Conference Program
Breastfeeding room will be available on the third floor of Loomis
Friday, January 20, 2023
| Time - Central Time | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Check-in/CUWiP Spotlight |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | 227B Loomis Laboratory | Graduate school office hours with Lance Cooper |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Lab Tours (optional) |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Tour #1: Nuclear physics tour | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Tour #2: HEP/Astro physics tour | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Tour #3: Condensed matter physics tour | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Tour #4: AMO/Quantum physics tour | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Tour #5: Biological lab tour | |
| 5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | 141 Loomis Laboratory | Welcome message |
| 5:20 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Dinner, food setup in 136 Loomis |
| 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Welcome reception with liquid nitrogen ice cream |
| TBD | TBD | LabEscape (optional) - science-based escape room |
| TBD | TBD | POINT VR (optional) - try on a VR headset and experience the simulation to explain fundamental physics (specifically gravity). |
Saturday, January 21, 2023
| Time - Central Time | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast at hotel | ||
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Check-in |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | 141 Loomis Laboratory | Plenary talk by Angela Kou |
| 8:50 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Parallel Session I | |
| 144 Loomis Laboratory | Beyond class panel: REUs, internships, industry and undergraduate research Irene Lira-Andsager (moderator), Pamela Pena Martin, Kate Timmerman |
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| 137 Loomis Laboratory | LGBTQ+ roundtable Preethi Basani, Brianne Gutmann, Marisa Romanelli, Emily Waite (moderator) |
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| 158 Loomis Laboratory | CV & resume workshop Celia Elliott |
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| 143 Loomis Laboratory | Theoretical physics panel Amanda Gatto Lamas, Ellen Gulian, Debra Pias Mroczek, Kristen Schumacher (moderator) |
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| 147 Loomis Laboratory | How to succeed in graduate school/Day in the life of a graduate student Sarah Hagen (moderator), Azel Murzabekova, Chloe Richards, Danielle Woods |
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| 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Coffee break |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Parallel Session II | |
| 137 Loomis Laboratory | Addressing microaggressions in research environments Teryl Brewster |
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| 143 Loomis Laboratory | Industry careers panel Sara Campbell, Paige Frederick, T. Andrew Manning, Azel Murzabekova (moderator) |
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| 144 Loomis Laboratory | Applying to graduate school panel Lance Cooper, Sarah Hagen (moderator), Yoni Kahn |
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| 158 Loomis Laboratory | CV & resume workshop Celia Elliott |
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| 147 Loomis Laboratory | Physics frontiers: Education in physics Katie Ansell (moderator), Brianne Gutmann, Maggie Mahmood |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Poster session Sponsors will also be available for questions and conversation |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Lunch, food setup in 136 Loomis |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | 141 Loomis Laboratory | APS keynote talk by Nadya Mason |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. | 141 Loomis Laboratory | Careers in physics panel: What can you do with your physics degree? Mallory Conlon, Val Goss, Carla Stelsel, Sarah Hagan (moderator) |
| 3:05 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Coffee break |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. | 141 Loomis Laboratory | Sponsor talks |
| 4:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | 141 Loomis Laboratory | Conference photo |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | 141 Loomis Laboratory | Plenary talk by Aida X El-Khadra |
| 5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | 137 Loomis Laboratory | Games |
| 6:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. | Alice Campbell Center Ballroom |
Banquet dinner "A cosmic platter of quantum delights" brought to you by Quantum Physicist and Poet Smitha Vishveshwara, Theater-maker Latrelle Bright, and Youth Explorer Soma Sarathy Poster winners announced |
| TBD | TBD | LabEscape (optional) - science-based escape room |
| TBD | TBD | POINT VR (optional) - try on a VR headset and experience the simulation to explain fundamental physics (specifically gravity). |
Sunday, January 22, 2023
| Time - Central Time | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast at hotel | ||
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | 141 Loomis Laboratory | Plenary talk: Thushari Jayasekera |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. | Parallel Session III | |
| 144 Loomis Laboratory | Physics frontiers: National lab careers Elizabeth Goldschmidt, Kristina Meier, Anne Sickles (moderator) |
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| 143 Loomis Laboratory | International relations in physics Amanda Gatto Lamas, Sarah Hagen (moderator), Azel Murzabekova, Jaki Noronha-Hostler |
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| 137 Loomis Laboratory | Maintaining good mental health while in school & imposter syndrome workshop Amie Baumeister |
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| 158 Loomis Laboratory | Addressing microaggressions in research environments Teryl Brewster |
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| 147 Loomis Laboratory | Medical physics panel Hania Al-Hallaq, Zheng Feng Lu, Sarah Patch, Danielle Woods (moderator) |
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| 10:35 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Coffee break |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Parallel Session IV | |
| 158 Loomis Laboratory | Work-life balance workshop Joan Dreiling, Jaki Noronha-Hostler (moderator), Danielle Woods |
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| 144 Loomis Laboratory | Beyond class panel: REUs, internships, industry and undergraduate research Irene Lira-Andsager (moderator), Pamela Pena Martin, Kate Timmerman |
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| 143 Loomis Laboratory | Applying to graduate school panel Lance Cooper, Sarah Hagen (moderator), Yoni Kahn |
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| 137 Loomis Laboratory | Maintaining good mental health while in school & imposter syndrome workshop Amie Baumeister |
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| 147 Loomis Laboratory | Succeeding as an undergraduate student C. Britt Carlson, Val Goss, Elizabeth Jeeninga, Mya Powers-Nash, Kristen Schumacher (moderator) |
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| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Lunch, food setup in 136 Loomis |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | 141 Loomis Laboratory | Farewell & closing remarks: Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Loomis Laboratory Lobby | Coffee break |
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | 158 Loomis Laboratory | Writing workshop Celia Elliott |
| TBD | TBD | LabEscape (optional) - science-based escape room |
| TBD | TBD | POINT VR (optional) - try on a VR headset and experience the simulation to explain fundamental physics (specifically gravity). |
LabEscape
CUWIP2023 is proud to host LabEscape, an APS- and NSF-funded science-based escape room developed at the Univ. Illinois (want to know more — here’s a fun article in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/science/escape-room-lab-physics.html). World-renowned quantum physicist Professor Alberta Pauline Schrödenberg desperately needs your help — the fate and security of the entire world (and more importantly, her funding!) hang in the balance. You'll have less than an hour to search her lab, solve mind-blowing puzzles to reveal clues, and hopefully find a way to escape! The goal of LabEscape, in which all the puzzles involve various physics phenomena, e.g., polarization, blackbody radiation, magnetism, etc., is to show that science can be useful and accessible, as well as beautiful and fun. So create a team of 4-7 Agents (or join someone else's) and sign up below. But hurry — LabEscape ‘sold out’ at the last events it was offered.
LabEscape will be held in 204 Loomis.
POINT VR
Physics Outreach at Illinois through New Technologies (POINT) is an ICASU (Illinois Center for Advanced Studies of the Universe) project aimed at generating interest in physics for middle school and high school students through virtual reality (VR).
This project includes two major goals: incorporating VR headsets and existing science demonstrations into outreach programs and developing further simulations to explain fundamental physics (specifically gravity).
Sign up to try on a VR headset and experience the simulation we will be showing to students.
POINT VR will be in Loomis Lobby.