Resources

Activities

2016

FGSA Sessions at APS April Meeting 2016

• Session E7: Invited The Scales of Collaboration - Physics as a Cooperative Effort

FGSA Sessions at APS March Meeting 2016

• Session D10: Undergraduate Professional Skills Workshop for Non-Academic Careers
• Session E53: The Future of Physics: Crossing Disciplines and Collaborating

2015

FGSA Sessions at APS April Meeting 2015

• Session E9: Invited Session: It's a Small World After All: Global Opportunities in Physics

FGSA Sessions at APS March Meeting 2015

• Session G4: Invited Session: Physics Beyond the Lab: Science and Communication
• Events of Interest

2014

FGSA Sessions at APS April Meeting 2014

• Session E4: Invited Session: Panel Discussion on Career Opportunities for Physicists
• Session H11: Invited Session: Careers beyond General Relativity

FGSA Sessions at APS March Meeting 2014

• Session M33: Invited Session: Postdocs and the Application Process

2013

FGSA Sessions at APS April Meeting 2013

• Session D5: Invited Session: Science and Communication: A Potent Cocktail
• Session H7: Invited Session: FIP/FGSA Session on Science Diplomacy

FGSA Sessions at APS March Meeting 2013

• Session M10: Invited Session: Physics Jobs in Government and Science Policy followed by Panel Discussion

2012

FGSA Sessions at APS April Meeting 2012

• Session C6: Invited Session: Goals and Assessment of the Physics Graduate Program
• Session W6: Panel Discussion: Challenges for Early Career Researchers in International Collaborations and Exchanges

2011

FGSA Sessions at APS March Meeting 2011

• Session V8: Enhancing Graduate Education in Physics: Focus on Skills
• Session Y8: Experiences and Issues for Young Physicists in the International Arena: Impact on the Future of Physics followed by Panel Discussion

2010

FGSA Sessions at APS April Meeting 2010

• Session D3: Mentoring Perspectives of Mentor and Mentee
• Session J6: Panel Discussion: Policy for Physics and Science in Developing Countries
• Session Q6: Perspectives of Women Physicists As Seen From Academia, National Laboratories, and Industry

FGSA Sessions at APS March Meeting 2010

• Session T6: Graduate Education in Physics: Which Way Forward
• Session T8: Panel Discussion: Emerging Scientific Powers in the East: China

2004

FORWARD to Professorship Workshop, May 19 - 24 2004
"FORWARD to Professorship" is a workshop for female and minority grad students, post-docs, and young professors in the sciences, engineering, or mathematics who are interested in learning tips and strategies for successfully navigating the tenure track. This workshop will be held May 19 to 24, 2004, in Washington, D.C. There is travel funding available from the NSF and the workshop is free.

APS April Meeting 2004, May 1-4, 2004, Denver, CO
Student Reception:

• Session B13: Physics Careers Outside the University (joint session co-sponsored with the Forum on Education)

Graduate Women in Science Career Development Workshop, April 2nd 2004
NSF and the Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) organization is sponsoring a career development workshop for women students and postdocs. It will take place on Friday, April 2 in Room 1235 at NSF. The event is a professional development opportunity for young women in science and engineering at the threshold of their careers from the Washington DC metropolitan area universities and colleges. Refreshments will be provided. The participants will get an opportunity to meet several role models and participate in panel discussions on finding a good mentor and networking.

APS March Meeting 2004, March 22-26, 2004, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Student Reception:

• Session P7: Physics Careers Outside the University (joint session co-sponsored with the Forum on Physics and Society). The following presenters have graciously provided their presentation slides for download. Please note that original author copyright is maintained.
• Dr. Bill Cumming's slides
• Dr. P.M. Mooney's slides
• Dr. Susan Ginsburg's slides

January 2004
Officers participated in APS lobbying day and Unit Convocation / Executive Board meeting

2003

CAM 2003: First Graduate Student Conference
Co-organized with the Canadian Association of Physicists and the Mexican Physical Society the first Canadian-American-Mexican (CAM) graduate student conference

APS April Meeting 2003, April 5-8, 2003, Philadelphia, PA: April 2003 Meeting Report 

APS March Meeting, March 3-7, 2003, Austin, TX: March 2003 Meeting Report

DAP Student Travel Grant Opportunities for April 2003 meeting
The Division of Astrophysics encourages student participation in DAP sessions at the April APS Meeting by awarding approximately ten to fifteen travel grants to student presenters. Any student who is a DAP member by the time of the meeting, and is first author and presenter of a poster or an oral contribution in a DAP-sponsored session is eligible to be considered for a travel grant award.

2002

APS April Meeting, April 20-23, 2002, Albuquerque, NM: FGSA Physics Quiz winners in APS News

• Student Social Hour
  • Session D3: Astrophysics for the 21st Century
  • Session O5: Improving Physics Graduate Education
  • Session E5: How to Find and Hold a Faculty Job
• Students Lunch with Experts

APS March Meeting, March 17-22, 2002, Indianapolis, IN

• March 2002 Meeting Report 
• Pictures from the Student Social Hour
• Pictures of the FGSA Physics Quiz
• Session A7: Rethinking Graduate Education

APS Unit Convocation and Congressional Visits, Jan 28-Feb 1, 2002

• Report of FGSA Officers visit to DC
• Physics on Capitol Hill, Louise Parsons, Former FGSA Secretary