Greater Chicago Undergraduate Women in Physics Workshop

September 30, 2018
Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall
Kersten Physics Teaching Center
5720 S Ellis Ave

10:00 - 10:30am Refreshments and Networking - MGM Lecture Hall (KPTC 106)
10:30 - 10:35am Photo - MGM Lecture Hall (KPTC 106)
10:35 - 10:40am Welcome - MGM Lecture Hall (KPTC 106)
Young-Kee Kim, University of Chicago
10:40 - 11:05am Professor's Perspective- MGM Lecture Hall (KPTC 106)
Cecilia Gerber, University of Illinois at Chicago
11:05 - 11:30am Private Sector's Perspective- MGM Lecture Hall (KPTC 106)
Alex Cunliffe, 3M
11:30 - 11:50am Graduate Student's Perspective - MGM Lecture Hall (KPTC 106)
Katrina Miller, University of Chicago
11:50 - 12:15pm Elevator Pitch - MGM Lecture Hall (KPTC 106)
In one minute, describe your research work to a general audience
12:15 - 1:15pm Lunch and Conversations with Graduate Students - KPTC 206
1:30 - 2:30pm Working Group 1
Computer coding 101
KPTC 213

Nicole Neveu, Illinois Institute of Technology
Working Group 2
Resume writing
KPTC 309

Yangyang Cheng, Cornell University
 
Working Group 3
How to read/write science papers
KPTC 101

Young-Kee Kim/Sidney Nagel, University of Chicago
2:30 - 3:30pm Working Group 4
How to apply for graduate schools
KPTC 309

Corrinne Mills, University of Illinois Chicago/Fermilab
 
Working Group 5
How to give good presentations
KPTC 213

Zosia Krusberg, Northwestern University
Working Group 6
Career Opportunities in the Private Sector
KPTC 101

Alex Cunliffe, 3M
3:30 - 4:00pm Break
4:00 - 5:30pm Poster Session - GCIS 301/303
5:30 - 7:00pm Reception, Dinner and Poster Awards - GCIS Atrium

If you have any questions, contact Shadla Cycholl, 773-702-7006