I am helping organize a one-day conference "Is a Ph.D. for Me?", for
undergraduate students interested in graduate school and research career options
in the fields of engineering and life science. The conference is will be held on
Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta. Please encourage
your students to sign up for this free event (lunch included!). The website is
http://qb3.berkeley.edu/phd/ and the registration deadline
is January 15. I know the school may not be in session yet, but if you have a
way of reaching the students before the 22nd, I would greatly appreciate it! We
have almost a 100 students registered, but would like to share this opportunity
with as many Atlanta area science undergrads as possible.
This is a great opportunity for undergraduate science students to learn
what PhD programs in biological sciences and engineering are all about, talk to
current graduate students, and hear some exciting research presentations from
leading researchers in the field. We would especially like to attract
underrepresented students and those who do not have regular opportunities to
attend research presentations and interact with researchers and graduate
students. Confirmed speakers include Jay Keasling (UC Berkeley, synthetic
biology/ metabolic engineering), Pamela Peralta-Yahya (Georgia Institute of
Technology, biochemistry/biomolecular engineering), Karmella Haynes (Arizona
State University, biological and health systems engineering), and Susan Marqusee
(UC Berkeley, protein engineering). Graduate students from MIT, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Emory University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco
will participate on a panel and in networking sessions.
I hope you will help spread the word about this unique opportunity by
printing and posting the attached flier at your college or university. Also,
please post the link to the conference website, on your departmental websites,
facebook pages etc.?
Thanks very much, and feel free to contact me with any
questions.
Srebrenka Robic, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Agnes Scott College
141 E. College Ave
Decatur, GA 30030
404 471 6379
srobic@agnesscott.edu
