CUWiP
Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics
APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP)

Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Opening Remarks and Plenary Session
Speakers:

  • Crystal Bailey
    Director of CUWiP & Head of Careers
    American Physical Society
  • Zabrina Johal
    Senior Director for Strategic Development
    General Atomics
  • Bouakham Sriri-Perez
    National PhysTEC 2020 Teacher of the Year
    Duncan Polytechnical High School

1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

Session 1: Parallel Sessions

  • How to Communicate Science
  • National Mentoring Community - Being a Mentee
  • Negotiation Skills Workshop
  • Applying to Grad School

1:45 - 2:15 p.m.

Speed Geeking/Break

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

Session 2: Parallel Sessions

  • Student Research Panel Discussion: How Do I Get Involved in Research in My Undergrad
  • Networking and LinkedIn
  • Opportunities for International Students
  • Working in Public Policy

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Speed Geeking/Break

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Virtual Lab Tour: DIII-D National Fusion Facility operated by General Atomics

5:00 - 5:45 p.m.

Session 3: Parallel Sessions

  • How to Communicate Science
  • National Mentoring Community - Being a Mentee
  • Negotiation Skills Workshop
  • Applying to Grad School

5:45 - 6:15 p.m.

Speed Geeking/Break

6:15 - 7:00 p.m.

Session 4: Parallel Sessions

  • Career Panel: Careers in Industry
  • Networking and LinkedIn

7:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Speed Geeking/Break

7:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Optional Networking

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Virtual Lab Tour: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Plenary Session: Millie Dresselhaus CUWiP Keynote Lectureship
Speaker:

  • Nadya Mason
    Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Professor in Physics and Director of Beckman
    University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

Session 5: Parallel Sessions

  • Imposter Syndrome
  • LGBTQIA+ Roundtable
  • Navigating Male Dominated Spaces

1:45 - 2:15 p.m.

Speed Geeking/Break

2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Work Life Balance & Mental Health

3:15 - 4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

Poster Session and Networking

5:00 - 5:45 p.m.

Session 6: Parallel Sessions

  • Imposter Syndrome
  • LGBTQIA+ Roundtable
  • Navigating Male Dominated Spaces

5:45 - 6:15 p.m.

Speed Geeking/Break

6:15 - 7:15 p.m.

Plenary & Closing Remarks
Breaking the Myth of the ‘Non-Traditional’ Physicist: The Real Story about Employment for Physics Graduates Speakers:

  • Crystal Bailey
    Director of CUWiP & Head of Careers, American Physical Society

7:15 - 8:00 p.m.

Optional Networking

CUWiP 2023 Conference Sponsors

We want to thank our Platinum sponsors for sponsoring the virtual 2023 Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics.

Sponsors

Heising Simons Foundation logo

General Atomics logo

NSF logoUS Department of Education logo These conferences are supported in part by the National Science Foundation (PHY-1346627, PHY-1622510, and PHY-2012033) and by the Department of Energy (DE-SC0011076). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the Department of Energy.