2021 SACNAS NDiSTEM Agenda At A Glance

Pre-Week Activities, October 18-22, 2021

Start meeting with representatives from schools, companies, and organization in our Digital Expo Hall
Search the Attendee Directory and start making appointments
Student Research Presentations begin (Browse posters in the system and make appointments to meet with presenters!)
Meet the Candidates for SACNAS Board of Directors

Thursday, October 21: SACNAS Research Day - Highlighting our Graduate Students

12pm-1pm:
- Grad Oral Presentations – Life Sciences: Biology/Cell and Molecular Biology
- Grad Oral Presentations – Life Sciences: Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
1pm-2pm:
- Grad Oral Presentations – Life Sciences: Microbiology
- Grad Oral Presentations – Psychology: Psychology/Other
2pm-3pm:
- Grad Oral Presentations – Life Sciences: Neuroscience
- Grad Oral Presentations – Geosciences: Geology/Other
3:15pm-4:15pm:
- Session: How to be a Resilient Scientist
- Session: Casting your net: establishing your network as a student and early-in-career professional
5:15pm-6:15pm:
- Grad Oral Presentations – Life Sciences: Plant Science/Botany
- Grad Oral Presentations – Chemistry: Analytical Chemistry
6:15pm-7:15pm:
- Grad Oral Presentations – Health: Public Health
- Grad Oral Presentations – Engineering: Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering
7:30pm-8:15pm:
- Graduate Student Networking Event

Monday, October 25, 2021

12pm Digital Expo Hall Opens

1pm – 2pm Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address:

Secretary Deb Haaland (Pueblo of Laguna)
Dr. Robin Kimmerer (Patawatomi Nation)

2:15pm – 2:45pm Community Showcase

3pm – 4pm Professional Development & STEM Symposia Sessions:

“Seeing” the Earth from Space and Air: Concepts and Careers in Remote Sensing
Agricultural Genome To Phenome Initiative: Introduction and Community Building Session
Diverse STEM Career Pathways For Community College Students
Ending the Stigma: A Conversation on Mental Health and Wellness and Our Identities as STEM Researchers
Exploring the Universe with the NASA Astrophysics Community
Getting started in science policy as a early career scientist
How developmental processes can tell us about adaptation to the environment
Learning to write and publish in the life sciences
Nanomaterials Research
Skills for Success: Think Like a Professional – Strategize Like a Scientist
The Who What Why of Mentoring Networks
Unique funding opportunities at the NIH that support unusually innovative science
Women in Translational Science: Trailblazing an Emerging Field

4pm – 5pm Time to Make Networking Appointments

Chapter Networking Session

Postdoc Networking Session

4:15pm – 4:45pm Native Indigenous Welcome

Networking Session with Pfizer

5pm – 6pm Q&A with Keynote Speaker

Dr. Robin Kimmerer (Patawatomi Nation)

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

12pm Digital Expo Hall Opens

1pm – 2pm Plenary Featured Speakers:

Mr. Rafael Alvarez
Dr. Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear (Northen Cheyenne)
Dr. J. Drew Lanham

2:15pm – 2:45pm Community Showcase

3pm – 4pm Professional Development & STEM Symposia Sessions:

Combining your SciComm with DEI (and Getting Compensated for It)
Cosmic Explorer: Science, Observatories, and Community for the US’s Next Generation Gravitational-Wave Observatory
Dig deeper into the ‘cells’ with cell biologists.
Environmental Health in Indigenous and Latino Communities: Environmental Justice and Climate Change
Graduate School 101
Intramural Training Opportunities at the National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation Opportunities for Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Post-Docs and Faculty in the Geosciences
Plant chemical factories: plant defense, flavors, and tools to fight human diseases
Postdoc Fundamentals: Selecting a Training Experience to Match Your Career Goals
The HSI STEM Resource Hub
The Power of Being a Mentee: Navigating Mentoring Relationships
What do Scientists Really do? A Glimpse into the Daily Lives and Career Arcs of Five Remarkable Women

4pm – 5pm Time to Make Networking Appointments

4:30pm – 5:30pm R.E.D. Roundtable: Research, Education and Diversity

Postdoc Topic Session

Chapter Student Best Practices Session

6pm – 7pm Q&A with Featured Speakers:

