KU NDSU Symposium Home Program Registration Abstract Submission Workshop Welcome to Fargo Contact Program Broad Aspects of Biotechnology, Nanomaterials & Polymers October 28 and 29, 2026 | North Dakota State University Scientific Sessions October 28 - Ballroom B October 29 - Ballroom A Poster Session October 28 - Ballroom A Wednesday October 28, 2026 - Ballroom B, Memorial Union (MU) Time Session Location 7:45-8:45AM Registration/Breakfast Prairie Rose, MU 8:45-9:15AM Introduction (President Marshal Stewart, VPR Heidi Grunwald, John Wilkinson, and Mukund Sibi Yoshiro Kaneko) Ballroom B, MU Session One Chair: Mukund Sibi 9:15-10.00AM Featured Presentation: Yoshiro Kaneko (Kagoshima University) Ballroom B, MU 10:00-10.30AM Break Session Two Chair: Andriy Voronov 10:30-11:00AM Roberto Gomes (North Dakota State University) Ballroom B, MU 11:00-11:30AM Binglin Sui (University of North Dakota) Ballroom B, MU 11:30-12:00PM Kalpana Katti (North Dakota State University) Ballroom B, MU 12:00-1:00PM Lunch Prairie Rose, MU Session Three Chair: Roberto Gomes 1:00-1:45PM Featured Presentation: Andriy Voronov (North Dakota State University) Ballroom B, MU 1:45-2:15PM Anna Renner (North Dakota State University) Ballroom B, MU 2:15 -2:45PM Eugene Caldona (North Dakota State University) Ballroom B, MU 2:45-3:15PM Break/Poster Set up/Refreshments Ballroom A, MU 3:15-4:30PM 90 Second Introduction to Posters (All Presenters) Ballroom A, MU 4:30-5:45PM Posters Ballroom A, MU 6:15-8.30PM Dinner Prairie Rose, MU Thursday October 29, 2026 - Ballroom A, Memorial Union (MU) Time Session Location 7:45-8:45AM Registration/Breakfast Prairie Rose, MU Session Four Chair: Hiroyuki Shinchi 8:15-8.45AM Masahiro Wakao (Kagoshima University) Zoom 8:45-9.15AM Rachel Workin (North Dakota State University) Ballroom A, MU 9:15-10:00AM Bakhtiyor Rasulev (North Dakota State University) Ballroom A, MU 10:00-10:30AM Break Legacy Lounge, MU Session Five Chair: Yoshiro Kaneko 10:30-11:00AM Ivan Hevus (North Dakota State University Ballroom A, MU 11:00-11:30AM Rex Sun (North Dakota State University) Ballroom A, MU 11:30-12:00PM Bappaditya Chandra (North Dakota State University) Ballroom A, MU 12:00-1:15PM Lunch Prairie Rose, MU Session Six Chair: Eugene Caldona 1:15-2:00PM Featured Presentation: Hiroyuki Shinchi (Kagoshima University) Ballroom A, MU 2:00-2:30PM Xiaoning Qi (North Dakota State University) Ballroom A, MU 2:30-3:00PM Break Legacy Lounge, MU Session Seven Chair: Anna Renner 3:00-3:45PM Featured Presentation: Andrew Croll (North Dakota State University) Ballroom A, MU 3:45-4:15PM David Boucher (North Dakota State University) Ballroom A, MU 4:15-4:45PM Gizele Calente (North Dakota State University) Ballroom A, MU 5:30-6:30PM Beer/Cocktails Bison Turf- University Drive 7:00-9:00PM Banquet Prairie Rose, MU