Education & Partnership Program

Leadership Lunch Series

Welcome back to a new academic year and an exciting schedule of speakers for the second year of our leadership lunch series! We have something brand new this year: a web discussion board, which gives you the opportunity to pose questions for the speaker prior to the event!

What is Leadership Lunch?
Leadership lunch events are invited, monthly talks at U Washington, U Arizona, and Georgia Tech, featuring women and minority researchers from engineering, math, and the sciences. The talks are given in an informal, round-table setting to discuss a variety of topics.  A primary goal of the series is information exchange to discuss topics such as career options, other opinions and vantage points, and ideas for ways to address present challenges and achieve future goals. The audience is graduate students and post-docs generally from chemistry, engineering, and physics.

Upcoming Leadership Lunch Events:

Invited Speaker: Dr. Sue Carter, Associate Professor of Physics
UCSC
CHB 102
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
12:30-2pm

• Speaker's website
• Lunch will be provided!
• YOU MUST RSVP ONLINE TO ATTEND!
  Its quick and easy. Plus, you can change your mind later!
• Participate in the Discussion Forum for this Event

Past Leadership Lunch Events:

Invited Speaker: Dr. Patricia M. Beauchamp, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
University of Washington
LOEW 355
Friday, May 2, 2008
12-1:30pm

• Speaker Biography

Invited Speaker: Dr. Chris Byrne
Cascadia Community College
University of Washington
LOEW 355
Friday, April 11, 2008
12-1:30pm

Dr. Chris Byrne is a founding faculty member of Cascadia Community College, which was recently ranked #2 in the nation (go to http://www.cascadia.ctc.edu/ for more information). She received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, a Master of Science in Engineering and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, all from the University of Washington in Seattle. The focus of her doctorate work was in the field of Virtual Reality, with an emphasis on its use as an educational tool. Dr. Byrne has worked in industry and in research, including IBM, USWest, JPL, Philips Research Labs and a few start-up ventures. Her academic interests include hands-on learning in the fields of physics and math.

• Audio Recording of this Presentation (mp3 format, 50 minutes)

Invited Speaker: Dr. Gregory H. Robinson
University of Georgia
Georgia Institute of Technology
Molecular Science and Engineering (MS&E)
"M building" conference room 2100-F
Friday, March 28, 2008
11:30 -12:30pm

• Speaker Biography

Invited Speaker: Julie Bennett
Boeing
University of Washington
LOEW 355
Friday, March 7, 2008
12-1:30pm

• Speaker Biography

Invited Speaker: Prof. Lee Park
Williams College
University of Washington
LOEW 355
Friday, February 1st, 2008
12-1:30pm

We are pleased to have Prof. Lee Park, a Visiting Scholar from Williams College as our speaker for the month of February. Dr. Park will talk about life at a small undergraduate institution. In addition she will discuss the expectations and balance of teaching versus research at such institutions, the range of institutions that fall under the umbrella of PUIs (primarily undergraduate institutions), as well as details of the application and hiring process. More details about Prof. Park's research.

• Speaker Biography

Invited Speaker: Dr. Dianne Chong
The Director of Material & Process Technology for Boeing Commercial
University of Washington
LOEW 355
Friday, January 11th, 2008
12:00-1:30 pm EDT

• Audio Recording of this Presentation (wav format, 40 minutes)
• Perspectives from the Carpool Lane
• Speaker Biography

Invited Speaker: Dr. Zelda Zabinsky
University of Washington
CHB 102
Friday, December 7th, 2007
12:00-1:30 pm EDT

Invited Speakers: Dr. Allison Aldridge and Ms. Celena Cooks
Mikart, Incorporated
Georgia Institute of Technology
M Building Conference Room 2100-F
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
12:00-1:30 pm EDT

Both Dr. Aldridge and Ms. Cooks are in upper management positions with Mikart Incorporated; a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Atlanta, GA. They will share their career experiences in the industry, the "pharma" area, work-life balance strategies, and their perspectives on leadership. Please see their biographies for further information.

• Speaker Biographies

Invited Speaker: Sarah Keller
Associate Professor of Chemistry
University of Washington
Loew Hall 355
Friday, November 2, 2007
12:00-1:30 pm

• Dr. Sarah Keller's Website

Invited Speakers: Drs. Christine Payne and Wendy Kelly
Assistant Professors of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Georgia Institute of Technology
M Building Conference Room 2100-F
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
12:00-1:15 pm EST

• Speaker Biographies

Invited Speaker: Cecilia Rosales, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Public Health and Community Environmental Policy
University of Arizona
Student Union, Tubac Room
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
12:00-1:00 pm PST

Invited Speaker: Dr. Jeanne Small
CMDITR Managing Director
University of Washington
Friday, October 5, 2007
Loew Hall Room 355
12:00-1:00 pm PST

• Audio Recording of this Presentation (mp3 format, 52 minutes)
• Participate in the Discussion Forum for this Event
• Speaker Biography

Past Leadership Lunch Series >>