Hello, all

Please advertise this opportunity to your PhD students and postdocs. Though open to all PhD students and postdocs, the presentation is most applicable to individuals in science and engineering departments at Purdue, especially those in Chemistry, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering. Attendees do not need to RSVP; ARMS 1103 can seat 50.

Event: “Transitioning to Industry: Career Success, Surprises, Pitfalls”

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 23

Event time: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Room: ARMS 1103

Speakers: Bev and Ray Mentzer have over 60 years of experience in ExxonMobil. Bev retired as Vice President, ExxonMobil, after working in both domestic & international engineering and managerial positions, and leading engineers, geoscientists and onsite operations staff in US onshore and offshore oil & gas operations. Dr. Ray Mentzer had more than a dozen assignments over his career with ExxonMobil in oil & gas operations, major project design, financial planning, public affairs, and safety / health / environment / security. He then taught at Texas A&M, and is now the Exec. Director of the Purdue Process Safety & Assurance Center.

Their interactive presentation will focus on the skills needed by PhDs and postdocs if they want to succeed in industry, how best to utilize their technical skills, and which behaviors might inhibit their paths to advancement. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

Please direct questions about the event to me.

Thank you!

Amruta

Amruta Inamdar, Ph.D.

Career Services Consultant – Graduate Students

Purdue University

Center for Career Opportunities; YONG 245

amruta@purdue.edu; 765-494-1409

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