Life as a Faculty Member at a Small Undergraduate Institution: An Info Session for Graduate Students and Postdocs in STEM Fields

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a faculty member at a small undergraduate focused liberal arts college? This job is a great option if you’re passionate about teaching and working with undergraduates on your research projects. At this info session, three STEM faculty members working at Harvey Mudd College will give you a feel for the day-to-day life as a faculty member at this kind of institution. We’ll have lots of time for Q and A, so please bring lots of questions! RSVP here or at https://goo.gl/forms/Pyu0ty7qvCxrW98y2 to make sure you get fed! 

ABOUT THE SPEARKERS

Jason Gallicchio
Assistant Professor of Physics

https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/hmc-experts/gallicchio-jason/

Jason specializes in experimental cosmology—the study of the origin and evolution of the universe. Gallichio spent a year at the South Pole Telescope where he researched polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and served as a South Pole NSF Station Science Leader. He is also interested in devising new ways to conduct fundamental tests of quantum mechanics and has designed improvements for Bell-type tests of quantum entanglement.

Danae Schulz
Assistant Professor of Biology

https://www.hmc.edu/biology/faculty-staff/danae-schulz/

Danae studies the African trypanosome, a protozoan parasite that causes sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in cattle. Trypanosomes are transmitted to the bloodstream of a mammal through the bite of a tsetse fly, eventually leading to coma and death. Danae would like to understand what allows trypanosomes to reprogram themselves to adapt as they move between the differing environments of the fly midgut and the mammalian bloodstream, with an eye toward trying to manipulate these adaptations to generate new therapies.

Brian Shuve
Assistant Professor of Physics

https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/hmc-experts/shuve-brian/

Brian researches theoretical particle physics. Shuve develops and studies new theories to explain mysteries of the universe, such as the nature of dark matter and why there exists more matter than antimatter. He also devises and implements new experimental tests to learn more about the fundamental constituents and forces of matter. For example, Shuve researches how the discovery of new particles at high-energy colliders such as CERN’s Large Hadron Collider could shed light on the physical processes taking place in the early universe that shape the world as we see it today.

Event Details

Date: 
Monday, April 22, 2019 - 11am to Monday, April 22, 2019 - 1pm

Location:
Room 1128, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IBB), 315 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332