Schedule
Friday January 16, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Registration and reception with Illinois physics students in the lobby of Loomis Laboratory
Saturday January 17, 2009
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Breakfast and registration in the lobby of Loomis Laboratory
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Welcome
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Local Keynote I:
"Women in Physics: From Margin to Mainstream and Beyond."
Sheila Tobias, Author and science consultant
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee break
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Faculty Research Talk I:
"Ultracold Molecular Interactions."
Heather Lewandowski, University of Colorado-Boulder
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Faculty Research Talk II:
"FIONA looks at individual molecular motors walk and run."
Paul Selvin, University of Illinois
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Keynote Address Videoconference:
TBA
Young-Kee Kim, Fermilab Deputy Director
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Lab tours
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Coffee break
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Graduate Student Panel:
John Stack
Lauren Aycock
Radhika Rangarajan
Graduate students talk about their experiences and the transition from undergraduate studies to graduate school.
The graduate admissions director from Illinois will also speak.
6:30 PM
Dinner: Illini Union A, B Ballrooms
Sunday January 18, 2009
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast and poster set-up in the lobby of Loomis Laboratory
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Local Keynote II:
"The role of the American Physical Society in improving education and promoting diversity."
Monica Plisch, American Physical Society
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee break
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Student Research Talks:
Depending on the number of students who wish to give presentations, talks may happen simultaneously in multiple rooms.
There will be five talks per session and coffee will be available.
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Faculty Research Talk III:
"Explorations in Condensed Matter Physics"
Smitha Vishveshwara, University of Illinois
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch and student poster session
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Careers Panel:
Rosemary Braun
Nadya Mason
Naomi Makins
Women from different areas of physics discuss their careers and career paths.
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Closing Remarks