Summit Program Details

All DMMM5 programming and networking events take place onsite at TMS2025.

Session 1: A Decade of DMMM Impact

Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Attendees will review the topics, lessons learned, and progress from the first four DMMM summits with speakers representing the previous summits. In addition to reviewing key ideas and impacts from past summits, the session will explore intersectionality thereby engaging prior attendees and introducing new attendees to foundational themes in this space. The schedule for this session includes: 

• 2:30 p.m. Presentation: "A Decade of DMMM Impact," Blythe Clark, Sandia National Laboratories
• 2:50 p.m. Keynote: "Which Faculty Diversity Programs Work? Evidence From 600 Colleges and Universities," Frank Dobbin, Harvard University
• 3:50 p.m. Interactive Activity: Cultivating Belonging: We will lead an activity in small groups aimed at helping everyone relate to the feeling of being an outsider, and how that impacts our experiences in the world and at work. We will also explore how the experience shifts if you feel a sense of belonging, and how to create spaces that cultivate belonging and inclusion.
• 4:30 p.m. Interactive Activity: Strength through Diversity: This activity will be led through small groups and aimed at relating our collective approach to diversity and its impact. We will explore what symbols resonate with our individual experiences and outlooks, and leverage that to have dialogue about coming together to find strength through diversity in STEM.
• 4:50 p.m. Panel Discussion: Shaping the Future of STEM: Insights from Previous DMMM Leaders: Panelists include Liz Holm, University of Michigan (DMMM1); Keith Bowman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (DMMM2); Jon Madison, National Science Foundation (DMMM3); Aerial Leonard, The Ohio State University (DMMM4)

Session 2: Physical & Cognitive Diversity

Date: Wednesday Morning, March 26

Continuing on from the introduction of this topic at DMMM4, this session will explore diversity in physical, cognitive, and/or sensory experience. Attendees will discuss how to create and maintain a culture of inclusion and belonging for those with physical and cognitive diversity, and embrace these unique gifts.

Session 3: Taking Actions to Continue Progress

Date: Wednesday, March 26
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

During the closing Plenary of the first DMMM, Mildred Dresselhaus shared that, “Although progress has been made during my career in increasing diversity throughout the various fields of science and technology, equal entry has not yet been achieved. Many reasons will be given why it is in the public interest to achieve this goal…” To further this vision, this session will explore the present day context, drivers, and agents of change that are required to assist individuals, TMS, and society as a whole to support continuing progress in inclusion and diversity. The schedule for this session includes: 

• 2:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: Inclusive Professional Environments. This is a two-part, panel-based discussion. Panelists will include: Keith Bowman, Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County College of Engineering and Information Technology; Cindy K. Waters, SSTM, Principal for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division; and Heather J. Simmons, Corporate Chief Metallurgist, Precision Castparts Corp.
• 4:00 p.m. Presentation: "Breaking Barriers and Materials: Uncovering Constance Tipper's Impact on Metallurgy and Inclusion," Mengying Liu, Washington and Lee University
• 4:20 p.m. Presentation: "Women in CCUS," Ida Heintz, Swerim AB
• 4:40 p.m. Presentation: "Inclusion and Diversity in Hardware Engineering at Apple," Kelly Elliott, Apple, Inc.

Session 4: Personal & Professional Development

Date: Thursday, March 27
Time: 8:30 a.m. to Noon

The final session of DMMM5 will focus on personal and professional development of attendees and on facilitating their growth in the systems and environments in which they work. This will provide an opportunity to celebrate progress made, while concurrently empowering us all and sustaining a positive call to action for the future. The schedule for this session includes: 

• 8:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: Career Development and Transitions
• 8:35 a.m. Presentation: "A Road Less Travelled: From National Lab to Public Servant and Other Lessons on Place, Space and Belonging," Jonathan Madison, National Science Foundation
• 8:45 a.m. Presentation: "Professional Development as a Structural Materials Researcher," Amit Misra, University of Michigan
• 8:55 a.m. Presentation: "Diversity in Career Opportunities," Manyalibo Matthews, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• 9:05 a.m. Presentation: Emily Kinser, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
• 9:15 a.m. Question and Answer Period
• 10:35 a.m. Presentation: "Mitigating Implicit Bias to Foster Inclusion and Belonging," Blythe Clark, Sandia National Laboratories
• 11:00 a.m. Presentation: "Best Practices for Resume Review and Hiring Pannels—Hands on Activity," Lauren Garrison, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
• 11:40 a.m. Discussion and Wrap Up