May 26-28, 2021
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SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 26, 2021
12:00 PM
WELCOME
Dan Hastings (MIT)
12:05 PM
PATHS TO ACADEMIA PANEL
Chair: Paulo Lozano (MIT)
Chad Jenkins (Michigan)
Mykel Kochenderfer (Stanford)
Kristin Rozier (Iowa)
Namiko Yamamoto (Penn State)
1:00 PM
JOB TALK STARTS
1:55 PM
BREAK
2:05 PM
POSTER SESSION
3:00 PM
PATHS TO INDUSTRY
Chair: Moe Win (MIT)
Natalya Bailey (Acción)
Swati Mohan (JPL)
John Tracy (Boeing, Ret.)
Mitchell Walker (Georgia Tech)
3:50 PM
BREAK
4:00 PM
NETWORKING & MENTORING SESSIONS
SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 27, 2021
12:00 PM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Darryll Pines, Ph.D.
President, University of Maryland, College Park
Glenn L. Martin Professor of Aerospace Engineering
1:00 PM
JOB TALK STARTS
2:00 PM
BREAK
2:10 PM
POSTER SESSION
3:00 PM
WORK-LIFE BALANCE PANEL
Chair: Nick Roy (MIT)
J-P Clarke (UT Austin)
Moriba Jah (UT Austin)
Ann Karagozian (UCLA)
Kristi Morgansen (UW)
3:50 PM
BREAK
4:00 PM
NETWORKING & MENTORING SESSIONS
SCHEDULE
Friday, May 28, 2021
12:00 PM
JOB SEARCH & INTERVIEW PROCESS
Chair: Hamsa Balakrishnan (MIT)
Sarah Cusson (Penn State)
Karen Feigh (Georgia Tech)
Richard Linares (MIT)
Ronke Olabisi (UCI)
1:00 PM
JOB TALK STARTS
2:00 PM
BREAK
2:10 PM
POSTER SESSION
3:00 PM
TENURE & PROMOTION PANEL
Chair: Amy Pritchett (Penn State)
Wesley Harris (MIT)
Daniel Hastings (MIT)
Debbie Senesky (Stanford)
Karen Willcox (UT Austin)
3:50 PM
BREAK
4:00 PM
NETWORKING & MENTORING SESSIONS