UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

LA DINNER  MEETING MARCH 2018 Wednesday, March 07, 2018 Networking, Dinner & Presentation Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown 120 S. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 REGISTER PRESENTATION: CONTRACTOR LESSONS FOR ENGINEERS   Are you interested in finding ways to operate more efficiently? With the high demand on consulting services and limited resources to meet this demand, the March dinner meeting will feature a panel of distinguished contractors speaking on ways to leverage the contractorengineer relationship and how to improve communication and coordination between us. Our panelists come from various sectors, including commercial, healthcare, residential, and retrofit/existing building. Panelists will share their knowledge and lessons for engineers to apply at various stages in their projects. A few...

Exploring Careers in... Data Science Thursday, February 1st  |  CNSI Auditorium | 8:30am - 10:30am Register:   https://careersindatasciencewinter18.eventbrite.com Learn about PhD-level careers from UCLA alumni and professionals currently working in Data Science. Attendees will learn about panelists’ own career trajectory, advice on how to transition from graduate school or postdoctoral training to their specific field, and insights on leveraging your advanced degree. Join us for this lively panel discussion and networking breakfast before the panel (8:30-9:00am in CNSI Lobby) Panelists:           Vince Seah, Ph.D. , Head of Data Science at Sundae Collective          Mostafa Majidpour,  Ph.D. , Senior Data Scientist at Time Inc.          Jonathan Morra, Ph.D., Vice President for Data Science, ZEFR  ...

Advancing Women in Science and Engineering (AWiSE)  would like to invite you to our fall career development event. We will be hosting a panel of speakers to hold roundtable discussions on careers in data science and research outside  of academia, followed by a happy hour. See the attached flyer for details! The event will be held in the  BSRB First Floor Conference Room  from  4:30-6:00 PM on Thursday November 30th .   RSVP:  http://goo.gl/oPSAi4

Exploring Careers in Technology Transfer for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Scholars Register:  https://careersintechnologytransferfall2017.eventbrite.com Thursday, November 16 th  | California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Auditorium | 8:30 AM - 10:30 PM Learn about PhD-level careers from UCLA alumni and professionals currently working in the field of Tech Transfer. Attendees will learn about panelists’ own career trajectory, advice on how to transition from graduate school or postdoctoral training to their specific field, and insights on leveraging your advanced degree. Join us for this lively panel discussion and networking breakfast before the panel (8:30-9:00am in CNSI Lobby).   Panelists include: Lukasz Kowalik, PhD Technology Transfer Officer, UCLA Technology Development Group Kathryn Zavala, PhD Program Director, MedTech Incubator Nikolaus Traitler, PhD Licensing Associate, Physical Sciences, USC Stevens Center for Innovatio...

Life & Work at a Community College: Exploring Careers in Academia Tuesday, April 18th 4-6pm CNSI 4:00-5:00pm Panel Session 5:00-6:00pm Networking Reception Register: https://lifeatcommunitycollege17.eventbrite.com California Community Colleges recruit faculty and administrative positions across California from a range of disciplines, this year with more than 1,0000 positions posted at the California community college registry. Join us for a panel discussion with community college professors from STEM, Humanities & Social Science fields to learn more about what it's like to be an academic in a community college.  Learn application strategies and opportunities to gain teaching experience and what they are looking for in future candidates.  The session will then be followed with smaller group discussions and networking with the panelists. Refreshments will be served. Panelists Include: Dr. Adrienne Foster, Profes...

Exploring Careers in... Biotech Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 CNSI Auditorium Networking Breakfast - 8:30am - 9:00am Panel Discussion - 9:00am - 10:00am Audience Q&A - 10:00am - 10:30am Register:  https://careersinbiotech17.eventbrite.com  Learn about PhD-level careers from UCLA alumni and professionals currently working in Biotech. Gain insight on how to leverage your PhD in Biotech and strategies for applying to similar positions. Join us for this lively panel discussion, with a networking breakfast before the panel.  Panelists:                                            Janice Ahn, PhD Manager, Global Medical Writing, Amgen Benjamin Chu, PhD Senior Technology Transfer Officer, UCLA Technology Development Group Eric Gschweng, PhD...

Exploring Careers in... Science & Technology Publishing for Graduate Students & Postdocs REGISTER : https://careers-in-science-and-technology-publishing.eventbrite.com Thursday, November 17th |  CNSI Auditorium | 8:30am – 10:30am Networking Breakfast - 8:30am - 9:00am Panel Discussion - 9:00am - 10:00am Audience Q&A - 10:00am - 10:30am  Learn about PhD-level careers from UCLA alumni and professionals currently working in Science and Technology Publishing. Gain insight on how to leverage your PhD in publishing and strategies for applying to similar positions. Join us for this lively panel discussion, with a networking breakfast before the panel.    Panelists: ·      Alejandro Cantarero, PhD, Mathematics Director of Data Science and Engineering at tronc (formerly Tribune Publishing)  ·      Sheila Chari, PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology; Immunology  Senior Scientific Editor at C...

​ Beyond your PhD: Careers in Academia Join AWiSE (Advancing Women in Science and Engineering) for roundtable discussions followed by a networking session with women in the research and education fields at UCLA! Hear from panelists including: Liz Roth-Johnson, PhD : Lecturer and DBER Fellow, Dept of Life Sciences Margot Quinlan, PhD: Professor, Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry  Amy Rowat, PhD: Professor, Dept of Integrative Biology and Physiology Shanna Shaked, PhD : Lecturer, Dept of Physics, and STEM Center Associate Director Tuesday, November 8 3-4 pm:  Career panel 4-5 pm:  Networking & refreshments Gonda 1st floor conference room RSVP HERE! For more information, visit  our website  or email us at  awiseucla@gmail.com -- AWiSE Advancing Women in Science and Engineering http://ucla.orgsync.com/org/awise/