Event Schedule​

We have planned a day for you to learn about the interdisciplinary work being done by our UB faculty, students, staff, alumni; as well as by our colleagues at Goodwin University, and Concurrent University Enrollment (CUE) high school students.
We are thrilled by our Alumni and business participation!

  • is sponsoring the UB Faculty Competitive Prizes
  • Mike Roer (08), President of the Entrepreneurship Foundation Inc., is sponsoring the Climate Innovation Award
  • Drs. Shannon Hashemi, CMA and Al Daneshfar, CMA, owners of Tradewinds Shopping Center, is sponsoring the Optimizing Business Profitability Through the Use of AI Award
  • Dr. Khaled Elleithy, Dean of the College of Engineering, Business and Education, is sponsoring the Quantum Computing Applications Award
  • UB Alumni Association – for sponsoring the Alumni Awards. A special thanks to for sponsoring the student poster awardees. We are grateful to our Alumni for their time as poster judges or panel speakers.
  • Collectively, we make UB RISE!
8:30 AM

Registration
(John J. Cox Student Center)

Check-in

8:30 AM
9:05 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks
(Social Room)

UB President Danielle Wilken, EdD
UB RISE Chairs: Kevin Kelliher, PhD & Elizabeth Fles, PhD
We encourage poster authors to stand by their posters during this time and view the remarks from their phones. To find your poster number click here.

9:05 AM
9:15-10:45 AM

Poster Gallery Visit
(Social & Great Room )


UB College of Health Sciences & College of Science and Society
UB College of Engineering, Business, Education,
Goodwin University
Concurrent University Enrollment High Schools

9:15-10:45 AM
11:00-11:30 AM

Lightning Rounds
(Carleson Hall)


11:00-11:30 AM
11:00 AM

CUE High School Special Programming


11:45-12:15 Lunch (John J. Cox Basement)
12:20-12:35 UB RISE HS Awards Ceremony

11:00 AM
11.45 AM -12.45 PM

Keynote Speaker
(Social Room)



11.45 AM -12.45 PM
12:50 PM – 3:10 PM

Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks

UB Provost Kierstyn Hunter, PhD
UB RISE Chairs: Kevin Kelliher, PhD & Elizabeth Fles, PhD
Faculty Competitive Awards
Sponsored by
1st Place Awards, 2nd Place Awards, 3rd Place Awards
Sponsored by
Alumni Choice Awards
Sponsored by UB Alumni Association,
Climate Innovation Award – NEW!
Sponsored by Entrepreneurship Foundation, Mike Roer (’08)

Optimizing Business Profitability Through the Use of AI Award – NEW!
Sponsored by Tradewinds Shopping Center Middletown, Drs. Shannon Hashemi, CMA & Al Daneshfar, CMA
Quantum Computing Applications Award – NEW!
Sponsored by Dr. Khaled Elleithy, Dean of the College of Engineering, Business, Education

12:50 PM – 3:10 PM
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM

Reception



3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
08:30 AM​

Registration

09:00 AM​

Introduction & Opening

UB RISE Chair, Joanna Badara, PhD
UB President Danielle Wilken, EdD
UB Provost Manyul Im, PhD

9:15-10:15 AM​

Poster Gallery Visit

Interact with poster authors to learn about their scholarly activities or entrepreneurial pursuits.

10:15-11:00 AM​

Keynote Speaker

Kelli-Marie Vallieres, PhD
Chief Workforce Officer, Office of Workforce Strategy & Vice Chair: Governor’s Workforce Council

11:15 – 11:45AM

Concurrent Sessions (TBD)

Poster Finalists Lightning Round
High School Poster Category (Moderated by Joanna Badara, PhD)
Undergraduate Poster Category (Moderated by Elizabeth Fles, PhD)
Masters Poster Category (Moderated by Rebecca Bruckenstein, ’16, MA)
Doctoral Poster Category (Moderated by Kathleen Wallace, ’20, EdD)
Lab Visits
Engineering & Technology Building
Collaborative Biomedical Research Center
UB Health Science Center
Goodwin University’s Advanced Manufacturing Mobile Training Lab

12:00-1:00 PM​

Lunch
Entrepreneurs Display

Marina Dining Hall

01:00 -3:00 PM​

Concurrent Panels

Research & Scholarship
John J. Cox Student Center

Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Engineering & Technology Building

Lab Visits
Engineering & Technology Building
Charles A. Dana Hall
UB Health Science Center
Goodwin University’s Advanced Manufacturing Mobile Training Lab

03:00-3:30 PM​

Awards Ceremony

John J. Cox Student Center
Social Room

03:30-04:00 PM​

Reception

John J. Cox Student Center
Social Room

Meet the Speakers

Our pesenters and panels will showcase the research being done with grant support, alumni involvement, and collaborations with our higher education and industry partners.

Panel Bios

Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker’s Bio

Our Sponsors

UB RISE was made possible because of our generous sponsors.

View our Sponsors