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

CUWiP 2022 Agenda

Keynote Speaker: Donna Strickland; University of Waterloo

Collaborators:

  • Brown University
  • Clemson University
  • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • Tulane University
  • University of Arizona
  • University of California, Merced
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Western Michigan University
  • Canadian location: University of Alberta (held virtually)

All times are Eastern Standard Time

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Virtual Lab Tour of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)
(Check your CUWiP emails for a registration link.)

4:00 - 5:10 p.m.

Opening Remarks and Plenary Session
Speaker: Elaine Lalanne
 

5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Optional Networking

12:00 - 12:45 p.m.

Session 1: Parallel Sessions

  • Applying to Summer Research Programs in Physics and Related Fields
  • Graduate School in YOUR Future
  • Leadership Skills and Career Building
  • Working in Public Policy

12:45 - 1:30 p.m.

Session 2: Parallel Sessions

  • Applying to Summer Research Programs in Physics and Related Fields
  • Graduate School in YOUR Future
  • Marginalized Identities & Intersectionality
  • Imposter Syndrome

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Break

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Plenary Session: Millie Dresselhaus CUWiP Keynote Lectureship
Speaker: Donna Strickland

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Session 3: Parallel Sessions

  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Networking and LinkedIn
  • Transferring to a 4-year University
  • National Mentoring Community - Being a Mentee

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Session 4: Parallel Sessions

  • STEP UP
  • LGBTQIA Panel
  • Neutron Physics and Working at a National Lab
  • Career Panel: Pursuing a Career in Industry

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks and Plenary Session
Speaker: Kathryn Jepsen

2:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Break

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Poster Session and Networking

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Session 5: Parallel Sessions

  • Teaching Careers
  • Navigating Male Dominated Spaces
  • LGBTQIA Panel
  • Neutron Physics and Working at a National Lab

CUWiP 2022 Conference Sponsors

We want to thank our Platinum sponsors for sponsoring the virtual 2022 Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics.

Platinum Sponsors

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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.