CNMS Careers Virtual Conference
Learn more about the many career paths for science majors!
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 · 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Are you pursuing a degree in science but are unsure about your career path? Want to learn what industries hire students with a degree in science? Consider attending the second annual CNMS Careers Conference!
Attend this virtual event and hear from UMBC alumni and employers talk about exciting career paths in science! All majors/years welcome!
Please exit the breakout session you were attending and rejoin the Virtual Ballroom.
When: Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 3:30-5:30 PM
Where: Please join us in the Virtual Ballroom (Webex Event) for the main session and panel discussions. Breakout sessions with specific employers and alumni will be hosted via individual Webex meetings. Please follow the links in the agenda below throughout the course of the Conference.
Who: All undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in a science-related discipline
AGENDA:
3:30-3:40 PM - Welcoming Remarks [Virtual Ballroom]
Dr. William LaCourse, dean CNMS
3:40-4:20 PM - Employer Panel [Virtual Ballroom]
Listen to the following panelists talk about why they hire students with science degrees:
- Cesar Perez-Gonzalez, Ph.D., Training Director
National Eye Institute Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Russell Hill, Ph.D., Director and Professor
Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) - Mina Idazjoo, Ph.D., President & Chief Science Officer
Integrated Pharma Services and Omni Biosciences
4:20-4:40 pm - Employer Breakout Sessions
At this time please exit the Virtual Ballroom and click on one of the links below to join a breakout session.
At this time please exit the Virtual Ballroom and click on one of the links below to join a breakout session.
- Employer Breakout Session 1 - Dr. Cesar Perez-Gonzalez, Ph.D.
- Employer Breakout Session 2 - Dr. Russell Hill, Ph.D.
- Employer Breakout Session 3 - Dr. Idazjoo Ph.D.
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4:50-5:00 pm - Overview of UMBC Career Center [Virtual Ballroom]
Susan Hindle, Assistant Director, Internships & Employment
5:00-5:30 pm - Alumni Stories [Virtual Ballroom]
Listen to the following alumni share their career paths to where they are now.
- Lipi Mukherjee, Ph.D., Physics ('20), Postdoc Fellow
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) - Yi Liu, MS, Biological Sciences ('16), Genetic Counselor
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute - Daniel Stonko, BS, Biological Science ('17), R & D Analyst
KeraLink International - Anne Saba, BS, Math ('20), Investment Fellow
T. Rowe Price
5:30-5:50 pm - Alumni Breakout Sessions (optional)
At this time please exit the Virtual Ballroom and click on one of the links below to join a breakout session.
At this time please exit the Virtual Ballroom and click on one of the links below to join a breakout session.
- Alumni Breakout Session 1 - Yi Liu
- Alumni Breakout Session 2 - Lipi Mukherjee
- Alumni Breakout Session 3 - Daniel Stonko
- Alumni Breakout Session 4 - Anne Saba
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Questions: Email Susan Hindle at shindle@umbc.edu.
