UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

When: Thursday, June 6, 5pm - 6:30pm Where: Career Center, Conference Room 200 Register here:  https://ucla.joinhandshake.com/events/294629 Are you interested in working in biotechnology or pharmaceuticals? Working for a startup versus a large corporation comes with distinct risks and benefits. What are they, and what should you be thinking about now to prepare? Find out in a moderated Ask Me Anything (AMA) dialogue with scientists representing a startup and a large corporation. Our industry experts include: Shabnam Mohandessi (Postdoctoral fellow, UCLA, Pathology Department) Director of Assay Development, SELFA Inc. Jaika Doerfler (Postdoctoral fellow, California Institute of Technology, Chemistry Department) Process Development Scientist, Amgen Moderated by: Kathryn Zavala (PhD, UCLA Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology Department) Vice President, Operations and Business Development, MedTech Innovator Pizza will be served!

Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC) 2020 When:   March 5-6, 2020 Where: San Francisco Please consider to submit your papers/posters for the  Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC) 2020  to be held from 5-6 March 2020 in San Francisco, United States. FICC 2020 aims to provide a forum for researchers from both academia and industry to share their latest research contributions and exchange knowledge with the common goal of shaping the future of Information and Communication. The conference programme will include paper presentations, poster sessions and project demonstrations, along with prominent keynote speakers and industrial workshops. Important Dates Paper Submission Due : 15 June 2019 Acceptance Notification : 15 July 2019 Author Registration : 15 August 2019 Camera Ready Submission : 15 September 2019 Conference Dates : 5-6 March 2020 Complete details are available on the conference website : http:...

Hi Fellow Engineering Grad Students! My name is JP Santos, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering and your incoming Vice President - External Affairs in our Graduate Student Association, the main student government representing all grad students here at UCLA.  We are  now accepting applications for paid and unpaid appointed positions for the 2019-2020 school year! All incoming and continuing UCLA graduate students (both domestic and international students) are encouraged to apply. Would definitely love to see more engineers involved with our student body government!    Apply here:  http://bit.ly/2WXW4lA Questions? Contact:  jpsant2006@g.ucla.edu

Call for Applications for Teaching Assistant Summer 2019 Environment 25 – Good Food for Everyone: Health, Sustainability and Culture The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) is seeking a qualified graduate student to serve as a Teaching Assistant/Associate/Fellow for the ENV 25 -  Good Food for Everyone: Health Sustainability and Culture for Summer quarter 2019. Position is 50% time.   Session A: June 24th - August 2nd Lectures: T/Th 1:00-2:50pm Discussion Sections: three 50 min. sections, Tuesday 3:00, Thursday 3:00 and Thursday 4:00  This course is a broad introduction to issues relating to food with an emphasis on health, sustainability and culture.  Health issues the class will explore include the science of nutrition, hunger, famine, obesity, food safety, and eating behavior and psychology. Sustainability topics encompass the interaction of food systems (both cultivated and wild) with key environmental challenges such as wate...

Getting Started on the Dissertation: How to Get Going and Keep Going This workshop gives an overview of organization, time management, writing process issues and writing strategies. Recommended for people in the early stages of the dissertation, but useful for all stages. Time: Thursday, May 30th, 5:10-6:50 PM    Location: Conference Room 1, Student Activities Center (basement level)   Map:  http://gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/Location   GWC Writing Appointments If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment with a writing consultant, please use our online reservation page:  https://gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/Appointments    Please note: only UCLA graduate students are eligible for writing appointments.

Applying for the NIH Training Fellowship  This workshop will cover the application process and required components of an NIH NRSA application. It will discuss preparation, documents required, and writing strategies for the F31, but the F30 and F32 are very similar. It will also address how to find appropriate materials/resources for a complete application. Time:  Thursday, May 23rd, 5:10-6:50 PM  Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center (basement level) Map: http://gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/Location

Writing the Fulbright U.S. Fellowship Application This workshop will cover strategies for writing the Fulbright U.S. fellowship application. It will discuss the structure and content of key documents using examples and address writing tips for fellowship applications as well as specific advice for this Fulbright fellowship. Time: Tuesday, May 21st, 5:10-6:50 PM Location: Bunche 6275 (History Department Conference Room)

