Back by popular demand, we invite you to listen and learn as some of UMBC’s most intriguing faculty and alumni minds enlighten us.
GRIT-X is 30-minute sets of three short, engaging talks by alumni, faculty, and students. Come to any session or all of them! This event is on Saturday, October 12, in the new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building. Bring the family and enjoy other Homecoming activities while on campus.
This year, Mustafa Al-Adhami, PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering, will be one of the presenters! His talk will be titled:
The Quest: Finding Medical Answers From the Unknown
Register early so you have a stop to attend this unique talk.
Register here to attend (link will take you to the Alumni page):
2019 Homecoming Full Program here:
Schedule and full list of GRIT-X speakers:
1 – 1:30 p.m. Session 1
Crystal Watkins, ’95, biology
Director, Memory Clinic, Sheppard Pratt Hospital
Determination in Dementia: Perseverance Through Memory Loss
Kevin Omland
Professor, Biological Sciences, UMBC
Why Diversity Matters: Gender Biases and the Study of Female Bird Song
Tinoosh Mohsenin
Associate Professor, Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, UMBC
Micro A.I.: When Intelligence Moves to the Low Power Sensors
1:30-1:45 p.m. Break with Refreshments
1:45 – 2:15 p.m. Session 2
Premal Shah, ’98, biochemistry
Co-Founder and COO, Citizen
F!@$ Cancer: Using Your Data to Kill It
Lisa Moren
Professor, Visual Arts, UMBC
What is the Shape of Water? A Cross-Species Artwork
Mustafa Al-Adhami
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, UMBC
The Quest: Finding Medical Answers From the Unknown
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Break with refreshments
2:30 – 3 p.m. Session 3
Gregory Szeto
Assistant Professor, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, UMBC
The Frenemy Within: Mining the Wisdom and Ignorance of Our Immune System
Carolyn Forestiere
Associate Professor, Political Science, UMBC
See the World and Find Yourself: Why Study Abroad Matters
Yonathan Zohar
Professor and Chair, Marine Biotechnology, UMBC
More People Eat More Fish: Can We Prevent Empty Oceans?