MARM 2012 Undergraduate Program Life after Graduation Q&A Panel

Friday 9:30am-11:30am, Room UC 115

Ever wonder what life is like after walking across the stage? Want to know what you can do with your degree? Come hear a range of panelist discuss career options.

Marvourneen Dolor - Consulting Environmental Scientist/Policy Analyst I am an independent government contractor working with a wholly-owned government corporation housed in the at the U.S. Department of Transportation - the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. I provide environmental science and policy advice to the agency's Administrator and senior staff in the areas of ship-borne pollution, climate change adaptation, the National Ocean Policy, and the environmental aspects of international agreements with Canada. I also analyze scientific articles and legal briefs, and use this analysis to draft briefing papers to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Transportation. Carmen Drahl - Associate Editor, Science/Technology/Education, Chemical & Engineering News magazine Carmen Drahl made the transition to a writing career while earning a Ph.D. in chemistry at Princeton University. Born and raised in New Jersey, she now lives in Washington, D.C. and reports for Chemical & Engineering News magazine. At C&EN she's written about how new medications get their names, explained the science behind a controversial hairstraightening product, and covered the scientific firestorm sparked by an alleged arsenic life form. Her work has been featured on SiriusXM's "Doctor Radio", Radio New Zealand's "This Way Up", and elsewhere. Her coverage has also been recognized by MIT's Knight Science Journalism Tracker. Robert W. Esmond, J.D., Ph.D. Director, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. Dr. Esmond is an intellectual property attorney who specializes in obtaining patents for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Dr. Esmond also counsels his clients on various intellectual property matters such as patentability investigations, validity and infringement analyses, freedom-to-operate, and ANDA practice. Carl Schwarz - Northeast Regional LCMS Sales Team Leader, PerkinElmer Responsibilities include managing the sales of the LCMS product portfolio in the Northeast Region and mentoring of a chromatography/mass spectrometry sales team in the applications and understanding of LCMS technologies. Dimitra Stratis-Cullum - Senior Research Chemist, U.S. Army Research Laboratory Dr. Stratis-Cullum is a senior research chemist at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Her research interests are currently focused on synthetic molecular recognition, multifunctional

biomaterials, and advanced optical sensor development. Her research program is very multidisciplinary, bringing together chemistry, bioengineering, materials science, and computational physics to enable advanced solutions to chemical, biological and other sensing applications. Mike Zapf - Scientist, Materials Processing Group, McCormick & Company, Inc. Technical Innovation Center Since 1976, Mike has held positions primarily in the Analytical Sciences Group in Chemistry, after starting this career in Sensory Science. He had prior experience at the FMC Corporation and Martin Marietta Cement in Baltimore. Later experience was in the organic synthesis of small flavor chemicals, including milliliter to multi-liter scale, analytical chemistry with a statistical background and additional pilot plant work with large scale chromatography and supercritical extractions. Mike holds a BS in Chemistry from Towson University and currently teaching lab at Towson.

Chit Chat and All That Student Networking Friday 6pm, Chemistry Courtyard/MEYR 145 Food and friends, what could be better? Grab some pizza, play some games, meet some new people and get new ideas for your student chapter.

Undergraduate Research Poster Sessions Saturday 9:30am-11:30am and 3:00pm5:00pm UC Ballroom