HPHS SciTech Fest: Full Schedule

HPHS SciTech Fest
Monday, November 18, 2024
Join us for the 18th Annual Highland Park High School SciTech Fest on Monday, November 18, 2024. Select the speaker presentation(s) you would like to attend during your regularly scheduled science and technology classes. We know you will be encouraged and inspired in the fields of science and technology!

10:05am CST

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Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

Learning Theater EC228

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
Learning Theater EC228

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EC006

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC006

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EC120

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC120

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EC205

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC205

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Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC005

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC005

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Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC216

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC216

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Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC305

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC305

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Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC002

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC002

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3rd Period - Building an Online Brand & Influencer Marketing

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

WC210

Lee will share her journey in building an online brand, exploring the dynamic world of influencer marketing and content creation. She'll dive into how the rapid evolution of technology and social media has shaped and strengthened her brand, offering insights into navigating this ever-changing landscape.

Speakers

Lee Cordon

Founder, DoSayGive

Lee Cordon is the founder of DoSayGive.com, an online lifestyle platform dedicated to style, etiquette, gifting, and motherhood. A Vanderbilt University graduate and former wedding and special events planner, Lee launched DoSayGive in 2015. She also developed online social skills... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
WC210

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - Designing Drugs that Bind to RNA

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC222

You are probably familiar with "DNA makes RNA makes protein". My research involves strategies to block this process by designing drugs that bind to RNA. I'll discuss how that is done and how to think about the many careers that benefit from training in science.

Speakers

David Corey

Professor, Professor Chemistry, Biology UT Southwestern

BA Harvard 1985 Chemistry, PhD UC Berkeley 1990 Chemistry, 1992-present, Professor, UT Southwestern Dept. of Pharmacology. 2022-2023 President, Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society. Co-Founder, Iris Therapeutics

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC222

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - Hand Surgery

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC220

Dr. Knoll will discuss the education and training required to be a hand surgeon, the day to day activities in the clinic and operating room, and will share the variety of exciting cases that need a hand surgeon’s skills.

Speakers

Victoria Knoll, MD

Surgeon, OrthoTexas

Dr. Knoll graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelors degree in mathematics, earned her medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, completed orthopedic residency at UT Southwestern in Dallas followed by a hand fellowship at University of Washington... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC220

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - High Technology Computing and What Made it Possible

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC116

High Technology Computing and What Made it Possible

Speakers

Michael (Mike) George Sr

Retired CEO of George Group, Author

Mike received a B.A. in Physics from the University of California, and an M.S. in Physics from the University of Illinois. Mike left Grad school and joined Texas Instruments in Dallas as an engineer on the Minuteman II D37B Guidance program. This USAF program was the first mass... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC116

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - History of Robotic Surgery

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

Auditorium

Speakers

David Arnold, MD, FACS

Division Chief of General and Robotic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center

Attended medical school at the University of Arkansas. Residency training at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Upon completing residency in 2002, I joined a private practice at Baylor. Have remained in that practice for 22 years. Teach general and robotic surgery to residents... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
Auditorium

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - Learn about STEAM internships from current HPHS students!

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC206

Speakers

Student Internships - 3rd Period

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC206

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - Medicine, Engineering, and Technology

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC215

Speakers

Dr. Daniel Worrel

Orthopedic Surgeon, Dallas Mavericks, Arthroscopic Innovations, The Carrell Clinic

Dr Daniel Worrel is an Orthopedic Surgeon at The Carrell Clinic, Team Physician for the Dallas Mavericks, Assistant Team Physician for SMU, and has a degree in Biomedical Engineering. He is the CEO of Arthroscopic Innovations and designed and developed multiple surgical devices and... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC215

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - Nuerology

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC304

Speakers

Duc Tran

Neurologist, Neurology Consultants of Dallas

Dr. Duc Tran has played a pioneering role in the development of the research department within NCD and is deeply passionate about memory care and understanding each patient’s needs to achieve better neurological health outcomes. Dr. Tran’s commitment to his patients has earned... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC304

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - Pediatrics 101

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC306

Speakers

Arthi Krishnan, MD

Dr. Bob Smith Health Center at SMU, Associate Medical Director, Southern Methodist University

Dr. Krishnan graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Chemical Engineering. She attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. She completed her pediatric internship at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, VA and finished... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC306

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - Science, Technology, and Innovation at RTX

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC204

This presentation provides an overview of some of the many applications of science and technology in RTX, the parent company of Raytheon. RTX innovates across air, land, sea, and space domains in both defense and commercial sectors to provide cutting-edge solutions to current problems. Often forgotten, is the science and technology behind the innovative solutions to maintain, operate, and sustain them.

Speakers

Dr. Sarah Crate

Sr. Principal Systems Engineer, Tech Staff, Raytheon, an RTX business

Dr. Sarah Crate is a Senior Principal Systems Engineer at Raytheon, an RTX business, on the Technical Staff in the Lifecycle Engineering (LCE) department. She has authored multiple patents, trade secrets, and journal articles and is a Subject Matter Expert in Model-Based Systems Engineering... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC204

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - The Value of STEM Training to an Arts Career

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

EC122

We often think of STEM training as preparing people for careers in STEM fields, but the conceptual tools you learn in science and math can help you in a wide range of areas – even the arts.

Speakers

Mark Kerins

Professor of Film and Media Arts, Film Professor, SMU

Mark Kerins completed undergraduate degrees in chemistry and mathematics and worked in a corporate research lab before returning to school and earning a Ph.D in film. Today he works as a filmmaker and film professor at SMU.

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
EC122

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - Treating Sports Injuries

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

WC209

How Research Influences my Ability to Treat Sports Injuries in and out of the Operating Room

Speakers

Dr. Henry Ellis

Scottish Rite for Children/UT Southwestern

Ellis is an Associate Professor at the UT Southwestern Medical School. He cares for patients in the Hip and Sports Medicine Centers for Excellence at the Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center in Frisco, Texas. Aside from his role as the Director of Clinical... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
WC209

3rd Period

10:05am CST

3rd Period - You should be an Orthopedic Surgeon

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST

SC208

Speakers

Dr. Field Scovell

Orthopedic surgeon, Carrell Clinic

Dallas native, grew up in Preston Hollow, graduate of Hillcrest HS and Texas University and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, orthopedic residency at UT Southwestern in Dallas, sports medicine fellowship at Steadman Hawkins in South Carolina, practiced for 10 in Lubbock, TX at Lubbock... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 10:05am - 10:55am CST
SC208

3rd Period