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