The APS Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CU*iP)
January 24-26, 2025 at Stevens Institute of Technology
The Department of Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology is honored to host the American Physical Society (APS) Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CU*iP).
CU*iP is an annual conference open to all identities that takes place at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada and aims to help undergraduate women and gender minorities discover educational and career opportunities available in physics.
The goal of APS CU*iP is to help undergraduate women and gender minorities continue in physics by providing the opportunity to experience a professional conference, information about graduate school and professions in physics, and access to peers and mentors in physics of all ages and genders with whom they can share experiences, advice, and ideas.
APS CU*iP will be hosted at 15 college and university sites across the US and Canada on January 24 - 26, 2025.
The national and local organizing committees of APS CU*iP strive to create a welcoming environment for all.
Application & Registration
All undergraduates who wish to attend must first apply before October 23, 2024 at 5pm ET.
You must be an undergraduate student attending a US institution and over the age of 18.
Undergraduates of any identity can apply to attend.
You do not need to be enrolled at a host site to attend!
You will first apply to attend APS CU*iP. Once your application is reviewed, you will then be accepted or declined. If you are selected to attend, you will be assigned to a regional site then invited to register for the conference.
All participants must complete the registration form and pay a $45 fee to confirm your attendance.
You need to create a user account on https://my.aps.org/.
Timeline
Applications Open: August 26, 2024
Applications Close: October 23, 2024 at 5:00pm ET
Decisions Sent & Registration Open: November 12, 2024
Registration Deadline: December 4, 2024 at 5:00pm ET
CU*iP 2025: January 24-26, 2025
If your department is not covering the registration fee, and the $45 fee is causing financial hardship, you may request a fee waiver by contacting [email protected] to request a registration fee waiver form. Please note, fee waiver requests must be made two days in advance of the registration deadline.
If you are a faculty member, chaperone or other non-undergraduate who wishes to attend the CU*iP at Stevens Institute of Technology, please complete our non-undergraduate form by December 4, 2024.
Program
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.
Friday, January 24, 2025
Time | Event | Location |
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12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Check-in | Stevens University Center Complex, Gallery Room |
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Afternoon Tours | Stevens Institute of Technology Campus, Physics Quantum lab, Optics Lab |
5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Welcoming Event opens | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
5:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. | Welcoming Remarks Dr. Jean Zu, Lore E. Feiler Dean, Schaefer School of Engineering and Science Dr. Susan Metz, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Office of the President Plus representatives from APS | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
5:50 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. | Dinner | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Science Communication through Story Telling Dr. Eve Armstrong, Associate Professor, New York Institute of Technology | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
8:30 p.m. - onward | Optional activities: trivia, board games | Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel lobby and on Stevens campus |
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Time | Event | Location |
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7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. | Morning Yoga | TBD |
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Registration & Help Desk | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
8:50 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks Dr. Kaitlin Gili, Postdoctoral at Tufts University | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Plenary Talk I Dr. Julianne Dalcanton, Director of the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. | Parallel Workshops and Panel Discussions | Babbio Center - rooms to be determined |
11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Coffee Break | Babbio Center Atrium |
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Parallel Workshops and Panel Discussions | Babbio Center - rooms to be determined |
12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. | Lunch | Pierce Dining Hall |
1:50 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | 2025 Keynote Speaker Dr. Meghan Anzelc, Ph.D., executive leader in data and analytics product development and deployment | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. | Group Photo | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Staircase |
3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. | Dedicated poster session and Coffee chats | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
4:50 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. | Plenary Talk II Dr. Jennifer Dorand, Senior Medical Physicist, ProCure Proton Therapy Center | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
6:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. | Shuttle leaves for Dinner Cruise | From Babbio Center to Sheraton; walk to Lincoln Harbor (behind Sheraton) |
7:00 p.m. | Dinner Cruise Boarding | Lincoln Harbor (behind Sheraton) |
7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. | Dinner Cruise Social networking activities TBD | Lincoln Harbor (behind Sheraton) to Hudson River |
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Time | Event | Location |
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7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. | Morning Yoga | TBD |
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Registration & Help Desk | University Center Complex Gallery Room |
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Plenary talk III Dr. Sukin (Dylan) Sim, Quantum Applications Architect at PsiQuantum | TechFlex Auditorium at University Center Complex Ground Floor |
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. | Parallel Workshops and Panel Discussions | Babbio Center - rooms to be determined |
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Career fair and Coffee chats | Babbio Center Atrium |
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Boxed Lunch available | Babbio Center, room TBD |
12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. | Parallel Workshops and Panel Discussions | Babbio Center - rooms to be determined |
1:50 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks Dr. Valerie Guerrero Willamson, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Stevens Institute of Technology Plus representatives from APS | Babbio Center, room 122 |
Travel, Accommodation and Meals
We aim to make CU*iP accessible to everyone. All meals and accommodation during the conference are provided. If you are traveling and hotel accommodation is needed for Friday and or Saturday, the host site will arrange for it.
