Research Day

  • Student presenting research poster during a research conference

Research Day

Rowan Research Day

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Chamberlain Student Center
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028
 
Join the Rowan Community and academic, industry and government partners to celebrate the University's exceptional research, scholarship and creative activities.
 
Featured events include:
 
School of Graduate Studies
Second Annual Graduate Student and
Postdoctoral Scholar Poster Session
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
 
 
Federal Research Funding Landscape
10 a.m. 
Laura Lay, Partner and Director of Grants, Winning Strategies Washington
 
 
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
12 p.m. (pre-registration required)
Keynote Speaker:
Chrissy Buteas '04, President and Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ)
 
 
 
See more details and the full program schedule below.
  
Complimentary parking is available in the Townhouse Garage on Rowan University’s Glassboro campus. Please use these directions to the Welcome Gate to access the parking garage.
 
For more information, contact the Office of Research Development at ORD@rowan.edu.
 

 

Program Schedule

(more details to follow)
 
Research Day
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Chamberlain Student Center
Rowan University Glassboro Campus
 
 
 
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Poster Displays
Interactive Displays: Research Centers, Institutions, and Collaborative Teams
Art of Rowan Research Contest Exhibit
 
 
10 - 10:50 a.m.
Federal Research Funding Landscape
Laura Lay, Partner and Director of Grants, Winning Strategies Washington
 
 
11 - 11:50 a.m.
Trustworthy AI: Promises, Pitfalls and the Path Forward
Nidhal C. Bouaynaya, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Associate Vice President for Artificial Intelligence
 
 
12 - 1:30 p.m. (11:30 check-in)
Lunch and Keynote, RSVP required
Chrissy Buteas '04, President and Chief Executive Officer of HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ), the state's leading advocate for research-based biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies, will discuss the intersection of policy and research and the importance of advocacy and partnership to advance lasting change.
 
 
1:30 - 2:20 p.m.
New Rowan Ventures, Paving the Way for Rowan Innovation
Neal Lemon, Associate Vice President for Technology, Commercialization & Innovation
 
 
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Lightning Talks: Insights from Rowan Scholars
 
The Intersection of the Humanities and Science on the Red Bank Project and our Attempts to Identify the Hessian Remains
Jen Janofsky, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
 
Transformative Impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications in Business
Tony Lin, Rohrer College of Business
 
Between Silence and Sin
Diana Nicolae, Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts
 
Hope Amidst Storms of Change
Andra Garner, School of Earth & Environment
 
Miniaturizing Chemical Analysis
James Grinias, College of Science & Mathematics
 
The Ramayana
Lane Savadove, College of Performing Arts 
 
3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Awards Presentation