Schedule


Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 – Day 1

Start End EventLocation
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
17:0017:30Opening remarksCorcoran Heights
17:00 17:10 Welcome by Benedetta Flebus (Boston College) on behalf of LOCCorcoran Heights
17:1017:20Welcome by Laura Steinberg (Boston College Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society)Corcoran Heights
17:2017:30Welcome by Mu-Chun Chen (APS representative)Corcoran Heights
17:30 19:00 DinnerCorcoran Heights
19:00 19:50 Plenary talk I: Qubits and me: balancing physics and life (Abstract) by Mallika Randeria (MIT Lincoln Laboratory)Corcoran Heights
19:5020:00Short breakCorcoran Heights
20:00 21:00 Trivia nightCorcoran Heights
21:00 Back to hotel

Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 – Day 2

Start End EventLocation
07:4508:45BreakfastLyons Dining Hall
08:4509:00Location transitionLyons Dining Hall to Devlin 008
09:0009:15Welcome by Mike Graf (Boston College)Devlin 008
09:1510:05Plenary talk II: Journey through the particles (Abstract) by Zeynep Demiragli (Department of Physics, Boston University) Devlin 008
10:0510:35Coffee breakDevlin 008 Foyer
10:3511:35Parallel workshops/panels – Part A
Please see workshops/panels
Devlin
A-I: Being a Scientist is Tough Sometimes: Creating and Maintaining Sustainable Mental-Health StrategiesDevlin 018
A-II: Small Group DiscussionsDevlin 112
A-III: Career Opportunities at National R&D Laboratories for Women in STEMDevlin 117
A-IV: Pathways in Physics EducationDevlin 218
A-V: Navigating Careers as PhysicistsDevlin 221
A-VI: From Academia to Industry: What Can Your Physics Degree Do For You?Devlin 227
11:3512:00Group photoDevlin 008
12:0012:15Location transitionDevlin 008 to Lyons Dining Hall
12:1513:30Lunch and poster session
Late registration
Lyons Dining Hall
13:3013:45Location transitionLyons Dining Hall to Devlin 008
14:0015:30National Keynote Speech: Jocelyn Bell Burnell (University of Oxford)Devlin 008
15:3016:00Coffee breakDevlin 008 Foyer
16:0016:50Plenary speaker III: New physics from strong driving (Abstract) by Anushya Chandran (Department of Physics, Boston University) Devlin 008
16:5017:05Location transitionDevlin 008 to Lyons Dining Hall
17:0518:00Poster sessionLyons Dining Hall
18:0020:00Dinner
Best poster award announcement
Lyons Dining Hall
20:00Back to hotel

Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024 – Day 3

Start End EventLocation
07:30 08:30 BreakfastLyons Dining Hall
08:30 08:45 Location transitionLyons 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
09:3509:40APS slides presented by the APS representativeDevlin 008
09:40 10:10 Coffee breakDevlin 008 Foyer
10:1011:10Parallel workshops/panels – Part B
Please see workshops/panels
Devlin
B-I: Small Group DiscussionsDevlin 018
B-II: Bringing Physics to ArtDevlin 112
B-III: The Physics of the Food SystemsDevlin 117
B-IV: From Students to Scientists: Diverse Journals through PhysicsDevlin 218
B-V: Academic Careers in Physics: the Secret Menu to Design Your Own PathDevlin 221
B-VI: Resume and CV writingDevlin 227
11:10 11:25 Location transitionDevlin to Lyons Dining Hall
11:25 11:45 Questionnaire by APSLyons 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
14:00Departure