Speakers will include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator;<\/p>\n \u2022 James Reuter, NASA associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate;<\/p>\n P\u00e9rez-Davis<\/p><\/div>\n \u2022 Marla P\u00e9rez-Davis, NASA Glenn Research Center director, who holds a master of science degree from UToledo; and<\/p>\n \u2022 Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.<\/p>\n \u201cUToledo\u2019s engagement with the NASA Glenn Research Center is very special, and we are proud of this opportunity to foster even stronger connections,\u201d Dr. Karen Bjorkman, UToledo provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, said. \u201cWe started offering engineering degrees at NASA Glenn over 50 years ago and to this day have UToledo employees working on site in Cleveland to support NASA\u2019s exciting science and engineering missions.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information, including an agenda and speaker bios, visit the College of Engineering website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Following the event, 10 tech startups<\/strong><\/a> from Ohio, including one from UToledo, will \u201cfast pitch\u201d their innovations to an audience and panel of judges during NASA\u2019s iTech Ignite the Night OHIO from 3 to 5 p.m. at livestream.com\/nasaitech<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The UToledo team led by Dr. Abbas Semnani, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, will present its low-power handheld plasma unit for medical and disinfection applications, such as personal decontamination and healing wounds.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NASA-Glenn-Research-Center.jpg\")
<\/a>Panel discussions will focus on opportunities for University students and researchers, small businesses and other industry partners to participate in government-sponsored research and development efforts supporting NASA\u2019s missions.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/perez-davis_hi-res.jpg\")
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