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CAPES

Career Advancement Program for Engineers and Scientists

The CNS Career Advancement Program for Engineers and Scientists (CNS CAPES) is designed to improve the competitiveness of Cornell graduate students and postdoctoral scholars entering the workforce, in part by providing training in the important "real-world" skills that are often overlooked in traditional graduate programs, such as public speaking, proposal writing, and effective interview techniques. The CAPES program will also give students a realistic and unbiased view of academic and non-academic career opportunities.

To be added to the CAPES mailing list, please send an e-mail message to CNS.

Comments, questions or suggestions about the CAPES program should be directed to:
Prof. John Marohn.

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Spring 2008

April 15 - "The Elements of Graphical Style "

Speaker: Michael Duncan, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University

April 29 - "Research at an Undergraduate Institution"

Round Table Speakers: Prof. Yutan Getzler, Kenyon College, and Prof. Suely Black, Norfolk State University

May 6 - "A Career in Intellectual Property Law"

Speaker : Michael Dzwonczyk, Sughrue Mion, PLLC

Video and Slides

DATE TBD - "Put Your Science to Work"

Speaker : Dr. Peter Fiske, PAX Mixer, Inc.

Video and Slides


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Fall 2007

October 17 - "Research Proposals - Maximizing Your Chance for Success"

Speaker: Frank DiSalvo, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University

Video and Slides

October 24 - "Writing a Resume that Works"

Speaker: Geoffrey Nunes, DuPont Central Research & Development

Video and Slides

November 8 - "How Research Universities Evaluate Faculty Applicants"

Round Table Speakers : Prof. Dan Ralph (Physics), Prof. George Malliaras (Materials Science & Engineering), and Prof. John Marohn (Chemistry and Chemical Biology), Cornell University

Video and Slides
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Spring 2007

A Career at the Interface Between Science and Public Policy

Speaker: Joel Schwartz, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Video and Slides

Public Speaking for Scientists and Engineers

Speaker: Prof. Melissa Hines, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University

Video and Slides

Leading a Life of Research in a U.S. Governmental (and military) Laboratory

Speaker: Dr. Debra Rolison, Senior Research Scientist, Surface Chemistry Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC

Video and Slides

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Fall 2006

Message from a Born-Again Writer: Edit Your Butt Off

Speaker: Prof. David B Collum, Dept of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University.

Professor David B. Collum will discuss how he prepares journal articles and proposals.  He will chronicle his transition from dysfunctional illiterate to functional author.  His description of why writing is important and how he approaches the problem will leave only scraps for the imagination.

Video and Slides

Preparing an Effective Resume

Speaker: Dr. Jay B. Rappaport, President, Enliten Consulting, Director, Intellectual Assets & Licensing, PhD Recruiter, DuPont Company (now retired).

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Spring 2006

The Schön affair: scientific misconduct at Bells labs

Speaker: Don Monroe, Science Writer

Video and Slides

Scientific poster presentations

Speaker: LiLynn Graves, Cornell Center for Materials Reserch

Video/Slides

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Fall 2005

Applying for Academic Positions

Speakers: John Marohn, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Edwin Kan, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Cornell University

Video and slides (will open in new browser window)

Tips from a science writer: explaining tough science in compelling writing

Lauren Gold, Science Writer, Cornell University

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Spring 2005

INSIGHTS ON A RESEARCH CAREER IN INDUSTRY

Speakers: Dr. Douglas Allan, Corning Inc., Dr. Charles Black, IBM and Dr. Liesl Folks, Hitachi

Click here for the presentations: pdf Allan, pdf Black, pdf Folks

Click here for a video recording in mp4 format.

PONDERING ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKing

Speakers: Kathy Berggren, Sr. Lecturer, Communications, Cornell University

Click here for the pdf slides presentation in pdf format.
Click here for a video recording in mp4 format.

28 YEARS AT BELL LABS:  LIVING IN INTERESTING TIMES

Speaker: Mark Cardillo, Executive Director, Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation

Click here for the pdf slides presentation in pdf format.

ACADEMIC CAREERS AT UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS: INSIGHTS FROM YOUNG FACULTY

Speakers: Prof. David Tanenbaum, Pomona College, Prof. Beth Parks, Colgate University, and Prof. Stephen FitzGerald, Oberlin College

Click here for the presentations: pdf Tannenbaum,pdf Fitzgerald in pdf format.

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Fall 2004

Preparing an application for academia

Speakers: Bob Buhrman, Applied & Engineering Physics Paul Houston, Chemistry & Chemical Biology and George Malliaras, Materials Science & Engr.

pdf Slides are available in pdf format.

For a video recording of the event click here.

The academic Environment for women in science and engineering

Speakers: Barbara Baird, Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Paulette Clancy, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Sheila Hemami, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Lois Pollack, Applied & Engineering Physics

For a video recording of the event click here.

Academic interviews: Tips for success

Speakers: Shefford Baker, Materials Science and Engineering, Barry Carpenter, Chemistry & Chemical Biology and Tyler McQuade, Chemistry & Chemical Biology

pdf Slides are available in pdf format.

For a video recording of the event click here.

The art of scientific writing:  From proposals to papers

Speakers: Roald Hoffmann, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, N. David Mermin, Physics, John Silcox, Applied and Engineering Physics

For a video recording of the event click here.

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Spring 2004

From Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar to University Professor (and the strategies you need to get there)

Richard M. Reis , Stanford University

Click here for the Video and pdf slides of the presentation

Public Speaking for Scientists & Engineers

Melissa A. Hines , Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Click here for the Video and pdf slides of the presentation

Writing a Successful Proposal

Panelists: Sandip Tiwari (ECE), Bruce Van Dover (MS&E), and Farhan Rana (ECE)

Click here for the Video of the presentation

Which research Environment is Right for You - Industry, Academia or a National Lab ?

Panelists David A. Muller (AEP), Melissa Hines (CCB) and Lisa Wickham (AEP)

Click here for the Video of the presentation

A mentoring program for graduate students in engineering and the physical sciences

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