CU*iP at Fermilab

US/Central
One West (Fermilab - Wilson Hall)

One West

Fermilab - Wilson Hall

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Batavia, IL
Noemi Rocco (Fermilab)
Description

WELCOME TO APS CU*iP 2025 AT FERMILAB! 


APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION TIMELINE 

Applications for CU*iP are now closed! Find more info on the timeline below.


ABOUT CU*iP

The goal of APS CU*iP (originally known as CUWiP) is to help undergraduate women and gender minorities continue in physics by providing them with the opportunity to experience a professional conference, information about graduate school and professions in physics, and access to peers in physics of all ages with whom they can share experiences, advice, and ideas. The national and local organizing committees of APS CU*iP strive to create a welcoming environment for all.

This CU*iP provides opportunities for participants to hear from experts in various fields and the cutting-edge researches. Multiple panels will also be available to discuss what life is like as one progresses through academia, as well as the cultural biases and research expectations.


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These conferences are supported in part by the National Science Foundation (PHY-1346627, PHY-1622510, and PHY-2012033) and by the Department of Energy (DE-SC0011076). Further details are available on the APS conference website.

Registration
CU*iP Registration Form (Non-Students Only)
Contact point
    • 13:00 14:30
      Conference Check-in, Badging, and Meet & Greet
    • 14:30 17:00
      Lab Tours
    • 17:00 18:30
      Plenary Welcome Talks
      • 17:00
        Welcome from LOC 15m
      • 17:15
        Welcome from APS Representative 15m
      • 17:30
        Introduction to Fermilab 30m
        Speaker: Lia Merminga (FNAL)
      • 18:00
        Engineering at Fermilab 30m
        Speaker: Mayling Wong-Squires (Fermilab)
    • 18:30 20:30
      Reception Dinner with Icebreaker Activities 2h
    • 09:00 10:30
      Plenary Session I
      • 09:00
        Neutrino Physics at Fermilab 30m
        Speaker: Bonnie Fleming (Fermilab)
      • 09:30
        Astrophysics 1h
        Speaker: Andrea Ghez
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 11:00 12:00
      Parallel Session I: Topics in Physics: Parallel I-A
      • 11:00
        Astro-particle/Dark matter (theory) 20m
        Speaker: Katrin Heitmann (Argonne National Laboratory)
      • 11:20
        LHC 20m
      • 11:40
        Accelerator 20m
        Speaker: Sudeshna Ganguly (Fermilab)
    • 11:00 12:00
      Parallel Session I: Topics in Physics: Parallel I-B
      • 11:00
        Soft Condensed Matter 20m
        Speaker: Michelle Driscoll (NU)
      • 11:20
        Detector technology 20m
        Speaker: Corinne Mills (UIC)
      • 11:40
        Biophysics 20m
        Speaker: Rosemary Braun (NU)
    • 11:00 12:00
      Parallel Session II: Career in Physics
      • 11:00
        Physics careers by the numbers 20m

        15 talk + 5 min questions

        Speaker: Midhat Farooq
      • 11:20
        Preparatory opportunities to pursue as undergrads 10m
        Speaker: Jen Adelman-McCarthy
      • 11:30
        Career Landscape Panel 30m
        Speakers: Aria Soha (Fermilab), Carly Bennet (College of DuPage), Karri DiPetrillo (The University of Chicago), Michelle Brochmann (Data Scientist)
    • 11:00 12:00
      Parallel Session III: Life in Physics - LGBTQIA+ Community Building Discussion Group
    • 12:00 13:00
      Lunch with Scientists 1h
    • 13:00 14:30
      Plenary Session II
      • 13:00
        CU*iP National Keynote 1h 30m
        Speaker: Meghan Anzelc
    • 14:30 16:00
      Coffee and Career Fair 1h 30m
    • 16:00 17:30
      Parallel Session I: Topics in Physics: Parallel I-A
      • 16:00
        Neutrino theoretical 20m
        Speaker: Lisa Everett
      • 16:20
        Neutrino experimental 20m
        Speaker: Ornella Palamara (Fermilab)
      • 16:40
        Machine Learning 20m
        Speaker: Jennifer Ngadiuba (FNAL)
      • 17:00
        Computing 20m
        Speaker: Elizabeth Sexton-Kennedy (FNAL)
    • 16:00 17:30
      Parallel Session I: Topics in Physics: Parallel I-B
      • 16:00
        Muon program 20m
      • 16:20
        Astro-particle/Dark matter (experimental) 20m
        Speaker: Antonella Palmese (UC Berkeley)
      • 16:40
        Microelectronics 20m
      • 17:00
        Nuclear physics theory 20m
        Speaker: Anna McCoy (ANL)
    • 16:00 17:30
      Parallel Session II: Career in Physics
      • 16:00
        Career Spotlight: Data Science - Industry w/ PhD in physics 15m

