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New Mexico State University
New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation
College of Engineering

2012 NEW MEXICO AMP STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 5, 2012

(BY INVITATION -- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ONLY ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 4 & OCTOBER 6, 2012)
CORBETT CENTER (CC) STUDENT UNION, NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY

AGENDA

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012  
2:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. Early Conference Check-in (Corbett Center, Third Floor)
3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. New Mexico Community College Student Workshop (by invitation) (CC, Colfax Room)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2012  
7:00a.m. - 7:45a.m. Poster set up (Corbett Center, Second Floor)
7:30a.m. - Noon. Conference Registration (Corbett Center, Third Floor)
7:30a.m. - Noon Information Tables (Corbett Center, Third Floor)
7:30a.m. - 8:00a.m. Breakfast Served (Corbett Center, Ballrooms)
7:45a.m. - 8:00a.m. Oral Presentation Judges Check-In (Corbett Center, Dona Ana Room)
8:00a.m. - 9:00a.m.

Conference Welcome — Dr. Ricardo B. Jacquez, Dean, College of Engineering, NMSU;
Dr. Wendy K. Wilkins, Executive Vice President & Provost, NMSU

Keynote Speaker – Dr. Van Romero, Vice President for Research &Economic Development,
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
9:00a.m. - 9:15a.m. Audience Instructions for Oral Presentations; MESA Students excused
9:30a.m. - 10:15a.m. New Mexico MESA Orientation (CC, Auditorium)
9:30a.m. - 11:30a.m.

Undergraduate Student Oral Presentations (CC,Third Floor).
Community College Faculty Presentations (CC, Third Floor, New Mexico Room)
Advisory Board Meeting (CC, Luna Room)

11:45a.m. - 1:00p.m.

Lunch (CC, Ballrooms)
Guest Speaker: Aaron Garcia, CEO, SiliconMesa Corporation

University Research Council’s Awards for Creative Scholarly Activity Winners –
Introduced by Dr. Vimal Chaitanya, Vice President for Research, NMSU

1:00a.m. - 1:15p.m.
1:15p.m. - 1:40p.m.

Poster Judges' Check-In (CC,Dona Ana Room)
Judges' Poster Preview (CC, Second floor)


1:15p.m. - 2:15p.m.

New Mexico MESA Engineering Event:  Dr. Elizabeth Juarros, Professor of Physics,
Luna Community College – “Fun With Physics: Exploring the Ultracold Realm”
(CC, Auditorium, Second Floor)

University Research Council’s Faculty Poster Presentations (CC, Second Floor)

1:45p.m. - 2:45p.m.
2:30p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Undergraduate Student Poster Presentations & Judging (CC,Second floor)
New Mexico AMP Institutional Coordinators Meeting (CC, Colfax Room)
3:00p.m. - 4:15p.m.

Student Seminar: Joshua Bowen, Head of Engineering Operations, LIMBS Internationl –
“Learning to Walk” (CC, Auditorium, Second Floor) (H.S., CC, and University Students)

  4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Awards Dinner – (CC, West Ballroom)
Student Research Presentation Awards
Raffle Prize Drawings
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012  
8:00a.m. - Noon New Mexico Community College Student Workshop (Breakfast served at 8:00a.m.)
(CC, Colfax Room)
8:00a.m. - Noon

CC Faculty Development Workshop: Dr. Terry L. Cook, V.P for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, NMSU

(CC, Luna Room; Breakfast served in the Colfax Room at 8:00a.m.)