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Conference Agenda for April 6, 2001
Morning Activities (American Museum of Science and Energy)
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome:  Gail Singh, Vice President of Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer, ORAU and Margaret Morrow, Deputy for Operations, ORO.
9:15-10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Lee Magid, chemistry professor at UT and UT's ORNL/SNS Liaison for Science & Technology

Topic:  "Neutron Scattering as a Probe of Materials:  Bright Future, Distinguished Past"
10:00-10:15 a.m. Intro to Marie Curie Exhibit:  Cathy Hickey, Director of Infrastructure Reduction at BWXT Y-12
10:15-11:15 a.m. Break/Visit Marie Curie Exhibit and Museum
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Panel Session Discussion:  "Paths Women Have Taken"  

Participants:  Beth Jinkerson, Information Systems Director, ORISE;
Ila Davis, Director of Veterinary Services, Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley; Donna Cragle, Director of Center for Epidemiologic Research, ORISE; Jane Howe, current postdoctoral appointment, Metals and Ceramics Division, ORNL
12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
Afternoon Activities (Pollard Auditorium)
1:30-2:30 p.m. Breakout Scientific Sessions:  Women researchers and scientists discuss their specific research and respond to questions.  Students will pick one of four topic areas:  Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computing.
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-3:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker:  Lauri Sammartano, assistant professor in the Biology Department and Women’s Studies Program at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.  She is currently on sabbatical leave and is working with Dr. C.H. Winston Chen’s research group in the Life Sciences Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Topic:  "A Lab of One's Own:  What Women Scientists Will Need as We Face the 21st Century"
3:30-4:30 p.m. Graduate Schools and Funding Sources Exhibits

Graduate Schools Attending:
Tennessee State University
University of Georgia
University of Louisville
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Virginia Tech
Western Kentucky University

Providing Information on Graduate Funding Sources:
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Program
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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