The 2025 Physics & Astronomy Congress
APR 24, 2025
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2025 Physics and Astronomy Congress Logo.
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All undergraduates, mentors, and alumni are welcome!
Renowned speakers sharing cutting-edge science, perspectives, and personal journeys like you’ve never heard.
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell
- Eric Cornell
- Sarah Hörst
- K. Renee Horton
- Julianne Pollard-Larkin
- Donnell Walton
Colorado School of Mines / Edgar Experimental Mine.
Fascinating tours of world-class scientific sites.
- Colorado School of Mines
- Colorado State University
- Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Boulder
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Facility
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2022 Congress attendees meet Julianne Pollard-Larkin.
Interactive workshops that build skills and expand horizons on a variety of topics.
- Being yourself—unapologetically
- Impacting your community through outreach
- Communicating science effectively
- Creating an inclusive department
- Highlighting hidden physicists and astronomers
- Helping humanity through invention and innovation
- Playing at the intersection of physics and art
- Developing and building your resume
- Taking control of your career path
Students attending the 2022 Congress.
Grad school and career panels that reveal what it’s really like.
- Careers in industry and advanced manufacturing
- Careers in energy, climate, and sustainability
- Careers in optics, robotics, and electronics
- Careers in medical physics
- Careers at national labs
- Graduate students on engineering pathways
- Graduate students on physics and astronomy pathways
A student celebrating her chapter at the 2022 Congress chapter showcase.
Special events that build community and highlight undergraduate work.
- Undergraduate poster sessions
- Art exhibit and contest
- Game night
- Dance party
- Homework lounge
