Name: P4: Prospective Physics PhD Preview
Start: 2022-01-28T02:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-01-30T23:00:00-05:00
Location: No location set

Friday 28 January
- Introduction w/ Dept. Chair Herman Verlinde
- Keynote Talk: Prof. Keith Hawkins
  
  http://www.as.utexas.edu/~khawkins/
- Lunch Break
- Graduate School Overview w/ Dean Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez
  
  Introduction to graduate life and applications from Princeton Access, Diversity, and Inclusion (ADI) Dean Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez.
- Breakout Session: Meet the Ambassadors
- Research Lighting Round w/ Princeton Physics Faculty (part 1)
  
  2:00-2:30PM: Lightning Round Overviews
  - Astronomy and Cosmology: Jo Dunkley
  - Gravity and Phenomenology: Frans Pretorius
  - Cold Atoms / Precision Measurement: Lawrence Cheuk
  - Condensed Matter Theory: David Huse
  - HEP Theory: Silviu Pufu
  2:30-3:15PM: Breakout Sessions with Faculty
- Coffee Break
- Research Lightning Round w/ Princeton Physics Faculty (part 2)
  
  3:30-4PM: Lightning Round Overviews
  - High Energy Experiment: Dan Marlow
  - Biophysics Theory: Ned Wingreen
  - Plasma Physics: Steve Cowley
  - Condensed Matter Experiment: Sanfeng Wu
  - Biophysics Experiment: Josh Shaevitz
  4:00 - 4:45 PM: Breakout Sessions with Faculty
- Gathertown Social Hour (Optional)
Saturday 29 January
- Early Career Panel: What Can You Do With a PhD?
- Lunch
- Alternate Routes to the PhD: Gap Years, Bridge Programs, and Pre-docs
- Coffee Break
- Identity and Belonging in Grad School: Campus Life and Affinity Groups
- Coffea Break: Coffee Break
- Graduate Life and Mental Health w/ Sue Kim
- Gathertown Social Hour (Optional)
Sunday 30 January
- Getting Involved with Research
- Lunch Break
- Graduate Admissions
- Coffee Break
- Crafting a CV
- Coffee Break
- Academic Writing
- Closing Remarks