Session II: STEM Opportunities for the Next Generation Alabama State University

1. Session II: STEM Opportunities for the Next Generation • Alabama State University • 2nd Annual HBCU Conference March 5-7, 2012 • MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012 (5 Concurrent Sessions) 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.        Garrett A. Morgan Innovation Track Sessions • Moderator: Linda Phaire-Washington PhD, Associate Provost, ORSP

2. Session Overview • Welcome • Garrett A. Morgan as Innovator • Bio Sketch of Speakers • Speaker Format • 15 minutes each, 5 minute Q&A • Robust Q & A – Interaction with Audience ASU 2nd Annual HBCU Conference March 5-7 (Abernathy Building – 1625 Hall Street ORSP Post Conference Grantsmanship March 8, 2012 (Life Science Building: - 1627 Hall Street)

3. ASU 2nd Annual HBCU Conference Theme: Entrepreneurship: Transforming Education, Government and Industry MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.             Garrett A. Morgan InnovationTrack Sessions Session II:                   STEM Opportunities for the Next Generation ModeratorLinda Phaire-Washington, Associate Provost, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, ASU Panelists Willie J. Gripper, Jr., Director, Joint Security and Hazardous Materials Safety Office, East, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Roosevelt Lenard, President, National Black Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees Shree Singh, Director, Center for NanoBiotechnology and Life Sciences Research George Acquaah, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Bowie State University Pamela McCauley Bush, Chief Technology Officer, Bush Enterprises Inc. Each presentation: 10-15 minutes each- Plenty of time for interaction and robust Q&A. ASU 2nd Annual HBCU Conference March 5-7 (Abernathy Building – Hall Street ORSP Post Conference Grantsmanship March 8, 2012 (Life Science Building: - 1627 Hall Street)

4. Garrett Augustus MorganInventor & Businessman - Gas Mask and Traffic Signal • Inventor , innovator, & businessman  (1877-1963) • Best known for inventing - The Morgan Safety Hood and Smoke Protector. Awarded U.S. Patent #r 1,090,936 (1914). A refined model (1916) won a gold medal at the International Exposition of Sanitation and Safety. • Garrett Morgan made national news for using his gas mask to rescue 32 men trapped during an explosion in an underground tunnel 250 feet beneath Lake Erie. • The inventor opened his own sewing equipment and repair shop. It was the first of several businesses he would establish. • The enterprise expanded to include a tailoring shop (32 employees)(1907). The new company turned out coats, suits and dresses, all sewn with equipment that Garrett Morgan himself had made. • Acquired the first U.S. patent for an inexpensive produced traffic signal (1923). ASU 2nd Annual HBCU Conference March 5-7 (Abernathy Building – Hall Street ORSP Post Conference Grantsmanship March 8, 2012 (Life Science Building: - 1627 Hall Street)

5. Willie J. Gripper, Jr. Program Director, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) • BA degree , Criminal Justice and Public Administration • MS degree, Management • Positions • Deputy Director, Civil Aviation Security Operations • Director, Field Operations , FAAs Office of Security and Hazardous Materials Safety Office, East, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA • Passion • Aviation Education. Seeks to expose many of our young people to the world of aviation. When he arrived in Atlanta in 2005, he spearheaded his organization’s aviation education efforts, adopted two middle schools in the Fulton County School District, and supported the development of two Aviation Clubs in two of the county’s high schools. • Residence – Atlanta GA • Has wife + 2 children ASU 2nd Annual HBCU Conference March 5-7 (Abernathy Building – 1625 Hall Street ORSP Post Conference Grantsmanship March 8, 2012 (Life Science Building: - 1627 Hall Street)

6. Shree Singh, PhDDirector, NanoBiotechnology & Life Sciences Research • PhD, Microbiology (Auburn University) • Research focus: vaccine development and immune system responses against novel recombinant and protein vaccines • Authored over 40 research articles • Received grant awards from NSF & NIH as PI, co-PI • Given 140 presentations at scientific meetings ; delivered many seminars in the US, India, & other countries. ASU 2nd Annual HBCU Conference March 5-7 (Abernathy Building – Hall Street ORSP Post Conference Grantsmanship March 8, 2012 (Life Science Building: - 1627 Hall Street)

7. George Acquaah, PhD Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Bowie State University • BA & MS, University of Ghana • PhD, Michigan State University (Fulbright International Scholar ); • Post-doc fellow, Michigan State University • Faculty and Academic Positions • Langston University • Bowie State University (VP Academic Affairs, Dean CAS) • Awards • National Winner, Excellence in Teaching - National Association of Land Grant Universities and Colleges/USDA • Da Vinci Fellow, DaVinci Institute of Oklahoma • Noble Award, National Association for Equal Opportunity (NAFEO) in Higher Education • Research Focus • Tissue culture applications & plant genomics to improve tropical species • During tenure as Dean, Dr. Acquaah established the Center for Global Engagement, the Graduate School Head Start Program, enhanced the STEM research infrastructure, established the Dean’s Young Faculty Development Workshops, among many other innovations at BSU

8. Pamela McCauley Bush, PhDChief Technology Officer, Bush Enterprises Inc. • BA, MS, PhD (Engineering, University of Oklahoma • Corporate Sector Positions • CEO, Tech Solutions Inc • CTO, Bush Enterprise • Expertise: technical & analytic support, complex software product development, human factors and industrial engineering • Clients include: DOD, NASA, NSF, FAA, among others • Faculty Academic Positions • Professor, University of Central Florida within the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the • Awards & Scholarship • Excellence in Teaching, Author: book chapters, 40 publications • Research Expertise • Biomechanics, Human Factors and Ergonomic Design ASU 2nd Annual HBCU Conference March 5-7 (Abernathy Building – Hall Street ORSP Post Conference Grantsmanship March 8, 2012 (Life Science Building: - 1627 Hall Street)

9. Roosevelt Lenard President, Natl Black Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees (NBCFAE) • BA, Computer Information Systems, Alabama State University • Positions • President, National Black Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees (NBCFAE); Executive Board Member & Corporate Officer • Program Manager in the DOT/FAA’s Air Traffic Organization • Manager , Air Traffic Control Center • NBCFAE • Began in 1976; membership ~1,000 aviation/aerospace & corporate members • $120,000 per year in educational student scholarships as well as grants to HBCU schools. • ~2,000 students (K8-K12) receive aviation career education (ACE) at NBCFAE’s ACE Academy ASU 2nd Annual HBCU Conference March 5-7 (Abernathy Building – Hall Street ORSP Post Conference Grantsmanship March 8, 2012 (Life Science Building: - 1627 Hall Street)

10. Please join me as we welcome our speakers! Office of Research and Sponsored Programs