2013 Conference Program
Graduate Education in Physics Conference
Thursday - January 31, 2013
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| 7:00-10:00 p.m. | Dinner Keynote Address: Some Thoughts on the Future of Graduate Education Meg Urry (Yale)  Poster Session |
Friday - February 1, 2013
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| 6:45 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. |
Shuttle Bus Departs from Greenbelt Marriott (Meet at rear entrance by the conference center.) |
| 7:15-8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 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 Zelda Gills (Lockheed Martin), Alex Panchula (First Solar), Kathy Prestridge (Los Alamos); Moderator: Larry Woolf (General Atomics) |
| 10:15-10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 p.m. | Breakout Session I (Parallel)
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| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00-1:30 p.m. | Discussion: Compiling Common Data on Admissions Decisions Theodore Hodapp, APS, and Geoff Potvin, Clemson (Discussion Leaders) |
| 1:30-2:45 p.m. | Panel Session II: Building Successful Graduates: Definitions, Admissions, Retention Frances Hellman (UC Berkeley), Cagliyan Kurdak (Michigan), Andrea Palounek (Los Alamos); Moderator: Megan Comins (Cornell) |
| 2:45-3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15-4:30 p.m. | Breakout Session II (Parallel)
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| 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Report-Out and Discussion |
| 5:30-6:00 p.m. | Reception |
| 6:00-7:30 p.m. | Dinner Keynote Address: Reflections on Getting a PhD in Physics Cherry Murray (Harvard) |
| 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (Parallel) Roundtable discussions of compelling, unique, or perplexing ideas from your department (15 people each) |
| 9:45 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. |
Shuttle Bus Departs for Greenbelt Marriott |
Saturday - February 2, 2013
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| 7:15-8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. | Group Report-Out: Discussion from Friday Evening's Breakout |
| 9:00-10:15 a.m. | Breakout Session III (Parallel)
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| 10:15-10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 p.m. | Report-Out on Breakout
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| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
