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Speaker Videos from FUTURE 2020 FUTURE 2020, our first virtual conference, was held on September 15th, 2020. Part of the programming included the following videos featuring Nitika Yadlapalli, Christina Wang, and Christina Knapp speaking about their research and experiences at Caltech. Nitika Yadlapalli, Astronomy Graduate Student Christina Wang, Physics Graduate Student Christina Knapp, Condensed Matter Theory Postdoctoral Scholar Produced in association with Caltech Academic Media Technologies ©2020 California Institute of Technology

Peer Mentorship Program SU(5) SU(5) is a peer mentorship program for first year graduate students in physics and astronomy. For many students, especially underrepresented students, the transition from undergraduate to graduate school can be difficult, as students balance TA responsibilities, classes, and research. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent discussions about racism, inclusion, and diversity, we anticipate incoming graduate students will face additional challenges in the transition to graduate school. Our goal is to make this transition easier. SU(5) is organized by and for graduate students. Our founders and current leadership team are: Cady van Assendelft, Stanford George [...]

A new documentary provides insights on how to make science more diverse, equitable and open to all The documentary film Picture a Scientist features three female scholars: biologist Nancy Hopkins, geoscientist Jane Willenbring, and chemist Raychelle Burks. Stories of their experiences in academic science describe “how intersections of sexism and racism shape experiences differently for white women and for women of color and how implicit bias both generates inequity and prevents us from noticing it. It reveals injustices ranging from subtle slights and salary gaps to bullying and physical assault. And it reminds us of the power of women’s collective action; [...]

Interview with Rebecca Glaudell on STEMoirs Rebecca Glaudell, Caltech graduate student, and panelist and supporter of FUTURE 2018 and 2019 is interviewed on the podcast STEMoirs. Rebecca discusses life in graduate school, her work developing semiconductors, and her involvement as president of the student leadership council of QESST a soloar energy engineering research center formed between eight U.S. universities. Listen to the podcast here.  Notes from STEMoirs: This is an archived episode of STEMoirs, previously called PodQESST.  Sebastian and Joe meet with Rebecca Glaudell, Ph.D. candidate at the California Institute of Technology. She discusses how she got started [...]

FUTURE's First Event The inaugural FUTURE of Physics event was held at Caltech November 1 and 2, 2018. During the two day program, 33 undergraduate women participated in a series of panels and workshops on a range of topics from big-picture science, student life, to workshops on preparing applications. Sophia Gaynes, an undergraduate student from UC Berkeley who took part in the program, recalls: “Prior to FUTURE, I was feeling unsure of my place in the world of physics, unsure about whether I wanted to go to grad school, and overwhelmed by the process of applying. And [...]