Past Trainee Meeting Sessions open to the Broader Penn Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Community.
2024-2025
Employer visit from National Forensic Consultants (intro to forensic engineering)
Career panel with Senior Policy Analyst at New Buildings Institute
Professional Development workshop – high performing teams, networking, and interviews
Dow scientist presenting his research and career path
Career conversation with recent CBE alumnus now at LEK Consulting
Tour of new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology
Coding bootcamp – Python applied to soft materials research
Conversation with scientist at Brookhaven National Labs
Research and career talk with CMU faculty and founder of Anstatz AI “Design and Optimization of Chemical Formulations: Applications of Machine Learning and Automated Experimentation”
CMU faculty talk on engineering education and soft materials
Session on the Biopsychology/Behavioral Neuroscience of Well-Being
AI Policy Series pt. 1– AI ethics & policy consultant, Ethics Through Analytics
AI Policy Series pt. 2– AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance Specialist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Soft AE students attended the Kleinman Center’s book launch event, the Human Costs of American Energy in Transition
Career conversation with former CEO of American Innovations and former Executive Director and Sustainability Leader at Sealed Air Corporation
Arkema Global presentation on Corporate Sustainability and Materials Development