APS CUWiP at Argonne

Speakers and career-panel members

2023 Millie Dresselhaus CUWiP Keynote Speaker: Nadya Mason

NADYA MASON is the Rosalyn S. Yalow Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she specializes in experimental studies of materials. She received her B.S. from Harvard University and her PhD from Stanford University, both in physics. Dr. Mason’s research focuses on the electronic properties of small-scale materials, such as nano-scale wires and atomically thin membranes. Her research is relevant to applications involving nano-scale and quantum computing elements. She currently serves as founding Director of the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (I-MRSEC), a $16.1 million multidisciplinary research and education center funded by the National Science Foundation, and was recently named Director of the Illinois Beckman Institute. In addition to maintaining a rigorous research program and teaching, Dr. Mason works to increase diversity in the physical sciences, particularly through mentoring, and is former chair of the American Physical Society (APS) Committee on Minorities. Dr. Mason can also be seen promoting science on local TV, at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, and in a TED talk on “Scientific Curiosity.” Dr. Mason has been recognized for her work with numerous awards, including the 2009 Denise Denton Emerging Leader Award, the 2012 APS Maria Goeppert Mayer Award, and the 2019 APS Bouchet Award. In 2021 she was elected to both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. Learn more.

 

Speakers and Career Panel Members at Argonne

Plenary Speakers

Ali Ehlen  PhD Student at Northwestern University	Wendy L. Freedman  ​John and Marion Sullivan University Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics and the College, University of Chicago	Kawtar Hafidi ​ Associate Laboratory Director for Physical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory
Rachel Ivie Senior Research Fellow at American Institute of Physics	Vrindaa Somjit Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Argonne National Laboratory	Lucy Bailey PhD student at University College London, working on the Muon g-2 experiment

 

Plenary Panel

Brián Bordon APS Bridge Program Manager, American Physical Society	Rachel Bronson CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists	Lynn Greetis Staff Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman
Angela Olinto Dean of the Division of the Physical Sciences and Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago	Sam Zeller Deputy Project Director for LBNF/DUNE-US Near Detector, Fermilab

Invited Panelists and Presenters

Hiba Assi Assistant Professor of Physics at University of Detroit Mercy	Gillian D. Beltz-Mohrmann Postdoctoral Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory	Lindsay Buettner  ​University Student Program Lead at Argonne National Laboratory
Jessica Burgess STEM Education Outreach Lead, Argonne National Laboratory	Samantha Burtwistle  ATLAS Operator, Argonne	Russell Ceballos Curriculum and Education Partnership Liaison, Chicago Quantum Exchange
Hillary Child  ​​Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)	Adrienne Coleman, Ed.D. Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy	Juliet Crowell Education and Public Outreach Manager, Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4 (CMB-S4), University of Chicago
Zichao Di Computational Mathematician, Mathematics and Computer Science Division and X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory	Karia Dibert PhD Student at University of Chicago	Abigail Louise Ferris PhD Student at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Meredith Fore  ​Science Writer at Chicago Quantum Exchange	Giulia Galli Liew Family Professor of Electronic Structure and Simulations Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Department of Chemistry, Senior Scientist and MICCoM Director Argonne National Laboratory	Kelly Garcia PhD Student at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jennifer Garland PhD Student at Northwestern University	Savannah Gowen PhD Student at University of Chicago	Katrin Heitmann Physicist and Computational Scientist, Deputy Division Director HEP Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Tina Henne Early Career Development Lead, Argonne National Laboratory	Carissa Edita Holohan Principal HPC Network Architect at Argonne National Laboratory	Jenny Holzbauer Data Scientist at Allstate
Hyejoo Kang Assistant Professor, Applied Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago	Paige Kinsley ALCF Education Outreach Lead, Argonne National Laboratory	Margaret Koker Assistant Professor of Physics Lawrence University
Kayla Kornoelje PhD student at University of Chicago	Elizabeth D. Laudadio Argonne Scholar and Walter Massey Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory	Xueying Lu Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University / Argonne National Laboratory
Ellen Martinsek Teacher at Chicago Public Schools	Wendy McDougald Research Physicist Siemens Molecular Imaging SPECT Research and Development Group and Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, Deanery of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine	Savannah Mitchem Integrated Communications Coordinator, Argonne National Laboratory
Kate Napier PhD Student in Astronomy at University of Michigan	Jill Peery PhD Student at University of Wisconsin-Madison	Meera Raja Vice President of Deep Tech at P33 Chicago
Amy Renne Medical Physics PhD Student, University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory	Azucena Rodriguez Learning Center Program Coordinator, Argonne National Laboratory	Giselle Sandi Division Operations Lead, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division Argonne National Laboratory
Demet Usanmaz Assistant Professor at Kettering University	Sierra Villarreal Software Developer, SLAC National Laboratory	Katie Yurkewicz Head of Scientific and Technical Communications, Argonne National Laboratory