AVS attendees welcome at all Professional Leadership Committee sponsored events Admission is free to all events.

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1 AVS attendees welcome at all Professional Leadership Committee sponsored events Admission is free to all events. Professional Leadership Committee 2015: Susan Burkett, Heather Canavan, Charles "Chip" Eddy Jr., Mikel Micky Holcomb, Dori Jurado Heather Korff, Sean Jones, Bridget Rogers AVS-62 CAREER CENTER & JOB FAIR The AVS Professional Leadership Committee will be hosting the AVS Career Center, open to all attendees, at the International Symposium for the purpose of connecting job seekers with potential employers. The goal is to facilitate contact and networking during the Conference. In addition, there will be a Job Fair during the AVS 62 nd International Symposium and Exhibition. Employers seeking qualified candidates can register for the Job Fair, provide job postings, purchase electronic resume files, and conduct onsite interviews. Job seekers can submit a resume, meet, and interview with potential employers. To take advantage of this service, please visit the following website for more information and submission deadlines. AVS Onsite Career Center: Sunday, October 18, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 2:00 pm-6:00 pm Career Center (Registration Area): submit resumes and job postings for Job Fair 5:30 pm-6:30 pm Tutorial on Entrepreneurship () Monday, October 19, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 7:30 am-5:00 pm Career Center (Registration Area): submit resumes and job postings for Job Fair 1:15 pm-2:00 pm AVS Writer s Workshop & Lunch () Tuesday, October 20, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 10:00 am-5:00 pm Career Center (Exhibit Hall--Booth #126): Job Fair 12:30 pm-2:00 pm Job Information Forum & Lunch () 2:40 pm & 6:30 pm Working with National Labs and User Facilities session & poster session (114 Convention Center at 2:40 pm & Hall 3 Convention Center at 6:30 pm) Wednesday, October 21, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 10:00 am-4:30 pm Career Center (Exhibit Hall--Booth #126): Job Fair 12:30 pm-2:00 pm Federal Funding Town Hall & Lunch () Thursday, October 22, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 10:00 am-5:00 pm Career Center (Exhibit Hall--Booth #126 10:00-2:30, Registration Area 2:30-5:00) Page 1 of 6

2 no additional cost or registration required. Come join the discussion! Sunday, October 18, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 2:00 pm-6:00 pm Career Center (Registration Area): submit resumes and job postings for Job Fair 5:30 pm-6:30 pm Tutorial on Entrepreneurship () Entrepreneurship Everyone Welcome Come join the discussion! Organizer/Moderator: Mikel Micky Holcomb, West Virginia University Why Get Involved with Commercialization? Matthew Scullin, Founder & CEO, Alphabet Energy, Inc. is one of the world s leading experts in the fields of waste heat recovery and thermoelectric product development. He has combined innovations in the fields of product marketing and "lean" business practices with expertise in semiconductor manufacturing, power generation technology, and industrial energy equipment. Matt s background includes positions at General Motors and IBM, as well as involvement in venture capital, and is currently on the Board of the Heat is Power Association. He holds a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, along with an M.S. and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. At Berkeley, he was advised by former ARPA-E head, Arun Majumdar. In addition to 12 issued and pending patents, Matt has published multiple papers and conference proceedings. In 2012, he was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and in 2014, Alphabet Energy was recognized as a 2014 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and as a 2015 IHS Energy CERAWeek Energy Innovation Pioneer. 6:15-6:30 pm Discussion / Question & Answer Session Page 2 of 6

3 no additional cost or registration required. Come join the discussion! Monday, October 19, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 7:30 am 5:00 pm Career Center (Registration Area): submit resumes and job postings for Job Fair 1:15 pm 2:00 pm Lunch with the Editors: AVS Writer s Workshop () Lunch with the Editors: AVS Writer s Workshop Lunch is provided for attendees! Organizer/Moderator: Susan L. Burkett, The University of Alabama Wonder how the technical publication process works? Want to know what editors look for in a quality submission? Want an edge in getting published? Dr. Eray Aydil, Editor-in-Chief of AVS Journals Dr. Phil Szuromi, Senior Editor of Science Page 3 of 6

