Programs
Speaker Series / Faculty LuncheonsEvery month, 2-3 faculty members from Penn's science and engineering departments informally sit down with students over lunch to share their journeys, extend advice, and discuss the challenges for minority groups in these fields. Starting fall 2020, we will be launching a speaker series where we invite members of the Penn research community to deliver talks regarding their research and navigating the world of STEM virtually! To view the first of the 2020 series, click here!
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Career / Internship PanelsUpperclassmen WiP members discuss their internship experiences and share professional advice with underclassmen Physics majors. WiP members have interned at NASA, CERN, Los Alamos, Kavli Institute, and many other top research facilities. Starting fall 2020 we will be connecting Penn alumni, both who have continued onto graduate school and those working in industry, to our undergraduates in order to provide them with guidance in navigating their post-graduate plans.
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SocialsMovies, nights at the Franklin Observatory, museum field trips and more to build a sense of community and promote a supportive culture amongst physics and engineering students.
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Undergraduate MentorshipA new initiative beginning in Fall 2020, new students in physics will be matched with an upperclassman mentor to help guide them through selecting courses and finding research opportunities, as well as support them personally.
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Events
Annual Women in Physics Conference
Our vision is for the event to serve as a forum to highlight the diversity of professional physicists by featuring leading women scientists as public lecturers. We hope to increase female representation physics by offering role-models of leading scientists.
Our past speakers include:
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Annual Pathways in Physics Conference
Each year, we host professionals and academics who started their careers with a bachelors degree in physics, aiming to expose Penn physics students to the diverse career opportunities available to them. Past speakers have come from the financial services, medical, astrophysics, research, molecular biology, and bioengineering, environmental science fields.