GEM 2015 GRAD Lab Program Book

GRAD Lab Program Book

GRAD Lab

Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees

2015 GEM FELLOWS

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About GEM Our Mission The GEM Fellowship Application Deadline Applicants for MS Fellowship Applicants for Ph.D. Fellowship GEM GRAD Lab Overview Letter from the President GEM GRAD Lab Workshops GEM GRAD Lab Standard Agenda How to Apply for the GEM Fellowship GEM Member Universities and GEM Member Employers GEM Alumni: Examples of Success 2015 - 2016 GRAD Lab Schedule

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ABOUT GEM Our Mission Our model is strategic and proven. We provide graduate fellowships to highly qualified individuals from communities where such talent is largely untapped. Working in partnership with leading corporations, U.S. government laboratories and many of the nation’s top universities and research institutes, we provide GEM Fellows with the much-needed financial support that is often the deciding factor in pursuing graduate education, as well as practical experience through high-level, paid summer internships. GEM does more than provide financial support; however, we work to ensure student success in these competitive academic and professional environments with effective programs that increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation of GEM Fellows. Close to 4,000 GEM Fellows have gone on to successful careers.

The GEM Fellowship GEM offers three Fellowship Programs to GEM Member Universities. The total value of each Fellowship is between $20,000 and $100,000, depending on the candidate’s academic status at the time of application, paid summer employment, and graduate school costs.

Application Deadline Applications for GEM Fellowships are available online at www.gemfellowship.org. Submit your application, resume and unofficial transcript by October 1 for early consideration. All application materials are due by November 15. A candidate must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of application.

Applicants For MS Fellowship >> Must be a senior, Master’s Degree student of an accredited engineering or applied science program at the time of application. >> Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 >> Full Fellows must contractually agree to intern with a sponsoring GEM Employer the summer after selection.

Applicants For PH.D Fellowship >> Must be a senior, Master’s Degree student of an accredited engineering or applied science program at the time of application.

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>> Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 >> Full Fellows must contractually agree to intern with a sponsoring GEM Employer the summer after selection

GEM GRAD Lab Overview An advanced degree in engineering or science can open doors to even more challenging and responsible careers—especially in the dynamic and sophisticated areas of high technology research. Every year a significant number of underrepresented minorities enter undergraduate engineering and science curricula; however, underrepresented minorities represent less than five percent of the recipients of advanced degrees in engineering or science.

It is GEM’s belief that if highly qualified minority students were exposed to the benefits of a career in research and technology innovation, via presentations from individuals from their communities who have received a graduate engineering or science degree and are currently successful in their careers, and were given resources on how to apply to graduate school, more students would apply and successfully matriculate in graduate engineering and science programs.

To address this issue, GEM has created a GRAD Lab, Getting Ready for Advanced Degree Lab, a comprehensive, hands-on symposium designed to excite and encourage promising undergraduate and community college engineering and science students to consider master and Ph.D. technical research programs.

The symposium will encourage their consideration of graduate engineering school by delivering vital information on the importance of research and innovation, life-long career benefits and real-world role-mode examples of success. The day-long event will help each student envision his or her future as a technology leader, successfully apply for a GEM fellowship, and gain entry to a graduate program, industry and academic professionals will share their career, graduate school, and GEM experinces with these potential graduate students.

Letter from the President Dear GEM GRAD Lab Attendee: On behalf of the GEM Executive Committee of The National GEM Consortium, I would like to welcome you to the GEM GRAD Lab program! You have made a great decision to dedicate your Saturday to attend this Symposium. The GRAD Lab is GEM’s signature program to give you full information on opportunities available to you once you complete your undergraduate degree.

As Director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory, I recognize the importance of a graduate degree in a science or engineering field. At MIT Lincoln Laboratory 35% of our professional employees hold a master’s degree, and 41% hold a PhD. We have benefitted greatly from our association with GEM. Each year we have committed to sponsor 10 GEM Fellows, and this past summer we hosted 10 GEM interns. We have found that GEM students are well prepared for the work we do, and we plan to continue exposing our interns to interesting and challenging technology development programs.

We know you will learn a lot today. We hope the result of what you hear is your firm decision to matriculate in a STEM graduate program and applying for a GEM Fellowship. GEM’s 107 University members and over 35 GEM Employers are anxious to see your application and determine how we can help you pursue your goals!

Sincerely,

Eric D. Evans, Ph.D. Director, MIT Lincoln Laboratory President, GEM Board of Directors

Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees Laboratory

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GEM GRAD Lab Workshops Session 1: Why Graduate School?

Session 3: How to Fund Graduate School

This workshop will prove the fundamental belief of the 21st century and beyond: all STEM professionals should hold an advanced STEM degree. Particularly, the participants will gather information about career and financial implications of NOT obtaining a graduate degree. If you think all you need is a bachelors degree to be competitive in the global society or that you should work first then go back to graduate school, YOU CAN’T MISS THIS WORKSHOP! Come find out why graduate school is not an option but a necessity.

