Next Meeting:
Tuesday July 26 at 4:30 in the Rodman Rm.
Individual presentations for the Bridge Program Students;
3-5 minutes each, powerpoint presentations are encouraged.
Welcome Address from SEAS Dean
James Aylor
&
Overview Presentations of
Summer Research
Dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences,
James Aylor, greets our outstanding young scientists.
Meeting 4, Tuesday, June 28: "The Graduate Student Experience" with Guest Panel, Graduate Lab Mentors Invited, and Thank-you Dinner.
UVA Graduate Engineering Students Charlie Smith & Nadine Gergel speak about the decisions involved in grad school success.
Invited Graduate Lab Mentor
Jennifer Fick answers a question
from the floor made by REU
student Joles Arnold.
MRSEC Graduate Student Jeremy Graham talks about his NSF-Europe project.
Post-doc (& 2005 PhD graduate) Jennifer Gray speaks about life in industry & grad school.
Invited lab mentor Craig Rusin discusses his experience in the private sector prior to grad school.
Following the graduate panel and Q&A session, invited speakers and our REU lab mentors were invited to share a Thank-You Dinner with this year's REU students.
Meeting 5, Tuesday, July 12:
"A Life in Research,"
with Guest Speaker Robert Hull
(MSE Professor, NanoQuest,
MRSEC Director).
Professor of Materials Science Engineering & leader in the nanotechnology efforts of UVA, Robert Hull delivers a detailed talk about the varying strengths and opportunities possible for engineers working industry, versus national labs, versus a career in academia.
Meeting 6, Tuesday July 19: "The Successful Graduate School Applicant,"
with Guest Speakers Kathy Thornton (Assoc. Dean, SEAS Graduate School Admissions) and Hilary Bart-Smith (Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering) .
Kathy Thornton, Dean of Graduate Admission for Engineering, offered insights into the world of graduate school.
Kathy and Prof. Hilary Bart-Smith frequently work together in reviewing applications to the UVA School of Engineering, and teamed up to answer in-depth questions about the process.
Following the discussion of graduate admissions, Hilary elaborated on the dialog of "A Life in Research," begun by
Prof. Hull the week before.
