Dear Howard University Community,
HU Research Week has been renamed HU Research Month (April 1- 29, 2022) in order to expand the opportunity to celebrate and honor the outstanding research that is conducted by our faculty, students and research staff. In addition, the expansion to a full month better enables the Howard community to thank our external institutional partners who support HU research as many of these partners will be on the Howard campus throughout the month of April.
The widely accepted Research Symposium on April 27-29 will bring together students, faculty and research staff in the Interdisciplinary Research Building (IRB) to discuss their research findings with members of the Howard community, external constituents, and supporters from various federal and local agencies as well as representatives of the philanthropic and higher education community. Finally, the Howard University Undergraduate Research Journal Symposium and Awards Ceremony will take place on April 29.
Excellence in Truth and Service,
bruce jones, PhD
Professor and Vice President for Research
*Please see the calendar below for the full list of events.
Research Month April 2022
Wednesday, April 6th
1pm to 5pm
Pfizer 3D Drug Discovery and Development Workshop
Howard University Health Sciences Faculty and Students
Welcome and Introductions: Dr. Anthony Wutoh, Provost and Chief Academic Officer and Dr. Kera Lawson, Executive Director, Research Development, Office of Research, Howard University
Workshop facilitators:
dr Pamela Smith, Vaccines Medical Director, Pfizer, Inc. Dr. Megan Robinson, Director, R&D Scientific Learning
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Thursday, April 7th
3:30pm – 5pm
Success and Resilience Among Black Children of Incarcerated Parents
Welcome and Introductions: Dr. Nicole Jenkins, College of Arts & Sciences
Speakers:
dr Britney Gatewood, Albany State University, Center for Educational Opportunity Dr. Bahiyyah Muhammad, HU, College of Arts & Sciences
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Monday, April 11
Noon – 3pm
Disinformation and Social Media During a Pandemic
Welcome and Introductions: Dr. Keneshia Grant, HU College of Arts & Sciences
Speakers:
dr Roger Caruth, HU Cathy Hughes School of Communications
dr Keesha Middlemass, HU College of Arts & Sciences
dr Bahiyyah Muhammad, HU College of Arts & Sciences
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Tuesday, April 12
Noon – 3pm
Howard Research Centers for Minority Institutions (RCMI) Town Hall: Research Funding Opportunities Through RCMI
Welcome and Introductions: Dr. Pamela Carter-Nolan, HU Graduate School
Speakers:
dr William Southerland, College of Medicine, Howard University
Location: Virtual Seminar
Thursday, April 14
Noon – 1pm
CETLA, “Let’s Talk”
Welcome and Introductions: Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Christian Okianer Dark, Officer of The Provost, Howard University
Speakers:
dr Morris Thomas, HU Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Assessment
Location: Virtual Seminar
2pm – 4pm
Johnson and Johnson Innovation, JLABS: Engagement and Entrepreneurship to Advance Innovation
Welcome and Introduction: Mr. Terry Adams, IP Marketing and Faculty Innovation Specialist, Office of Research, Howard University
Speakers:
dr Michael Nestor, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Friday, April 15
1pm – 1:30pm
Howard University-Brookhaven National Laboratory MOU Signing Ceremony
dr Wayne AI Frederick, President, Howard University Dr. Doon Gibbs, Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory Virtual Signing Event
Monday, April 18
11 am – noon
Quantum Materials Research at the Nexus of Exascale Simulation, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Computing Seminar
Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Tao Wei, HU College of Engineering & Architecture
Speakers:
dr Aiichiro Nakano, University of Southern California, School of Engineering
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
1pm – 2pm
NIH, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Seminar
Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Thomas Heinbockel, HU College of Medicine Speaker: David Lovinger, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
3pm – 5pm
NSF I-CORPS Symposium
Welcome and Introduction: Ms. Dana Hector, Executive Director, Research Administrative Services, Office of Research
Speakers/Presenters:
dr Grant Warner, HU College of Engineering & Architecture
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Tuesday, April 19
1pm – 4pm
Logistics Management Institute (LMI) Symposium
Welcome and Introductions: Dr. Michaela Amoo, HU College of Engineering & Architecture, Howard University
Panelist:
dr Legand Burge, College of Engineering & Architecture, Howard University
dr Danda Rawat, College of Engineering & Architecture, Howard University Dr. Kim Barnette, LMI
dr Linda Bixby, LMI
Ms Julia Buffinton, LMI
Mr. Josh Malloy, LMI
dr Pamela Williams, LMI
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Wednesday, April 20
3pm – 5pm
All of US Research Program & The Montague Cobb Health Institute Information Session
Welcome and Introductions: Dr. Roger Mitchell, HU College of Medicine
Speakers/Presenters:
dr Shanta Whitaker, Engagement Counselor, All of US Research Program Dr. Randall C. Morgan, Jr., W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute
Location: Virtual Seminar
Thursday, April 21
Noon – 1pm
The Graduate School Publishing Workshop
Welcome and Introduction: Mr Andre Lane, Senior Program Director, Office of Research and Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Okianer Christian Dark, Howard University
Speakers:
dr Terri Adams, The Graduate School
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building Multipurpose Room
Friday, April 22nd
1pm — 5pm
Office of Research – Pitch HU symposium
