Annual Research Integrity Symposium

12th Annual Research Integrity Symposium

Theme: Publication Ethics

Date: Friday, November 13, 2026

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CST

Location: Trinity Hall 104

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Lunch will be served to registered in-person participants. Event agenda and keynote speaker bio below! 

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About the Keynote Speaker

Frank K. Lu is a Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UTA and will celebrate his 40th year at the end of Spring 2027. He is from Singapore. He earned a BA and an MA from Cambridge in engineering, an MSE from Princeton in mechanical and aerospace engineering and a Ph.D. from Penn State. His current research areas are in aerospace propulsion, hypersonics and high-speed facility development. His service to the profession is recognized by being elected as Distinguished Life Fellow of the International Shock Wave Institute, Life Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors and Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Professor Lu has devoted a large portion of his professional service to publications and publication ethics. He is presently on the editorial board of Aerospace Science and Technology, and Shock Waves. He is Co-editor of the Springer book series Shock and High-Pressure Phenomena from 2005 to the present. He served as Editor-in-Chief, AIAA Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics (2005–2011) and as AIAA Vice President of Publications (2015–2017), as well as Member (2007–2009) and Chair (2009–2010) of the AIAA Ethical Conduct Panel.

He is delighted to share his experiences as author, reviewer, editor and producer in journal and book publishing.

Event Agenda