Rice Engaging Houston 2010 Conference

8:00 - 9:00 a.m

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00 a.m

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Stephanie Post
Executive Director, Center for Civic Engagement

Dr. Robert Stein
Faculty Director, Center for Civic Engagement

9:00 - 9:45 a.m.

Houston: A 25-year Perspective
Dr. Stephen Klineberg
Co-Director, Institute for Urban Research, Sociology

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 - 10:50 a.m.

Perceptions of Race, Religion, and Education in Houston

Dr. Michael Emerson
Co-Director, Institute for Urban Research, Sociology
Exploring the Housing Preferences of Black, Hispanic, and White Houstonians: An Experiment

Dr. Robert Stein
Faculty Director, Center for Civic Engagement, Political Science
Support for Public Schools in the Houston Metropolitan Area

Dr. Alexander Byrd
History
Historians in Schools

10:50 - 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Environment, Natural Disasters

Dr. Devika Subramanian
Computer Science
Perceived and Objective Risk from Hurricanes

Dr. Philip Bedient
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Preparing for Flooding in Houston

Mr. Richard Johnson
Director of Sustainability; Professor in Practice Environmental Study and Sociology
Sustainability: Creating Connections

Dr. Christopher Hight
Architecture

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Engineering in the Community and Schools

Dr. Daniel Cohan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hands-on Atmospheric Science Lessons for Houston Elementary Students

Dr. Edward Knightly
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wireless Internet and the Pecan Park Neighborhood

Dr. Lin Zhong
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Smartphone Usage by Teens from Pecan Park

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

Dr. Robin Forman
Dean of Undergraduates
Welcome

Dr. Robert Stein
Texas and Houston Politics

Rice faculty and students will be hosting tables at lunch. Signs on each table indicate the faculty member’s name and research interest. Please take this opportunity to learn more about the research projects discussed during the morning session.

1:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Student Poster Session - Baker Commons

Conference Close