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2025 Agenda

2025 DOE CSGF Annual Program Review

Sunday, July 13 - Thursday, July 17

Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf

Updated April 17, 2025

Time Event

Sunday, July 13

5:30 – 7:30pm

RegistrationL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

6:00 – 6:30pm

New Fellow Orientation (2025 cohort)L'Enfant Ballroom

6:30 – 7:00pm

All Fellows' SessionL'Enfant Ballroom

6:00 – 7:30pm

Making Connections ReceptionL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer/Solarium

Opportunity for all attendees to gather and socialize in an informal setting; light refreshments provided. Guests are welcome to bring a favorite card or board game to play in self-organized small groups.

Monday, July 14

8:00am – 6:00pm

RegistrationL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

8:00 – 8:45am

Photo Session: 2025 Fellows' Individual PortraitsMcPherson

9:00 – 9:30am

Welcome & Introduction of the DOE CSGF's 2025 CohortL'Enfant Ballroom

9:30 – 9:45am

DOE Office of Science Welcome

9:45 – 10:00am

DOE NNSA Welcome

10:00 – 10:15am

BreakL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

10:15 – 10:30am

Introduction of the 2025 Frederick Howes ScholarsL'Enfant Ballroom

10:30 – 11:00am

Howes Scholar Presentation I

11:00 – 11:30am

Howes Scholar Presentation II

11:45am – 1:00pm

LunchGallery Ballroom, Second Floor

Session I L'Enfant Ballroom

1:10 – 1:30pm

Paulina Rodriguez — George Washington University

1:30 – 1:50pm

Steven Wilson — Arizona State University

1:50 – 2:10pm

Abigail Poteshman — University of Chicago

2:10 – 2:20pm

Break L'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

Session II L'Enfant Ballroom

2:20 – 2:40pm

Kaishu Mason — University of Pennsylvania

2:40 – 3:00pm

Olivia Asher — University of Georgia

3:00 – 3:20pm

Felipe Gomez — Harvard University

3:00 – 4:00pm

DOE Laboratories' Showcase Set UpL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer/Solarium

4:00 – 6:00pm

DOE Laboratories' Showcase L'Enfant Ballroom Foyer/Solarium

Laboratory representatives will be on site to talk practicum, postdoc and long-term employment opportunities.

Tuesday, July 15

8:00am – 6:00pm

RegistrationL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

8:00 – 8:45am

Photo Session: Fellows & Alumni Portrait Retakes IMcPherson

9:00 – 9:05am

AnnouncementsL'Enfant Ballroom

9:05 – 9:50am

Keynote

Amanda Randles — Director, Center for Computational and Digital Health; and Alfred Winborne Mordecai and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor, Duke University; DOE CSGF Alumna

9:50 – 10:05am

BreakL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

Session IIIL'Enfant Ballroom

10:05 – 10:25am

Alexandra Ballow — Montana State University

10:25 – 10:45am

Vivek Bharadwaj — University of California, Berkeley

10:45 – 11:05am

Gabrielle Jones — University of Michigan

11:05 – 11:25am

Caleb Ju — Georgia Institute of Technology

11:45am – 1:00pm

LunchGallery Ballroom, Second Floor

Session IV L'Enfant Ballroom

1:10 – 1:30pm

Victor Zendejas Lopez — California Institute of Technology

1:30 – 1:50pm

Courtney Shafer — University at Buffalo

1:50 – 2:10pm

Joy Kitson — University of Maryland, College Park

2:10 – 2:30pm

Krystian Ganko — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2:30 – 2:40pm

BreakL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

Session VL'Enfant Ballroom

2:40 – 3:00pm

Bryn Barker — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3:00 – 3:20pm

Shehan Parmar — Georgia Institute of Technology

3:20 – 3:40pm

Marianne Cowherd — University of California, Berkeley

3:40 – 4:00pm

Madeline Kerr — University of California, San Diego

4:00 – 5:00pm

Fellows' Poster Session Set UpL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer/Solarium

4:15 – 4:45pm

Outgoing Fellows Session (with Portrait Retakes to Follow)Potomac

5:00 – 6:30pm

Fellows' Poster Session L'Enfant Ballroom Foyer/Solarium

Wednesday, July 16

8:00am – 5:00pm

RegistrationL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

8:00 – 8:45am

Photo Session: Fellows & Alumni Portrait Retakes IIMcPherson

9:00 – 9:20am

Communicate Your Science & Engineering (CYSE) Essay Award AnnouncementL'Enfant Ballroom

Shelly Olsan — President, Krell Institute

Session VI L'Enfant Ballroom

9:20 – 9:40am

Zoe Barbeau — Stanford University

9:40 – 10:00am

Ishani Ganguly — Columbia University

10:00 – 10:15am

BreakL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

Session VII L'Enfant Ballroom

10:15 – 10:35am

Bowen Jing — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:35 – 10:55am

Samuel Varner — California Institute of Technology

10:55 – 11:15am

Nicole Pagane — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11:15 – 11:35am

Souradip Ghosh — Carnegie Mellon University

11:45am – 1:00pm

LunchGallery Ballroom, Second Floor

Session VIIIL'Enfant Ballroom

1:10 – 1:30pm

Rahul Sahay — Harvard University

1:30 – 1:50pm

Lucas Attia — Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1:50 – 2:10pm

Sonia Reilly — New York University

2:10 – 2:20pm

BreakL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

Session IX L'Enfant Ballroom

2:20 – 2:40pm

Julia Wei — Harvard University

2:40 – 3:00pm

Olorundamilola Kazeem — University of California, Berkeley

3:00 – 3:20pm

Paul Beckman — New York University

3:30 – 4:30pm

Fellows' Poster Session Set UpL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer/Solarium

4:30 – 6:00pm

Fellows' Poster Session L'Enfant Ballroom Foyer/Solarium

Thursday, July 17

8:00am – 12:00pm

RegistrationL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

9:00 – 9:05am

AnnouncementsL'Enfant Ballroom

9:05 – 10:45am Professional Development Discussion & Workshop

Linda Macri, Ph.D.  — Director, Academic and Professional Development, The Graduate School, University of Maryland

10:45 - 11:15am

Break & Hotel Check OutL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

11:15am - 12:15pm

Alumni PanelL'Enfant Ballroom

12:15 – 1:15pm

LunchL'Enfant Ballroom Foyer

Sandwich/salad buffet for sit-down dining in the adjacent Solarium, or to grab and go for those with departing flights.

1:30 – 4:00pm

CSGF+1L'Enfant Ballroom

Optional programming curated/facilitated by and for program fellows and alumni.