4 no additional fee or registration required. Come join the discussion! Tuesday, October 20, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 10:00 am-5:00 pm Career Center (Exhibit Hall--Booth #126): Job Fair 12:30 pm-2:00 pm Job Information Forum & Lunch () 2:40 pm & 6:30 pm Working with National Labs and User Facilities & poster session (114 Convention Center at 2:40 pm & Hall 3 Convention Center at 6:30 pm) Job Information Forum & Lunch 12:30 pm 2:00 pm, Lunch is provided for attendees! Organizer/Moderator: Heather Canavan, The University of New Mexico Want to know more about starting a successful career? Not sure whether industry, academia, or government should be the next step? Three speakers provide an overview of their career pathways, what they look for when evaluating job applicants, how they made their career choices, and what it takes to succeed. Invited Speakers Include: From Industry and Technical Publishing Dr. Stephanie Butler Technology Innovation Manager Texas Instruments From Academia Prof. Joe Baio Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering Oregon State University From a National Laboratory Dr. Xiao-Ying Yu Scientist, Atmospheric Measurement & Data Sciences Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Page 4 of 6

5 114 Convention Center Everyone registered for the AVS conference is welcome. Tuesday, October 20, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 10:00 am-5:00 pm Career Center (Exhibit Hall--Booth #126): Job Fair 2:40 pm & 6:30 pm Working with National Labs and User Facilities & poster session (114 Convention Center at 2:40 pm & Hall 3 Convention Center at 6:30 pm) Working with National Labs and Other User Facilities Organizer/Moderator: Bridget Rogers, Vanderbilt University and Chip Eddy, Naval Research Lab Sponsors: AVS Professional Leadership Committee & the Manufacturing Science & Technology Group Have you ever wondered how you might be able to work with researchers at government laboratories? What facilities are available that might help you with your research? What are the costs associated with using these facilities? Come to the session Working with National Labs and User Facilities to learn the answers to these questions and give your research an advantage. Representatives from Government Labs and User Facilities will give short presentations about their capabilities, facilities, and how to gain access to them. The discussion will continue at the Tuesday Poster session where attendees can engage in extended discussions with the presenters at their poster. Schedule: 2:40 PM M. Skvarla, Research Opportunities at Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility 3:00 PM V. Luciani, The CNST NanoFab at NIST is Open for Business 3:20 PM B. Brough, The Molecular Foundry: A Knowledge-Based User Facility for Nanoscience 4:20 PM Withdrawn 4:40 PM K. C. Gregar, User Opportunities at Argonne National Lab Center for Nanoscale Materials 5:00 PM D. Baer, Using EMSL Capabilities to Advance Research, Pacific Northwest National Lab 5:20 PM Panel Discussion Page 5 of 6

6 no additional fee or registration required. Come join the discussion! Wednesday, October 21, 2015 (Open to AVS attendees) 10 am-4:30 pm Career Center (Exhibit Hall--Booth #126): Job Fair 12:30 pm-2:00 pm Federal Funding Town Hall & Lunch () Federal Funding Town Hall & Lunch 12:30 pm 2:00 pm, Lunch is provided for all attendees! Organizer/Moderator: Sean Jones, National Science Foundation Key Leaders from several federal agencies will provide insight into their funding priorities and will field questions from the audience. This is an event you will not want to miss! Invited Speakers Include: Dr. Charles Ying, Program Director, Division of Materials Research, Electronic and Photonic Materials, National Science Foundation Dr. Joycelyn S. Harrison, Program Manager; Aerospace, Chemical and Material Sciences Directorate, Air Force Office of Scientific Research Dr. Rosemarie Hunziker (via Webex), Program Director, Division of Discovery Science & Technology, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health Page 6 of 6