Past & Upcoming Events

“The talk was amazing – all of the questions I had about what is appropriate and how to approach people and follow up were answered.”
—workshop participant

Upcoming Events

Colorado School of Mines | Physics Department Colloqium, Feb. 3, 2026, Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

Past Events

Colorado School of Mines | Society of Physics Students: General Meeting, Nov. 21, 2025, Presentation: Lasers and Legislation

2025 Student Leadership | Optica, Oct. 26, 2025, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

WSU Physics and Astronomy Department Colloqium, April 3, 2025, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

Colorado Climate Week, March 24, 2025, Panel Moderator: Quantum Leap: Computing Our Way to Climate Solutions

2025 Career Accelerator | Optica, Feb. 17, 2025, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

CU*iP Boulder 2025 | CU Department of Physics & JILA, Jan. 25 & 26, 2025, Plenary Speaker & Panelist: Gender Minorities and Out In Physics

Photo credit: CU*iP Boulder, 2025.

2024 Student Leadership | Optica, Sept. 22, 2024, Workshop: Presentation Design and Delivery, Workshop: Sustainable Networking

2024 Student Leadership | Optica, Aug. 26, 2024, Workshop: How to Attend a Conference

CLEO Women’s Scholars Conference | Optica, May 5, 2024, Workshop: Sustainable Networking

Plenary Event | QED-C, March 21, 2024, Panel Moderator: De-Entangling: Communicating Quantum With Policy-Makers and Other Non-Physicists

Career Accelerator | Optica, Jan. 22, 2024, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

Career Summit | AAAS, Jan. 12, 2024, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientist and Engineers

Student Leadership Experience | Optica, Oct. 8, 2023, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

QED-C Event, July 26, 2023, Panel Moderator: Quantum Business 101: Talking with the Hill

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Chronobiology Gordon Research Seminar | Bates College, June 18, 2023, Panelist: Career-Oriented Guidance: Exploring Diverse Career Paths In and Outside Academia

Colorado School of Mines | National Society of Physics Students: Zone 14 Meeting, April 29, 2023, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida, Jan. 24, 2023, Workshop: Sustainable Networking: Create a Virtuous Cycle of Success

2023 Career Accelerator | Optica, Jan. 23, 2023, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

2022 Student Leadership Experience | Optica, Oct. 16, 2022, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

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Fall 2022 Colloquim | Colorado School of Mines, Sept. 20, 2022, Workshop: Sustainable Networking – Create a Virtuous Cycle of Success

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Career Accelerator | Optica, May 2, 2022, Workshop: Sustainable Networking for Scientists and Engineers

ComSciCon-RMW, Nov. 13, 2021, Panelist: Creating Effective Visuals for Science Communication Workshop

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Professional Development Week | NSPN, July 21, 2021, Virtual Workshop: Email & Networking Workshop with Dr. Christina Willis

SPIE Student Chapter Zoom Seminar | College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida, Oct. 26, 2020, Workshop: Sustainable Networking & Adventures in Professional Development

SPIE Visiting Lecture | Biophotonics Research Center at the University of Washington at St. Louis, Sept. 25, 2020, Lecture: Sustainable Networking & Adventures in Professional Development

Virtual Professional Development Seminar | Photonics Society at the University of California Santa Barbara, May 20, 2020, Lecture: Sustainable Networking & Adventures in Professional Development

Photonics Day | SPIE in collaboration with EPFL, Dec. 6, 2019, Lecture: Sustainable Networking & Adventures in Professional Development