Seminars

Fall 2024

• Week 1 - September 6th - M.E. Department Orientation

  This Seminar is intended for the entire M.E. student body.

  Department Chair, Professor Ali Hamed, will be Introducing M.E. Faculty and staff, as well as highlighting relevant and upcoming news about the Mechanical Engineering department.

  The location of this Orientation Seminar will be held in Reamer Auditorium.

• Week 2 - September 13- Becker Career Center at Union College

  Speaker Tonie Cross will cover topics:

  • Job search strategies: Highlight effective approaches to finding job opportunities, including navigating job boards, networking, and leveraging alumni connections.
  • Interview preparation: Offer guidance on both technical and behavioral interview techniques, perhaps with mock interview examples or tips on preparing for common engineering interview questions.
  • Internship and co-op opportunities: Discuss how seniors can still secure internships or co-op positions, even at this stage, and the potential long-term benefits.
  • Career fair readiness: Provide insights into how to prepare for career fairs, such as crafting an elevator pitch, networking effectively, and following up with employers.
  • Building a professional network: Emphasize the importance of LinkedIn profiles, networking through alumni and professional organizations, and attending career-related events.
  • Utilizing Career Center resources post-graduation: Encourage students to stay connected with the Career Center even after they graduate for continued support.
  • Resume polishing

• Week 3 - September 20- Graduate Panel

  Our Union graduate speakers: Joshua DaRosa '22, Joana Santos '20, Adam Hall '21, Zoe Lyon '22 will be speaking about a few key aspects, such as: the decision to continue in academia, the application process, and finding an advisor to help them along their future path.

  They will also be offering a brief question and answer session if students would like further information.

• Week 4 - September 27- Alumni Career Panel

  Alumni Speakers, Jennifer Wiseman and Tara Kinnaman will speak about their time at Union and their careers at Picatinny Arsenal.

• Week 5 - THURSDAY, October 3- Multi-Department Joint Seminar "The Development and Application of Cationic and Radical Polymerization Processes for the Synthesis of Sustainable Materials"

  This seminar will be during common hour on Thursday, October 3rd. Rather than Friday (October 4th).

  This will be a joint seminar between Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry, Physics, and ESPE.

  Speaker Professor Brett Fors, from Cornel University

• Week 6 - October 11- High Speed Imaging and Laser Diagnostic Techniques in Fluids/Combustion

  Speaker Jeremy Manus from SunThru, will present his doctoral work:

  "High Speed Imaging and Laser Diagnostic Techniques in Fluids/ Combustion."

• Week 7 - October 18- OPEN

  Subject and Speaker TBD

• Week 8 - October 25- [Part 1] Oral Presentation for MER 497, MER 498 competition teams

  This 2-part seminar will be hosted by students from MER 497 and MER 498 competition teams highlighting their work.

  This week's presenters:

  • Maren Friday
  • Francis Fan
  • Eli Valore-Caplan
  • Zach McConnell
  • Ryan Russell
  • Jacob Newman
  • Aaron Rueter
• Week 9 - November 1- [Part 2] Oral Presentation for MER 497, MER 498 competition teams

  This 2-part seminar will be hosted by students from MER 497 and MER 498 competition teams highlighting their work.

  This week's presenters:

  • Emma Garabedian
  • Peter Schroder
  • Jackie Anderson
  • Lauren Armstrong
  • Spencer Walter
  • Aidan McGee
  • Brendan Long
• Week 10 - November 8- OPEN

  Subject and Speaker- TBD