        10+5

      • 16:15
        Career Spotlight: K12 Education from physics background 15m

        10 + 5

        Speaker: Brooke Schmidt (Illinois Math and Science Academy)
      • 16:30
        Career Spotlight: Transition from physics to medicine 15m

        10 + 5

        Speaker: Alana Kirby (Rush University Medical Center)
      • 16:45
        Career Spotlight: Science Communication 15m

        10 + 5

        Speaker: Caitlyn Buongiorno (Fermilab)
      • 17:00
        Lab Careers- no Phd required 30m

        Lighting round and panel of non-Phd career paths available at national labs and accelerator facilities.

        Speakers: Amelie Pankov, Margaret Voetberg (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory), Raisa Tasnim Raofa, Rebecca Lawler (ES&H / Radionuclide Analysis Facility)
    • 16:00 17:30
      Parallel Session III: Life in Physics - Talks
      • 16:00
        Gendered Perceptions in STEM 45m
        Speaker: Jessica Cundiff (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
      • 16:45
        Confidence and Self Belief 45m
        Speaker: Angela Barragán (Northwestern University)
    • 17:30 18:00
      Group Photo 30m
    • 18:00 20:00
      Poster Session with Pizza Dinner
    • 09:00 10:00
      Plenary Session III
      • 09:00
        Quantum Physics at SQMS 30m
        Speaker: Anna Grassellino (Fermilab)
      • 09:30
        LHC's Physics: Experimental 30m
        Speaker: Young-Kee Kim Kim (The University of Chicago)
    • 10:00 10:30
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 10:30 11:30
      Parallel Session I: Topics in Physics: Parallel I-A
      • 10:30
        Flash Talk: Neutrino BSM 12m
        Speaker: Innes Bigaran (Fermilab and Northwestern University)
      • 10:42
        Flash Talk: CMS 12m
        Speaker: Christina Wang
      • 10:54
        Flash Talk: Machine Learning 12m
        Speaker: Karla Tame-Narvaez (Fermilab / University of Notre Dame)
      • 11:06
        Flash Talk: Cosmology 12m
        Speaker: Nathan Saffold (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
      • 11:18
        Flash Talk: Nuclear 12m
        Speaker: Chiara Bissolotti (University of Pavia and INFN)
    • 10:30 11:30
      Parallel Session I: Topics in Physics: Parallel I-B
      • 10:30
        Flash Talk: Quantum information 12m
        Speaker: Sara Sussman
      • 10:42
        Flash Talk: Quantum nanofab 12m
        Speaker: Sabrina Garattoni (Sqms)
      • 10:54
        Flash Talk: SRF 12m
        Speaker: Kellen McGee (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)
      • 11:06
        Flash Talk: Condensed matter 12m
        Speaker: Maya Watts (NU)
      • 11:18
        Flash Talk: Superconducting magnets 12m
        Speaker: Maira Khan
    • 10:30 11:30
      Parallel Session II: Career in Physics
      • 10:30
        How to apply to graduate school, APS Graduate Leader Abigail Armstrong 15m
        Speaker: Abigail Armstrong (University of Rochester)
      • 10:45
        Debunking graduate school myths 30m

        Interview between professors who have served on graduate school admission committee.

        Speaker: Corinne Mills (UIC)
      • 11:15
        Graduate school breakout -- chat with APS grad leader Cristina Castillo 15m

        Breakout session w/ several graduate students to encourage honest and open questions about life in graduate school.

        Speaker: Cristina Castillo (University of North Texas)
    • 10:30 11:30
      Parallel Session III: Life in Physics - Q&A Panel
    • 11:30 12:00
      Poster Awards
    • 12:00 12:30
      Concluding Remarks and Survey
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch and Reflection 1h