Penn Grad Talks - Natural Sciences Category

Join us for a day of TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students representing the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Professional Master’s programs as they compete for first place and audience choice prizes within their category. 

This event is open to the Penn community and the general public. Refreshments, including vegan and vegetarian options, will be served throughout the day.

Can't make it to the event? Watch the Penn Grad Talks livestream on YouTube. 

Participate by voting for the overall AUDIENCE CHOICE winner! 

Voting will be open from 2-3 p.m. ET for the Natural Sciences category. 

Text your selection to (502) 805-4724 - One vote per category.

Featured Speakers:

Text 10 - Featurization: Understanding Complex Data Using Machine Learning
Drew Behrendt, Chemistry

Text 11 - Lasagna á la Nano: Recipes for Making, Breaking, and Decorating Layered Nanomaterials
Jarrett Dillenburger, Chemistry

Text 12 - From Zero to Five Thousand: The Current Census of Exoplanets
Mark Giovinazzi , Physics and Astronomy

Text 13 - Magic Without a Twist: The Dark Space
Spenser Talkington, Physics and Astronomy

Text 14 - To a Cleaner Future: Environmental Impacts of Mining Lithium
Jonas Toupal, Earth and Environmental Science

If a phone is not available, votes also accepted here for the Natural Sciences category: https://www.tallyspace.com/63eccb3b79ead.

LIVESTREAM

Click HERE to see the full event schedule and a listing of this year's Penn Grad Talks finalist speakers.