Foundation for Innovation: Exciting Developments at the J.B. Speed School
Date: October 8, 2024
Times: 11:00 a.m. – Sign-in, Pay and Socialize
11:30 a.m – Lunch
12:30 p.m. – Presentation
Location: University Club of Louisville, 200 East Brandeis Avenue, Louisville, KY
Website: https://www.uclublouisville.com/
Price: $ 20 – Members and Guest
$10 – Students and Life Members
RSVP: Via Events Email from vTools or to Tim Brooks, tbrooksee@ieee.org
Speakers: Dr. John Naber and Ms. Teresa Leezer
Abstract: The University of Louisville is embarking on a campaign to construct a world-class engineering building to shape the next era of innovation and discovery. With world-class laboratories, collaborative spaces and advanced technology at their fingertips, students and faculty will unlock new frontiers in engineering, driving progress in fields such as sustainable energy, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence and beyond. The new building will open as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering.
Speaker Backgrounds:
Teresa Leezer is the Senior Director of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. She directs the new engineering building campaign, development for the Bucks for Brains Program as well as scholarships and strategic initiatives with the office of the Dean. She has partnered with the University of Louisville Bucks for Brains program for over a decade to establish strategic development and management of technology start-ups.
Dr. John Naber is the Chairman of the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Speed School. He received his M.Engr. Degree in Electrical Engineering at Speed in 1985 and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1992. John has been PI on numerous grants and contracts and a partner in several high technology start-up companies.
This Event is Co-sponsored by:
The Louisville Section of the IEEE,
Power & Energy Society Chapter (PE31) of the Louisville Section,
The Life Member Affinity Group (LM) of the Louisville Section, and
Computer Society Chapter (CS16) of the Louisville Section
Image Bar Sources: Photo by ThisisEngineering on Unsplash, Photo by Danist Soh on Unsplash, and Unsplash+
