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International Conference on Reproducibility in Condensed Matter Physics

Supported by the National Science Foundation

Webinar Registration Link for the Conference sessions, morning Thursday and morning Friday: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nchgn5DIRQuFxpTV8V5A_w

More information on the Reproducibility and Integrity in Natural Sciences Discussion Panel is available here!

Scope of the conference:

  • Ongoing reproducibility efforts in experimental theoretical and computational condensed matter physics
  • Assessing the prevalence of unreliable research and ways to identify it
  • Examples of best reproducibility practices
  • Integrating reproducibility principles into education and training
  • Building up infrastructure to support reproducibility and open science
  • Developing advice on changes to publication and funding policy
  • Recognizing and rewarding reproducibility work and open science efforts

Participants:

  • Sergio Tapias, SciPost
  • Jessica Thomas, American Physical Society
  • Igor Mazin, George Mason University
  • Karl Ziemelis, Nature Magazine, London, UK
  • Charles Gould, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
  • Laura Greene, Florida State University
  • James Hamlin, University of Florida
  • Frank Marsiglio, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Tomasz Durakiewicz, NSF
  • Beth Masimore, Office of Inspector General, NSF
  • Jelena Stajic, Science Magazine
  • Daniel Ucko, American Physical Society
  • Rocio Cortes, American Physical Society
  • Dan Dahlberg, University of Minnesota
  • Stuart Brown, UCLA
  • Rachel Kruchin, CMU
  • Eugenie Reich, Eugenie Reich Law LLC, Boston, MA
  • Vincent Mourik, FZ Juelich, Germany
  • Henry Legg, University of Basel, Switzerland
  • Seth Putterman, UCLA
  • Justyna Zwolak, NIST

Thursday May 9

9:00am Welcome Remarks
Morning Session (Broadcast)
Chair: Seth Putterman (UCLA)
9:15am James Hamlin (University of Florida)
9:35am Stuart Brown (UCLA)
9:55am Charles Gould (University of Wurzburg)
10:15-11:00am Coffee Break
11:00am Henry Legg (Basel University)
11:20am Workgroups Set Up & Charge (Not Public)
12:20-2:00pm Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
2:00-4:00pm Workgroups
4:00pm Refreshments
4:30-5:30pm General Public Panel: Reproducibility and Integrity in Natural Sciences (Broadcast)
Moderator: Tomasz Durakiewicz, NSF

Laura Greene (FSU), Karl Ziemelis (Nature), Jelena Stajic (Science), Jessica Thomas (APS), Henry Legg (Basel)
6:30pm Conference Dinner (By Invitation)

Friday May 10

Morning Session (Broadcast)
Chair: Samaresh Guchhait (Howard University)
9:00am Sergio Tapias (SciPost)
9:20am Igor Mazin (George Mason University)
9:40am Vincent Mourik (FZ Juelich)
10:00am Eugenie Reich (Eugenie Reich Law, LLC)
10:30-11:00am Coffee Break & Book Signing by Reich
11:00am Beth Masimore (NSF)
11:30am Reproducibility Panel (Broadcast)
Moderator: Babak Seradjeh (Indiana University)

Beth Masimore (NSF), Frank Marsiglio (U. Alberta), Vincent Mourik (FZ Juelich), Justyna Zwolak (NIST), Dan Dahlberg (U. Minnesota)
12:30-2:00pm Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
2:00-5:00pm Workgroups
5:00pm Homework

Saturday May 11

Morning Session (Closed)
Chair: Sergey Frolov (University of Pittsburgh)
9:00-11:00am Workgroup Presentations
11:00-12:00pm Discussion
12:00pm Free

Organizing Committee:

  • Sergey Frolov, University of Pittsburgh (local organizer)
  • Ana Akrap, Fribourg University, Switzerland
  • Samaresh Guchhait, Howard University
  • Babak Seradjeh, Indiana University
  • Brian Skinner, Ohio State University

National Science Foundation Grant No DMR-2326983

Supported by the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute

Supported by the Julian Schwinger Foundation