Monthly Archives: July 2011

Panel Discussion: What Can I Do with a PhD?

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The Center for Emergent Materials is hosting a “What can I do with a PhD?” panel discussion for the OSU Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, STEM, undergraduate and graduate students on Friday, July 22, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM at 1080 Smith Seminar Room.

The panel will consist of speakers from national research laboratories, industry and businesses. Representatives will be Dr. Phil Schlosser, Engineering Education Innovation Center, The Ohio State University; Dr. Deb Whitis, General Electric; Dr. Roberto Rojas, Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Education, The Ohio State University; Dr. Umit Ozkan, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University; a representative from a national lab and faculty members from a large research institution. The speakers will share their experiences and answer questions from the audience.

We are requesting that if you plan to attend and have specific questions for the panel that you email them to Shanshan Xu at: xu.494@buckeyemail.osu.edu before Wednesday July 20, so she can get them to the speakers before Friday. Emailing questions ahead of time will help the speakers know what the audience is looking for as well as keep the discussion moving forward.

Please RSVP to Michelle McCombs at: mccombs.75@osu.edu.

Fellowship Panel Discussion

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The Center for Emergent Materials is hosting a panel for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program on Friday, July 8, 1:30-3:00 PM in Smith Seminar Room, 1080 Physics Research Building.  Please see the flyer for additional details.

The panel will consist of current NSF Graduate Research Fellows and Faculty members who have reviewed Fellowship applications, current recipients of the Goldwater and Churchill Fellowships and a Fellowship Advisor on campus.

Additional information for other upcoming Graduate Fellowships will also be provided.
Please RSVP to mccombs.75@osu.edu.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Michelle McCombs at mccombs.75@osu.edu.

2011 OSU Materials Week – Preliminary Agenda and Registration Information

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2011 OSU Materials Week
September 12-14
Ohio Union on OSU’s Columbus Campus
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The preliminary agenda and free registration for this year’s Materials Week are now available online: http://imr.osu.edu/events/materials-week/2011-osu-materials-week/
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This year’s event will include plenary, technical, and student poster sessions covering topics such as:
  • Carbon-based Materials for Electronics and Magnetics
  • 2-D Materials Beyond Graphene
  • Materials Design and Catalysis
  • Biological Materials: From the Nano to Macro Scale
  • Thermal Spintronics
  • Terahertz Materials
  • New Approaches for Lighter, More Sustainable Multi-Materials Vehicle Structures…And more!
Our online agenda will be updated as more session topics, speakers, and talk titles are confirmed.
This 4th annual Materials Week conference is presented to you by the Institute for Materials Research, the gateway to materials-allied research at The Ohio State University, and the Center for Emergent Materials, OSU’s NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).