PhD students panel: Current PhD students will describe the life of a PhD student and talk about why they decided to get a PhD.

Chair: Maribel Bueno (UCSB). Panelist: Elizabeth Chisholm (UCSB), Abdon Iniguez (UCI), Casey Kelleher (UCI), Christopher Lopez (UCI), Cynthia Sanchez (UCI), Peri Shereen (UCR).

Post-docs panel: New PhDs now at Universities or in the private sector will talk about their experiences and the job market.

Chair: Hongkai Zhao (UCI). Panelist: Alexander Abatzoglou (Aleks), Ricardo Cordero (CalBaptist), Cynthia Flores (CSUCI), Boyan Jonov (Tecolote Research), Ignacio Rodriguez-Brenes (UCI), Erin Urwin (Deloitte & Touche), Lihan Wang (UCR).

PhD applications panel: Members of the Admission committee of local PhD institutions will guide students on how to prepare for graduate school and how to submit strong applications.

Chair: Li-Sheng Tseng (UCI). Panelist: Julie Bergner (UCR), David Finch (Oregon State), Roummel Marcia (UC Merced), John Rock (CPP).

Summer Programs panel: Directors of research programs will talk about how to submit a strong application and recent student participants will describe their experiences.

Chair: Alessandra Pantano (UCI). Panelist: Maribel Bueno (UCSB), Raemeon Cowan (CSUN), Tamas Forgacs (CSU Fresno), Lauren Gomez (CPP).

Ice cream and networking at Calit2 Building courtyard: Students will interact with panelists and other recruiters from PhD institutions and summer research programs.