APS-DPP Student Day 2024

Hello there!

If you haven’t heard of student day before, it’s a half-day event on the Sunday before the start of DPP (October 6th, 2024) that is organized by students, for students!

About Student Day

This event was created because APS leadership recognized that the first few academic conferences can be daunting and overwhelming for many students. This event serves the dual purpose of preparing students for the science of DPP and creates a unique networking opportunity for all students to foster a welcoming community. To do this, Student Day features review and research talks, group activities, and networking where everything is organized and delivered by students!

Who can Join?

Student Day is targeted towards students at all levels. From undergraduates for whom this is their first academic conference, to advanced graduate students sharing their research, to those wrapping up their dissertations, Student Day is a friendly and low-stakes environment. 

Student Day has grown every year since its inception in 2019 to 215+ students in 2023. We would like to continue this growth and welcome as many students as possible to attend Student Day.

*** Undergraduate Students ***

You might be asking, “are undergraduate students welcome?”

• Yes! Undergraduate students are welcome
• Yes! Undergraduates are encouraged to join!
• Yes! Student Day is a great opportunity for undergraduate students to see a bit of the conference atmosphere before DPP starts
• Yes! There are panel discussions about grad school life and applying to grad school
• Yes! There are chances to meet other undergraduate who may be their future grad school classmates

Who cannot join?

Based on feedback from our post-event surveys and to foster a welcoming environment, we are limiting participation to those who have not received their terminal degrees (PhD or equivalent) before the last APS-DPP (November 2023) and those who are not actively mentoring/advising students that may potentially attend student day.

Schedule & Events

Student Day runs from 12:00-6:00 PM on Sunday October 6th, 2024. Registration is $30 paid with registration for APS-DPP and includes dinner and snacks. More information will be added as we approach DPP this year, and a tentative schedule is provide below. 

Funding

*** Society of Physics Students***

• Applicants must be members of the SPS national organization
• Applicant membership must not expire within 30 days following the meeting
• Applicants must be undergraduate students at the time of the meeting for which they are applying
• Applicants must have submitted an abstract to the meeting and the abstract must have been accepted

https://www.spsnational.org/awards/travel 

A Final Note

Thank you for helping us reach out, grow the field, and make plasma physics a more welcoming community!

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Got a question? Feel free to reach out to one of the Student Day 2024 Organizers!

Blake Carter, University of California, San Diego (bmcarter@ucsd.edu)

Dionysi Damaskopoulos, University of Wisconsin, Madison (dionysi.damaskopoulos@wisc.edu)

Joshua ‘Quinn’ Morgan, Caltech (jqmorgan@caltech.edu)

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Student Day 2024 Schedule: