Registration

Lobby, Student Memorial Center
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Orientation

Multipurpose Room (MPR) Student Memorial Center
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Keynote Address

"The Gender Imbalance in Computing: Does It Have to Be?" - Dr. Janice Cuny
Multipurpose Room (MPR), SMC
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.

Session 1 Role Model Presentations

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Crayons and Computers: Awesome Pictures of Mathematics
Annalisa Crannell, PhD - SMC
How I Became a Marine Biologist - You Can Do It Too!
Dominique Dagit, PhD - SMC
The Science of Microbiology Behind Neosporin: How Potent is It?
Destiny Gilbert - SMC
Hey, This Geophysics Stuff Really Works! (How We Can See Underground or Underwater Without Digging)
Felicia Kegel Bechtel - SMC
Software Soldiers: The Role of Modeling and Simulation in Our Nation's Defense
Meg Mello - SMC

Session 2 Role Model Presentations

10:55 - 11:25 a.m.

Caterpillars, Kangaroos, Cats, and Cuttlefish: Animal Behavior is Great!
Jean Boal, PhD - SMC
You're a Genetic What?... Genetic Counselor
Karen Cutti and Rachelle Gehr - SMC
This Place is a Zoo! Careers in the Zoo Field and How to Get Them!
Marina Haynes - SMC
Nursing: Much More than Bandages and Band-Aids
Jenny Monn - SMC
Building an American Legend: Harley Davidson Engineering
Kayla Redding - SMC

Luncheon Buffet

Lehr Dining Room, Gordinier Hall
11:30 - 12:30 p.m.

Session 3 Role Model Presentations

12:40 - 1:10 p.m.

Chemistry - More than Bubbling Beakers
Stephanie Deppen - SMC
Women in Physics
Natalia Dushkina, PhD - SMC
Exciting Endeavors in Computer Science Careers
Stephanie Elzer, PhD and Nazli Mollah- Hardy, PhD - SMC
Cognitive Enhancement: "Pharming" for Grades or Plowing Yourself Under
Deborah Hartman - SMC
"Nuclear" Does Not Have to be a Scary Word!
Paula Mancini - SMC

Session 4 Role Model Presentations

1:20 - 1:50 p.m.

The Future of Respiratory Care
Cheryl Garner - SMC
Careers in Pharmaceuticals: Roles that Improve the Quality of Life for Others
Lori Gildea - SMC
Family Practice Medicine: What's My Diagnosis?
Julie Jones, MD - SMC
Eat Your Way to the Top!
Jennifer Schaefer - SMC
Man vs. Nature on our Barrier Island Playgrounds
Mary Ann Schlegel - SMC

Session 5 Tours with Demonstrations

Visit our science center to tour science facilities and view demonstrations. Demonstration topics and locations to be announced.
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.