The 7th Women in Chemical Engineering Seminar Was Held on March 28, 2015
| Event Date: | March 28, 2015 |
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On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Purdue School of Chemical Engineering hosted the 7th Women in Chemical Engineering Seminar, an event sponsored by Shell. The event brought together undergraduate students, graduate students, ChE staff and Purdue ChE alumnae for a special day of networking, sharing and discoveries.
The event started with an introductory lecture on “Women in Chemical Engineering: Setting New Trends” presented by Ms. Jennifer Weekley, Business Improvement Project Manager at Shell Exploration and Production Company, followed by panel discussions with ChE alumnae on three topics and concluded with a speed networking session. Participating alumnae also had the opportunity to have a guided tour of Forney Building.
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Opening Lecture: "Women in Chemical Engineering: Setting New Trends" Jennifer Weekley (BSChE 2007), Shell Exploration and Production Company |
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Life/Work Balance Panel Michelle McGough (BSChE '97), Jacobs Engineering Seqwana Pryor (MSChE '95, PhD '98), DuPont Nutrition & Health Ronna Robertson (BSChE '92), Novolex Ashley Schreder (BSChE 2013), Tate & Lyle |
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Traditional Careers Panel Joan Jang (BSChE 2009), Eli Lilly and Company Kimberly Riddle (BSChE '86), Proctor & Gamble Company Devon Stangland (BSChE 2001), Dow AgroSciences Jennifer Weekley (BSChE 2007), Shell Exploration and Production Company |
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Non-Traditional Careers Panel Selen Cremaschi (PhD 2006), The University of Tulsa Roberta Gleiter (BSChE '60), The Aerospace Corporation Pervin Taleyarkhan (BSChE 2009), Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization Gloria Tiwari (BSChE '83), eSoftware Associates |
The School of Chemical Engineering wishes to thank Shell Oil Company for their continued sponsorship of the Women in Chemical Engineering Seminar. We also wish to thank our speaker and panelists for their time, enthusiasm and loyalty. We sincerely appreciate our alumnae, who returned to campus to participate and share their experiences.
Special thanks to the organizing committee: Danni Gao (alumna), Sandy Hendryx (staff member), Jacki Hosford (alumna), Elcin Icten (graduate student), Gabriela Nagy (staff member), Ronna Robertson (alumna), Elizabeth Tomczak (senior student) and Chelsey Wallace (junior student) and to Sydney Hollingshead (graduate student) who volunteered to be a moderator at this event. Additional thanks to many others who contributed to the success of this seminar and to Linda Davis for her role in starting this seminar in 2009 and coordinating it until 2012.
See this selection of photos taken during the event.
We look forward to welcoming you in spring 2016, for the 8th edition of this exciting event.