The Graduate Division is hosting drop-in hours for Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Formatting. Here are the upcoming times available: Friday, May 17, 1pm-2pm, Powell Library - Room 320B Monday, May 20, 2pm-3pm, Powell Library - Room 330 Friday, May 24, 11am-12pm, Powell Library - Room 320B Wednesday, May 29, 1pm-2pm, Powell Library - Room 320B Friday, May 31, 11am-12pm, Powell Library - Room 320B

Where: Career Center, Conference Room 200 When:  Tuesday, May 21st, 12-1:30pm Register here:  https://tinyurl.com/exponentinfo Discover a non-academic career that will allow you to take full advantage of your scientific background, working with clients ranging from private industry to government agencies to legal professionals. Work in a multi-disciplinary setting with hundreds of bright, like-minded scientists from around the world. Examples of consulting projects will be presented.

The Graduate Writing Center offers free one-on-one writing consultation appointments to all registered UCLA graduate and professional school students. You may work on any academic or professional writing, including but not limited to: CVs, resumes, cover letters, job application documents* course papers  fellowship/grant essays  articles for publication thesis and dissertation drafts proposal and prospectus drafts oral presentations abstracts  To make a free 50-minute appointment, please use our online appointment system: https://gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/Appointments

The California Department of Transportation, Office of Business and Economic Opportunity is hiring a Staff Services Manager (SSM) I. Under general direction of a Staff Services Manager (SSM) II, the SSM I supervises, plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the Training and Outreach Branch (TO). The incumbent is responsible for ensuring State and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regulation requirements are met for Small Business (SB), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs and for managing outreach requirements set forth by Senate Bills 1 and 103. Travel is required. Apply by clicking here .

The UCSB Blum Center for Global Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development is currently inviting proposals for short-term research funding from University of California graduate students working on projects that contribute to understanding rising levels of socio-economic inequality in relation to democratic practices, policies, institutions, and norms. This opportunity is open to graduate students from any UC campus who meet the criteria set out in the call for proposals (attached).

Public Speaking in Academia This workshop introduces the genres of public speaking in academia, ranging from teaching lectures to conference papers to job talks. The workshop includes suggested strategies as well as hands-on practice. Time: Thursday, May 16th, 5:10-6:50 PM  Location: Conference Room A/B, Career Center (3rd floor)

Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL), established in 2012, is on a mission to educate local Latino elected officials on water policies to promote timely and equitable actions that ensure a robust economy, healthy communities, and a resilient environment for all Californians. WELL hosts annual conferences, regional workshops and fellowship programs to educate elected leaders on the most pressing water issues in California. WELL is currently recruiting fellows for its flagship program UnTapped, preparing for a series of state-wide legislative workshops, and designing a new exciting network of past and current WELL Fellows. The primary scope of the intern’s work will be to engage and assist in the design and implementation of these projects. The intern will also have the opportunity to research water policy involved in the educational programming for these events, as well as pitch-in innovative ways of engaging public officials and educating them about water management, environment...

Do you care about the environment? Do you have a creative passion? Want to make your voice heard? This is your chance to express yourself and have your talents showcased. On behalf of the UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative, Kerchoff Gallery will be hosting an Environmental Awareness Art Showcase on May 24, and we want to give passionate students a platform. All submissions are welcome, and all submissions will be displayed! Be it visual art, poetry, photography, film, or sculpture, there are no limits. Submissions due May 10 at http://tinyurl.com/environmental-art-showcase Please direct further questions to Meera McAdam at meeramcadam@g.ucla.edu or by text at 310-662-3797.

AWiSE is a group started by graduate students that seeks to increase female representation in STEM. They are hosting a Stem Day on Friday, May 3rd, and over 100 middle school girls are expected to come! However, they are still looking for activity booths for the 9:45-11:45am and the 12:30-1:30pm shifts. If you have a group of people you'd like to host a booth with, go ahead and sign up together. For those of you volunteering individually, there are now three AWiSE booths (9:45-11:45am Optical Illusions, 9:45-11:45am Catching Bubbles,12:30-1:30pm Optical Illusions) where you can volunteer alongside other AWiSE members without having to organize your own group or activity. Please make sure to include your email and t-shirt size when signing up for these booths so that you can be contacted individually! Date: Friday May 3, 2019 Event Time: 9:45 - 1:30 PM Sign up to run an activity by clicking here . If you have any questions about the overall event, please direct them to a...