Back by popular demand, GRIT-X is once again part of Homecoming weekend! We invite you to join us on Saturday, October 14 from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall to celebrate the passion and accomplishments of UMBC alumni, faculty, and graduate students in the areas of research, scholarship, and creative achievement. We are incredibly excited for this year's lineup of speakers. A post-event reception will immediately follow the talks.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Melanie Okoro, Ph.D. '11, Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences
Principal, Eco-Alpha Environmental Engineering
Disruptive Thinking -A Bold Business Strategy to Change How We Lead, Innovate, and Transform Companies in the 21st Century
Justin Webster
Associate Professor, Mathematics & Statistics
The Map is Not the Territory- Tales of Interest in Nonlinear Elasticity
Cynthia Matuszek
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Zhensen Huang, M.S. '00, Ph.D. '04, Information Systems
Founder & CEO, Precise Software Solutions
Create Possibility - On Campus and in Business
Mercedes Burns
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
Loving the Un loveable - Learning to Appreciate Arachnids
Charles lchoku
Professor, Geography and Environmental Systems, Director of GESTAR II Center
Wildfires, Climate, and People - A Triangular Threat to Global Sustainability
Michelle Scott
Professor, History
Jazz Age Resistance - Economic Empowerment and Entertainment in a Divided Nation
Carlos Romero-Talamas
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
The Fusion Energy Solution - Why Engineering Simplicity Matters
Irina Golubeva
Professor, Modern Languages, Linguistics & lntercultural Communication
The Power of lntercultural learning
Sponsored by the Office of Research and Creative Achievement
For the full Homecoming event line-up, visit homecoming.umbc.edu