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CU*iP Agenda - Memphis

All times are in Central Standard Time

Quick Links to Schedule: Friday / Saturday / Sunday / Poster Presentation Information


 

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

8:20 AM - 8:35 AM

Walk to Campus - TAs pick up groups

Hotel to Campus

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

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

Manning Hall

8:45 AM - 8:55 AM

Announcements followed by walk to UC Theater

 

9:00 AM -10:00 AM

Invited Talk: Dr. Cecille Labuda

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

 

UC Theatre

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Coffee Break

UC 3rd floor

10:30 AM - 11:30 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
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Group Photo 

Administration Building

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

Tiger Den

12:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Meghan Anzelc's Keynote address:

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

UC Theater

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

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
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Break

 

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Poster Session I/Graduate Fair/Career Fair

UC Ballroom A

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Poster Session II/Graduate Fair/Career Fair

UC Ballroom A

5:45 PM - 7:00 PM

Dinner

UC Ballroom B & C

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Social Activities: Physics Trivia 

UC Ballroom B & C

8:15 PM - 9:30 PM

Social Activities: Sidewalk Astronomy

UC Plaza

9:30 - 10:00 PM

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

 

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