Breakout Sessions
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Applying to grad school, future careers or work-life balace woes? We got you covered with with various interactive breakout sessions to stretch your professional skills and personal mindset!
U-Pick Breakout Session Options:
- Graduate School & Beyond
- Transferring from Community College to a Four-Year Physics Program
- Funding and Scholarship Opportunities for Undergraduate Research
- Research Topics in Physics
- Diverse Careers in Physics: Teaching Focus
- Diverse Careers in Physics
- Work & Life: Balancing Career, Family & Self
Prof. Alice Shapley (UCLA)
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Dr. Zahra Aghajan (UCLA)
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Dr. Zahra Alavi (UCLA)
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Gurleen Bal (UCLA)
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Chandler Schupf (UCLA)
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Anna Ciurlo (UCLA)
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Heather Adams (UCLA)
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Jessica Artinger (UCLA)
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Tracy-Ying Zhang (UCLA)
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Dr. Kathy Prestridge (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Devin Horton (UCLA)
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Dr. Cami Collins (General Atomics)
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Dr. Breann Sitarski (The Aerospace Corporation)
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Prof. Nadya Mason (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Prof. Maria Spiropulu (California Institute of Technology)
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Prof. Hilke Schlichting (UCLA)
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Prof. Shenshen Wang (UCLA)
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Dr. Elizabeth Merritt (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Dr. Kathy Prestridge (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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Prof. Jean Turner (UCLA)
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Dr. Kate Kirby (American Physical Society)
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Prof. Loredana Vetere (Pomona College)
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Valerie Risk (Albany High School, CA)
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Becky Niemira (Hawthorne High School, CA)
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Cristina Cadavid (CSU Northridge)
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Dr. Cathy O'Riordan (American Institute of Physics)
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Dr. Katie Richardson (U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich)
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Jamie Warburton (Central Intelligence Agency)
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Laura Marchand (ME Engineers)
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Dr. Kate Kirby (American Physical Society)
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Cortney Bougher (American Physical Society)
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Dr. Farisa Morales (JPL)
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Karina Kangas (General Atomics)
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