Dr. Margaret Cheung, an Adjunct Professor in Bioengineering at Rice University, and the Moores Professor of Physics at the Department of Physics at the University of Houston, was the inaugural speaker for the Rice Women in Physics Distinguished Lecture Series. The event, held on February 6, 2020, included a luncheon at the Rice Cohen House, followed by a talk at the Rice Memorial Center's Farnsworth Pavilion. At the talk, Dr. Cheung discussed her academic and professional career and discussed her research.