UC-CONACYT Doctoral Fellows Symposium
4th and 5th year cohorts
Friday, June 8, 2007
9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Pentland Hills Building, Room B107/C101
University of California, Riverside
4th and 5th year cohorts
Friday, June 8, 2007
9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Pentland Hills Building, Room B107/C101
University of California, Riverside
9:30 a.m.
Registration
10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez, Director, UC MEXUS
10:15 a.m.
Keynote Speakers Address
Manuel Gil Anton
Professor, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
"Current Higher Education in Mexico: Challenges and Dilemmas"
Professor, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
"Current Higher Education in Mexico: Challenges and Dilemmas"
J. Alejandro Nadal
Professor, Centro de Estudios Economicos, Colegio de Mexico
"Scientific Development and Endogenous Technological Capacity in Mexico"
11:40 a.m.
UC-CONACYT Alumni Panel on Post-Graduate Employment
Ana Maria Aguilar
Banco de Mexico (2000 Cohort, UCLA, Economics)
Andres Aradillas Lopez
Princeton University (1999 Cohort, UC Berkeley, Economics)
Jose Luis Cardenas
Universidad de Sonora, (1998 Cohort, UCD, Food Science and Technology)
Judith A. Frias
Seguro Social (2001 Cohort, UCLA, Economics)
Javier Guzman Lopez
University of Kansas (1999 Cohort, UCD, Chemical Engineering)
Juan Carlos Loyola
Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo (2000 Cohort, UCR, Microbiology)
Jose Felipe Martinez
UCLA (1998 Cohort, UCLA, Education)
Banco de Mexico (2000 Cohort, UCLA, Economics)
Andres Aradillas Lopez
Princeton University (1999 Cohort, UC Berkeley, Economics)
Jose Luis Cardenas
Universidad de Sonora, (1998 Cohort, UCD, Food Science and Technology)
Judith A. Frias
Seguro Social (2001 Cohort, UCLA, Economics)
Javier Guzman Lopez
University of Kansas (1999 Cohort, UCD, Chemical Engineering)
Juan Carlos Loyola
Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo (2000 Cohort, UCR, Microbiology)
Jose Felipe Martinez
UCLA (1998 Cohort, UCLA, Education)
Moderator:
Guillermo Aguilar
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UCR
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UCR
1:20-2:20
Lunch
Fellows and guests will be seated together with their departmental and disciplinary counterparts from sister UC campuses.
2:20-4:35
Presentations by UC-CONACYT Doctoral Fellows
Jose Carlos Zavala Jurado
Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley,
"Reduction of Emissions in Combustion Engines During Coldstart"
Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley,
"Reduction of Emissions in Combustion Engines During Coldstart"
Norma Andrea Velazquez Ulloa
Neurosciences, UC San Diego,
"Basic Research on the Development of the Nervous System as a Necessary Step for Clinical Research"
Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Health Policy and Management, UC Berkeley,
"International Migration and Health Expenditure in Rural Mexico"
Arturo Gonzalez Gutierrez
Department of Computer Science, UC Santa Barbara,
"Approximation Algorithms and Complexity: Minimum-Length Corridor Problem"
4:45-6:00
CONACYT Distinguished Speaker
"Mexico: Oportunidades y Perspectivas en Ciencia, Tecnología y Competitividad"
Jose Antonio de la Peña
Director Adjunto de Desarrollo Científico y Académico, CONACYT
Jose Antonio de la Peña
Director Adjunto de Desarrollo Científico y Académico, CONACYT
6:00
Reception