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Panel Discussions

A Dialogue with the Council of Chairs

Thursday, October 9, 2025
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Location: Room 28B

    Speakers(s)

  • AE

    Ayman El-Baz

    University of Louisville, United States

  • Juergen Hahn

    Professor & Chair
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Troy, New York, United States

  • Adam Engler

    Professor and Department Chair
    University of California San Diego
    La Jolla, California, United States

    • Organizer/Submitter(s)

  • John Fisher

    Department Chair
    University of Maryland
    College Park, Maryland, United States

    • Session Chair(s)

  • John Fisher

    Department Chair
    University of Maryland
    College Park, Maryland, United States

    • Speakers(s)

  • Jennifer J. Kang-Mieler

    Stevens Institute of Technology
    Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

  • Alyssa Panitch

    Professor/ Chair
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia, United States

  • PP

    Prabir Patra

    Chair and Professor
    Marshall University
    Huntington, West Virginia, United States

  • BP

    Bryan Pfister

    Department Chair
    New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States

  • SP

    Shayn Pierce-Cottler

    University of Virginia, United States

Session Title for Website and App: A Dialogue with the Council of Chairs

Special Session Program

Description: The session aims to highlight the efforts and impact of the Council of Chairs (CoC) in the bioengineering / biomedical engineering field. The session will begin with a brief overview of CoC activities. Next, panelists will give brief (10 min) presentations on critical academic and scientific topics, such as managing an academic department during disruptive times, supporting faculty / staff / students, and visions for the future of academic education / research. After each panelist's presentation, a dialogue with the audience will be held. A final discussion will end the session.