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SUMMARY:Growing Convergence Research Lecture Series
CONTACT:Rebecca Morss reellis@nsf.gov  (703) 292-7161
DESCRIPTION:Lessons from the Field 2026: Perspectives on Catalyzing Converg
 ence in GCR Phase IIWednesday, April 15, 3-4:30 p.m. EDTSynopsis: Join us 
 as we discuss some of the challenges and benefits of working on deeply int
 egrated, cross-disciplinary projects. We have assembled a panel of investi
 gators who have led successful projects funded by the U.S. National Scienc
 e Foundation Growing Convergence Research program to share their insights 
 on convergence and how it has manifested in their own projects.Panel info:
 Jason D. Azoulay – Georgia Institute of Technology School of Materials S
 cience and Engineering. Project title: "Convergence on Phosphorus Sensing
  for Understanding Global Biogeochemistry and Enabling Nutrient Pollution 
 Management and Mitigation"Nicholas Magliocca – The University of Alabama
  Department of Geography and the Environment. Project title: "Scaling-Up 
 Transformative Adaptation through Socio-Agroclimatology"Josh Hihath – Ar
 izona State University Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors. Project 
 title: "Rational Design of Topological Insulators using Atomically Precise
  DNA Self-Assembly"Raul Bayoan Cal – Portland State University Departmen
 t of Mechanical Engineering, and Diana Denham – The University of Oklaho
 ma Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability.Project title:
  "Developing Integrated Agroecological Renewable Energy Systems through Co
 nvergent Research"Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations e
 xpressed by guest speaker(s) are those of the speaker(s) and do not necess
 arily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.
LOCATION:Zoom link
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/events/growing-convergence-research-lecture-series-
 2/2026-04-15
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