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Office of Research and Innovation

University Research Symposium

Research With AI: Navigating A New Age

3.25.25 | 10 AM to 3:30 PM | Hunt Library, Duke Energy Hall

Overview

With programming created by the Research Leadership Academy and hosted by the Office of Research and Innovation, the 2025 University Research Symposium will focus on navigating a new age between research and artificial intelligence (AI).

This forum aims to foster connections among researchers and scholars, to create a space to explore collaborative opportunities, to forge new partnerships and to collectively shape the future of research at NC State.

Explore the day’s anticipated timeline of events and register to take part. Please contact NC State Research with any inquiries.

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Meet Our Keynote Speaker |
Dr. Terri Long

Dr. Terri Long is a leading plant scientist at North Carolina State University, where she’s a Professor and University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology.

Education Leadership: Develops programs to train future plant scientists for the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative.

Mentoring Recognition: Recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).

AI & Agriculture: Leads the GRAD AID for Ag program, combining plant science and AI for sustainable agriculture.

In short, Dr. Long is advancing plant sciences and driving AI innovation for sustainable agriculture.

Headshot photograph of Dr. Terri Long who is a leading plant scientist at NC State.

Timeline for the Day

Timeline and topics are subject to change.

  • Ideally, stay for the whole day, but please come for what you can!
  • Target Audience: Faculty, Staff, Grad Students, and Post-Docs in NC State’s Research Enterprise
  • 10 AM: Welcome Address

    Presenter: Dr. Genevieve Garland, ORI

    Dr. Garland will level set the day for us.

  • 10:05 AM: Keynote Presentation

    Presenter: Dr. Terri Long
    Presentation: AI: Expanding the Tools in Your Think and Do Toolkit

  • 11 AM: AI Tools in Action

    Presenter: NC State University Libraries
    The Libraries will provide a hands-on use case scenario for faculty leveraging Gemini.
    Bring your laptop!

  • 12 PM: Funding and Engagement Opportunities

    Hear about upcoming funding and engagement opportunities with a focus on AI.

  • 12:15 PM: Networking Luncheon

    Make connections with colleagues over lunch.

  • 1 PM: Faculty Lightning Talks
    Session 1

    Select faculty will present the ways they use or incorporate AI in their research or scholarship.

  • 2 PM: Panel | Collaboration and Ethics in AI

    This panel will delve into building effective interdisciplinary collaborations through AI, ethical considerations, and AI’s current limitations, risks and ethical frameworks.

  • 2:45 PM: Faculty Lightning Talks
    Session 2

    Select faculty will present the ways they use or incorporate AI in their research or scholarship.

  • 3:30 PM: Closing Remarks

    Presenter: Dr. Cranos Williams, RLA Chair-Elect

    He will summarize key takeaways, highlight collaborative opportunities, and outline any follow up initiatives.

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