Welcome and Introductions: dr Bruce Jones, Professor and Vice President for Research, Howard University
speaker:
Mr. Terry Adams, IP Marketing and Faculty Innovation Specialist, Office of Research, Howard University
Mr. Ajit Verghese, Co-Founder and General Partner, Humble venture
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Virtual Access Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 869 3476 6124 passcode: 22912197
Monday, April 25
Noon – 1pm
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program
Welcome and Introductions: Ms. Pamela Clarke, Director, Research Development, Office of Research, Howard University
Presenters:
dr Narcrisha Norman National Science Foundation
dr Christopher Hill National Science Foundation
dr Joel Schildbach National Science Foundation
Virtual Access Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 842 147 7938 passcode: 75694090
Monday, April 25
1pm – 5pm
Climate Science -— Howard in the Lead: Open Dialogue, Open Exchange
Welcome and Introductions: dr Rubin Patterson, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Howard University
Faculty Scholars:
dr Terri Adams, The Graduate School
dr Osinachi Ajoku, College of Arts & Sciences
dr Janelle Burke, College of Arts & Sciences
dr Sen Chiao, College of Arts & Sciences
dr Charles Ichoku, College of Arts & Sciences
dr Kimberly Jones, College of Engineering & Architecture
dr Sonya Smith, College of Engineering and Architecture
dr Jeseth Delgado Vela, College of Engineering and Architecture
dr Bradford Grant, College of Engineering & Architecture
dr Mary McKennaCollege of Arts & Sciences
dr Ricardo Sakai, The Graduate School
dr David Whiteman, The Graduate School
dr Joseph Wilkins, College of Arts & Sciences
dr Quinton Williams, The College of Arts & Sciences
dr Tao Wei – College of Engineering and Architecture
dr Hessam Yazdani, College of Engineering & Architecture
dr Hua Zhao, College of Arts & Sciences
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Virtual Access Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 814 9262 3952 passcode: 74575533
Tuesday, April 26
10 am – Noon
DC FAR Research Student symposium
Welcome and Introductions: dr Mark Burke, HU College of Medicine
Presenters:
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School Students
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room
Virtual Access Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 841 6764 8151 passcode: 46517575
Tuesday, April 26
1pm – 3pm
Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Symposium, Candid Conversations on Arts and Research
Welcome and Introductions: Dr. Ofosuwa Abiola, Associate Dean for Research, Chadwick A.
Boseman College of Fine Arts
Welcome and Introductions: dr Ofosuwa Abiola, Associate Dean for Research, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Howard University
faculty Presenters:
Mr. Douglas Bowles, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts
Ms. Jacqueline Carmichael, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Ph.D. Raimi Gbadamosi, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts
Mr. Benny Gomes, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Dr. Melanee Harvey, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts
Mr. Alexander McSwain, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Dr. Chinyerem Ohia, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts
dr Eric Poole, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Virtual Access Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 835 2249 3766 passcode: 11369289
Wednesday, April 27
8am – 5pm
The Research Symposium
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building
Wednesday, April 27
2pm – 4pm
Frederick National Laboratory Seminary: New Cell Cycle Inhibitors Target Aneuploidy in Cancer Therapyy
Welcome and Introduction: dr Carla Williams, Interim Director, HU Cancer center
seminar Presenter:
dr Ethan Dmitrovsky, Frederick National Lab
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Thursday, April 28
8am – 5pm
The Research Symposium
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building
Friday, April 29th
9am – 5pm
The Research Symposium
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building
Friday, April 29th
1pm — 2pm
Howard University- Columbia University Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) and Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) SEED Partnership
Welcome and Introduction: dr Kim M. Lewis, Professor and Associate Dean of Research, College of Arts & Sciences and Dr. Sonya Smith, Professor, College of Engineering & Architecture
Speakers:
dr James Hone, Columbia University
dr Colin Nuckolis, Columbia University
dr Xavier Roy, Columbia University
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Friday, April 29th
2:30pm – 4pm
Brookhaven National Laboratory Seminary
Welcome and Introduction: Ms. Pamela Clarke, Director, Research Development, Office of Research, Howard University
Seminar presenters: dr John Hill, Director, National Synchrotron Light Source II & Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for Energy & Photon Sciences, National Synchrotron Light Source II.
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room
Virtual Access Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 862 4454 3818 passcode: 15693099
Friday, April 29th
6pm — 9pm
Howard University Undergraduate Research Journal Symposium and Awards Ceremony
Welcome and Introductions: Ms. Joycelyn Moulden-Hughes, Office of Undergraduate Studies Presenter: dr Bruce Jones, Professor and Vice President for Research, Office of Research Students:
Ms Ahlina Archibald, College of Arts & Sciences Ms Kirsten Branch, College of Arts & Sciences Ms Lauren Bush, College of Arts & Sciences
Ms. Alexandra Grayson, College of Arts & Sciences
Location: Interdisciplinary Research Building, Multipurpose Room