This Panel Discussion convenes experts with diverse backgrounds to share their career experiences. Topics such as identifying a career path outside of academic research, identifying your key skills, transferable knowledge and experience will be discussed.

This session will include audience Q&A as well as real-time interactive audience polling, so bring your smartphone and be ready to participate in the conversation.  Networking reception to follow.

Space is limited and preregistration is required.

Moderators:

• Isabel Gessner, University of Cologne
• Maia Mombrú, Universidad de la República

Panelists:

• Matthew Eisaman, Stony Brook University, The State University of New York
• Elizabeth L. Fleischer, Materials Research Society
• Sanjay Mathur, University of Cologne
• Andre Piazza, Octanage
• Meifang Zhu, Donghua University

Organizers