Friday, April 28, 2023

Start: 9 am
End: 5:15 pm

9 – 10am – Poster Session 1 – Coffee – NCSA Atrium/Lobby

10am – Noon – Session 1: Plenary – NCSA Auditorium

10:00am – Astro Overview, Prof. Leslie Looney, Astro Dept Chair
10:20am – Physics Overview, Prof. Nico Yunes, ICASU Director
10:40am – NCSA Overview, John Towns, NCSA Executive Associate Director of Engagement
11:00am – Aero Overview, Prof. Siegfried Eggl, Assistant Prof. Aerospace Eng
11:20am – Science Policy, Dr. Kartik Sheth, NASA
11:40am – Alum Talk, Prof. Lisa Young, New Mexico Tech

Noon – Lunch – NCSA Atrium/Lobby

1 – 2:30pm – Session 2: Lightning Talks – NCSA Auditorium

2:30 – 3:30pm – Poster Session 2 – Coffee – NCSA Atrium/Lobby

3:30 – 5pm – Session 3: Parallels

How to Get Into Grad Schools, David Vizgan, U. Illinois – NCSA 1040
Sarah Hagen, U. Illinois
Debora Mroczek, U. Illinois
Dr. Ron Tso, U. Illinois
Prof. Lisa Young, New Mexico Tech
Life After Grad School, Dr. Cassie Reuter – NCSA Auditorium
Alex Gagliano, Astronomy Graduate Student, U. Illinois
Dr. Eric Morganson, Senior Data Scientist, Caterpillar
Dr. Kartik Sheth, Program Scientist, NASA
Dr. Ali Vanderveld, Senior Data Scientist, Wayfair
Faculty Strategic Discussion, Prof. Charles Gammie – NCSA 1030

5 – 5:15 pm – Poster Award Ceremony – NCSA Atrium/Lobby