Expand Your Network: How to Identify Advisors, Mentors, Sponsors, and Collaborators for a Successful Career

Thursday, October 11, 2012: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
606 (WSCC)
Chairs:
Kermin Martinez-Hernandez, PhD, Research Associate, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), Interdisciplinary Education Group (IEG) , Mary Garcia-Cazarin, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Kentucky , Nahyr Rovira-Figueroa, MS, PhD Candidate, Purdue University and Lino Gonzalez, PhD, Senior Scientist, Genentech, Inc.

Description: This workshop will teach you how to cultivate your personal/professional network to achieve academic success. We will do an exercise where you will identify your current network and what you are missing to reach your full potential. The audience will ask questions to the panelists in an open session.



10:15 AM
Panel Discussion