Moderator: S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University PANELISTS: Khalil Najafi, University of Michigan Thomas Ortmeyer, Calrkson University Susan E. Conry, Clarkson University Ken Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University

Many application areas require collaborations across traditional disciplines: (Basic Research  System Engineering) Electromechanical energy conversion systems Biomedical digital signal processing Sensors and wireless networks Software engineering, soft computing MEMS and Mechatronics Intelligent control systems

Optical Metamaterials Adaptive Cognitive Maps for Autonomous Systems Non-linear Mediums Converting Frequencies of Propagating E/M and Pressure Waves Biofuels: Microbial Communities, Biogeochemistry and Surface Interactions Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Electro-Active Polymers for Dielectric Energy Storage

Reasoning for Image Understanding in Uncertain Environments Fundamental Study of High- and Low-K Dielectrics for III- V Electronic Devices Provably-Safe Perception-Based Control for Autonomous UAS Operations around Complex, Unstructured Terrain Dynamical Systems Theory in 4D Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Hyperspectral, Radar and EO/IR Signatures in the Littorals