ChEGSA Industrial Career Seminar

ChEGSA is pleased to announce our second annual Industrial Career Seminar graciously sponsored by Dow Chemical Company. We have invited Dr. Suzie Laurich-McIntyre and Dr. Jim Miller to speak on the hiring process and building a marketing package. In addition we will have a Q&A panel with current members of industry with engineering PhDs. Q&A Panelists include:

Dr. Rui Cruz, R&D Director, Dow Chemical
Dr. James Landon, Engineer Associate II/Research, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Dr. Greg Martin, Distinguished Engineering Associate, ExxonMobil
Dr. David Miller, Technical Team Lead, NETL
Dr. Valerie Patrick, Sustainability Coordinator, Bayer Corporation

This event is open to second year PhD students and up. We hope you are able to come and learn more about the process of seeking and obtaining an industrial position and what a career in industry entails.

The event is on Friday May 17, noon-4:30pm in the CAPD conference room (DH 4202). Lunch and coffee will be provided. Following the Industrial Career Seminar, ChEGSA will host a special Happy Hour for attendees and guests as well as the rest of the department.

Symposium 2013 Announced

On behalf of ChEGSA and the 2013 symposium chairs, I am happy to announce that the 35th Annual ChEGSA Symposium will be held October 10-11, 2013. We ask that faculty and graduate students save the date, as we would love to have as many of you participate as possible.

This year’s Keynote Address will be given by Enrique Iglesia, the Theodore Vermeulen Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, Director of the Berkeley Catalysis Center, and Faculty Senior Scientist at the E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Professor Iglesia has had a successful career in both industry and academia, spending 11 years at the Corporate Research Labs of Exxon Research and Engineering before joining the faculty at Berkeley. Professor Iglesia is a distinguished researcher in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and among his many accomplishments is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. We look forward to him visiting our department and participating in the Symposium. We believe his combination of research and teaching experience along with his accomplishments as a chemical engineer make him a perfect lecturer to headline the ChEGSA Symposium.

Mark your calendars! We are looking forward to another successful Symposium and hope to see you there.

Best Regards,

John Riley, Zhongnan Xu, Zixi Zhao
2013 ChEGSA Symposium Chairs

Super Bowl Party

Join us for the CheGSA Super Bowl XLVII Party at the ChemE House!

Time: Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 6 PM (6.30 PM KO)
Venue: Ask your fellow grad (Why?)

*Please bring snacks to share* (Why?)

Symposium is a Success!

The 34rd ChEGSA Symposium was a huge success. Congratulations to the all of the participants, and especially the award winners:

Parfitt Award: Matthew Reichert
Symposium Awards: Alison CozadReza Rock
Honorable Mention: Andrea PacigaRobert Smith
Gary Powers Poster Award: Sarah Feicht, John Riley

Pictures have been uploaded to the 2012 gallery.

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