UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

An Introduction to Publishing Journal Articles (Sciences and Social Sciences) Thinking about preparing an article manuscript for submission? Based on Wendy Belcher's workbook,  Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks,  this workshop will focus on the aspects of the process of getting an article published that most differ from other graduate writing projects, such as selecting appropriate journals and interacting with editors. We will also discuss strategies for revising articles for a target journal. Tuesday, June 2nd, 5:10-6:50pm Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center   (basement level)

The Careers In... Series Presents: Careers In... Industry Research for Graduate Students & Postdocs RSVP:  http://uclacareersinseries.eventbrite.com  June 11, 2015  9:00am - 10:30am California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Auditorium    Learn about PhD-level careers from UCLA alumni and professionals currently working in industry research.  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).    Current Panelists (more to be added): -Adam F Gross, PhD, Physical Chemistry, UCLA, Senior Staff Chemist, HRL Laboratories, LLC ·         -Tania Tang, Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente ·    ...

C&EE 200 Seminar Thursday, June 4 Engineering IV 38‐138 2 p.m.

Writing Successful Grant and Fellowship Applications (Sciences and Engineering Focus) Lauren Krogh Slone, NSF GRF Recipient, Graduate Writing Center Consultant Cherie Francis, Graduate Division Fellowships and Financial Services This workshop will first briefly review funding opportunities for graduate students in sciences and engineering. The workshop will then focus on strategies for writing effective applications for grants and fellowships to support graduate study and research, especially for students seeking doctorates and research MAs. The workshop will also cover tips for organizing the application process. Friday, May 29th, 12:00-1:50pm Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center   (basement level)  

The Department of French and Francophone Studies is looking for TAs to teach French language classes in 2015-16. Applicants must be native French speakers or have near-native fluency. Applicants must also be registered UCLA graduate students during the quarter/s of the TAship and in good academic standing. All TAs must be registered and enrolled in a minimum of 12 units, hold a cumulative GPA of 3.0 at the time of the appointment and not be appointed for more than 50% time without an exception to policy approval from the Graduate Division. Applicants may not have worked more than 12 quarters under the teaching apprentice appointment. In addition, applicants may not have worked more than 18 quarters, under any combination of the academic apprentice personnel titles. Please forward your CV along with letter of interest to Kerry Allen, Student Affairs Officer, allen@humnet.ucla.edu <mailto:allen@humnet.ucla.edu> , asap.

The Department of Italian is in need of teaching assistants for language instruction for 2015-16. The TA will be assigned to one language section of Elementary Italian that meets Monday-Friday for 50 minutes per day. We are looking for students with native or near-native Italian fluency. Interested students should send their CV to Kerry Allen, allen@humnet.ucla.edu , asap.