Professional development
[WIP] Collection of professional development opportunities for group members in the field of sustainable materials science and beyond. This is meant to be a living document, please add to it!
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[WIP] Collection of professional development opportunities for group members in the field of sustainable materials science and beyond. This is meant to be a living document, please add to it!
Last updated
We have an internal collection of on our group Google Drive, with the following topics:
UCB Courses
Conferences/workshops
Science outreach & communication
Berkeley organizations
Fellowships/scholarships/awards
Textbooks
Steve Whitesides - "" [article]
Meny Elimelech - "" [presentation]
[book]
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[book] and handouts availabe at the link - Authored by the consultant who conducts presentation training for the LBNL SLAM
Berkeley Lab K-12
BASIS, CRS
Be a Scientist, CRS
UC Berkeley "Grad Slam" Competition
LBNL Postdoc Slam Competition
Exploring your Universe Symposium
Cycle for Science
National Science Policy Network (NSPN)
Skype a Scientist
Here are some annual conferences group members have attended. See Travel page for info on how to apply and get reimbursed for conferences.
Materials Research Society (MRS): Fall and Spring meetings, smaller conferences too
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
European Materials Research Society (e-MRS): Fall and Spring Meetings
Electrochemical society (ECS)
American chemical society (ACS)
American Physical Society (APS)
IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC)
Gordon Research Conferences
There are so many short courses, summer schools and workshops out there! We recommend just googling "summer school" and the topic you are interested in. Here is a collection of some courses or workshops that group members have attended:
Materials Project Workshop
Hosted by us, end of summer
This week-long school oscillates between CalTech and Sicily every year.
Rachel –– I went to it in Sicily in 2018. It was delightful and I got class credit! They offer scholarships too
American Vacuum Society (AVS) Sputtering Short Course
Three day long course on sputter deposition for materials synthesis.
Rachel –– attended in 2017
SSRL School on Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering Techniques
Rachel –– attended in 2015(?)
These are 1-unit courses you can take for pass/no-pass or just audit for fun!
NSF Graduate research fellowship (NSF GRFP), 3 years of funding, can apply before or in beginning of PhD
NDSEG, 3 years of funding, can apply before or in beginning of PhD
n.b. do NOT submit application until ALL letters of rec are in
ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship
Kavli Philomathia fellowship (Nanoscience), 1 year of funding and research stipend, can apply in 3rd year and later during PhD
- 3 minute thesis-style science communication competition for LBNL postdocs
- 3 minute thesis-style science communication competition for grad students
International School of materials for sustainale development & energy
Examples of successful and unsuccessful fellowships are in the . Add your own to help future students!