Chemistry Education Research Graduate Student & PostDoc
Professional Development Conferences
(Miami University)

2017 Conference

Thursday, June 29, 2017

3:00 pm Arrive at CVG/DAY, buses will transport to Oxford

4:00 pm Check into Miami Inn (students) or Marcum Conference Center (faculty)

5:00 pm Meet in lobby of Miami Inn to walk to Hughes Lab

5:15 pm Poster set-up

5:30 pm Opening remarks

6:00 pm Dinner (pizza party)

6:30 pm Poster Session A

8:30 pm Poster Session A ends

Friday, June 30, 2017

8:00 am Breakfast

8:30 am Workshop #1

CER Interviews and Negotiations

Chris Bauer, University of New Hampshire

Dissecting Job Ads and CER CVs

Marcy Towns, Purdue University

Cluster Analysis

Scott Lewis, University of South Florida

Writing Quality Research Plans

Ellen Yezierski, Miami University

10:00 am Break

10:15 am Plenary Session: Engaging Students in Constructing and Using Mathematical Models in Undergraduate General Chemistry: Challenges and Opportunities

Nicole Becker, University of Iowa

11:15 am Walk to Marcum Conference Center

11:30 am Lunch Buffet

12:30 pm Poster Sesssion B

2:30 pm Break

2:45 pm Workshop #2

4:15 pm Poster Session C

6:15 pm walk uptown 

6:30 pm Dinner at Quarter Barrel Brewery and Pub

Saturday, July 1, 2017

8:30 am Breakfast

9:00 am Workshop #3

10:30 am Break

10:45 am Plenary Session, IONiC VIPEr: A Case Study in Building Collaborative Relationships

Jeff Raker, University of South Florida

11:45 am walk to Shriver Center

12:00 pm Lunch buffet

1:00 pm Poster Session D

3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm Workshop #4

4:45 pm walk to Shideler Hall

5:00 pm Group Photo

5:15 pm free evening & dinner on your own uptown in Oxford

Sunday, July 2, 2017

8:30 am Breakfast

9:00 am Plenary Session, Unraveling the Complexities: The Use of Physiological Techniques to Measure Cognitive Load 

Changes in Chemistry Students

Nathaniel Grove, University of North Carolina Wilmington

10:00 am Break

10:15 am Q&A Panel Session

11:15 am Evaluation

11:30 am Boxed Lunches

12:00 pm Depart for CVG/DAY airport on buses

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