Monday
Dongqing Wang – George Mason University
Preterm Birth and Nutritional Supplements
Dongqing Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Community Health. Wang’s research focuses on the nutritional determinants of maternal, child, and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries. A primary domain of Wang’s research is the distributions, determinants, and consequences of inadequate and excessive gestational weight gain in low- and middle-income countries. Wang’s research addresses knowledge gaps related to gestational weight gain by pooling individual participant data from national surveys, observational cohort studies, and randomized controlled trials. Another key area of Wang’s work is the impacts of maternal nutrient and food supplementation on the short- and long-term health of mothers and children. Wang is also interested in adolescent nutrition and school-based interventions to address the double burden of adolescent malnutrition. Wang is the Co-Investigator of several randomized controlled trials of nutritional interventions among mothers, children, and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Before coming to Mason, Wang was a Research Associate in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Tuesday
Bradley Cannon – Binghamton University
Having the ‘Right’ Friends May Hold Secret to Building Wealth
Brad Cannon, assistant professor of finance at Binghamton University
Dr. Cannon’s research interests include behavioral finance, household finance, investments and financial technology.
The study, titled “Friends with Benefits: Social Capital and Household Financial Behavior,” was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, and it was co-authored by researchers from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business.
Dr. Cannon has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from Utah State University and a PhD from Ohio State University.
Wednesday
Sawsan Wehbi – University of Arizona
Resolving the Order of Amino Acid Recruitment Into the Genetic Code
I am a fourth year PhD candidate majoring in genetics and minoring in astrobiology. I am interested in the origins of life on Earth. My research focuses on early life proteins and the evolution of the genetic code. I am currently funded by the NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) grant.
Thursday
Marcos Fernandez-Tous – University of North Dakota
Damage in the Heat Shield of the ORION Capsule
Assistant professor of space technology, I teach courses on rocket propulsion and hypersonic aerodynamics at the University of North Dakota. Between 2001 and 2016 I have been working in the aeronautical industry in Europe between Madrid and Brussels. Experience in research projects management and development. M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (Polytechnic University of Madrid, 2001) and PhD in Space Sciences (University of North Dakota, 2022).
Friday
Qi Luo – University of Iowa
News Media Conglomeration and Financial Markets
Qi Luo’s research focuses on data-driven decision-making in operations management and emerging mobility systems. His work has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the TRB Kikuchi-Karlaftis Best Paper Award, INFORMS APS Best Student Paper (finalist), IEEE-IV Best Paper (finalist), and the IISE Best Paper Award (Work Systems Division). Luo’s research is supported by multiple federal grants, including the National Science Foundation.
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