GWIP is a group aimed at building community among women graduate students in the UMBC Physics Department, and increasing participation by women in graduate physics programs and physics careers.

Each year, GWIP hosts a number of events including:

• Casual lunches and dinners for building community
• Career development workshops and guest speakers
• Hosting seminars and colloquia
• Outreach and mentoring to undergraduate women physics majors at UMBC
• Outreach activities for girls at local K-12 schools

2020 GWIP Event Schedule

• Upcoming events
  • Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month at True Grit’s Dining Hall: Casual lunch

• Recent Events
  • Friday, February 21, 2020 at PHYS 226: Kick off luncheon to get to know Undergraduate women in Physics and to plan for future events

UMBC GWIP points-of-contact:
Kylie Hoffman
Achala Denagamage

Faculty advisor: Todd Pittman