APS CUWiP @ UC Merced, January 20-22, 2023
All times are in Pacific Standard Time, the timezone for UC Merced.
Main Location: UC Merced Conference Center
See campus map and conference brochure.
| Friday, January 20 | |
| 2:00-4:30 PM | Check-in for conference (ACS second floor, above ACS 120 Lecture Hall) (checking in at hotel recommended first if driving) |
| 2:00-5:00 PM | Optional tours (starting from ACS) |
| 5:15-5:30 PM | Welcome remarks (ACS 120 Lecture Hall) Speakers: Gillian Wilson, Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development; Linda Hirst, chair of the physics department; Midhat Farooq, representative for the American Physical Society |
| 5:30-6:15 PM | Scientific talks: Research @ UC Merced (ACS 120 Lecture Hall) Speakers: Sayantani Ghosh, Shilpa Khatri, Sarah Loebman |
| 6:30-7:30 PM | Dinner (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 7:30-9:00 PM | Trivia and Dessert (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 9:00 PM | Shuttle buses to hotel |
| Saturday, January 21 | |
| 8:00 AM | Shuttle buses from hotel |
| 8:30-9:00 AM | Arrival, poster setup, and continental breakfast (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 9:00-9:15 AM | Announcements () |
| 9:15-10:15 AM | |
| 10:15-10:30 AM | Coffee break (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 10:30-10:45 AM | Poster presenter lightning talks (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 10:45 AM-12:30 PM | National keynote address Speaker: Nadya Mason (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 12:30-2:00 PM | Lunch and poster session (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 2:00-3:00 PM | Breakout Session #2 ) |
| 3:00-3:15 PM | Group photo |
| 3:15-3:45 PM | Break (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 3:45-4:45 PM | Breakout Session #3 ) |
| 4:45-6:00 PM | Physics Opportunities Fair (Conference Center Lobby) |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | Banquet (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 7:00-8:15 PM | Plenary talk Speaker: Risa Wechsler (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 8:15 PM-9:15 PM | Stargazing (weather permitting), social activities Led by: Sarah Loebman |
| 9:30 PM | Shuttle buses to hotel |
| Sunday, January 22 | |
| 8:00 AM | Shuttle buses from hotel (check out and bring luggage) |
| 8:30-9:00 AM | Arrival and continental breakfast (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Plenary talk Speaker: Bouakham Sriri-Perez |
| 10:00-11:00 AM | Breakout Session #4 ) |
| 11:00-11:30 AM | Coffee break (Conference Center Lobby) |
| 11:30 AM-12:30 PM | Breakout Session #5 ) |
| 12:30-12:45 PM | Closing remarks (Conference Center Ballroom) |
| 12:45-1:45 PM | Lunch |