Travel to the conference is usually paid for by your home department. In cases where your own department, or other sources cannot cover the cost, there are travel funds available to support you traveling to CUWiP.
To receive travel support, please email [email protected] with a letter from your department indicating they cannot cover your travel cost and a screenshot of travel itinerary and cost before December 16, 2024. Travel costs that are not pre-approved may not be reimbursed.
Our Location
For complete driving, parking and public transportation and more info, use the links below.
Accommodations
Students will be assigned two to a room, each room with two double beds, one bed per person. Participants may specify roommate preferences on the registration; otherwise, roommates will be assigned by the organizing committee. Your room assignments will be emailed to you prior to arrival. If you need to make alternative hotel arrangements or have any concerns, please email us at [email protected].
Speakers will be assigned a room reservation by the site. Non-undergraduate attendees, and chaperones may also be provided with a room reservation but will be responsible for the cost of the accommodation. Please contact us at [email protected] to arrange accommodations.
Shuttle schedules
Friday, January 24th, 2025:
Shuttle back and forth from Sheraton Hotel to the Babbio Center at Stevens
First pick up from Babbio Center at 7:15 pm, last pickup from Babbio Center at 10:45 pm
Saturday, January 25th, 2025:
Morning: Shuttle back and forth from Sheraton Hotel to the Babbio Center at Stevens
First pickup from Sheraton at 6:45 am; last pickup from Sheraton at 10:15 am
Evening (for dinner cruise): Shuttle back and forth from the Babbio Center at Stevens to Lincoln Harbor
First pickup from Babbio Center at 6:15 pm, last pickup at Babbio Center for 6:45 pm (cruise boarding at 7:00 pm)
After cruise, last pick up from Lincoln Harbor at 10:15 pm, drop off at Babbio Center (for attendees not staying at the Sheraton)
For attendees not going on the dinner cruise, a bus will take them back to the Sheraton Hotel from the Babbio Center between 7:15 pm and 9:45 pm
Sunday, January 26th, 2025:
Morning: Shuttle back and forth from Sheraton Hotel to the Babbio Center at Stevens
First pickup from Sheraton at 6:45 am
Last pickup from Sheraton at 10:15 am
Organizing Committee
Ting Lu
Teaching Assistant Professor & Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies - Department of Physics
Brian Schiazza
Associate Director of Digital Marketing, The Schaefer School of Engineering and Science
Kaitlin Gili
Stevens Department of Physics graduate, Stevens Board of Trustees Alumni Representative, Postdoctorate at Oxford
Amy Renne
Stevens Department of Physics graduate, senior Ph.D. medical physics student at University of Chicago / Argonne National Laboratory
Sponsors and Supporters
These conferences are supported in part by the National Science Foundation (PHY-1346627, PHY-1622510, and PHY-2012033) and by the Department of Energy (DE-SC0011076). Further details are available on the APS conference website.
APS Code of Conduct
APS wishes to create a respectful atmosphere at our meetings for all attendees. APS's code of conduct for meetings is derived from our Ethics Guidelines.