Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 – Day 1
Start | End | Event | Location |
14:00 | 17:00 | On-campus registration Hotel check-in (The check-in time is at 15:00. You can request the front desk to store your luggage before 15:00) Boston College Physics research poster session (start at 15:00) | Registration: Corcoran Heights Hotel check-in: AC Hotel Boston Cleveland Circle |
17:00 | 17:30 | Opening remarks | Corcoran Heights |
17:00 | 17:10 | Welcome by Benedetta Flebus (Boston College) on behalf of LOC | Corcoran Heights |
17:10 | 17:20 | Welcome by Laura Steinberg (Boston College Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society) | Corcoran Heights |
17:20 | 17:30 | Welcome by Mu-Chun Chen (APS representative) | Corcoran Heights |
17:30 | 19:00 | Dinner | Corcoran Heights |
19:00 | 19:50 | Plenary talk I: Qubits and me: balancing physics and life (Abstract) by Mallika Randeria (MIT Lincoln Laboratory) | Corcoran Heights |
19:50 | 20:00 | Short break | Corcoran Heights |
20:00 | 21:00 | Trivia night | Corcoran Heights |
21:00 | Back to hotel |
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 – Day 2
Start | End | Event | Location |
07:45 | 08:45 | Breakfast | Lyons Dining Hall |
08:45 | 09:00 | Location transition | Lyons Dining Hall to Devlin 008 |
09:00 | 09:15 | Welcome by Mike Graf (Boston College) | Devlin 008 |
09:15 | 10:05 | Plenary talk II: Journey through the particles (Abstract) by Zeynep Demiragli (Department of Physics, Boston University) | Devlin 008 |
10:05 | 10:35 | Coffee break | Devlin 008 Foyer |
10:35 | 11:35 | Parallel workshops/panels – Part A Please see workshops/panels | Devlin |
A-I: Being a Scientist is Tough Sometimes: Creating and Maintaining Sustainable Mental-Health Strategies | Devlin 018 | ||
A-II: Small Group Discussions | Devlin 112 | ||
A-III: Career Opportunities at National R&D Laboratories for Women in STEM | Devlin 117 | ||
A-IV: Pathways in Physics Education | Devlin 218 | ||
A-V: Navigating Careers as Physicists | Devlin 221 | ||
A-VI: From Academia to Industry: What Can Your Physics Degree Do For You? | Devlin 227 | ||
11:35 | 12:00 | Group photo | Devlin 008 |
12:00 | 12:15 | Location transition | Devlin 008 to Lyons Dining Hall |
12:15 | 13:30 | Lunch and poster session Late registration | Lyons Dining Hall |
13:30 | 13:45 | Location transition | Lyons Dining Hall to Devlin 008 |
14:00 | 15:30 | National Keynote Speech: Jocelyn Bell Burnell (University of Oxford) | Devlin 008 |
15:30 | 16:00 | Coffee break | Devlin 008 Foyer |
16:00 | 16:50 | Plenary speaker III: New physics from strong driving (Abstract) by Anushya Chandran (Department of Physics, Boston University) | Devlin 008 |
16:50 | 17:05 | Location transition | Devlin 008 to Lyons Dining Hall |
17:05 | 18:00 | Poster session | Lyons Dining Hall |
18:00 | 20:00 | Dinner Best poster award announcement | Lyons Dining Hall |
20:00 | Back to hotel |
Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024 – Day 3
Start | End | Event | Location |
07:30 | 08:30 | Breakfast | Lyons Dining Hall |
08:30 | 08:45 | Location transition | Lyons Dining Hall to Devlin 008 |
08:45 | 09:35 | Plenary talk IV: Reaching for the best of both science and life (Abstract) by Ling Wang (Biostatistics Alkermes Inc.) | Devlin 008 |
09:35 | 09:40 | APS slides presented by the APS representative | Devlin 008 |
09:40 | 10:10 | Coffee break | Devlin 008 Foyer |
10:10 | 11:10 | Parallel workshops/panels – Part B Please see workshops/panels | Devlin |
B-I: Small Group Discussions | Devlin 018 | ||
B-II: Bringing Physics to Art | Devlin 112 | ||
B-III: The Physics of the Food Systems | Devlin 117 | ||
B-IV: From Students to Scientists: Diverse Journals through Physics | Devlin 218 | ||
B-V: Academic Careers in Physics: the Secret Menu to Design Your Own Path | Devlin 221 | ||
B-VI: Resume and CV writing | Devlin 227 | ||
11:10 | 11:25 | Location transition | Devlin to Lyons Dining Hall |
11:25 | 11:45 | Questionnaire by APS | Lyons Dining Hall |
11:45 | 12:00 | Closing remarks: James Battat (Wellesley) | Lyons Dining Hall |
12:00 | 14:00 | Lunch and career fair (graduate schools and industry representatives) | Lyons Dining Hall |
14:00 | Departure |