Mr. Rafael Alvarez
Dr. Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear (Northen Cheyenne)
Dr. J. Drew Lanham

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

12pm Digital Expo Hall Opens

1pm – 2pm Plenary and Keynote Address:

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

2:15pm – 2:45pm Community Showcase

2:45pm – 3:45pm Professional Development & STEM Symposia Sessions:

A Call-to-Action: Lifting up the Voices of the Disabled in STEM
Assessing the role of science media on climate change perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors
Building and finding mentor support for your professional identity and success
Careers for Scientists in Intellectual Property Law
Careers with Purpose: How Academia, Industry, Government, & Nonprofit Organizations Advance Science
CPP WiSE: Retaining & Graduating Women in STEM
Harnessing DNA damage to prevent and treat cancer
Holistic Graduate Admissions: What it means and why it matters
How to Make your Grant, Job, Internship, or Fellowship Application Stand Out: Tips and Opportunities for Students
Indigenous Climate Science: Collaboration for Successful Partnerships
Planetary Science Missions – a Multidisciplinary Approach to Exploration
SciComm 101: Communicating your Science to Diverse Audiences
What’s Gov Got to Do With It? Resources to Turn Your Research Into Impact

4pm – 5:15pm Conversation with Scientists

6pm – 7pm Q&A with Featured Speakers:

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Thursday, October 28, 2021

12pm Digital Expo Hall Opens

1pm – 2pm Plenary and Keynote Address

Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

2:15pm – 2:45pm Community Showcase

3pm – 4pm Professional Development & STEM Symposia Sessions:

Branching into new fields: Use your scientific skills to feed the world
Choosing a Research Mentor
Come Join us in the NASA Science EcoSystem
Faculty in your Future?
Flooding, Lava, Shaking and Landslides: working to understand when and how to get out of harm’s way.
Heavy Metals Environmental Health Remediation with nano Zero Valent Iron
How Should I Share My Science? Utilizing different media to share science narratives
Human Aging and Deadly Disease: Understanding and Curing Proteinopathies
Mind the Gap: Designing Your Bridge Year(s) with Intention
Modern Methods for Teaching Biochemistry: Macromolecular Visualization, Encyclopedias, & Scientific Inquiry
Navigating the NSF through Opportunities, Tools, Resources, and Competitive Proposal
Promoting and Advocating for Your Career, presented by ACS on Campus
Women in Graph Theory

4:30pm – 5:30pm Native Student Networking Session

Women in STEM Networking Session – presented by the National Security Agency (NSA)

Leadership Alumni Networking Session

5:45pm – 6:45pm R.E.D. Roundtable: Research, Education and Diversity

Postdoc Topic Session

Chapter Advisor Best Practices Session

6:45pm – 7:45pm Networking Session

Friday, October 29, 2021

12pm Digital Expo Hall Opens

1pm – 1:45pm Student Presentations Award Ceremony

2pm – 3pm LGBTQIA+ Networking session — Presented by Genentech

Black, Afro-Latinx and Afro-Indigenous Community Networking Session —
Presented by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Networking Reception with Johnson & Johnson

3:15pm – 4:15pm Professional Development & STEM Symposia Sessions:

Becoming a Postdoc: How to choose the right mentor and make the most of your postdoctoral training
Can Holistic Admissions Help Increase Student Diversity
Check Yo’self: Identifying institutional and community strategies and barriers to advancing inclusive academic STEM culture using media
From Getting Your Foot in the Door to Reaching for the Stars: Exploring the Unique Opportunities Within US Government Research Centers
Lessons Learned from Lived Experiences as well as from the 7th International Conference on Women in Physics
Leveraging Nonpartisan Science Communication in State and Local Governments
Multidisciplinary Research: Leveraging Emerging Tech to Study the Natural World
Not that kind of doctor: finding your place in a polar geoscience research career
Public Health: The Forgotten STEM
Quantitative Approaches to Understand Diseases with Electronic Health Record Data
Reproducibility for Everyone
Testimonios: Stories of Latinx and Hispanic Mathematicians
The Third Mode of Science: Opportunities for Discovery Through Computation

4:30pm – 6pm Closing Ceremony & Native Dance Showcase

2021 SACNAS NDiSTEM Agenda At A Glance

Pre-Week Activities, October 18-22, 2021

Monday, October 25, 2021

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Friday, October 29, 2021

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