6:00 pm to 6:45 pm | Individual Pass: $250 | Party Pass for 5 People: $1000 | Think Tank Passport: $100
SPECIALIZED THINK TANKS
Specialized Think Tank Passes will grant you access to the live Think Tank Portal on the evening of the virtual celebration. Your unique access link the Think Tank portal will be sent to you prior to January 27th. Once in the portal, please make your selection from the menu of options and join the Think Tank of your choice. Think Tank Passes also include access to the Think Tank Passport which provides access to recording of all Think Tanks which will be available within 48 hours of the broadcast. If you have any questions, please email the Event Office at [email protected]. There are four Specialized Think Tanks. Please see the topics and speakers for each listed below.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Matter of Life and Death
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the number 1 cause of death in the world. Traditional methods for its detection are either invasive and risky, or noninvasive and inaccurate.
While numerous studies have tried to identify the genetic predisposition signals leading to the development of CAD, these remain largely unknown. Moreover, lifestyle choices likely account for disease occurrence to a significant degree. The number of heart attacks and deaths is increasing, due primarily to the aging population. The cost to the nation is staggering, presently over $300 billion per year, and increasing.
The use of AI, as part of the field of Translational Bioinformatics, pinpoints the genes that predispose individuals to complex diseases such as CAD. This informed look into the origins of disease allows for prognostic predictions, which may alter individual lifestyles early on. It also suggests the possible preventative drug development and treatment routes.
At the same time, AI is transforming the diagnosis and treatment of CAD through a collaboration between physicians and engineers. The paradigm is referred to as Computational Medicine, a confluence of non-invasive, patient-specific mathematical modeling from CT scans, the use of engineering analysis and optimization technologies, and Finite Element Computational Fluid Dynamics. The upshot is more precise diagnosis of culprit lesions in each patient and the ability to individualize treatment plans to reduce the risk of heart attack and death.
The presenters will lead a discussion on the development of the new technologies and their vision of the future of AI in medicine.
Yana Bromberg, PhD, BTHS 1997
Professor of Bioinformatics Dept. of Biochemistry and Microbiology and Dept. of Genetics Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Hans Fischer Fellow Institute for Advanced Study Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Vice President Board of Directors, International Society for Computational Biology.
[email protected]
Thomas J.R. Hughes, PhD, BTHS 1961
Peter O’Donnell Jr. Chair of Computational and Applied Mathematics, and Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, Stanford University. Mary and Gordon Crary Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus, Stanford University.
[email protected]
Christopher K. Zarins, MD, BTHS 1960
Co-founder and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs HeartFlow, Inc., Redwood City, California, and Austin, Texas.
Professor of Surgery Emeritus, Stanford University. Former Chief of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University.
[email protected]
Future World Vision: Boldly Reimagining How Everything Works
ASCE launches the Future World Vision project to empower engineers to imagine new environments and tackle enormous challenges in a technology-enhanced world.
From confronting climate change to developing autonomous vehicles, engineers are tackling new challenges, demographic shifts and technological changes that require drastic rethinking in how we build, operate and maintain our infrastructure. To explore this explosion of innovation, ASCE compiled more than 100 global macrotrends to examine six important sociopolitical, economic, environmental and technological trends as key drivers of change. The Future World Vision project will establish ASCE and civil engineers as bold thought leaders, provide a platform to envision a future built environment and optimize system performance to benefit society. The Future World Vision platform is an immersive computer model, using gaming engines that create virtual future worlds with evocative visuals, multiple characters and rich narratives exploring entire city, community and neighborhood systems. Find out how we enable engineers to ask the right questions about a future built environment that doesn’t exist yet.
