Helping All of Montana Thrive with MSU Research Infrastructure

Monday, November 9, 2026

 

8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.               Registration                                               outside of Inspiration Hall

 

9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.                Welcome                                                     Inspiration Hall

        • Alison Harmon, Vice President for Research and Economic Development

 

9:20 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.              Panel Discussion                                     Inspiration Hall

        • Ken Borrelli, Sr. Director, Head of Computation, Superluminal Medicines
        • David Dickensheets, Distinguished Professor, Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Founding Director of the Montana Microfabrication Facility 
        • Chelsea Heveran, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
        • Mary Miles, Associate Dean, Research Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Food Systems, Nutrition & Kinesiology 
        • Trenton Wolfe, PhD candidate, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology 

 

       

10:25 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.                       Break and Networking                         Inspiration Hall                                                            

10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.                       Featured  Presenters                             Inspiration Hall            

Center for Research for Rural Education   

          • Jayne Downey, Director, Center for Research for Rural Education

MT-GIS Center/Geospatial Core Facility

          • Eric Sproles, Director, Geospatial Core Facility; Associate Professor, Earth Sciences
          • Jackson Rose, Assistant Director, Geospatial Core Facility

 

11:45 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.                     Lunch                                                         Inspiration Hall

 

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.                        Concurrent Sessions

Track 1                                                                                               SUB Room 233

1:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.     Center for Mental Health Research & Recovery                                  

              • Katey Franklin, Director, Center for Mental Health Research & Recovery

1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.      Social Data Collection & Analysis Services

              • Eric Raile, Director, Social Data Collection & Analysis Services; Professor, Political Science 
              • Greta Linse, Coordinator of Statistical Resources, Mathematical Sciences

2:20 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.     Montana Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

              • Kailyn Mock, Director, Montana Area Health Education Center and Office of Rural Health
              • Stacy Stellflug, Associate Professor, Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing

 

Track 2                                                                                                SUB Room 235

1:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.        Montana State Mass Spectrometry Facility (MSMS)

              • Brian Bothner, Director, Montana State Mass Spectrometry; Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry 
              • Don Smith, Manager, Montana State Mass Spectrometry 
              • Ron June, Professor, Mechanical & Industrail Engineering
              • Wilmer Cuervo Vivas, Assistant Professor, Animal & Range Sciences 
              • Maria Galeano, Graduate Student, Animal & Range Sciences 

1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.        Extreme Biology Institute (EBI)

              • Roland Hatzenpichler, Director, Extreme Biology Institute; Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry 

2:20 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.        Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE) 

              • Matthew Fields, Director, Center for Biofilm Engineering; Professor, Microbiology and Cell Biology

 

Track 3                                                                                               Ballroom C     

                                 1:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.       Cryo-EM Facility

              • Martin Lawrence, Director, Cryo-EM Facility; Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry 

1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.       Incubator/Prototyping Lab

              • Magali Eaton, Associate Director of Technology Transfer Office

2:20 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.       Bioinformatics Facility

              • Seth Walk, Director, Bioinformatics Facility; Associate Professor, Microbiology & Cell Biology 

 

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.                        Networking Reception                                    Inspiration Hall

Come and enjoy some hors d'oeuvres, meet the other Centers, Institutes and Core Facilities and network with colleagues. 

 

The agenda is subject to change. Check back for updates.

 

Please contact Research Integrity and Compliance at ric@montana.edu with any inquiries, questions or concerns. 

 

Cancellations

Please contact Nicole Soll at nicole.soll1@montana.edu for any last minute cancellations.