Virtual Speaker Series Looks 'Into the Future With Wildcats Engineers'

Aug. 18, 2020

Virtual Speaker Series Looks 'Into the Future With Wildcats Engineers'

What: University of Arizona engineers will talk about their discoveries in hypersonic flight, desalination for tribal communities, self-driving cars and the quantum internet during the "Into the Future with Wildcat Engineers" fall speaker series.
When: Noon to 12:45 p.m.
- Wednesday, Aug. 19: "Speeding Toward Hypersonic Flight"
- Wednesday, Aug. 26: "Sustaining Tribal Communities"
- Wednesday, Sept. 2: "Fast Forwarding to Driverless Cars and Smart Traffic"
- Wednesday, Sept. 9: "The Future is Now With Quantum Networks"
Where: Online. Learn more and register at engineering.arizona.edu/speakers.

TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona engineers haven't let the pandemic halt their efforts to create a better future. They will discuss some of their high-profile research in a series of webinars moderated by David W. Hahn, Craig M. Berge Dean of the College of Engineering.

Researchers will be available for media interviews about their research afterward.

Aug. 19: "Speeding Toward Hypersonic Flight"

Experts in aerothermodynamics and high-temperature materials Erica Corral and Jesse Little explain the principles of hypersonic flight and discuss why it is critical to national interest.

Aug. 26: "Sustaining Tribal Communities"

Chemical and environmental engineering researchers Vicky Karanikola and Kim Ogden speak on how desalination and solar power are helping ensure access to water, energy and food.

Sept. 2: "Fast Forwarding to Driverless Cars and Smart Traffic"

Hear from transportation experts Jonathan Sprinkle and Yao-Jan Wu on driverless cars, connected vehicles and automated traffic control.

Sept. 9: "The Future Is Now with Quantum Networks"

Learn about an unhackable internet, super-precise GPS, unprecedented computing speed and other quantum possibilities from engineers Bane Vasić and Zheshen Zhang.

# # #

Contact:
Emily Dieckman
College of Engineering
760-981-8808
edieckman@arizona.edu

The University of Arizona, a land-grant university with two independently accredited medical schools, is one of the nation's top public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. Established in 1885, the university is widely recognized as a student-centric university and has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The university ranked in the top 20 in 2018 in research expenditures among all public universities, according to the National Science Foundation, and is a leading Research 1 institution with $687 million in annual research expenditures. The university advances the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships as a member of the Association of American Universities, the 65 leading public and private research universities in the U.S. It benefits the state with an estimated economic impact of $4.1 billion annually. For the latest on the University of Arizona response to the novel coronavirus, visit the university's COVID-19 webpage.