2002-2008 Events
2007-2008
May 8, 2008 – Tom Ruttledge, Professor of Chemistry, Cornell University –
March 31, 2008 4:30-6:30, Havemeyer 209 – Atwal Career Symposium PDF
March 3, 2008 4:30-5:30, Havemeyer 711 – Oksana Cherniavsky: Working on Wall Street, The Life of a Financial Analyst
March 5, 2008 6:30-7:30, Havemeyer 209 – Ogilvy Healthworld: Is there Opportunity for Science Mas/PhDs on Madison Avenue? PDF
November 7, 2007 4:30-5:30, Havemeyer 711 – Building Effective Relationships: Introduce Yourself and Get Recognized PDF
October 30, 2007 5-6pm, Havemeyer 711 – Finding Funding for a Post Doc PDF
September 2007 Etiquette Dinner PDF
September 2007 What does industry look for in hiring medicinal chemists? Questions and Answer Session with Bristol-Myers Squibb PDF
September 2007 McKinsey & Company Recruiting Event, cosponsored with Columbia Consulting Club
August 2007 Ice Cream Social for First Years PDF
2006-2007
September 2006 McKinsey & Company Recruiting Event PDF
October 2006 Mike Holman, Ph.D., Analyst, Lux Research PDF
December 2006 Marco Pagnotta, Ph.D., Department Chair, Dwight-Englewood School PDF
February 2007 IP Panel, David J. Austin, Ph.D., Associate, Darby & Darby LLP PDF
Mitchell Bernstein, Ph.D., Science Advisor, Darby & Darby LLP
February 2007 Sonja Krane, Ph.D., Managing Editor, JACS PDF
February 2007 Tips and Tricks to Landing a Job in Academia PDF
March 2007 International Food & Fregrance
April 2007 Evaluating a Venture, Murry Low, Columbia School of Business PDF
April 2007 Post Doc Panel
May 2007 Ashok Maliakal, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Bell Laboratories PDF
May 2007 ACS Career Workshop PDF
Resume Review, Targeting the Job Market, Interviewing Skills, First Year on the Job
June 2007 Acing the Interview, Laurie Davis, CCE PDF
2004-2005
August 2005 Panel discussion about finding, applying for, and funding a post-doctoral position.
2003-2004
September 2003 “McKinsey & Management Consulting for PhDs” Dr. Sara Cronewett, McKinsey & Company
Septermber 2003 Scientific Grant Writing Workshop” Dr. Jaime Rubin, Columbia University, Health Sciences
October 2003 “Intellectual Property Law” Dr.Yanney, Dr. Bohm, Dr. Goldin, Darby & Darby, P.C.
March 2004 5th year grad students & faculty discuss how to get a post doc position
March 2004 Working at a Non-profit Research Institute Dr. Mark E. Van Dyke, Principal Scientist SwRI
April 2004 Putting Your Degree To Work: Practical Career Strategies for Ph.D.s,
Dr. Peter S. Fiske, CEO of RAPT Industries.
April 2004 Putting Your Degree to Work: Practical Career Strategies
Dr. Graham Abramo, Rohm and Haas
June 2004 Leadership and Your Career: Dr. Robert Schmitt, President of Parcor International
June 2004 Balancing Family and Career: A discussion with profs and grad students
2002-2003
October 2002 “So You Want to Be a Professor” Professors Nick Turro, Nina Shapley, Christian Rojas
November 2002 “How I Grew Up to Be a Medicinal Chemist” Dr. Adam Gilbert, Wyeth Research
December 2002 “From the Lab to Patent Law” Dr. Alan Miller, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein
March 2003 “Drug Discovery at a Biotech Start-Up” Dr. Frank Hollinger, Locus Discovery
March 2003 Field Trip – Brookhaven National Lab Upton, NY
March 2003 Field Trip – Pfizer Central Research Groton, CT
March 2003 “The New Science of Catching Killers” Dr. Michael Baden, NYS Police .
April 2003 “The Role of Science in Homeland Security” Dr. Page Stoutland,
National Nuclear Security Admin.
July 2003 “Oil Exploration and Chemistry” Dr. Charles Flaum, Schlumberger-Doll Research
2001-2002
October 2001 “Transition from Postdoctoral to Junior Faculty: One Perspective” Prof. Brian Gibney, Chemistry
Novermber 2001 “Life as a Consultant: the Perspective from a Chemistry Ph.D.”
Dr. Amy Michaels, Princeton Consultants, Inc.
December 2001 “Perspectives on Public Policy: The View from a Chemistry Ph.D.”
Dr .Carl Picconatto, ACS, Congressional Fellow
February 2002 “Chemogenomics: Drug Discovery for this Millennium”
Dr. Joshua Boger, CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
February 2002 “The Role of the Scientist in the Practice of Intellectual Property Law”
Joesph Eng and Arnold Rady, Morgan & Finnegan, LLP
March 2002 “Putting Your Degree to Work: Practical Career Strategies for Ph.D.s”
Dr. Thomas Miller, Aton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
March 2002 Field Trip – Wyeth Ayerst Perl River, NY
April 2002 Field Trip – Lucent Bell Labs Murray Hill, NJ
May 2002 “Life as an Analyst: Perspectives from a Chemistry Ph.D.” R.P.
May 2002 “How to Succeed in Academics and in Business without Really Trying” Prof. Richard Friesner, CU
June 2002 “Managing an Effective Job Search” Dr. Ray O’Donnell, SUNY Oswego.