Professional Headshot Event

Dear Grads,

Due to the popularity and high demand of the Professional Headshot event held last quarter, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that we will be hosting another headshot event this Spring Quarter to be held on Thursday, June 1^st! The photographer will once again be our very own, very talented, Arvin Akoopie. If you are interested, please fill out the form below no later than Tuesday, May 23^rd to secure a spot! You will be contacted at a later time with your confirmed time slot.

http://che-mf.chem.ucsd.edu/mf/view.php?id=87587

Space is extremely limited and fills up quickly, so RSVP soon to secure a spot!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

 

A Teaching Discussion with Professor Neil Garg

Please join us for a teaching discussion with UCLA Professor Neil Garg!

WHEN: Wednesday, May 3^rd 11AM – 12PM

WHERE: Urey Room 2102

Professor Garg, whose research focuses on organic synthesis, has demonstrated excellence in teaching throughout his entire professional career. His nearly two decades of chemistry teaching experience has been highlighted with numerous awards and honors for his work in the classroom including recently being named California’s US Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

We will discuss his journey from an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at NYU to Professor at UCLA mentoring other UCLA teaching faculty (including recent UCSD graduate Jacquelin Kammeyer, Ph.D.). This is a great opportunity to speak with an established research faculty and learn about effective science communication, teaching collaborations with graduate students, and education projects. Speak with Neil on a range of topics including how to implement an entirely new laboratory course, making chemistry music videos, and changing our students’ perception of chemistry. [See his TEDx talk:  https://youtu.be/cs95YQLpSj0]

This will be an open forum style discussion so please feel free to come with any questions you wish to ask Neil about teaching chemistry.

Coffee and snacks will be provided!

[Note: Professor Garg will also be giving a talk on his chemical and educational research from 3PM-4PM in the NSB auditorium]

Hosted by Cory Weinstein and Riley Peacock

NIH Training Program in Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine Seminar

NIH Training Program in Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine Seminar

“Natural Products Diversity: Examining the Future Potential for Natural Products Research”

Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm in Sumner Auditorium at SIO

 

Dr. Roger Linington

Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in High-Throughput Screening and Chemical Biology

Department of Chemistry

Simon Fraser University

Please join us outside of Sumner at 3pm for refreshments! Reuseable mugs encouraged!!

Questions? Please email Chris Leber (cleber@ucsd.edu)

Seminars

RSVP: Industry Interaction Day | Friday, May 12th | Space is Limited, RSVP Soon!

Dear Grads,

REMINDER: Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering are jointly sponsoring an Industry Interaction Day on Friday, May 12th! We hope you will join us for this special event. RSVP is required and space is filling up quickly, so we encourage you to head over to our website to secure your spot: http://chemistry.ucsd.edu/go/industry-day. Lunch will be provided!

Please see below for the exciting agenda that we have lined up for you!

INDUSTRY INTERACTION DAY AGENDA, MAY 12^TH

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Industry Talks – Session Chair: Dr. Prabhakar Bandaru Eric Lanzendorf, PhD, Intel Corporation Joseph AuBuchon, PhD, Applied Materials, Inc. Richard Yang, PhD, Lam Research Corporation Rahul Kapadia, PhD, Cymer
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM	Break
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM	Industry Talks – Session Chair: Dr. Michael Sailor Misha Golynskiy, PhD, Illumina Daniel Estrada, MS, Lumileds Winnie Lieu, M.Eng, MBA, Chevron Corporation Michelle Chen, PhD, Allergan
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM	Break
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Student Lightning Talks – Session Chair: Dr. Seth Cohen Cassandra Callmann, Enzyme-Responsive Nanomaterials for Targeted Delivery of Chemotherapeutics Jessica Moreton, New materials for membrane-based applications Chris Lee, Investigating transport properties with multiscale computable mesh models from heterogeneous structural datasets Michael Denny, Hybridization of MOFs for Improved Utility Geoff Hollett, The Development of Porous Silicon-Based Injectable Contraceptives Steven Wolf, Low Temperature Amorphous Boron Nitride ALD Using BCl3 and N2H4 Byungji Kim, Tweaking Our Immune System: How to Defeat Diseases More Efficiently Michael Frank, Bioinspired Examples and Applications Lorraine Hossain, PEDOT/Parylene C Electrocorticography Microelectrodes Record Songs from the Brains of Birds Peng Chen, Hierarchically Structured, Oxygen Deficient, Tungsten Oxide Morphologies for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Charge Transfer and Stability Tarah Sullivan, The Feather Vane: A Natural Functional Adhesive Tianqi Ren, From Angstrom to the Space: Controlling the Microstructure of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics Serdar Yavuz, Graphene/Silicon Solar Cell : An Alternative to p-n Junction Solar Cell
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM	Panel Session with Industry Professionals – Moderator: Dr. Andrew Kummel

Yonder Dynamics: Apply Today!

Turbulent Futures @ UC Riverside

L.E.K Case Competition

L.E.K. Case Competition 2017

The global strategy firm L.E.K. is coming to UCSD for its annual case

competition and info session. This is a great opportunity for interested

graduate students and post-docs to know more about L.E.K., a top consulting

firm, and to increase their skill-set by solving a business case with a

team of fellow students!

The firm will introduce itself (along with a Q&A) and give the introductory

prompt to the case on *5/3 (Wednesday) **between 6pm-8pm, Bonner Hall, room

2130.*

The final team presentations, adjudication and prizes will be awarded on *5/10

(Wednesday) from 4pm-6:30pm, Career Center, Horizon Room.*

*Refreshments will be provided on both days*. Please mark your calendar for

this event. You can register here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/

lek-case-competition-tickets-33744494692

<http://google.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5c577b5741625100720000dcb&id=5ecba326b0&e=bcbbcce1fc>.

If you are interested in participating in the case competition (this is not

required), you can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/

spreadsheets/d/1DembYQS-f24uGoR7OMdZM9Pkrw-pT-dXXjhe0iKbY_4/edit?usp=sharing

<http://google.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5c577b5741625100720000dcb&id=024c6fab16&e=bcbbcce1fc>.

Teams will be formed on 5/3.

We believe this is a terrific chance to take part in a campus-wide case

competition and showcase your problem solving skills and team work in front

of professional consultants. If you have any questions please contact Jane

Klann (jeklann@gmail.com).

Rady School of Business – SPARK Program

The UCSD Rady School of Business is offering a new program this Spring. The SPARK Program is an immersive, fast-paced program that offers you the confidence, knowledge and competencies needed to become an entrepreneurial innovator.  The primary goal of the program is to help participants discover, validate and launch technology-driven venture ideas that fulfill a compelling market need and contribute to social and economic value. Designed by an award-winning Rady School faculty member and facilitated by an experienced business executive, the program also offers practical skills that can make you an attractive candidate for industry careers in Innovation.

 

The SPARK 2017 Phase I: Discover application is DUE TODAY, Monday, April 24th at 5 pm. The course will run May 3 – May 31st. Follow the link below to begin, and we look forward to receiving your application!

 

https://goo.gl/forms/jKpJ4RQUsXI2ch3P2

 

Cheers,

 

The SPARK Organizing Committee

Eli Lilly & Co

Eli Lilly & Co will be visiting UCSD tomorrow, April 25^th. As a part of their visit, they will have an info session where ALL students are invited to attend. We highly encourage all students, even those early in their graduate career to attend to get an idea about the opportunities that exist in industry. This is a great opportunity to network with the Eli Lilly scientists! Please drop by the Urey Room tomorrow morning for this brief presentation. Light refreshments will be provided.

Date:                     Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Time:                   9:00am

Location:             Urey Room 2102