Graduate School Forum 2006
Presented by
Philadelphia Section ACS, Villanova University and Merck Research Laboratories
Monday, November 13, 2006: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Our program this year will introduce you to graduate Chemistry Departments and Departments of
Polymer Science and Materials Science. Most are here to promote doctoral programs. Several schools,
however, offer the M.S. as their highest degree, involving full-time students and, often, part-time
students who are full-time industrial employees.
We have invited some departments that are world-class, some that are nationally well known, and
others with a fine regional reputation. They are located in various parts of the United States. In all, we
have an excellent and diverse group for students to consider. The schools invited are:
Akron - Polymer Science
Boston College
Brown
Bryn Mawr
Bucknell
California-Berkeley
Chicago
Columbia
Cornell
Delaware
Drexel
Duke
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa State
Johns Hopkins
Lehigh
Louisiana State
Maryland College Park
Maryland-Baltimore County
MIT
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
North Carolina
North Western
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Pennsylavania
Penn State
Penn Materials Science
Pittsburg Vanderbilt
Princeton
Purdue
Rochester
Rutgers
Rutgers-Camden
Stanford
St Joseph’s
Temple
Texas A&M
UCLA
UC Irvine
University of the Sciences
UT Southwestern Med Center
Utah
Villanova
Virginia
Washington
West Chester
Wisconsin
Yale
The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. This starting time enables those coming from a distance to
arrive home at a reasonable hour. All events will be in the Connelly Center. We open in the St. DavidsRadnor Room with greetings by Dr. Helen Mitchell of Merck Research Laboratories, our corporate
sponsor. Next, Prof. Robert Levis and Prof.Marisa Kozlowski will speak on how to apply to graduate
school and the interview process Two Chemistry graduate students from the University of
Pennsylvania and Temple University will tell about their lives as graduate students. Everyone will
receive a food voucher for use in Belle Air Terrace, the food court in the Connelly Center, for use
afterwards.
University displays will start around 6:20 p.m. next door in the Villanova Room. University
representatives will be there to talk about their departments until about 8:30 p.m. We encourage
students and SAACS faculty advisors to meet them, ask plenty of questions, and find out what makes
their departments stand out. Each of them produces numerous, highly successful graduates.
This program is the final event of the Philadelphia Section ACS National Chemistry Week program. It
is free to everyone and a great opportunity for sophomore, junior, and senior students to see for
themselves that a graduate degree can be a valuable platform for an excellent career.
WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS TO ATTEND! COME AS A
GROUP!
For more information visit: Phila. Section of the ACS
http://membership.acs.org/p/philadelphia/index.html