Platinum: $2500 (Includes 5 attendee registrations)
- Gold: $1000 (Includes 3 attendee registrations)
- Silver: $500 (Includes 1 attendee registrations)
- Individual: $250 (Includes 1 attendee registrations)
Sponsors Benefits:
- Sponsor logo on website and event publications
- Acknowledgement at the UAH-EF
- Invitation to the August 2nd evening reception at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center Biergarten
To register for sponsorship complete the patron registration form.
Payment can be made by check or through Eventbrite.
Please contact Dr. Tommy Morris at ccre@uah.edu for more information.
The UAH Engineering Forum Organizing Committee
Dr. Tommy Morris Chair, UAH Engineering Forum Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Director, Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education
Dr. Shankar Mahalingam Dean, College of Engineering Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Jennifer English Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, College of Engineering Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
SSCET/UAH-EF Track Chairs
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Alak Bandyopadhyay
Alabama A&M University
Dr. Matthew Morrison
University of Mississippi
Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Robert Whalin
Jackson State University
Mechanical Engineering
Walt Holifield
Chemical, Petroleum and Materials Engineering
Dr. Mayank Tyagi
Louisiana State University
Dr. Yu Lei
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Robert Frederick
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Ethics and Engineering Education
Dr. Thomas Reddoch
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Power and Energy Engineering
Dr. Ebrahim Amiri
University of New Orleans
Power Systems Engineering
Dr. Sakis Melopoulos
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Roy McCann
University of Arkansas
Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering
Dr. Steve Elder
Mississippi State University
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Dr. Randy Buchanan
U.S. Army Engineering R&D Center
Dr. Paul Collopy
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Cybersecurity
Dr. Letha Etzkorn
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Dr. Yuliang Zheng
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Student Presentations
Chris Maggio
Mississippi College
Dr. Jennifer English
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
About the SSCET
The 2018 UAH-EF is a partnership with the SSCET. The SSCET was first held at the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 2009. It was organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) New Orleans Industry Applications Society Chapter with support from the IEEE New Orleans section. At a dinner following the first SSCET, electrical power professors from Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, Georgia Tech, and UNO agreed that participating universities in the Southeast would host the symposium going forward.
In 2013, UNO recommended that the SSCET host university simultaneously hold a university engineering forum for their students, alumni, and the local engineering community.
About UAH
UAH takes pride in its rich history of engineering and technology research. It is located in Huntsville, AL, home to Redstone Arsenal, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, and Cummings Research Park, the second-largest research park in America. The UAH campus encompasses over 500 acres and comprises nine colleges and 16 research centers. Current UAH enrollment is approximately 9,000 students, the largest proportion of which are majors in the College of Engineering.
Learn More
For more information contact the UAH Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education (CCRE) at ccre@uah.edu or 256.824.6576.