2021 Program
The FUTURE Ignited Webinar will begin at 12:00 pm PST on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Questions? Email easfuture@caltech.edu.
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Campuswide Program
12:00 – 12:30 pm
Welcome to Caltech
Tom Rosenbaum, President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Physics
Overview of Research at Caltech
Michelle Effros, Vice Provost; George Van Osdol Professor of Electrical Engineering
Introduction to Future Ignited
Bil Clemons, Professor of Biochemistry
12:30 – 1:20pm
Moderator: Tashiana Bryant-Myrick, Director, Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity
- Jordan Benjamin, Environmental Science and Engineering
- Karen Orta, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
- Reina Buenconsejo, Chemistry
- Marcos Gallo, Social and Decision Neuroscience
1:20 – 1:30 pm Break
1:30 – 2:15 pm
Funding for Graduate School
with David Chan, Professor of Biology; Dean of Graduate Studies
Securing Strong Letters of Recommendation
with Candace Rypisi, Assistant Vice Provost and Director, Student-Faculty Programs
2:15 – 3:00 pm
Writing a Compelling Personal Statement (for seniors)
with Erin Burkett, Lecturer in Engineering; Graduate Writing Instructor, Hixon Writing Center
Undergraduate Research Opportunities (for sophomores and juniors)
with Maria Manzanares, Associate Director, Student-Faculty Programs
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
EAS Division Program
3:15 – 3:25 pm
Introduction to EAS by Harry Atwater, Otis Booth Leadership Chair; Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science
Meeting ID: 863 5116 1788
3:25 – 4:00 pm
Panelists:
- Robby Gray, Electrical Engineering
- Zac Iton, Materials Science
- Eric Ocegueda, Mechanical Engineering
- Jennifer Sun, Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Meeting ID: 863 5116 1788
4:00 – 4:35 pm
Panelists
- Sunita Darbe, VP of Sustainability, Spiber Inc.
- Sharlotte Kramer, Sandia National Labs
- Carlos Portela, Faculty, MIT
Meeting ID: 863 5116 1788
4:35 – 5:15 pm
Panelists:
- Adam Blank, Teaching Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
- Andrei Faraon, Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering
- Melany Hunt, Dotty and Dick Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Beverley McKeon, Theodore von Karman Professor of Aeronautics; EAS Division Deputy Chair
- Austin Minnich, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics
- Chris Umans, Professor of Computer Science; Executive Officer for Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Meeting ID: 863 5116 1788
Campuswide Program
5:15 – 5:55 pm
5:55 – 6:00 pm
Assessment and Swag
