NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT)

Virtual Site Visit

April 8, 2026

Noon – 4:00 pm (All Times Are EDT)

Lead University

Georgia Institute of Technology  

Partner and Affiliate Universities

University of Georgia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, University of Pennsylvania, Emory University, University of Oregon, Morgridge Institute for Research,  National University of Ireland Galway, Osaka University, CCRM - Canada 

 

SITE VISIT REGISTRATION:
 
SITE VISIT AGENDA:
12:00-12:15  Welcome and Introductions (CMaT and NSF)      
                        Welcome from Interim Dean Doug Williams, GT  
 
12:15-1:45    Intellectual Merits Highlights  
                       12:15-12:45   MSC Testbed Highlights (10 min + 20 min Q&A)      
                       Maribella Domenech (UPRM) & Steve Stice (UGA) 
 
                       12:45 -1:15  Immune Cell Testbed Highlights (10 min + 20 min Q&A)     
                       Lohitash Karumbaiah (UGA) & Krishanu Saha (UW-Madison)  
 
                       1:15 -1:45  iPSC Testbed Highlights (10 min + 20 min Q&A)      
                       Randolph Ashton (UW-Madison) & Sean Palecek (UW-Madison)  
 
1:45-2:00    Break
 
2:00-3:00    Broader Impacts Highlights     
                      2:00-2:30   Engineering Workforce Development: Curriculum and Teachers  (10 min + 20 min Q&A)     
                      James Warnock (UGA)  
 
                      2:30-3:00 Engineering Workforce Development:  Summer Programs & K-12 Outreach  (10 min + 20 min Q&A)      
                      Cheryl Gomillion (UGA) & Agnes Padovani (UPRM) 
 
3:00-4:00    Sustainability Highlights  
                      3:00-3:30   Interaction with innovation partners (10 min + 20 min Q&A)     
                      Julie Murrell (GT) 
 
                      3:30-4:00  Additional highlights from sustainability plan (10 min + 20 min Q&A)  
                      Johnna Temenoff (GT) 
 
4:00             Adjourn 
 
SITE VISIT MEETING LINK:
  • The meeting link will be provided on April 6, 2026

Please contact Victoria Nail-Taylor (Victoria.Nail-Taylor@gatech.edu) for any questions.