Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2023
Volume 68, Number 3
Las Vegas, Nevada (March 5-10)
Virtual (March 20-22); Time Zone: Pacific Time
Session B51: The Early Career Scientist Experience in Times of Crises and StruggleEducation Invited Undergrad Friendly
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Sponsoring Units: FECS Chair: Mariana Fazio, University of Strathclyde Room: Room 321 |
Monday, March 6, 2023 11:30AM - 12:06PM |
B51.00001: A trans perspective on building supportive and inclusive physics communities Invited Speaker: Savannah Garmon While increasing attention has been focused in recent years on how gender and race can influence important issues such as retention in physics, relatively fewer studies have appeared regarding the impact of LGBT+ identity. Relying on an intersectional approach, I will discuss some of these issues based in part on my own experiences as a trans woman in physics who transitioned mid-career, as well as a recent paper reporting the results of the first major climate survey of LGBT+ physicists [1]. Particular focus will be paid to reducing harm from and discouraging harassment and exclusion for early career folks. |
Monday, March 6, 2023 12:06PM - 12:42PM |
B51.00002: An unconventional journey through unconventional superconductivity: how adversity became my biggest asset Invited Speaker: Alex Frano Navigating a career path shaped by a unique set of obstacles has taught me invaluable and unique lessons. These have been useful to overcome the challenges I face in academia, and even shape the way I conduct research on unconventional superconductors! In this talk, I will describe these lessons and how my first-hand experiences guide my efforts to improve equity in STEM, founded on giving students in need the proper tools to navigate unconventional trajectories. |
Monday, March 6, 2023 12:42PM - 1:18PM |
B51.00003: Concentration and Crisis: Early Career Experiences of Chien-Shiung Wu Invited Speaker: Michelle Frank Chien-Shiung Wu crossed the ocean as a young woman to begin a physics Ph.D. at a time when Chinese immigration to the United States was severely restricted and when relatively few women pursued STEM careers. In this talk, I will discuss Wu’s history and relevance for early career physicists, students, and educators. Beginning in 1936 when she arrived in the United States, Wu navigated anti-Asian sentiment and gender bias, completed her Ph.D. in four years, and began to make crucially important discoveries in beta decay. Wu was thousands of miles from home when Japan invaded China’s capital and the United States entered WWII. International conflict cut off communication with her family for extended periods. And yet, Wu conducted some of the most startling and historically important experiments of the twentieth century. Today’s presentation will offer an opportunity to reflect on similarities and differences between Wu’s early career experiences and the challenges of our own era. |
Monday, March 6, 2023 1:18PM - 1:54PM |
B51.00004: How I have channeled my early career struggles into productive action Invited Speaker: Andrea J Liu As an early career scientist I faced a number of challenges as an Asian woman married to another physicist. I will relate some of the experiences taught me how important it is to speak up and advocate for myself and for others. I will discuss how advancing in my field has opened up more opportunities to take productive action. |
Monday, March 6, 2023 1:54PM - 2:30PM |
B51.00005: How Early Career Indian Physicists Shaped a Scientific Modernity While Working in a British Colony? Invited Speaker: Soma Banerjee Developments in modern physics in twentieth century colonial India were achieved by early career scientists. This talk will look at the struggles of C.V. Raman, Satyendranath Bose and Meghnad Saha being colonial Indian scientists working under the British Empire and what we can learn from them. |
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