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Past Events
Bubble Tea Social, 5/22 Wednesday
4:30 PM, Olin 128
Discussion Group: An Engineering School With Half of Its Leadership Female? How Did That Happen? 5/15
Career seminar: Dr. Andrea Ippolito, 10 AM Olin 128, 4/26
Leadership workshop - Larry Van De Valk 4/23
12:00 - 2:00 PM, Olin 128
Walker Seminar: Business Dining Etiquette Workshop
Wednesday, April 17 2019
6:00 - 8:00 PM, Statler Hotel
Thrive Mental Health Workshop, Catherine Thrasher-Caroll 3/13
Wine Mixer 3/22
Eat with an academic: Melissa Hines 3/13
Career Seminar: Kim McLoughlin, Braskem. 2/22
Cookie Decorating Social
Thursday, December 6th,
5:00 - 7:00 PM, Olin 128
Emotional Intelligence Workshop
Thursday, November 29th,
3:00 - 4:30 PM, Olin 165
Careeer Seminar
Friday, November 11th,
Amy Rocklin, Ph.D., Corning
Eat with an academic - Éva Tardos 11/1
CBE Women Apple Picking
Saturday, October 13th,
11 AM - 2 PM @ Indian Creek Farm
Eat with an academic - Marjolein van der Meulen 10/4
Career Seminar Series: Alex Woltornist
There and Back Again, a CHEs Tale
Friday, September 28th, 11 AM, Olin 128
CBE Women Dessert Potluck
Wednesday, September 12th, 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Rhodes Lounge
CBE Women Peach and Apple Picking
Saturday, August 25th, 11 AM - 2 PM @ Indian Creek Farm, Meet at Olin Hall @ 10:30 AM
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CBE Women Ice Cream Social
Friday, August 3rd, 5pm @ Rhodes Lounge, Olin Hall
End of the Semester Ice Cream Social
Wednesday, May 9, Rhodes Lounge, 4pm
Walker Seminar
May 25, 1-2:30pm, Olin 218
Wednesday, November 15th at 3pm in the Rhodes Lounge
Lisa Walker Travel Grant Application Due
Monday, November 27th
Career Seminar With Susanne Sowers
Friday, October 13th
LinkedIn Workshop
Friday, October 20th, 12-1:30pm
Raymond G. Thorpe Lecture Give n by Lisa Skeete Tatum
Monday, October 23, 4pm, Olin Hall 1 55
Linking Molecular Design to Structure and Thermodynamics in Macromolecular Soft Materials
Monday, Sept 11, 2017 9 am, Olin Hall Room 165
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Berry Picking
Saturday, August 12, at Grisamore Farms (Meet at Olin Hall at 11am)
Walker Seminar: Dr. Ann Marie Klotz
Be The Architect of Your Own Life
Friday, May 19 1:00-2:30pm in Olin 155
Career Seminar
June 23, 2017
Career Seminar: Dr. Bernardo Aguilera
May 12, 2017
Election Information Meeting
May 1, 2017
Career Seminar: Dr. Becky Stehle
April 28, 2017
Starting a Lab Workshop
April 24, 2017
Network Workshop with Erica Dawson
April 11, 2017
Annual WOMEN Outreach Event
March 18, 2017
International Women's Day Celebration
March 8, 2017
Conflict Resolution Workshop with Pam Strausser
February 28, 2017
Wine Tasting Mixer
February 24, 2017
Walker Travel Award Info Session
February 7, 2017
CBE WOMEN Holiday Party
December 14, 2016
Eat with an Academic: Prof. C. Lindsay Anderson
November 29, 2016
Eat with an Academic: Prof. Sunita Sah
November 10, 2016
Lunch and General Body Meeting
November 4, 2016
Fall Book Club: Women in Science
October 27, 2016
CBE Women Dessert Social
September 13, 2016
CBE Graduate Student Career Seminar
Jeanne Visser, Senior Process Engineer at INEOS Melamines, LLC
July 22, 2016
Eat with an Academic
Prof. Lara Estroff shared a meal with members of the CBE Graduate Women's Group!
July 20, 2016
Berry Picking
Raspberry and blueberry picking at Grisamore Farms!
July 16, 2016
Outreach: CURIE and CATALYST Academy
We hosted CBE demos for both CURIE and CATALYST Academies for future CBE students!
July 11 and 14, 2016
Eat with an Academic
Prof. Lena Kourkoutis met with members of the CBE Graduate Women's Group for dinner and conversation at a local restaurant.
June 8, 2016
CBE Women's Invited Department Seminar Speaker
Prof. Christina Smolke presented a fascinating and well-received talk on her work on using synthetic biology platforms for natural product biosynthesis and discovery. She met with CBE women for breakfast and lunch to discuss her successful career path.
April 11, 2016
Managing your Personal Finances Seminar
We learned how to manage our money in a seminar given by Prof. Vicki Bogan, associate professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.
