Faculty Lightning Talks

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Please join the inaugural Homecoming Faculty Lightning Talks on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 11:30 a.m. in UH Student Center South (Ballroom). Lunch will be provided for all who RSVP.

Hear some of our university’s best and brightest offer insights in areas critical to our society, including environment, law, education, health and more. The format will be fast-paced, engaging and accessible to a broad audience. Students, staff, faculty and alumni are all welcome. Don’t miss out! Doors will open at 11 a.m.

Presentation Speakers & Topics:

• Linda Garcia Merchant | UH Libraries | OMG it is about me! Main Character Syndrome +DH Research Methods= Student success

• Tracy Hester | UH Law Center | Climate Intervention and Environmental Law

• Kelly Huang | UH College of Engineering | Turbulence: the chaos that shapes our world

• Jason Logan | College of Architecture & Design | OpenHOUse, A Thermodynamic Living System

• Juan Madera | Hilton College | Fairness and Equity in Promotion and Tenure Reviews

• Jessica Mantel | UH Law Center | Coordination, Not Competition: Achieving Value-Based Care Through Shared Governance

• Allison Master | College of Education | Start Early to Strengthen STEM Pathways: How to Boost Early Interest in STEM

• Gina Warren | UH Law Center | Addressing Social and Environmental Injustices in Property, Energy and the Environment

• Jokubas Ziburkus | College of Natural Science & Mathematics | Multisensory Cartography: Mapping the World and the Brain Through Sight, Sound, and Smell.

• Gail Buttorff | Hobby School of Public Affairs | Watts The Price of Keeping the Lights On

• Arturo Hernandez | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | The Emergence of Skill