Friday, January 24

Time

Event

Location

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Arrival at MEM – Shuttle pickup (Hourly). For students flying to Memphis

MEM to UM-Holiday Inn

1:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Check-in with a University Rep at the Hotel

UM-Holiday Inn

3:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Departure from Hotel to University

Manning Hall

3:00 PM - 5:00 pm

Check-in at Physics Department Lobby 

Manning Hall

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Lab Tours (Tours may start early as participants arrive)

Manning Hall

6:00 PM - 6:10 PM

Group Walk to University Center (UC)

UC Ballroom

6:10 pm - 6:30 PM

Opening Remarks: Dr. Firouzeh Sabri

UC Ballroom

6:30 PM - 6:40 PM

APS Rep remarks: Natalie Ruiz

UC Ballroom

6:40 PM - 8:00 PM

Dinner

UC Ballroom B & C

8:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Guest Remarks 

UC Ballroom

8:30 PM - 9:30 PM

The Physics of Sports: Dr. Hanneken

UC Ballroom

9:30 PM -10:00 PM

Walk back to Hotel (TAs lead groups)

UM Campus to UM - Holiday Inn

Saturday, January 25, 2025

6:30 AM - 8:20 AM

Breakfast

Hotel

Walk to Campus - TAs pick up groups

Hotel to Campus

Check-in and snack pick up at the Physics Department Lobby

Manning Hall

Announcements followed by walk to UC Theater

Invited Talk: Dr. Cecille Labuda

"Causality, Complex Fluids and Biomedical Ultrasound - A Career in Theoretical and Experimental Physics"

UC Theatre

Coffee Break

UC 3rd floor

Parallel Sessions:

• Careers in Physics
• Research Experience for Undergraduates
• Professional Development
• Workplace Climate/Stress Management
• Getting into and Navigating Graduate School
• Intellectual Property/Entrepreneurship
• Solar System Tour

UC Rooms

• Bluff Room
• Beale Room
• Shelby Room
• Memphis Room A
• Memphis Room B
• Poplar Room

Group Photo 

Administration Building

Lunch

Tiger Den

Meghan Anzelc's Keynote address:

“From Code to Corner Office: Resilience, Risk-Taking, and Rising Above.”

UC Theater

Parallel Sessions:

• Careers in Physics
• Research Experience for Undergraduates
• Professional Development
• Workplace Climate/Stress Management
• Getting into and Navigating Graduate School
• Intellectual Property/Entrepreneurship
• Solar System Tour

UC Rooms

• Bluff Room
• Beale Room
• Shelby Room
• Memphis Room A
• Memphis Room B
• Poplar Room

Break

Poster Session I/Graduate Fair/Career Fair

UC Ballroom A

Poster Session II/Graduate Fair/Career Fair

UC Ballroom A

Dinner

UC Ballroom B & C

Social Activities: Physics Trivia 

UC Ballroom B & C

Social Activities: Sidewalk Astronomy

UC Plaza

Walk back to Hotel (led by TAs)

Sunday, January 26, 2025

6:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Hotel

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Walk to Campus: (TA led)

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Check-in and snack pick up at the Physics Department Lobby, followed by walk to UC

Manning Hall

 8:40 - 9:30 AM

Invited talk: Bill Weppner 

UC Bluff Room

 9:30 - 10:00 AM

Coffee Break

 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Parallel Sessions:

• Careers in Physics
• Research Experience for Undergraduates
• Professional Development
• Workplace Climate/Stress Management
• Getting into and Navigating Graduate School
• Intellectual Property/Entrepreneurship
• Solar System Tour

UC Rooms

• Bluff Room
• Beale Room
• Shelby Room
• Memphis Room A
• Memphis Room B
• Poplar Room

 11:00 - 11:30 AM

Closing Announcements

UC Bluff Room

 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Shuttle to Civil Rights Museum

Downtown Memphis

 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Lunch

Box lunches must be picked up at the Physics Building before departure to the Civil Rights Museum 

 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Shuttles depart to the Airport

Poster Presentation Information:

Poster Size: up to 6 feet (horizontal) by 4 feet (vertical)

Additional poster information can be found on the APS website: https://www.aps.org/careers/advice/designing-poster-presentation