Graduate Programs and Career Advise

Hey everyone!

Hope your break is going well! 

Here are just a couple of things you might think about before the start of next semester. The Graduate Programs at the University of Vermont and Northern Arizona University are looking for great graduate students like yourself. I have attached the pdfs below. If interested, take a look and make some contacts for your future.

If you are more into starting a career, the Career Center has several programs to help you land a great first job.

Senior Survey:  Please remind your graduating seniors to complete the TU Graduating Senior Survey.  Each soon-to-be graduate was emailed the link, but they can also access the survey directly at http://studentvoice.com/tu/gradseniors2013.  The results of the survey (including college-level data) will be made available a IR's website.

Job Search Boot Camp:  For December grads who are still looking for post-graduation employment, we encourage their participation in our Job Search Boot Camp on January 17th.  This half-day program aimed at new grads will give students everything they need to know about successfully finding a job (mock interviews with employers, resume reviews, LinkedIn profile photo, job search strategies, etc.).  More details can be found in students' Hire@TU accounts under the "Career Events" tab, as well as on our calendar of events athttp://www.towson.edu/careercenter/calendar.asp.

Career Center Satellite Hours:  I'm working on scheduling my Satellite Hours in Smith Hall for the spring semester (tentatively the second Tuesday of each month).   Once the schedule is finalized, I'll send details and flyers your way.

Spring Career Events:  Career events scheduled for Spring 2013 include the MCC Career Fair (2/15), Senior Conference (2/22) and Mega Job & Internship Fair (3/28).  Details on all these events will be available on our website's calendar as the dates approach:http://www.towson.edu/careercenter/calendar.asp.

Happy New Year!

Mike DeVo

Happy Holidays!

Hey there guys!

As you are enjoying the company of family and friends, take a look into the future. Your future! There are several opportunities to look at and you can start by looking below.

From the Career Center:

Senior Survey:  Please remind your graduating seniors to complete the TU Graduating Senior Survey.  Each soon-to-be graduate was emailed the link, but they can also access the survey directly at http://studentvoice.com/tu/gradseniors2013.  The results of the survey (including college-level data) will be made available a IR's website.

Job Search Boot Camp:  For December grads who are still looking for post-graduation employment, we encourage their participation in our Job Search Boot Camp on January 17th.  This half-day program aimed at new grads will give students everything they need to know about successfully finding a job (mock interviews with employers, resume reviews, LinkedIn profile photo, job search strategies, etc.).  More details can be found in students' Hire@TU accounts under the "Career Events" tab, as well as on our calendar of events at http://www.towson.edu/careercenter/calendar.asp.

Career Center Satellite Hours:  I'm working on scheduling my Satellite Hours in Smith Hall for the spring semester (tentatively the second Tuesday of each month).   Once the schedule is finalized, I'll send details and flyers your way.

Spring Career Events:  Career events scheduled for Spring 2013 include the MCC Career Fair (2/15), Senior Conference (2/22) and Mega Job & Internship Fair (3/28).  Details on all these events will be available on our website's calendar as the dates approach: http://www.towson.edu/careercenter/calendar.asp.

From Dr. Simpson:

The University of Vermont's

Materials Science Graduate Program 
http://www.uvm.edu/matsci
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Overview
The Materials Science Ph.D. and M.S.  programs have been active since 1981.   They are interdisciplinary programs spanning condensed matter physics, chemistry of materials, electrical, nano-mechanical, and bio-polymer engineering. We are particularly looking for students with a strong  foundation in fields such as Physics and Materials Science who are interested in pursuing basic research, including experimental, computational, and theoretical studies. Our recent alumni have been very successful, having pursued  postdoctoral positions at top research universities and national laboratories and  faculty positions in academia. Several have pursued careers in industry in sectors such as semiconductors, micro mechanical devices and polymers, including as president of a venture-capital funded MEMS startup company. 
The 18 participating faculty are funded by DOE, NSF, NASA, and DOD.  Several are NSF CAREER awardees.  They frequently publish in high impact journals in Materials Science and related fields. 

Application Deadline:
The application deadline for Fall 2013 is April 1, 2013. 

From Dr. Ha:

M.S. program in Applied Physics at Northern Arizona University

Please forward this flyer on to your undergraduate students, and consider encouraging them to apply to our master's program in Applied Physics.  We have a fairly unique program in that we provide funding (as teaching assistants) for virtually all of our master's students. Recently we revamped our program, and we now emphasize skills rather than the standard graduate physics curriculum.  Our students have been successful both in finding jobs and in going on to Ph.D. programs. The faculty is very supportive of our students, and we are proud of our program and of the camaraderie that our department enjoys. If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact myself or the Graduate Coordinator, Dr. David Trilling (David.Trilling@nau.edu).

The flyers attached have some more information on them. If interested, please take a look and apply. 

Happy Holidays! 

Mike DeVanzo

Internship for Women

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Schaefer, David <dschaefer@towson.edu>
Date: Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Subject: internship
To: "DeVanzo, Michael" <mdevan2@students.towson.edu>

Mike,

 

Please pass along this opportunity for internships for women to the SPS membership.

 

Thanks,

 

D. Schaefer

 

 

http://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships/ibm/?utm_source=wavefront&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Wavefront%2BNovember%2B2012

 

Dr. David M. Schaefer

Professor of Physics & Chair

Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences

Towson University

410-704-3020

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Mike DeVanzo