University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Chemistry 274

Chemical Industry Seminar

Term:    Spring 2006

   

Instructor

Dr. Michael J. Carney, Office:  Phillips 453, Phone 836-3500

E-mail carneymj@uwec.edu

Office Hours

Office Hours (P 453):  Monday - Thursday 10 - 11 am 

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Seminar Schedule

 

Date

 

Topic

 

Speaker

Jan 27

Course Outline and Overview of the Chemical Industry

Dr. Mike Carney

Feb 3

“Basics of Resume Preparation”

Dr. Bill Jacobsen, Career Services, UWEC

Feb 8

Internship Mania

10 am – 3 pm in Council Fire Room

Feb 10

"Basics of Cover Letter Preparation"

Dr. Bill Jacobsen, Career Services, UWEC

Feb 17

"A Journey from the Scientific Method to Six Sigma and Industrial Design of Experiments (without even leaving the lab)"

Brian Hebert, Director of Functional Excellence, Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA

Feb 24

“Regulatory Affairs in the Medical Device Industry”

Maureen Montbriand (Chem-Bus, 2003), Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Boston Scientific, Minneapolis, MN

Mar 3

"Practicing as an Industrial Chemist in Today's Environment"

Stephen Fisher, Technical Manager, Johnson Polymer LLC, Sturtevant, WI

Mar 10

Tour of Career Services

Dr. Bill Jacobsen, Career Services, UWEC

Mar 13-17

Resume and Cover Letter Review

No formal class meeting

Mar 20-24

SPRING BREAK!

No class meeting

Mar 31

“What Do You Get When You Cross A UWEC BMB Degree With A Midwest BioPharma?”

Susan Carter (BMB, 1995), Development Associate,
Protein Design Labs, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

Apr 7

“How a Chem-Bus Grad Manages a Commercial Engine Business”

Ann Roche (Chem-Bus, 1983), Vice President – Commercial Engines, Briggs and Stratton, Milwaukee, WI

Apr 14

APRIL BREAK

No class meeting

Apr 21

“An Overview of Paint and Coating Industries”

Paul Krueger (Chem-Bus, 1985), Business Director, Valspar Corporation, Chicago, IL

Apr 28

“Pyridine Bisimine (PBI) Catalysts for Dimerization of Alpha-Olefins”

Dr. Brooke Small, Research Chemist, Catalyst R&D, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Kingwood, TX

May 5

 

Dr. William Jeffrey, Director, National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD

May 12

Student Posters (9)

Poster Presentation and Evaluation

May 19

Student Posters (9) 3 PM

Poster Presentation and Evaluation - Course Evaluation

 

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Email:  carneymj@uwec.edu
Last updated:  January 3, 2006