ME Shaping the World Speaker Series
Our goal is to provide additional opportunities for our students to learn more about career opportunities, non-traditional pathways, entrepreneurship, etc. We are excited for our ME alumni, some of whom were recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 and Georgia Tech’s 40 Under 40, to connect, share their academic and professional journey since graduating from Georgia Tech with our students. Speakers will be scheduled from January through April.
The first 25 people to register and attend in-person for each talk will have the chance to win free Woodruff School swag during the Networking Social immediately following the events.
All events are free and open to campus and the Atlanta community.
Upcoming Speakers
Mihir Pathak, B.S. ME 2008, M.S. ME 2010, Ph.D. ME 2013
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Title: “Entrepreneur Your Own Career Journey!”
Location: Virtual and livestreamed in MRDC 4211
Social Hour: MRDC Fourth Floor Atrium following the event
Caitlin Leksana, B.S. ME 2016, M.S. ME 2017
Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Title: How to Start a Company: Lessons Learned from a Mechanical Engineer Turned Startup Founder Who Raised Over $1M in Venture Capital Funding.
Location: MRDC 4211 and Virtual
Graduate Student, Staff, and Faculty Social Hour Location: Love Atrium following the event
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Myela Paige, M.S. ME 2018, Ph.D. ME 2021
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Title: From ME to Industry: Leveraging Your Transferable Skills
Location: MRDC 4211 and Virtual
David Brown, B.S. ME 2012, Ph.D. ME 2019
Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Title: “A Moment of Clarity: Pivoting from Industry to Academia”
Location: Virtual and livestreamed in MRDC 4211
Women's History Month Panel (In collaboration with Women of Woodruff)
Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Moderator: Tracy Hawkins West, ME 1990
Speakers: Caitlin Leksana, Maegan Tucker, Malavika Bagepalli, Kelly Kloster Hon, Shay Natarajan
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Title: "Pushing Boundaries in the ME World."
Location: MRDC 4211 and Virtual
Graduate Student, Staff, and Faculty Social Hour Location: Love Atrium following the event
David Montes de Oca Zapiain, B.S. ME 2014, M.S. ME 2015, Ph.D. ME 2018
Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Title: “Materials Innovation: Making the Future Possible”
Location: Love 210 and Virtual
Graduate Student, Staff, and Faculty Social Hour Location: MRDC 4211 following the event
Maegan Tucker, ME 2017
Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Title: “Lessons I learned while getting my Ph.D.”
Location: MRDC 4211 and Virtual
Graduate Student, Staff, and Faculty Social Hour Location: CNES
Discovering ME Panel
Date: Friday, April 5, 2024
Speakers: Malavika Bagepalli, Matt DeIulio, Haley Hilborn, Tom Mulcahey, Ana Schauer, Talia Thomas, David Montes de Oca Zapiain
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Title: “Alumni and Graduate Student Panel Discussion”
Location: Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI), Callaway Manufacturing Research Center Building Auditorium and Virtual
Aaron Shaw, B.S. ME 2010, M.S. ME 2012
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Title: "Owning Your Career Journey: Making Your Role in the Decarbonization Effort"
Location: Love 210 and Virtual
Graduate Student, Staff, and Faculty Social Hour Location: Love Third Floor Atrium following the event
Questions and event contact: Courtney Sykes
MRDC 4211 is located on level four of the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex I
801 Ferst Drive
Atlanta, GA
30332