Mid-Career Faculty Development Workshop

Shape your next chapters in research, teaching, service, and leadership at the Mid-Career Faculty Development Workshop, July 27 to 30, 2026 in Philadelphia, PA. This immersive workshop equips mid-career faculty with the tools to set bold goals and expand your impact.  

Early bird registration is open, and the first 60 faculty registrations are subsidized $1000 each by the Kern Family Foundation. Use code MCFDKERN26 at checkout to register for just $500, which includes meals.  

Our speaker list draws on expertise from people with titles including University President, Provost, Dean, and Department Chair as well as National Academy of Engineering members and Society Fellows.  

Confirmed speakers include:  

• Alex Albaugh, Wayne State University 
• Taryn Bayles, University of Pittsburgh 
• Linda Broadbelt, Northwestern University 
• Chris Chen, Columbia University 
• Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, University of California-Davis 
• Robert Davis, University of Colorado-Boulder 
• Laura Ford, University of Tulsa  
• Charles Henderson, North Carolina State University 
• Jason Keith, Iowa State University 
• Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University 
• Matthew Liberatore, Trine University 
• Christi Luks, Missouri University of Science and Technology 
• JR Regalbuto, University of South Carolina 
• Chris Roberts, Auburn University 
• Susan Roberts, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 
• Maureen Tang, Drexel University 
• David Tomasko, Ohio State University 
• Donald Visco, University of Akron 
• Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University 
• Norman Wagner, University of Delaware 
• Yushan Yan, University of Delaware 

We will also have industry speakers and exhibitors, which will be announced at a later date. 

Register now: https://www.aiche.org/conferences/mid-career-faculty-development-workshop/2026 

Questions can be addressed to Matthew Liberatore (liberatorem@trine.edu).