CNMS Virtual Careers Conference

Learn more about the many career paths for science majors!

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 Virtual Careers Conference!

Attend this online event and hear from UMBC alumni and employers in the sciences talk about exciting career paths in science!  All majors/years welcomed!

When: Tuesday, February 16, 2021- 3:30-5:30 PM 

Where: Online

Who: All undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in a science-related discipline

AGENDA:
  • Opening remarks from Dr. William LaCourse, dean of CNMS
  • Employer panel discussing the benefits of your degree in the workplace
  • Stories from successful CNMS alumni working in various industries
  • Q&A and networking sessions with employer and alumni panelists
Employer Panelists:
Listen to the following panelist talk about why they hire students with science degrees:
  • Russell Hill, Ph.D., Director and Professor
    Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET)
  • Mina Izadoo, Ph.D., President & Chief Science Officer
    Integrated Pharma Services and Omni Biosciences
  • Cesar Perez-Gonzalez, Ph.D., Training Director
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Alumni Panelists:
Learn from UMBC alumni as they share their unique career paths to where they are:
  • Lipi Mukherjee, Ph.D., Physics ('20), Postdoc Fellow
    National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
  • Yi Liu, Biological Sciences ('16), Genetic Counselor
    National Institutes of Health
  • Anne Saba, Math ('15), Investment Fellow
    T. Rowe Price
  • Daniel Stonko, Biological Science ('17), Research & Development Analyst
    KeraLink International
To indicate you are going, click on the green "Going" button below.
Further details to follow as event draws closer!

Questions: Email Susan Hindle at shindle@umbc.edu.

 

Posted: February 10, 2021, 3:55 PM