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NMC Conference 2016

The 2016 APS National Mentoring Community Conference was held on October 21 - 23 at the University of Houston. Highlighted features included an undergraduate research poster session, an REU/Graduate Program fair, tours of the UH physics research labs, and an optional tour of the NASA Space Center in Houston.

Conference Program

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Undergraduate Poster Session

Undergraduate students presented their research during the NMC Conference undergraduate research poster session. Each poster was judged by faculty and two posters were selected for top prizes.

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1st Place: Madelyn Leembruggen, University of Cincinnati, Collapse of Axion Stars

2nd Place: Brianna Galgano, Vanderbilt University, Determination of M and K dwarf Effective Temperature, Radius, Mass and Metallicity Using a Data-driven Spectral Model by the Cannon

Speakers

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Questions?

Email nmc@aps.org

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University of Houston

Venue: University of Houston
HQ Hotel: Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport

The 2016 APS National Mentoring Community Conference was held October 21 - 23, 2017 at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas.

NMC Conference Schedule at a Glance

Friday, October 21, 2016
12:00 - 5:30 p.m. Registration Opens
12:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Marriott, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. at UH Student Center
Lobby - Houston Marriott (12:00 - 4:00 p.m.)
Registration Room Outside of UH Student Center Houston Room (4:00 - 5:30 p.m.)
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. NASA Space Science Houston Tour
Board Bus 12:45 - 1:00 p.m.; Bus Departs 1:00 p.m. - Pre-registrants Only
Lobby - Houston Marriott
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Optional: University of Houston Lab Tours
Board Buses 2:45 - 3:00 p.m.; Buses Depart at 3:00 p.m. - All Welcome - Free
Lobby - Houston Marriott
4:30 - 4:45 p.m. Board Buses to UHSC - Buses Depart at 4:45 p.m.
Lobby - Houston Marriott
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
UH Student Center - Houston Room (220)
6:00 - 6:15 p.m. Welcome Remarks
Mark S.F. Clarke, Associate Provost, Faculty Development & Faculty Affairs
Homer A Neal, APS President
Theodore Hodapp, APS NMC Project Director (Hodapp Presentation format_pdf)
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Dinner
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
7:15 - 7:30 p.m. Introduction to the APS National Mentoring Community
Kathryne Woodle, APS & Arlene Modeste Knowles, APS
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Plenary I - Success in Physics: What's Mentoring Got to Do With It?
Frances Carter Johnson, NSF (Carter Johnson Presentation format_pdf)
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
8:30 - 8:45 p.m. Board Buses to Marriott - Buses Depart at 8:45 p.m.
Front of UHSC South
8:40 - 9:45 p.m. Ice Cream Social
UHSC Food Court
9:45 - 10:00 p.m. Board Buses to Marriott - Buses Depart at 10:00 p.m.
Front of UHSC South
Saturday, October 22, 2016
7:15 - 7:45 a.m. Board Buses to UHSC - Buses Depart at 7:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.
Lobby - Houston Marriott
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Plenary II
Hakeem Oluseyi, Florida Tech & NASA
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Finding Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Cathy Mader, Hope College
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
9:45 - 10:50 a.m. REU & Grad School Fair and Break
UHSC - S. Ballroom East (210)
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Parallel Sessions
  Workshop 1A - For Faculty: Career Opportunities for Physics Majors - Building Career Preparation into the Undergraduate Experience
Toni Sauncy, Texas Lutheran University
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
Workshop 1B - Mentee Workshop: Performing Research: An Essential to Enhance Undergraduate Education
Marialis Rosario-Franco, UT Arlington
UHSC - S. Space City Room (214)
(Rosario-Franco Presentation format_pdf)

Panel - The Ins and Outs of Graduate School
Ivy Ahiabu , University of Houston
Pierre Avila, Naval Surface Warfare Center
Brittany Fuzia, Florida State University
Marialis Rosario-Franco, UT Arlington
12:45 - 2:05 p.m. Conference Photo & Lunch
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
2:05 - 2:30 p.m. Poster Set-up/NMC Program Survey
UHSC - S. Ballroom West (210)
2:30 - 4:20 p.m. Parallel Sessions
  Workshop 2A - Research Mentor Training for Faculty
Monica Plisch, APS
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
Workshop 2B - Putting Your Physics Degree to Work: Career Options for Physics Students
Toni Sauncy, Texas Lutheran University
UHSC - S. Multipurpose Room (237)
4:30 - 5:50 p.m. Poster Session/Reception
UHSC - S. Ballroom West (210)
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Dinner
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
6:45 - 7:45 p.m. Plenary III - Observation of Gravitational Waves: A Team Effort
Gabriela Gonzalez, Louisiana State University
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
7:45 - 8:10 p.m. Poster Awards Session
Nadya Mason, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
8:15 - 8:30 p.m. Board Buses to Marriott - Buses Depart at 8:30 p.m.
8:15 - 9:30 p.m. Bowling (Until 9 p.m.) & Game Room
UHSC - Bowling Alley
9:30 - 9:45 p.m. Board Bus to Marriott - Buses Depart at 9:45 p.m.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
7:15 - 7:45 a.m. Board Buses to UHSC - Buses Depart at 7:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.
Lobby - Houston Marriott
8:00 - 8:25 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Parallel Sessions
  Workshop 3A - For Faculty: Understanding Students' Racial Experiences in College STEM and Developing Racial Competence
Angela Little, Michigan State University
Jesus Pando, DePaul University
Chandra Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
Workshop 3B - For Students: From Surviving to Striving in Academia
Simone Hyater-Adams, UC Boulder
Wagma Mommandi, UC Boulder
UHSC - S. Space City Room (214)
10:00 - 10:20 a.m. Break
UHSC - Back of Houston Room
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Dealing with Harassment Under Title IX
Richard Baker, University of Houston
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Roundtable: Nuts & Bolts of Mentoring - Part 1
Overview & Group Discussions
Moderator: Nadya Mason, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
12:00 - 12:10 p.m. Conference Survey
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Box Lunch
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Roundtable: Nuts & Bolts of Mentoring - Part 2
Report Out & Panel
Moderator: Nadya Mason, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Theodore Hodapp, APS
UHSC - Houston Room (220)
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Board Buses to Marriott - Bus Departs at 2:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.
Front of UHSC South