8:30 to 9:00 a.m. — Registration

9:00 to 9:10 a.m. — Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Thenkurussi “Kesh” Kesavadas, Vice President for Research & Economic Development, University at Albany
• Kajal Lahiri, Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics, College of Arts & Sciences, University at Albany 

9:10 to 10:00 a.m. — Keynote Speech: Drugs and their Delivery: Implications for Billions of Patients and Trillions of Dollars

• Introduction of Keynote Speaker by Marlene Belfort, Distinguished Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, University at Albany 
• Samir Mitragotri, Hiller Professor of Bioengineering and Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

10:00 to 11:50 a.m. — Pathbreaking Researcher Presentations

• Rukhsana Ahmed, Professor, Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences, Univeristy at Albany
• Bryan Early, Professor, Department of Political Science, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany
• Susan Sharfstein, Professor, Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, University at Albany
• Fangqun Yu, Senior Research Faculty Member, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany

Highligted Topics

• From Margins to Mainstream: Communication Research for Inclusive Global Health
• Banks and the Bomb: Using Financial Institutions to Prevent Mass Destruction
• Advancing Biomanufacturing by Understanding Biology
• Bridging Academia and Industry: Collaborative Research to Mitigate Aviation’s Dominant Non-CO₂ Climate Footprint

11:50 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — Networking lunch

12:45 to 2:45 p.m. - Awards Ceremony 

Recognition of Outstanding Researchers and Scholars

• Sukanta Basu
• Rajani Bhatia
• Jonathan Foster
• Mila Gasco-Hernandez
• Kori Graves
• Aubrey Hillman
• Kurunthachalam Kannan
• Melissa Arnold Lyon
• Alandeon Oliveira
• Janet Paluh
• Christophe Vallée
• William Wales
• Laura Wilder
• Angie R. Wootton
• Weilan Zhang

Inventor Recognition for First Invention Disclosures, Patent Applications, and Patents Awarded

• Mustafa Aksoy
• Shuvam Chakraborty
• Joseph Doane
• Spyros (Spyridon) Galis
• DeeDee Bennett Gayle
• Jorge González-Cruz
• Seung Yup Jang
• Phung Lai
• William May
• Gary J. Saulnier
• Amith Kumar Singh
• Chris Chau Lam Yu
• Shenglong Zhang

Research Service Excellence Awards

• Lauren Cole
• Alyssa Fox
• Tianning Huang
• Lori Hurley
• Kate Rathman
• Kanako Sumida-Ervin

2:45 to 3:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks by 2025 R&E Week Co-Chairs & Reception 

• Theresa A. Pardo, Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development, University at Albany
• Carey Hatch, Dean of the University Libraries, University Libraries University at Albany