Graduation Dinner
Date: May 15, 2008
Venue: Cuchi Cuchi Restaurant, Cambridge
We celebrated our newest 3 graduates as well as the end-of-term with a dinner at Cuchi Cuchi.
Ski Trip
Date: Feb 16-18, 2008
Venue: Sunday River, ME
On President's Day weekend a few of us escaped to Maine for skiing and relaxation.
End of Semester Dinner
Date: December 13, 2007
Venue: Finale Restaurant, Cambridge
Our last dinner of the semester happened at the Finale Restaurant & Desserterie at Harvard Square.
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Graduate School & Mentoring Dinner
Date: October 18, 2007
Venue: Undergraduate Lounge
Women In Physics hosted a joint dinner with Undergradute Women In Physics to answer questions about graduate school and kickoff the mentoring program.
Dinner with Dr. Michelle Povinelli
Date: October 5, 2007
Venue: Blue Room, Cambridge
Alumnus Michelle Povinelli visited us and gave a talk on advice for grad school and how to conduct a faculty search. Then we went for dinner at the Blue Room in Cambridge.
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Green Center opening, Dr. Margaret Wong visits
Date: October 5, 2007
Venue: Green Center, building 6C
The Physics department held an open house/symposium to celebrate the opening of the new Green Center for Theoretical Physics. On the same day, we had an opportunity to meet Dr. Wong in the newly finished Margaret Wong Room for Women In Physics.
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End of Qualifiers! Dinner
Date: February 5th 2007
Venue: Cuchi-cuchi restaurant, Cambridge
After all the stress of qualifying exams for the younger students, we celebrated.
Path to Professorship: Negotiation Workshop
Date: January 19th 2007
Venue: Marlar Lounge, MIT
Women in physics co-sponsored a followup negotiation workshop to the highly successful Path to Professorship workshop for women held last October (organized by the
Graduate Student's office). A full day event that took place over IAP, the workshop aimed to help women identify and acquire the negotiation skills necessary for a successful career - be that a job offer, lab space, etc.
L'Oreal Dinner with Prof. Mildred Dresselhaus
Date: December 22nd 2006
Venue: Graduate Student Lounge, MIT
L'Oreal Women in Science program is making a short documentary about the life and career of Mildred
Dresselhaus. As part of that, they wanted a short take of her speaking with current MIT female graduate students in Physics. Hor d'oeveurs were served during the filming, followed by dinner.
End of School Year Dinner
Date: Spring 2006
Venue: Dali restaurant, Somerville
More people graduating, the end of classes, and a long summer ahead. All this deserves celebrating, and we did so appropriately at Dali restaurant. Organized by
Jit Kee Chin.
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Professional Development Course
Date: Spring 2006
Venue: MIT
Jiahong Juda, co-founder of Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST) shared a professional development course with us. Organized by Bonna Newman.
