Schedule

All times are in the Eastern Time zone. Optional activities are italicized.

Friday, January 19

TimeEventLocation
1:00pm – 6:00pmCheck-inHowey Physics Building Room S105
3:00pm – 5:00pmOptional Intro to JavaHowey L4
4:00pm-
5:00pm
Optional Intro to PythonBoggs B5
1:00pm – 5:30pmOptional Lab tours (Including but not limited to): Fenton (Biophysics), Goldman
(Biophysics), Matsumoto (Soft Matter), Yunker (Biophysics/Soft Matter), Curtis
(Biophysics), Chapman (AMO), and DeHeer/Berger (Condensed Matter).
Howey Physics
Building
, Gilbert Hillhouse Boggs, Molecular Sciences and Engineering Building
6:00pm-7:00pmBus transportation to the Atlanta Botanical GardensBus pickup at Howey
7:30pm – 9:00pmDinner & Welcome Address & Panel #1 “What can you do with a physics degree outside academia?Atlanta Botanical Gardens
9:00pm – 11:00pmOptional Tour the GardensAtlanta Botanical Gardens

Saturday, January 20

TimeEventLocation
7:30am – 8:30amBreakfastCULC — Atrium
8:30am – 9:45amPlenary Talk with Dr. Zelda GillsClough Undergraduate Learning Commons (CULC) — Auditorium
9:45am – 10:45amWorkshop Session #1CULC — Classrooms
10:45am – 11:15 amCoffee BreakCULC — Atrium
11:15am – 12:30pmPanel #2 “Research, internships, study abroad, REUs — What can you do during your undergrad?CULC — Auditorium
12:30pmGroup PhotoCULC Atrium
12:30pm – 1:50pmLunchCULC / Tech Green
2:00pm – 3:30pmKeynote Speaker Dr. Jocelyn Bell BurnellCULC — Auditorium
3:30pmAPS SurveyCULC — Auditorium
3:30pm – 4:00pmCoffee BreakCULC — Atrium
4:00pm – 5:30pmStudent Talks SessionCULC — Auditorium
5:30pm – 6:30pmStudent Poster SessionCULC — Second Floor Balcony
6:30pm – 7:15pmDinnerCULC — Atrium
7:30pm – 8:30pmPlenary Talk with Dr. Annalisa BraccoCULC — Auditorium
8:30pmOptional Social Event w/ Emory University
**Disclaimer: There are limited spaces available for this social event. It is on a first come, first serve basis.**
Meet outside CULC, Bus to Emory
8:45pmOptional Social Event: Karaoke + Touch the Moon and Mars at Georgia TechCULC 144

Sunday, January 21

TimeEventLocation
8:30am – 9:30amBreakfastCULC — Atrium
9:30am – 10:30amWorkshop Session #2CULC — Classrooms
10:30am – 11:00amCoffee BreakCULC — Atrium
11:00 am – 12:00pmWorkshop Session #3CULC — Auditorium
12:00pm – 1:00pmLunchCULC / Tech Green
1:00pm – 2:15pmPlenary Talk with Dr. Michelle GainesCULC — Auditorium
2:15pm – 3:00pmPanel #3 “Is grad school right for me?CULC — Auditorium
3:00pm – 3:30pmAwards and Closing CeremoniesCULC — Auditorium