Next Meeting: Friday, November 21st Dinner Meeting
Exploring Future Career Paths
Student Event - At our Section’s first meeting on the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering’s Brooklyn campus, a diverse panel of young chemical engineers will discuss what led them to their current positions. The panelists will also offer their advice on your future moves, such as which direction your career should go - advanced engineering education, or other options such as law school, biomedical, or other paths, as well as the importance of the Professional Engineer credentials and continuing education during your career.
Panelist: • Taylor Knoblock, EIT, Staff Engineer at Roux Associates
Taylor Knoblock has worked for Roux Associates for over two years. He is a staff engineer working mainly on the ExxonMobil Greenpoint Petroleum Remediation Project in Brooklyn, NY.
His main responsibilities include operations and monitoring of two water treatment systems and the soil vapor extraction system, compliance sampling and reporting, project planning and oversight, and special projects aimed at increasing product recovery and energy efficiency at the site.
Taylor aspires to develop a career in the intersection of waste, energy, and agriculture.
He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Cooper Union.
Topic: “Exploring Future Career Paths”
When: Friday, November 21, 2014, 5:00 - 8:00 pm (5:00-6:00 pm: Registration, Networking & Buffet Dinner; 6:00-8:00 pm: Panel Discussion)
Where:
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Metrotech Campus, Brooklyn. Jacobs Building, room number JAB 475. Map. Directions.Costs: for Networking, Buffet, and Panel Discussion. Register Now.
• Free for all students.
Note: Limited to first 70 students (room capacity) who register.
As of 10/30, we have registered the first 11 students.
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If you are not a Member of this Section, you can apply the $10 additional amount paid as a Guest to a full Membership for 2014-15. Please notify Treasurer Joel Kirman that you wish to be a Member. Register Now.
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Save the Dates: 2014 Meeting Dates
• Friday, Nov. 21, Student Event at NYU School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY. Panel Discussion concerning Future Career Paths.
• Thursday, Dec. 18 (tentative date), Joint Meeting with the Metropolitan Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, 140 Second Ave (just south of East 9th Street), Manhattan. (5:30 - 7:30 pm)
Topic and Speaker: to be determined.
• Tuesday, Jan. 20, Dinner Meeting at Pfizer Building, 219 East 42nd Street, Manhattan. (5:30 - 7:30 pm)
Topic and Speaker: to be determined.
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