Gerald (Jerry) E. Buckwalter
Chief Innovation Officer of ASCE, overseeing all aspects of internal operations. He was a Northrop Grumman Corporate Director of Strategy. He also was a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council reporting to the White House from 2008 to 2012. He earned a degree in Physics from Monmouth University and has extensive continuing education at George Washington University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robin A. Kemper, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP, F.SEI, F.ASCE
ASCE’s Past President. She currently is a Risk Engineer with Zurich North America. She works for both the Professional Liability and Construction Properties Risk Engineering Groups, providing technical support to construction project policies, developing best practices and investigating losses on construction projects. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in six jurisdictions, and a Fellow of both ASCE and the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute. She is the recipient of the 2013 William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award and was named the 2015 ASCE New Jersey Section Civil Engineer of the Year.
Tony Bartolomeo, BTHS 1970
Served as President and CEO of Pennoni Associates for 20 years. He has more than 45 years experience in infrastructure engineering, and is a licensed professional engineer and an American Society of Civil Engineers Distinguished Member, which is the highest honor the ASCE can bestow. He received the ASCE President’s Award, recognizing his ongoing commitment to encouraging youth to attain 21st century skills and a post-secondary education and his leadership to community and non-profit organizations.
Space, The Final Frontier: A Return to Worlds Beyond
Renewed excitement in space exploration brings us back to the most basic question of all: What does it takes to be an astronaut? Step inside the world known only to a select few men and women.
With revitalized interest and energy in exploring the mysteries of outer space, our imaginations are being drawn to worlds beyond again. What does it take to be among the chosen few? Astronauts are pioneers of the unknown—a tiny society of men and women with a rare combination of acumen, intelligence, skill and curiosity. What paves a pathway to NASA? What’s an insider’s view of this world-famous astronaut program? What lies ahead—for future missions to the moon, to Mars…and beyond? How do you describe the nothingness and all-encompassing fullness and wonder of space? Our Moderators will take us where few have ever been, and give insights in how young space-intrigued minds might carve their own career paths to worlds unknown in the great beyond.
Karol Joseph "Bo" Bobko, BTHS 1955
American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and a former USAF and NASA astronaut. He was the first graduate of the US Air Force Academy to travel in space. He became part of NASA Astronaut Group 7 in 1969 and was a crewmember on the highly successful Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT)—a 56-day ground simulation of the Skylab mission, enabling crewmen to collect medical experiments baseline data and evaluate equipment, operations and procedures. He was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project. He was a member of the support crew for the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests conducted at Edwards Air Force Base. He is a veteran of three space flights, logging 386 hours in space, serving as Pilot on STS-6 and Mission Commander on STS-51D and STS-51J.
Mary L. Cleave
American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She also served from 2004 to 2007 as NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate. She was selected as an astronaut in May 1980. Her technical assignments have included flight software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL); CAPCOM on five Space Shuttle flights; Malfunctions Procedures Book; and Crew Equipment Design. A veteran of two space flights, she logged a total of 10 days, 22 hours, 2 minutes, 24 seconds in space, orbited the Earth 172 times and traveled 3.94 million miles. She was a mission specialist on STS-61-B and STS-30
Andrew Parton, BTHS 1975
President of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, Long Island's largest Air and Space Museum. Its collection contains more than 75 air and spacecraft chronicling over 100 years of aviation history. The 150,000-square-foot facility includes eight museum galleries and a 300-seat IMAX dome theater.
Inside Sports: It’s All About the Numbers
Moderated by Denice Clarke Ware, BTHS 1983, Human Resources and Operations Management Consultant.
An all-star line-up takes a close look at the numbers that drive the present and future of professional sports. This panel will tackle engaging, high-profile issues ranging from the financial operations and technological advances in sports to the increasing number of women in high-level leadership roles to the rising awareness, ties and response to social justice issues. Technology, innovation and progress on all fronts have rapidly impacted the world of professional sports. Get a field-level seat to this fascinating discussion.
Tatia Mays-Russell, BTHS 1984
Chief Financial Officer, Major League Baseball Players Association
Mark Tatum, BTHS 1987
Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer, National Basketball Association
Dave Winfield
Baseball legend, Hall of Famer, and Special Assistant to the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association