Tentative Conference Program
Eastern Time Zone
(Draft 111424)
Friday, January 24, 2025
Bus pickup from the Hotel to the Physics Department, Gant South (GS) at 2pm and 3pm
2:30 – 4:45 PM One Site Check In Registration- Lobby Physics Department GS. (Follow Signs)
3:00 – 4:15 PM Optional Lab tours; Options below. Choose at the registration desk.
- Astrophysics (Cara Battersby, Dani Lipman, Meg Davis)
- Ultra Cold laboratories in AMO Physics (Kaley Wilcox)
- Condensed matter Physics (Elena Dormidontova, Lea Ferreira dos Santos)
- Low and medium energy Nuclear Physics (Juliette Stecenko, Peter Schweitzer)
- Ultrafast laser labs (Cameron Brady, Tobias Saule)
- Particle Physics (Thomas Blum, Gerald Dunne, Luchang Jin)
4:15 – 4:45 PM Opening Reception (Light Court)
4:45 – 5:15 PM Welcome by Provost Prof. Anne D’Alleva, Dept Head Prof. George Gibson, APS Crystal Bailey, and CU*iP Chair Nora Berrah. (GW002)
5:30 – 6:30 PM Dinner (Light Court)
Session 1: Chair Laura Green (FSU)
7:00 – 7:30 PM Plenary Lecture 1 (20 mins) and Q/A (10 mins): Kate Kirby (APS) “Overview of APS Resources for Careers in Physics”
7:30 – 8:30 PM Panel discussion “Graduate Students Experiences” (Moderator Nora Berrah)
8:30 – 9:30 PM Social activity-I led by Matt Guthrie and his team.
Bus pickup from the Physics Department, Gant South, to the Hotel at 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Bus pickup from the Hotel to the Physics Department, Gant South at 7:00 am and 8:00 am
8:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast
Session 2: Chair Kate Kirby (APS)
8:30 – 9:00 AM Plenary Lecture 2 (20 mins) and Q/A (10 mins): Laura Greene (FSU) “My Journey as a Condensed Matter Scientist”
9:10 – 10:30 AM Parallel Panel Session A
- A1. Applying to graduate school. Is it right for me? (Moderator TBD)
- A2. Exploring post-undergrad physics careers – SPS Careers Toolkit (Moderator TBD)
- A3. Career Paths in Academia (Moderator TBD)
- A4. Balancing personal and professional lives (Moderator TBD)
- A5. Discrimination, Harassment and LGBTQ+ (Moderator TBD)
10:30 – 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:20 PM Parallel Panel Session B
- B1. Career Paths in Industry. How Studying Physics Can Develop Needed Skills (Moderator TBD)
- B2. Applying to graduate school. Is it right for me? (Moderator TBD)
- B3. Balancing personal and professional lives (Moderator TBD)
- B4. Discrimination, Harassment and LGBTQ+ (Moderator TBD)
12:20 – 1:20 PM Lunch
Session 3: Chair Meg Urry (Yale)
1:20 – 1:45 PM Group Photo– Everyone has to be in the Lecture room (TBD)
1:45 – 3:30 PM National Keynote Lecture; Meghan Anzelc, Head of Data and Analytics
3:30 – 6:00 PM Refreshment and Poster Session
Judging will be done on Saturday. Keep poster up if you wish for second viewing on Sunday
6:00 – 7:00 PM Conference Dinner
Session 3: Chair Cara Battersby (UConn)
7:00 – 8:00 PM Plenary Lecture 3 (20 mins) and Q/A (10 mins) Priya Natarajan (Yale U.) “Dark matter, Dark energy, Black holes”
8:00 – 9:30 PM Social activity-II led by Matt Guthrie and his team.
Bus pickup from the Physics Department, Gant South, to the Hotel at 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Bus pickup from the Hotel to the Physics Department, Gant South at 7:00 am and 8:00 am
8:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast
Session 4: Chair Erin Scanlon (UConn)
8:30 – 9:00 AM Plenary Lecture 4 (20 mins) Q/A (10 mins) Prof. Phiala Shanahan (MIT) “Particle Physics and Machine Learning”
9:00 – 9:15 AM Fill out conference post- survey
9:15 – 10:30 AM
Parallel Panel Session C
- C1. How to Get Involved in Research: Theory, Experiment or Computational. Which is for me? (Moderator TBD)
- C2. Confronting imposter syndrome (Moderator TBD)
- C3. Depression and Anxiety: Dealing with Mental Health While in School) (Moderator TBD)
- C4. Career Paths in Industry. How Studying Physics Can Develop Needed Skills (Moderator TBD)
- 10:30 – 11:00 AM Coffee Break11:00 – 11:30 AM Fill out conference post- survey and Poster AwardsSession 5: Chair Elena Dormidontova (UConn)
11:30 – 12:30 PM Small Groups Networking & Mentoring
12:30 –1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 PM Closing Ceremony
2:00 pm Bus pickup from the Physics Depart., Gant South, to Hotel or train station, depending on Friday’s registration form.
Parallel Panel Sessions Information
Friday, January 24, 2025
| Panel | Panelists | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Students Experiences |
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Students will describe their research experiences and will engage the audience to ask questions, to share their aspirations and to discuss opportunities and challenges as students in physics. |
Saturday, January 25, 2025
| Panel | Panelists | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A1: Applying to graduate school. Is it right for me? |
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The panelists will share their experience as researchers, mothers, professionals and will answer questions from the audience |
| A2: Exploring post-undergrad physics careers – SPS Careers Toolkit |
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The panelists will share briefly how they decided to follow their career paths and will answer questions from the audience |
| A3: Career Paths in Academia |
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The panelists will share how they decided to follow their career paths in academia and will engage the audience |
| A4: Balancing personal and professional lives |
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The panelists will share how they balance their personal and professional roles and will engage the audience |
| A5: Discrimination, Harassment and LGBTQ+ |
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The panelists will provide guidance on how to handle difficult situations and how to get help |
| Panel | Panelists | Description |
|---|---|---|
| B1. Career Paths in Industry. How Studying Physics Can Develop Needed Skills |
|
The panelists will share how they decided to have a career in industry and will engage the audience |
| B2: Applying to graduate school. Is it right for me? |
|
The panelists will share their experience as researchers, mothers, professionals and will answer questions from the audience |
| B3: Balancing personal and professional lives |
|
The panelists will share how they balance their personal and professional roles and will engage the audience |
| B4: Discrimination, Harassment and LGBTQ+ |
|
The panelists will provide guidance on how to handle difficult situations and how to get help |
Sunday, January 26, 2025
| Panel | Panelists | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C1: How to Get Involved in Research: Theory, Experiment or Computational. Which is for me? |
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The panelists will provide guidance on how to choose a research program that is right for you |
| C2. Confronting imposter syndrome |
|
The panelists will provide guidance on how to confront imposter syndrome |
| C3. Depression and Anxiety: Dealing with Mental Health While in School |
|
The panelists will provide guidance on how to deal with mental health at school |
| C4. Career Paths in Industry. How Studying Physics Can Develop Needed Skills |
|
The panelists will share how they decided to have a career paths in industry and will engage the audience |