Program

 To learn more about the NAC students, please see the "About NAC Alums" webpage.

 

Friday, September 13

Begin   End Minutes Event/Speaker Title
12:00 PM 1:00 PM 60 Students/Specials Guest Arriving Meet in Duke Ellington Room
1:00 PM 3:00 PM 120 Craft Activity  
3:00 PM 4:00 PM 60 Keynote Speaker - Renee Horton " The Pain of Exclusion and Its Effect "
4:00 PM 5:00 PM 60 Networking Activity  
5:00 PM 5:30 PM 30 Practicing "Elevator Pitches"  
5:30 PM 6:00 PM 30 Presentation - James Neff, NSF  
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 120 Reception Rooftop

Saturday, September 14

Begin End Minutes Event/Speaker Title
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 60 Networking Breakfast Hotel Breakfast Bar
8:00 AM 8:05 AM 5 Tony Beasley Welcome from NRAO
8:05 AM 8:20 AM 15 Lyndele von Schill Overview of NAC
8:20 AM 8:40 AM 20 Dr. Willie Rockward NSBP Intro
8:40 AM 8:45 AM 5 Flex
8:45 AM 9:30 AM 45 NAC Alum
    10 + 5 Alia Wofford Alumni Voices
    10 + 5 Antonio Porras Alumni Voices
    10 + 5 Peter Doze  Alumni Voices
9:30 AM 9:40 AM 10 BREAK
9:40 AM 10:25 AM 45 Ted Hodapp  ASP
10:25 AM 10:35 AM 10 Bert Hawkins, Director of CDL
10:35 AM 11:05 AM 30 Princeton NAC Cohort
    10+5 Sarra Hayoune  
    10+5 Teddy Pena  
11:05 AM 11:15 AM 10 BREAK
11:15 AM 11:45 AM 30 Michigian State University Cohort
    10+5 Debora Mroczek  
    10+5 Jasmin Washington  
11:45 AM 12:00 PM 15 Amy Steele GRAD-MAP
12:00 PM 1:00 PM 60 Lunch & Board Meeting Students with Renee Horton; all others on own
1:00 PM 1:05 PM 5 Afternoon Overview - Jessica  
1:05 PM 1:50 PM 45 STScI Cohort
    10 + 5 Sophie Lebowitz  
    10 + 5 Cecilia Molina  
    10 + 5 Jafr-Tayar Shabazz  
1:50 PM 2:00 PM 10 BREAK
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 60 CV-NRAO Cohort
    10 + 5 Mihika Rao  
    10 + 5 Adrienne Hembrick  
    10 + 5 Samantha Garza  
    10 + 5 Jose Arita-Escalante  
3:00 PM 3:15 PM 15 BREAK
3:15 PM  3:30 PM  15  Dr. Kartik Sheth,  "Lessons from a non-academic career in science: From Mumbai to NASA"
3:30 PM 4:15 PM 45 University of Wisconsin-Madison Cohort
    10 + 5 Leonardo Clarke  
    10 + 5 Allison Erena  
    10 + 5 Sara Kostmayer  
4:15 PM 4:45PM 30 Socorro - NRAO Cohort
    10 + 5 Jacquie Hernandez  
    10 + 5 Kelly Sanderson  
4:45 PM 5:25 PM Day Recap/FLEX TIME

Sunday, September 15

Begin End Minutes Event/Speaker Title
7:30 AM 8:00 AM 30 Student Breakfast  
8:00 AM 8:15 AM 15 Supporting Partners NSF, AUI, AURA, NRAO
8:15 AM 8:30 AM 15 Antonio Porras Research Talk
8:30 AM 9:00 AM 30 Patrick Mulvey AIP Statistics
9:00 AM 9:15 AM 15 BREAK
 9:15 AM  9:45 AM  30 Student Travel Paperwork Require for students only
9:45 AM 11:45 AM 120 Dr. Renee Horton DNA Activity
11:45 AM 12:00 PM 15 Closing Remarks 
FLEX TIME