2021 iPoLS Education Meeting: Black in iPoLS

March 12-13, 2021

Join us for the 2021 Physics of Living Systems Education Meeting to learn more about how we can better support Black scientists in the field. Faculty, postdocs, graduate students, undergrads, and K-12 educators are encouraged to attend.

Register now. Download flyer. Agenda available.

Friday, March 12, 2021, 1:30 - 5pm Eastern
Three talks from leaders in academia and industry highlighting best practices in improving research climate, culture, and opportunities for Black scientists in interdisciplinary scientific research.

Featured Speakers, March 12, 2021

	Ebony O. McGee, PhD Associate Professor of Education, Diversity and STEM Education Department of Teaching and Learning Vanderbilt University
	Donnell Walton, PhD Director Corning Technology Center Silicon Valley
	Alison P. Williams, PhD Vice President for Equity & Inclusion, Title IX Officer Office for Equity and Inclusion Wesleyan University

Saturday, March 13, 2021, 1 - 4pm Eastern
Mentoring workshops for students including:
1. Becoming an Effective Mentor: Strategies, Skills, and Conversations
2. Networking Strategies for Building a Mentor Team Tailored to Your Identities and Interests


Facilitators, March 13, 2021

	Victoria McDonnell, PhD Program Director Office for Postdoctoral Fellows MD Anderson Cancer Center
	Robert Tillman, PhD National Research Mentoring Network Master Facilitator

Organizers:
Sharlene Denos, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Physics, and the Center for the Physics of Living Cells
Margie Dieter, Rice University, Department of Physics, and the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics
Erika Henderson, University of Houston, Office of the Provost
Lee Limbird, Fisk University, Dean of Natural Sciences
Marta McNeese, Spelman College, Department of Physics
Lee Qian, Fisk University, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics