Where: Building 19, Level 3, Conference Hall 1
Credit: 2
Description
Women in Science and Speed Mentoring
*To earn your credits, you must be a KAUST female graduate student.
Young scientists face overwhelming pressures as they prepare for their careers. The number of scientists with PhDs is rising while the number of positions in research universities remains flat. The availability of funding has plateaued or declined.
In the face of such pressures, young scientists need fewer burdens and more support if they are to succeed as the next generation of scientists. One way for young scientists to find support is to create networks and build mentoring relationships.
Key to a mentoring relationship is communication. In fact, studies have shown that there are significant behavioral, attitudinal, relational, motivational and career benefits from mentoring (Eby et al., 2008).
But finding a mentor can be difficult. During the speed mentoring session, you will meet potential mentors from among KAUST faculty, staff, and postdocs. You will introduce yourself and learn something about several mentors and you may leave the session with a connection that will help you for life!
Emilie Ringe
Emilie Ringe earned her bachelor’s and Masters degrees in Chemistry, then Ph.D. in Chemistry and Materials Science at Northwestern University in 2012. She became the Gott Research Fellow at Trinity Hall as well as a Newton International Research Fellow (Royal Society) in the Electron Microscopy group in the Materials Science and Metallurgy Department at Cambridge University. In 2014, she was hired as an assistant professor at Rice University, where she established the Electron Microscopy Center. She is now a lecturer at the University of Cambridge, joint between the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy and the Department of Earth Sciences.
Laura Sagle
Laura Sagle is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at The University of Cincinnati. Her current research areas include: Protein-nanoparticle devices for improved LSPR biosensing, development of improved, biologically compatible SERS and LSPR substrates, benchtop methods for nanofabrication at the sub 20 nm level (for single biomolecule applications).
Niveen M. Khashab
Niveen M. Khashab is an Associate Professor in the Physical Sciences and Engineering Division at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). During her doctoral studies at the University of Florida, Prof. Khashab trained in organic chemistry in the laboratory of Prof. Alan R. Katritzky. Prof. Khashab received the Crow award for organic innovation in 2006 and AlMarai award for excellence in nanotechnology in the Middle East region in 2013. She is also the 2017 recipient of the L’Oreal-Unesco international women in science award. Her current efforts focus on the design, synthesis, and applications of organic-inorganic hybrid materials that are porous and dynamically controlled by stimuli (pH, light, magnet, enzymes….).
So-Jung Park
Dr. So-Jung Park is a professor in the department of chemistry and nanoscience at Ewha Womans University. She obtained her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Northwestern University in 2002 under the guidance of Prof. Chad Mirkin. Her PhD work was recognized by the Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry. After postdoctoral research with Prof. Paul Barbara at University of Texas at Austin, she joined the faculty of the department of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania as an assistant professor in the fall of 2005 and promoted to an associate professor with tenure in 2012. She moved to Ewha Womans University as a professor in 2013. Her current research focuses on self-assembly of nanoparticles and functional polymers. She is currently serving as an associate editor of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces and an advisory board member for Nanoscale.
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