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Presentations and Notes

Graduate Education in Physics Conference

Thursday - January 31, 2013 Marriott Greenbelt Hotel
7:00-10:00 p.m.	Keynote Address: Some Thoughts on the Future of Graduate Education Meg Urry (Yale)
Friday - February 1, 2013 American Center for Physics
8:00-9:00 a.m.	Interactive Plenary with Discussion: Promoting Diversity in Physics Anthony Johnson (UMBC)
9:00-10:15 a.m.	Panel Session I: Preparation for Non-Academic Careers (Session Notes) Zelda Gills (Lockheed Martin), Alex Panchula (First Solar), Kathy Prestridge (Los Alamos); Moderator: Larry Woolf (General Atomics)
10:45-12:00 p.m.	Breakout Session I (Parallel) Non-Academic Careers (Presentation) Session Notes Stefan Zollner (New Mexico State); Moderator: Larry Woolf (General Atomics) Improving the Graduate Curriculum; Multi/Inter-Disciplinary Courses (Session Notes) Randy Kamien (Penn); Moderator: Michael Thoennessen (Michigan State) General Professional Skills, Leadership/Team Building/Communication (Presentation) Session Notes Roel Snieder (CO School of Mines); Moderator: Renee Diehl (Penn State)
1:30-2:45 p.m.	Panel Session II: Building Successful Graduates: Definitions, Admissions, Retention (Session Notes) Frances Hellman (UC Berkeley), Cagliyan Kurdak (Michigan), Andrea Palounek (Los Alamos); Moderator: Megan Comins (Cornell)
3:15-4:30 p.m.	Breakout Session II (Parallel) Exams/Exam Structure (Presentation) Session Notes Michael Thoennessen (Michigan State) Bridge Programs to Improve Diversity (Presentation) Marcel Agueros (Columbia), Theodore Hodapp (APS) Mentoring and Monitoring Student Progress (Presentation) Session Notes Mentoring Handbook Ed Bertschinger (MIT), Monica Plisch (APS); Moderator: Chandralekha Singh (Pittsburgh)
6:00-7:30 p.m.	Keynote Address: Reflections on Getting a PhD in Physics Cherry Murray (Harvard)
Saturday - February 2, 2013 Marriott Greenbelt Hotel
9:00-10:15 a.m.	Breakout Session III (Parallel) Vision for Graduate Education (Session Notes) Cherry Murray (Harvard); Moderator: Chandralekha Singh (Pittsburgh) University, Industry and National Lab Partnership for Graduate Education Mike Lopez (Sandia National Lab); Moderator: Steve Turley (Brigham Young) Graduate Student Concerns (Presentation) Session Notes Colin Campbell (Penn State), Cacey Stevens (Chicago); Moderator: Renee Diehl (Penn State)