Conference Day Schedule
The Future of Entergy
8:30am - 9:00am
Steven Meaux, Entergy
Drew 107 (Mechanical Engineering)
What does Industry Expect of New Engineers?
9:15am - 9:45am
David Nixon, LyondellBasell
Drew 107 (Mechanical Engineering)
Industry Expectations of a Recent Mechanical Engineering Graduates
10:00am - 10:30am
Justin Alexander, Richard EPC
Drew 107 (Mechanical Engineers)
LNG Facility Engineering Design Process: From Concept to Completion
10:45am - 11:15am
Raimee Marquee, Cameron LNG
Drew 107 (Mechanical Engineering)
Mechanical Engineering Role at an Engineering Company
11:30am - 12:00pm
Alex Boti, Recon
Drew 107 (Mechanical Engineering)
Amazing uses of Precast
8:30am - 9:00am
Chris Ballard, Gainey's
Drew 110 (Civil Engineering)
Working for LADOTD
9:15am - 9:45am
Clayton Cornier, LA DOTD
Drew 110 (Civil Engineering)
Project Plan Production
10:00am - 10:30am
Jessica Pousson, Meyer & Associates
Drew 110 (Civil Engineering)
Water & Wastewater Engineering-From start to finish
10:45am - 11:15am
Jordan Smith P.E, Waggoner Engineering
Drew 110 (Civil Engineering)
Role of AI in Civil Engineering
11:30am - 12:00pm
Naresh Kolli, Geotest Engineering
Drew 110 (Civil Engineering)
Polymer unit process design, operations and troubleshooting
8:30am - 9:00am
Patrick Green, LyondellBasell
Drew 125 (Chemical Engineering)
State of Refining in the US
9:15am - 9:45am
Gerry Obluda, Polaris
Drew 125 (Chemical Engineering)
Breakthroughs in Carbon Capture, Nuclear Energy, and Wastewater Treatment
10:00am - 10:30am
Zeyad Zeitoun, McNeese
Drew 125 (Chemical Engineering)
Bottlebrush Polymers: Insights from Computational Simulations and Machine Learning
10:45am - 11:15am
Dr. Yaxin An, LSU
Drew 125 (Chemical Engineering)
Opportunities for Environmental Engineers
11:30am - 12:00pm
Jeff Schweitzer, CK Associates
Drew 125 (Chemical Engineering)
Cybersecurity Careers in Louisiana
9:15am - 9:45am
Joshua Tannehill, Global Data Systems
Drew 303 (Computer Science)
From Sci-Fi to Reality: How VR/AR is Revolutionizing the Tech Landscape
10:00am - 10:30am
Prabhakar Vemavarapu, XR Medic Inc
Drew 303 (Computer Science)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - Agile Methodology in software development
10:45am - 11:15am
Murugan Ambalakannu, CGI Lafayette
Drew 303 (Computer Science)
Internships, Networking, and Skills: Career Prep Throughout College
11:30am - 12:00pm
Michael Shaffer, Global Data Systems
Drew 303 (Computer Science)
Automation Engineering in Industry
8:30am - 9:15am
Alex Saucier, Champion Technology
Drew 327 (Electrical and Computer Engineering
Power & Automation in Westlake Chemical
9:15am - 10:00am
David Couvillion, Westlake Chemical
Drew 327 (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Designing the Future of Healthcare: Challenges and Innovations in Implantable Device Technology
10:00am - 10:45am
Manisha Guduri, UL Lafayette
Drew 327 (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Automation Engineering at W.R Grace
10:45am - 11:30am
Lian Yang, W.R. Grace
Drew 327 (Electrical & Computer Engineering)