Schedule

All times listed below are Pacific Standard Time (PST). Participants can also find this schedule upon arrival in their packets.

All conference locations (indicated on the map above) are on the University of Oregon campus, and include:

• the Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
• Willamette Hall
• Straub Hall
• Gerlinger Hall

The UOregon App can be downloaded for free from iTunes or Google Play, and lets you browse the campus map, create custom walking maps, and locate indoor rooms.

3:00 - 5:00 pm ~ Optional Lab Tours or Scavenger Hunt (CAMCOR, Optics, Biophysics, LIGO virtual visit)

4:30 - 6:00 pm ~ Check-In [EMU Ballroom lobby]

6:00 - 6:30 pm ~ Welcome Address from Dr. Ray Frey (Physics Department Head, University of Oregon), Dr. Patrick Phillips (Acting Executive Director of Knight Campus and Professor, Biology Department, University of Oregon), Dr. Pearl Sandick (Associate Professor, Physics Department, University of Utah, and NOC chair) and Dr. Stephanie Majewski (Associate Professor, Physics Department, University of Oregon, and LOC chair) [EMU Ballroom]

6:30 - 7:45 pm ~ Dinner and Presentation by Dr. Geraldine Richmond (Presidential Chair in Science and Professor of Chemistry, University of Oregon) [EMU Ballroom]

7:45 - 8:00 pm ~ Break [EMU Ballroom]

8:00 - 10:00 pm ~ Icebreakers and Trivia [EMU Ballroom]

8:00 - 9:00 am ~ Breakfast / Arrival [EMU Ballroom Lobby]

9:00 - 10:30 am ~ Parallel Sessions (Participants will choose 3)

(Session 1 = 9:00 - 9:25 am, Session 2 = 9:30 - 9:55 am, Session 3 = 10:00 - 10:25 am)

• Gender in STEM [EMU Swindells]
• LGBTQ+ Roundtable, Allyship [EMU Crater Lake South]
• How to Succeed in Grad School [EMU Cedar]
• Implicit Bias Workshop [EMU Spruce]
• Building Strong Resume Content [EMU Crater Lake North]
• ATLAS Virtual Visit [EMU Redwood Auditorium]
• Mental Health Workshop [EMU Crater Lake North]
• Professional Skills Workshop [EMU Diamond Lake]
• Step Up for Women Workshop [EMU Diamond Lake]
• Intersectionality Workshop [EMU Coquille]

10:30 - 11:00 am ~ Coffee/Tea Break [EMU Ballroom Lobby]

11:00 - 12:30 pm ~ Keynote - Dr. Patricia Burchat [EMU Redwood Auditorium]

12:30 - 12:40 pm ~ Group Photo [EMU Redwood Auditorium]

12:40 - 1:30 pm ~ Networking Lunch & Industry/Academia Table Fair sponsored by the Masters Industrial Internship Program [EMU Ballroom]

1:30 - 2:30 pm ~ Participant Poster Session [EMU Gumwood]

2:30 - 2:45 pm ~ Break [EMU Gumwood]

2:45 - 3:45 pm ~ Presentation by Dr. Mary James (Dean for Institutional Diversity and Professor, Physics Department, Reed College) [EMU Redwood Auditorium]

3:45 - 4:15 pm ~ Tea/Coffee Break sponsored by the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact [EMU Redwood Auditorium]

4:15 - 5:45 pm ~ Rotating Sessions

(Session 1 = 4:15 - 4:55 pm, Session 2 = 5:00 - 5:40 pm)

• Rehearsals for Life [EMU Redwood Auditorium]
• Science Communication Workshop [EMU Crater Lake N/S]

5:45 - 6:00 pm ~ Walk to Gerlinger Hall

6:00 - 7:15 pm ~ Banquet Dinner [Woodruff Gym]

7:15 - 7:30 pm ~ Walk to Straub Hall

7:30 - 9:00 pm ~ Physics Slam [156 Straub Hall]

9:00 - 10:00 pm ~ Dessert Social with Physics Slammers [EMU Crater Lake N/S]

8:00 - 9:00 am ~ Breakfast / Arrival [EMU Redwood Auditorium]

9:00 - 10:00 am ~ Talk by Dr. Jennifer Dionne (Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University) [EMU Redwood Auditorium]

10:00 - 11:00 am ~ Talk by Alison Yates (Director of Virtual Prototyping, Zemax) [EMU Redwood Auditorium]

11:00 - 11:30 am ~ Coffee/Tea Break [EMU Redwood Auditorium]

11:30 - 12:45 pm ~ Career Panel: Academic and Industrial Careers [EMU Redwood Auditorium]

12:45 - 1:00 pm ~ Walk to Willamette Hall

1:00 - 2:00 pm ~ Lunch [Paul Olum Atrium]

2:00 - 2:15 pm ~ Farewell Address [Paul Olum Atrium]

2:15 - 3:00 pm ~ Mingling and Adjourn [Paul Olum Atrium]