<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear <span class="il">MIT</span> grad students, postdocs, and early career professionals!</div><div class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please find below information about a <span class="il">mentoring</span> program from the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association for Women in Science.</div><div class=""><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class=""><a href="https://massawis.org" class="">https://massawis.org</a></span></font></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <span class="il">Mentoring</span> <span class="il">Circles</span> Program is an award-winning program matching together senior and junior scientists, to form <span class="il">circles</span> that meet once a month (September to May) to discuss career goals, managing different career paths, and building skills and lasting connections within the bustling Boston scientific community. Meetings are usually held in person, but this year the program will start online, and each circle can decide on changes as the year progresses.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our mentors are experienced professionals that work in academia and industry as either scientists or in other carrier paths. You will be matched to your mentors and co-mentees according to your background, your stated goals in joining the program, and other preferences included in the application. </div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="">The applications are competitive, and</font></b><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> are due 8/14/2021!</b><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please apply here:</span></div><div class=""><a href="https://forms.gle/wMxJFhAwumfCavZL8" class="">Apply to be a Mentee</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHHmrdeZooPNGDt1KaTP9ITdsmLpujbLAxFRNMcL8aC3_4Bg/viewform" class="">/</a></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="il">AWIS</span> is a non-profit organizations, and all those involved in the <span class="il">mentoring</span> program, including our valuable mentors, are volunteers. The program fee for the entire year is $25, to cover operational costs.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Participation in the program requires membership in National <span class="il">AWIS</span> and MASS <span class="il">AWIS</span>. <span class="il">MIT</span> is affiliated with <span class="il">AWIS</span>, therefor if you are an <span class="il">MIT</span> student or postdoc your membership in National <span class="il">AWIS</span> is free.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MASS <span class="il">AWIS</span> also offers scholarships to cover membership costs for those in need:</div><div class=""><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class=""><span class=""><a href="http://www.massawis.org/mass-awis-member-scholarship/" class="">http://www.massawis.org/mass-awis-member-scholarship/</a></span></font></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a unique opportunity to advance your career and professional skills! Apply today for a rewarding experience!</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please feel free to ask any questions,</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rona Oran</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Vice President, Executive Board of Directors - </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Association for Women in Science, Massachusetts Chapter (MASS AWIS)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><a href="http://www.massawis.org" class="">www.massawis.org</a></span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div>Magnetometry Investigation Scientist<br class="">NASA Psyche Mission<br class="">Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences<br class="">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div>
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