Kummer Day

Annual celebration of June and Fred Kummer’s transformational gift to Missouri S&T.

Kummer Day Celebration 2023 with a photo of June and Fred Kummer

We invite students, staff, faculty and the community to join us as we celebrate the lives and legacy of June and Fred Kummer at the third annual Kummer Day, on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.

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Kummer I&E Fellow Presentations

Be sure to stop by the morning and afternoon sessions to hear from Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows as they present their research.

Luncheon

Enjoy a complimentary lunch and hear about the accomplishments of the past year. See how the gift has impacted the lives of students, the S&T campus and community. Registration is required.

Panel Presentation

The day will conclude with a panel presentation "What it takes to be an entrepreneur." Speakers will share how they utilized the entrepreneurial mindset to start or advance companies.


Schedule of Events

Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows morning presentations

10–11:30 a.m.

Carver-Turner and Missouri-Ozark Rooms, Havener Center

Hear from Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows as they share their research, made possible in part by June and Fred Kummer's gift.

10 a.m.

"Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellows Program"

Presented by Rachel Kohman, Ed.D., Director of Kummer Student Programs


10:15 a.m.

"Novel TDR Method Based on 'Split Pulse Generation' for Diagnosis of Aircraft Data Transmission Lines"

Presented by Anvar Valiev, doctoral student in aerospace engineering


10:30 a.m.

"HatEmoTweet: Low Level Emotion Classifications and Spatio-Temporal Trends of Hate and Offensive COVID-19 Tweets”

Presented by Ademola Adesokan, doctoral student in computer science


10:45 a.m.

“Domain Independent Approach Visualizing Human AI Integration to Achieve Desirable Human AI Teaming: Case for Kidney Allocation with OPO Coordinator and Transplant Surgeon”

Presented by Rachel Dzieran, doctoral student in systems engineering


11 a.m.

“Latency and Energy Minimization of Vehicular Edge Computing Using Stable Matching”

Presented by Mahmuda Akter, doctoral student in computer science


11:15 a.m.

“Market-based hydropower plant operation as a bi-level MIP optimization using column and constraint generation algorithm”

Presented by Ahmad Heidari, doctoral student in electrical engineering

10 a.m.

"Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellows Program"

Presented by Jaqueline Meinecke, Assistant Director of Kummer Student Programs


10:15 a.m.

"Genome-Wide Association Study on the lipid profiles to detect genetic variants for cardiovascular disease"

Presented by Prithbey Dey, doctoral student in systems engineering


10:30 a.m.

"Digital Twins for Metal Additive Manufacturing”

Presented by Ranjit Joy, doctoral student in mechanical engineering


10:45 a.m.

“Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Geophysics, and Advanced Machine Learning for the Evaluation of Optimal Agricultural Practices in a Terraced Field”

Presented by Effat Eskandari, doctoral student in geological engineering


11 a.m.

“Rapid Characterization of a Levee Using Towed TEM (tTEM) Technique”

Presented by Kolawole Arowoogun, doctoral student in geological engineering


11:15 a.m.

“Improved Thermographic Feedback Sensitivity via Selective Pixel Weighting”

Presented by Aidan Brooks, doctoral student in mechanical engineering

Kummer Day Lunch

Noon-1:30 p.m.

St. Pat's Ballroom, Havener Center

Join us for a complimentary lunch celebrating the impact of the transformational gift from June and Fred Kummer. Chancellor Mo Dehghani will look back at the accomplishments of the past year, highlight a few of the goals and aspirations that will chart the course of the year ahead, and recognize the dedication of faculty and staff who are making the student experience at S&T as valuable as possible. You'll also hear directly from students about how the Kummer Vanguard Scholars and the Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows programs are helping them achieve academic success. Registration is required.

Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows afternoon presentations

1:45–3:15 p.m.

Carver-Turner and Missouri-Ozark Rooms, Havener Center

Join the afternoon presentations to hear from Kummer I&E Doctoral Fellows as they share about the research opportunities they’ve been provided with because of the transformational gift from Fred and June Kummer.

1:45 p.m.

"Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellows Program"

Presented by Rachel Kohman, Ed.D., Director of Kummer Student Programs


2 p.m.

"Wave Equation Inverse Problems and Machine Learning"

Presented by Jacob Hauck, doctoral student in mathematics and applied mathematics


2:15 p.m.

"Development of a Wire-Feed Metal Deposition Cell”

Presented by Remy Mathenia, doctoral student in mechanical engineering


2:30 p.m.

“Branching Fractional Brownian Motion as a Model of Serotonergic Axons”

Presented by Angela Rayle, doctoral student in physics


2:45 p.m.

“Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing”

Presented by Niloofar Zendehdel, doctoral student in mechanical engineering


3 p.m.

“Real-Time Edge Analytics for Thermal Infrared Imagery with Deep Detection”

Presented by Nuzaer Omar, doctoral student in computer science

1:45 p.m.

"Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellows Program"

Presented by Jaqueline Meinecke, Assistant Director of Kummer Student Programs


2 p.m.

"Long-Range-Fit: A program to fit long-range molecular interactions"

Presented by Adrian Batista, doctoral student in chemistry


2:15 p.m.

"Improving Extreme Event Disaster Preparedness and Response in Developing Countries”

Presented by Ashley-Ann Davis, doctoral student in engineering management


2:30 p.m.

“Development of a porous media model to simulate nuclear research reactors with flat and curved fuel assembly ”

Presented by Mehedi Hasan Tusar, doctoral student in nuclear engineering


2:45 p.m.

“Decision-Aid Frameworks for an Enhanced Adoption of Circular Economy in the Construction Industry”

Presented by Bahaa Chammout, doctoral student in civil engineering


3 p.m.

“Accelerating Circular Economy Transitions for a Sustainable Built Environment”

Presented by Radwa Eissa, doctoral student in civil engineering

"What it takes to be an entrepreneur" panel presentation

Sponsored by Kummer Student Programs and Career Opportunities and Employer Relations

3:30–4:30 p.m.

Carver-Turner Room, Havener Center

During the presentation, you'll hear from a variety of individuals who have utilized the entrepreneurial mindset to start or advance companies. This hour long panel presentation will include time for Q&A, and is required for students competing in the S&T Startup Challenge.

Moderator

Dr. Tim Faley, interim dean of the Kummer College

Speaker Panel

Dr. Hanqing Fang, associate professor of business and information technology

Dr. Steve Jung, chief technology officer of Mo-Sci and Missouri S&T graduate

Bob Lienhop, owner, president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, Strottman International, Inc.

Lisa Liou, owner, Product Innovation and Engineering, LLC

Dr. Pourya Shamsi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering 

 

Past Celebrations