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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!

 

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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.

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Minutes 11.07.18

Upcoming Events

 

Society of Women Engineers, Semi-Annual Dinner with Professors

November 16th, 6-8pm, Wilson Commons 122

RSVP here.  Declining forms must be in by November 9th at 3pm.  Final deadline to RSVP is Monday November 12th. Please email Alice Freese at afreese2@u.rochester.edu if you have any questions.

 

AIChE Undergraduate Research Panel

November 28th, 5pm, location TBD

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)

 

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

Huge congrats to our new Newsletter Co- Chair Firaol Midekssa and our new Newsletter committee member Linh Hoang!

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Minutes 10.29.18

Biotech Industry Talk with UR (TBP!) Alum

TOMORROW, October 30th, 4:45pm, Georgen 101

Barrett Nehilla, a UR BME and TBP alum, is interested in giving a seminar to undergraduate engineers who are interested in the biotech industry. He has extensive experience in biomedical research and development professional with specific expertise in analytical and assay development, adoptive cell therapies, polymer chemistry and nanotechnologies.

AIChE Undergraduate Research Panel

November 28th, 5pm, location TBD

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)

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

The Resume Workshop scheduled for tomorrow has been CANCELLED.  Look out for another one next semester!!

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Minutes 10.22.18

Graduate Fair

Friday, October 26th, from 1-4 in the Goergen Hall Atrium.

There will be a reception following the fair, from 4 until 5.

This Graduate Fair is unique because it has been designed for undergraduate students to learn and explore opportunities available at regional colleges and universities that have graduate programs of interest to Biomedical Engineering students.  Tours of labs will be provided.

Esocial

Friday, October 26th at 2

Want to try eating a donut on a string or painting a pumpkin? Come to the Wilson Commons Porch and check out what the different engineering organizations have prepared for this fall’s engineering social! Feel free to stop by and enjoy some free food with friends and fellow engineers. Sponsored by ASME, Solar Splash, UR Robotics, UR Makers, CSUG, BMES, SWE, AlChE, URSS, SHPE, NSBE, EWB, and Tau Beta Pi.

Open to all students, faculty, staff, and families and friends.

This event will be held in conjunction with the ASME Pumpkin Launch, which starts at 2:00pm, and Club Rochester, hosted by Wilson Commons Student Activities

Resume/ Cover Letter Workshop

Tuesday October 30, 6-7 pm, Georgen 101

Sign up on our attendance sheet, AND on Handshake in order to attend!

Flyer Attached below!

Biotech Industry Talk with UR (TBP!) Alum

Tuesday, October 30th, 4:45pm, Georgen 101

Barrett Nehilla, a UR BME and TBP alum, is interested in giving a seminar to undergraduate engineers who are interested in the biotech industry. He has extensive experience in biomedical research and development professional with specific expertise in analytical and assay development, adoptive cell therapies, polymer chemistry and nanotechnologies.

AIChE Undergraduate Research Panel

November 28th, 5pm, location TBD

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)

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.

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A Scoop of September

BMES Mentoring Event

Ananya Goyal

The event took place on September 17th, from 7 – 8 pm, in the Munnerlyn Atrium, Goergen Hall. It was the first mentoring event of the semester, with another one being planned for October. Upper Class BMEs were asked to sign up to be mentors prior to the event and were invited to meet and socialize with some of the first and second-year BMEs. The aim of the event was to match up underclass students with junior and senior mentors, in order for them to get guidance about courses, research, clubs, and college life, in general. Pizza and soda were ordered, and at the end of the event, first and second-year mentees were able to put down their top 3 choices for a mentor, and were matched up later.

 

Research panel

Chantelle Lim

BMES held our annual research panel on Thursday September 27th from 5pm-6pm in Goergen 101. This event was attended by approximately 20 first year BME students. There were three student panelists: Abby Williamson’19, Grace Weyand’19, Dominique James’19 who talked about their research experiences during the semester and during the summer. The students offered tips on contacting professors and obtaining research positions. Professor Edmund Lalor and Professor Edward Brown also gave insight on what professors look for in students and on how their labs are structured. This event concluded with a Q&A session.

BMES Picnic

Lam Nguyen

On the evening of Friday 9/21, all BME faculties and students are invited to the BME picnic. This is an annual event where the BME department joined together for a meet and greet with delicious food from Dinosaur BBQ for this year.. For 200 people who participated, it was a fun time, especially for first-year BME students, who  get the chance to get to know the department and its’ faculty addition to making new friends.

Orientation event

Joe Madejski

Our first ever Orientation Event was a success! Held in the Munnerlyn Atrium on August 25th from 2-4pm, we invited incoming first years to meet and make friends with upperclassmen in their major. By around 3 o’clock the area was very full, with around 75 people. Next year is sure to be as good as this one was!

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Minutes 10.01.18

Monday, 10.01.2018

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Upcoming Events

Concentration Panel

Tuesday, October 23rd at 5pm

(details on location coming soon)

Sign up here!

Resume/ Cover Letter Workshop

Tuesday October 30, 6-7 pm

(location tbd)

Sign up here!

Political SCIENCE

Thursday, Oct 18th at 7:30pm

Located in Izone

Committee for Political Engagement, a nonpartisan organization focused on raising political awareness on the UR Campus, is collaborating with iZone to organize an event called Political SCIENCE, which explores the intersection between political science and STEM majors. The goal of this event is to bring together two academic fields that do not often have much chance to intersect on campus. At the event, people from all majors will be split into teams to brainstorm solutions in a variety of fields: healthcare, artificial intelligence, defense, and applied science. BMES needs to send 3-6 members to the event! Sign up to attend here!

Graduate Fair

Friday, October 26th, from 1-4, reception following from 4-5

Goergen Hall Atrium

This Graduate Fair is unique because it has been designed for undergraduate students to learn and explore opportunities available at regional colleges and universities that have graduate programs of interest to Biomedical Engineering students.  Tours of labs will be provided.

Biotech Industry Talk with UR (TBP!) Alum

Tuesday, October 30th, 4:45pm

Location TBD

Barrett Nehilla, a UR BME and TBP alum, is interested in giving a seminar to undergraduate engineers who are interested in the biotech industry. He has extensive experience in biomedical research and development professional with specific expertise in analytical and assay development, adoptive cell therapies, polymer chemistry and nanotechnologies.

Esocial

Friday, October 26th at 2

Fun fall games during the Pumpkin Launch! More details coming soon!

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

Huge congrats to our new Newsletter Co- Chair Firaol Midekssa and our new Newsletter committee member Linh Hoang!