Tentative Conference Program
Eastern Time Zone
(Draft 122024)
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, Dan McCarron)
- Condensed matter Physics (Elena Dormidontova, Lea Ferreira dos Santos)
- Low and medium energy Nuclear Physics (Juliette Stecenko, Andrea Mejia)
- Ultrafast laser labs (Cameron Brady, Tobias Saule)
- Particle Physics (Tom 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 Greene (National MagLab and 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 Lori McCabe (Mount Holyoke College)
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 9:15 pm and 9:50 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 (National MagLab and FSU) “Many Paths: Exploring the World of Quantum Materials”.
9:10 – 10:30 AM Parallel Panel Session A
- A1. Applying to graduate school. Is it right for me? Moderator Lori McCabe (Mount Holyoke College)
- A2. Exploring post-undergrad physics careers. Moderator Kate Kirby (APS)
- A3. Career Paths in Academia. Moderator Sylvanie Wallington (UConn)
- A4. Balancing personal and professional lives. Moderator Cara Battersby (UConn)
- A5. Discrimination, Harassment and LGBTQ+ . Moderator Amy Howell (UConn)
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 Gabriela Ilie (Mirion Technologies)
- B2. Applying to graduate school. Is it right for me? Moderator Lori McCabe (Mount Holyoke College)
- B3. Balancing personal and professional lives. Moderator Sylvanie Wallington (UConn)
- B4. Discrimination, Harassment and LGBTQ+. Moderator Amy Howell (UConn)
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 Three Arc Advisory (Title TBD)
3:30 – 6:00 PM Refreshment and Poster Session
Judging will be done on Saturday. Keep poster up if you wish for second viewing for part of Sunday. All posters must be down Sunday by 11:00 am
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 9:15 pm and 9:50 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 Sylvanie Wallington (UConn)
- C2. Confronting imposter syndrome. Moderator Cara Battersby (UConn)
- C3. Depression and Anxiety: Dealing with Mental Health While in School. Moderator Erin Scanlon (UConn)
- C4. Career Paths in Industry. How Studying Physics Can Develop Needed Skills. Moderator Gabriela Ilie (Mirion Technologies)
10:30 – 11:00 AM Coffee Break
Session 5: Chair Elena Dormidontova (UConn)
11:00 –12:30 PM Survey, Poster Awards and Networking/Mentoring
11:00 – 11:15 am Fill out conference post- survey and Poster Awards
11:15 – 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 the students signup sheet during Friday’s Jan 24th, 2025’s registration.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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The panelists will provide guidance on how to confront imposter syndrome |
| C3. Depression and Anxiety: Dealing with Mental Health While in School |
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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 |