Minutes 11.26.18

Upcoming Events

AIChE Undergraduate Research Panel

November 28th, 5pm, Harkness 115

We are cosponsoring this event! Please sign up here, if you’d like to attend. Additionally, if anyone is interested in being on the panel, please email me!! (rcash@u.rochester.edu)

BME Summer Internship Info Session

November 28th, 5-6pm, Goergen 101

Weekly Events

Peer Advisor Office Hours:

Tiffany Nicholas, Bobby Crews, and Chantelle Lim are BME peer advisors. They are here to help answer your questions about your major and minor, make connections with faculty, research opportunities, study abroad, etc..

Their office hours start this week in Goergen 2nd flood lounge:

Bobby: Mondays 12.45pm – 1.45pm

Tiffany: Tuesdays 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Chantelle: Thursdays 1pm – 2pm

Click here for more info!!

Engineering Study Sessions:

Tau Beta Pi is an engineering honor society and, as part of our involvement on campus, we will be hosting Engineering Study Sessions twice a week (Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 7-8pm in Genesee 321) starting September 11th and running until December 5th.

Job Opportunities

The TCF program:

The TCF program starts taking applicants in January/February for positions that begin in September/October. It is too late to apply for this year (Fiscal Year 2018) but the FY19 application process will begin this January. This program can be applied for on the usajobs.gov website.

Updates

– Look out for details on our BMES study break in the next email!!!

– If you’re interested in running for BMES Eboard, you must attend one BMES meeting, next semester, before running. Dates about elections will be sent early next semester, so be on the lookout!

November 19, 2018November 19, 2018

Slice of October/ November

BMES Mentoring Event 2- Ananya Goyal

The event took place on October 22nd, from 7 – 8 pm, in the Munnerlyn Atrium, Goergen Hall. It was the second mentoring event of the semester, with another one being planned for October. Upper class and underclass BMEs were invited to meet and socialize with each other. The aim of the event was to help first and second year student get advice about course registration and schedule planning, as registration is in two weeks. Pizza and soda were also served

Concentration panel – Chantelle Lim

The BMES held a concentration panel on October 23rd 5pm. The panel consisted of Seven senior BMEs covering all four BME concentrations and Professor Lerner. They gave advice to first-year BMEs on what each concentration entailed and shared their experiences when choosing concentrations.

Biotech Industry talk- Chantelle Lim

BMES hosted a Biotech Industry Talk featuring 2001 alum Barrett Nehilla. This event was co-sponsored by Tau Beta Pi, AICHE, and SWE. Around 40 students across all engineering disciplines attended the talk. Barrett talked about his academic journey: He started with undergraduate studies at the University of Rochester, then going to graduate school in Boston, and returned to the U of R to pursue a postdoc. After that, he ventured into the industry world and was part of a start-up. Right now, he works at Mersana Therapeutics in Boston, MA as their principal scientist.

E-Social-Caroline Stockwell

The Fall Engineering Social (Esocial) took place on Friday, October 26th from 2-3:30 pm on Wilson commons porch. The Esocial, open to all students, not just engineers, happens once every fall and is a great opportunity for students and faculty alike to bond over fall themed activities and food. Activities included pumpkin painting, doughnut on a string, and corn hole. Guests enjoyed chicken wings, fresh fruit, and apple cider. This event was co-sponsored by numerous STEM oriented clubs, including AIChE, ASME, BMES, CSUG, EWB, NSBE, OSA, SASE, SHPE, SWE, UR Robotics, UR Makers, and UR Solar Splash. The event was overall a success, and many left with festive pumpkins and doughnut on a string victories.

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

Minutes 11.07.18