Note: All times are in Mountain Time.

Friday

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM:

Check-In at Norm Asbjornson Hall

Rotating Lab & Campus Tours

  • Holography Lab - rotating every 30 min.
  • Quantum/Optics Lab - rotating, duration TBD
  • Solar Lab - Still TBD if possible
  • Campus Tour - 1 hour, 4PM or 5PM
  • Museum of the Rockies - On your own time, closes 5PM

*Shuttles will be running from the hotels to the MSU campus

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM:

Dinner + Guest Speaker followed by after-dinner activities.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Joey Shapiro Key

Location: Inspiration Hall in Norm Abjornson Hall

Saturday

7:00 AM -9:00 AM: Breakfast at respective hotels. Head to campus.
9:00 AM - 9:45AM:

Plenary Speaker 1: Dr. Gina A. DiBraccio

Location: Barnard Hall Room 103

9:45 AM - 10:15AM: Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM:

Student Research Talks

Location: Ballrooms B, C, D

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM:

Session 1: Myths and Facts about Grad School - a graduate student-run Q&A session.

Location: Ballrooms B, C, D

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM:

Lunch

Keynote Speaker - Jocelyn Bell Burnell (12PM)

Location: Ballroom A

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM:

Poster Session, Graduate School & Career Fair, Appetizers 

Location: Room 233 & 235 in the SUB

3:30 PM - 4:15PM:

Session 2: Careers in Physics, How to Apply to Grad School, Diversity & Inclusivity in the Workplace

Location: Ballrooms B, C, D

4:15PM– 5:00PM:

Session 3: Work/Life Balance, Women in STEM, LGBTQ+ issues in STEM

Location: Ballrooms B, C, D

5:00 PM- 5:45 PM: Group Photo and Coffee Break
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM:

Session 4: Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health and Related Stigmas, Women in STEM

Location: Ballrooms B, C, D

7:00 PM - TBD:

Dinner, Guest Speaker, Social Activity

Guest Speaker: Dr. Sarah Lukes

Location: Ballroom A

Sunday

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Breakfast at Hotels. Head to Campus.
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM:          

Plenary Speaker 2: Dr. Amy Reines

Location: Barnard Hall room 103

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM: Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM:

Session 5: Careers in Physics,How to Apply to Grad School

Location: Ballrooms B, C, D

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM:

Session 6: Imposter Syndrome,Work/life Balance

Location: Ballrooms B, C, D

12:00PM - 1:00 PM:

Lunch

Location: Ballroom A

1:00 PM:

Closing

 

Panels & Workshops List

  •  Imposter Syndrome
  •  Myths and Facts about Graduate School
  •  How to apply to Grad School
  • Women in STEM
  • Careers in Physics (Outside of academia)
  • Diversity and Inclusivity in the workplace
  •  Work/life balance & Self care
  •  LGBTQ+ issues in STEM
  •  Mental Health & Related Stigma