[Gsc-anno] Academic Career Series, Orientation Photography, Int'l Mentoring (08AUG07)
GSC Secretary
gsc-secretary at MIT.EDU
Wed Aug 8 14:36:07 EDT 2007
************************** GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS *************************
more extensive announcements online: http://gsc.mit.edu
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headlines (details below):
1. Acamemic Career Series - final event
Wed Aug 15, 4pm, 10-250
2. Orientation Photographers Needed
Email gsc-oc at mit.edu now!
3. International Mentors Needed
Sign up now! (see details below)
details:
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*Summer 2007 Academic Career Series - Final Event*
Are you curious about the differences between an academic career and
being a professional in industry, a start-up, or government, or how
one might combine these roles? Come to the final talk in the Academic
Career Series! Unable to attend but interested in this topic? A
podcast of this event will be available approx. 3 weeks after the
event, at web.mit.edu/career/www/graduate/podcasts.html.
TRANSITIONING FROM INDUSTRY TO ACADEMIA (OR VICE VERSA)
Wed, Aug 15, 4-5:15pm, 10-250
Panelists:
Prof Yet-Ming Chiang, MIT, Kyocera Professor of Ceramics,
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Co-Founder of American Superconductor and co-founder of A123Systems
Prof Jeffrey A. Hoffman, MIT, Professor of the Practice of
Aerospace Engineering, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Former NASA astronaut and NASA Rep. in Europe
Prof Katherine Ziemer, Northeastern University
DiPietro Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Worked at Dupont for 7 yrs. before pursuing academic career
Prof David Castañón, Boston University, Dept. of
Electrical and Computer Engineering
MIT PhD, former Chief Scientist at Alphatech
Dr. Thomas Evans, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Head of Infectious Diseases; Former UC Davis faculty member
Dr. Robert Martinez, Wyeth Research, Dept. of Biological Technologies
Former postdoc at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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/Co-sponsored by the MIT Careers Office, the Graduate Student
Council, and the Postdoctoral Advisory Council./
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*Call for Orientation Photographers*
The GSC is looking for a few volunteers to take photographs at various
orientation events and to post them on the GSC website each night.
Photographers will have to have their own camera. Please email
gsc-oc at mit.edu if you are interested!
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*Be an International Mentor*
Want to help make MIT home for new grads from abroad? Sign up for the
GSC's International Graduate Student Mentorship Program!
Currently enrolled MIT students may sign up to become a mentor. Admitted
international students that are enrolling at MIT in Fall 2007 may sign up
for a mentor. Matches will be made shortly after the signup deadline.
Go to web.mit.edu/gsc/www/firstyear/mentoring/international/index.shtml
for more information and to sign up.
The deadline is Aug 25th, so sign up now!
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Oaz Nir
GSC Secretary, 2007-2008
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