April 7, 2016
WOMEN Outreach Event
March 19, 2016
Wine Tasting Social
Co-sponsored by CBE Women and ChEGSA
February 26, 2016
Breakfast with Invited Seminar Speaker Prof. Stacy Bent
Members of CBE Women shared breakfast with Prof. Stacy Bent from Stanford before her talk on Nanoscale Materials for Energy Conversion
February 1, 2016
CBE Graduate Student Career Seminar: Journeys in semiconductor equipment development and pharmaceutical formulation
Co-sponsored by CBE Women and ChEGSA
Speakers: Dr. Sarina Ma, Senior research scientist at Gilead Sciences and
Dr. Paul Ma, Senior director of process engineering at Applied Materials
October 23, 2015
Lunch with Elissa Sterry
Food and conversation with Elissa Sterry, ExxonMobil Chemicals Vice President and Cornell ORIE Alumna
October 29, 2015
Outreach: Girl Scout Engineering Day
CBE Women volunteers helped out with BME's Girl Scout Engineering Day. We introduced 146 Girl Scouts to concepts across engineering through demonstations with playdoh, roller coasters, eggs, gel beads, and ice cream.
October 17, 2015
Coffee Hour with Visiting Cornell Alumna
Coffee and conversation with Regina Mayor, the Head of Energy and Natural Resources in the Americas for KPMG
September 10, 2015
#ILookLikeAnEngineer
Members of CBEGWG participated in
#ILookLikeAnEngineer
August 17, 2015
Book Club Meeting
Where we discussed articles, shared experiences, and ate cookies
July 1, 2015
CURIE and CATALYST Academy Outreach
We a hosted CBE session with demonstrations and liquid nitrogen ice cream for both CURIE and CATALYST Academies
July 12-18, 2015
Strawberry Picking and Potluck Lunch
Grisamore Farms
June 27, 2015
Fall Creek Elementary Outreach
Topic: Different Types of Energy
May 28 and 29, 2015
CBE Graduate Student Career Seminar Series
Co-sponsored by CBE Women and ChEGSA
Speaker: Dr. Kent Carpenter
Title: A Technical Career in Process Development
May 6, 2015
CBE Graduate Student Career Seminar Series
Co-sponsored by CBE Women and ChEGSA
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Russo
Talk: From Bench to Bar: a Chemical Engineer's Career in Patent Law
April 24, 2015
WOMEN Outreach
March 21, 2015
CBE Graduate Student Career Seminar Series
Co-sponsored by CBE Women and ChEGSA
Speaker: Dr. David Chen
Talk: Myths and Realities of Careers in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
March 19, 2015
Wine Mixer
Co-sponsored by CBE Women and ChEGSA
February 20, 2015
Gingerbread House Social
December 17, 2014
Voice and Influence: What Works for Women at Work
Sponsored by: CBE Women, GPWomeN, and the Graduate School
See the flyer here
November 19, 2014
Grant Writing Seminar
Invited Speakers: Prof. Paulette Clancy and Prof. Julius Lucks
October 23, 2014
Visiting CBE Alumna: Seminar on Career Paths in Industry
Speaker: Martha Jones (PhD '97) from Intel
September 16, 2014
3M PhD/Postdoc Recruiting Info Session
August 25, 2014
Patent and Entrepreneurship Event
Speakers: Dr. Alice Li from CCTEC and
Prof. David A. Putnam
August 19, 2014
Berry Picking and Potluck Lunch
Grisamore Farms
July 26, 2014
CBE Outreach Session for CURIE Academy
More Information Here: CURIE Academy
July 17, 2014
WOMEN Outreach
March 22, 2014
Identifying Skills and Job Search Workshop
January 17, 2014
Lunch with Seminar Speaker
Invited Speaker: Prof. Theresa Good
December 2, 2013
Scientific Communication Workshop
September 26, 2013
Faculty Talks on Life After Grad School
Profs. Matt DeLisa and Roseanna Zia
July 25, 2013
Finding Your Voice
Invited Speaker: Kathleen Mulligan
May 15, 2013
Negotiations Seminar
Invited Speaker: Erica Dawson
February 14, 2013
Visiting Alumnae: Dinner and Talks on Career Paths
August 10-11, 2012
Professional and Career Development for Women in Science
Invited Speaker: Dr. Susan Roberts
April 30, 2012
Science and Uncle Sam
Invited Speaker: Dr. Kathy Vorvolakos
September 23, 2011
Communications Seminar: How to Effectively Market Yourself
Invited Speaker: Cory Young
October 29, 2010
Experience with Industry and Work-Life Balance
Invited Speaker: Dr. Ruth Cheng (Cornell Alumna, now with Boston Scientific)
March 26, 2010
Mastering Your A and B Exams
February 17, 2010
Elevator Talks
Practice your 5-minute pitch at this social event
October 16, 2009
Effective Negotiations
Invited Speaker: Prof. Kathleen O'Connor
June 2, 2009
Presenting Your Work to a Diverse Audience
Invited Speaker: Prof. Melissa Hines
February 3, 2009
Upcoming Events
To be announced for the next session
Annual Events
WOMEN Outreach (Spring)
See our Outreach page for more information.
Berry Picking (Summer)
Enjoy the outdoors, support farms of the Fingerlakes region, and get to know your new eboard members for the coming year.
Dessert Social (Fall)
Unwind with desserts on an afternoon, welcome and meet the new women in the department.
Luncheon with Invited CBE Seminar Speaker (Fall/Spring)
Eat and talk with the female invited speakers of the CBE seminar series.
CBE Women also works with other student and departmental groups such as SWE, BME Women and ChEGSA
CBE Women helps organize, sponsor, and/or volunteer for various programs and events such as
- CURIE Academy
- Early Career Travel Fellowship for CBE PhD Students
- CBE Peer Mentoring BBQ