Last Updated on September 27, 2026
Saturday, October 17, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm
UMBC Linehan Concert Hall
Join us for an inspiring afternoon at UMBC’s UMBC-GRIT-X, featuring nine engaging talks from UMBC faculty, alumni, and graduate students. Exploring compelling ideas and discoveries spanning the visual arts, science, entrepreneurship, and technology.
Hear invited speakers share fascinating perspectives on UMBC’s impact through research, innovation, and creative achievement.
Free Charlestown bus transportation
Reserve your bus through Charlestown transportation, 410-737-8838, ext. 6018448
Bus Depature: 3:15 pm
Pickup at: Charlestown Square and Cross Creek.
Soobum Lee
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
AI Designing Physical AI – Deep Learning to Create Smarter Sensors and Electronics
John Williams ’04, Financial Economics
Owner, Good Karma Creamery
The Spirituality of Ice Cream – Lessons from the Road Less Traveled
Eric Millikin
Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
It’s Alive!? – The Fine Art of (Re)Animated Bodies and Artificial Brains
Ramana Vinjamuri
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; Director, NSF BRAIN IUCRC
The Language of Human Movement – A Dance Between Minds and Machines
Allison Tracy
Assistant Professor, Marine Biotechnology
Their World is an Oyster –The Impact of Microbes and Parasites on Shellfish Health
Nancy Chiles Shaffer ’09, Biological Sciences
Associate Director, Healthcare Data Management and Integrity, Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission
Defying the Odds of Government Exclusion – Inclusive Excellence is Here to Stay
Michael F. Summers
Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Robert E. Meyerhoff Chair for Excellence in Research and Mentoring
Magnetic Moments – Using Powerful Magnets to Uncover HIV’s Secret
Karuna Pande Joshi, M.S. ’99, Ph.D. ’12, Computer Science
Professor, Information Systems; Director, NSF CARTA IUCRC
The Silicon Scientist – How Digital Twins are Accelerating Science
Retrieving History – Collective Memories of UMBC’s Founding Four Classes