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Dear Postdocs,</div>
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This is a reminder to <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDwdcsrNle7PDuUQhT_-_t1NSUK-Gxo0azj69DRNCO0IjM9A/viewform?usp=dialog" id="OWAe23e28ab-1391-9d6d-ffe6-c2a24909bb15" class="x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDwdcsrNle7PDuUQhT_-_t1NSUK-Gxo0azj69DRNCO0IjM9A/viewform?usp=dialog" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="7" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;"><b>sign
up for the Industry Career Panel</b></a></span> coming up next week!</div>
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Are you interested in exploring career paths beyond academia? Join us for a discussion with panelists from industry and startups who will share their experiences, insights, and advice on making the transition.</div>
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<b>Lunch will be provided by the PDA.</b></div>
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<a href="https://pda.mit.edu/calendar_event/industry-career-panel/" id="anchor-b77f374a-23c5-980c-ccb1-359d5fe70386" title="https://pda.mit.edu/calendar_event/industry-career-panel/"><u>Event details</u></a><br>
<b>Date:</b> Friday, May 15, 2026<br>
<b>Time:</b> 1:00–2:30 PM<u><br>
</u><b>Format:</b> In person + Zoom<br>
<b>In-person location:</b> E19-202<br>
<b>Zoom link:</b> <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/94504852607" id="OWA40cd6722-7c23-ec7d-ebdf-35364e71e60b" class="OWAAutoLink">
https://mit.zoom.us/j/94504852607</a></div>
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This panel features:</div>
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Steven Rick – Solutions Architect at NVIDIA</div>
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Jonathan Cottet – Product and Technology Strategy Leader at Parallel Fluidics</div>
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Blaise Delaney – Applied AI/ML Researcher and Startup Leader</div>
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Medha Rath – Senior Scientist at Amgen</div>
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This event is open to all MIT postdocs.</div>
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For questions, please contact:<br>
Vas Fotopoulos – <a href="mailto:vasfotop@mit.edu" id="OWA446e4cc3-2feb-2c7d-c43b-a1316620d90f" class="OWAAutoLink">
vasfotop@mit.edu</a><br>
Dani Coogan – <a href="mailto:decoogan@mit.edu" id="OWA782cc0c1-46ed-f39d-0d81-09b23d116de4" class="OWAAutoLink">
decoogan@mit.edu</a><br>
Poornima Dubey – <a href="mailto:dubey599@mit.edu" id="OWA6523b77e-b7c7-bcba-6968-2a24a836af59" class="OWAAutoLink">
dubey599@mit.edu</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best wishes,<br>
Vas, Dani, and Poornima<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);">MIT PDA Professional Development & Alumni Committees</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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