“Show me the Money”…and then give it to me!

During this workshop you will find how to identify and apply for funding whether you are in graduate school or just finishing your first semester as an undergraduate. This information will give you the insight on how much money is available, how to find it, how to apply for it, and how to secure it! Come find out why no one should pay for graduate school if they go about it correctly!

Session 2: How to Apply to Graduate School

This is where it all comes together! Through the course of the day, you know why you need to go to graduate school. You have a better understanding of the graduate programs and how to get into them. You have multiple opportunities now to make sure that you have adequate funding to finance your graduate education. Now, you have the benefit to hear from those that have done it or are currently doing it.

At this workshop you will meet, see, and hear real life stories of how graduate school was/is/and will be. There will be leading faculty members, industry professionals and current graduate students on this panel. You should not miss this last workshop if you want to know the “real scoop” about graduate school!

Learn the easy and efficient way to get into graduate school. There really is a process. You will find out the steps to compiling a competitive package that will give you a great advantage over the rest. This workshop should not be missed for those that want to get the highest probability to be accepted into the graduate school of their choice. Specifics will be given on how to write a statement of purpose, how to guarantee you receive strong recommendation letters, and specific tips on the application process.

Session 4: Voices From the Field

GEM GRAD LAB Standard Agenda 9:30 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

10:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

10:15 AM

Session 1: Why Graduate School

11:15 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:15 PM

Break Session 2: How to Apply to Graduate School Lunch Break Session 3: How to Fund Graduate School

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Session 4: Voices from the Field

3:15 PM

Closing Remarks

3:30 PM

Program End

How to Apply for the GEM Fellowship (with tips) Register Online at GEMFellowship.org Go to www.gemfellowship.org. Click on the url in the large blue box in the right bar menu to Log In to eGEM. Registering with eGEM creates an account that allows you to work on your application securely, to save draft work, and return later to complete and submit online. After registering, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with information for later use.

Complete Part I of the Application After registering, you will be directed to the application form.Answer the questions carefully and accurately and include your resume and unofficial transcript (for each University or college attended after high school). You will need to have your employment and educational history (and, if applicable, information on research experiences) handy to complete the questionnaire. If you cannot answer all the required questions, you can save your draft application and return to the application later to complete.

Tips: 1. TYPE IN EACH EMPLOYER you worked for in the on-line application.

(Simply attaching a resume and not typing in each past Employer will decrease your chances of receiving the GEM Fellowship).

2. RESUMES: Make sure your resume has been reviewed by a professional, i.e., your campus intern placement staff, English professor, etc. Please make sure you include your GPA on your resume. Please also include key words that describe your skills, like specific computer programs, e.g, MATLAB, interest in a specific research field that may be a different name than your actual major, like “nuclear engineering”, and any skills acquired on past internships e.g., “supply chain”. A polished resume makes a huge difference in the GEM application.

The deadline to submit your complete GEM application is November 15th. The deadline to submit your STEM graduate application directly to 3 GEM member schools is January 15th.

5. DRAFT: You can save your application as a draft up until question 10 (Part I). Do not go past Part I of the application until you feel your answers are final. To have your application viewed by GEM Employers in our first review round, you must submit Part I by October 1st.

Complete Part II of the Application

by November 15, 2015 Part II requires you to submit supplemental material: Statement of Purpose—You must submit at least a one page statement of purpose that outlines your academic, research and/or career goals.

For tips go to www.statementofpurpose.com.

Tip: Please focus your statement of purpose on your career/ research goals (i.e., do not focus on your deficiencies in your past, why you would make a great GEM Fellow, etc. focus on the future, how great you will be in your dream highly technical/research area of interest).

Letters of Recommendation—Request directly from 3 faculty members (preferred) or a high level technical manager (who holds a STEM graduate degree) if they are willing to complete an on-line form to strongly recommend you to receive the GEM Fellowship. We will not accept letters via email, fax, or via postal mail, all recommendations must be attached to your electronic eGEM application. At least two of your recommenders must submit their recommendations on-line by 11:59 PM Eastern on November 15th.

Tips:

3. GRE SCORES are not required however they are highly recommended. Applicants are however required to answer all of the questions we ask about the GRE, i.e., the date you plan to take it, if you do not plan to take the GRE, why not, etc. as prompted about the GRE. You can scan a copy of your GRE score report to your eGEM application (i.e., you do not have to pay for an additional report). If you choose to list GEM for an additional report our code is 1305.

1. QUICK ON-LINE FORM: Let your recommenders know the on-line form takes five minutes to complete. A letter is not required, however they will have an option to cut and paste a letter as part of their electronic form submission.

4. LIST 3 GRADUATE SCHOOLS: Unless you are already in a STEM Ph.D. program (or in the first year of a STEM master’s program) at a GEM school, to submit a complete GEM application you are required to directly apply to at least 3 GEM Member Universities between Nov 15–Jan 15. For Part I, you just have to list the names of 3 schools you will most likely apply to after November 15th. Research the schools to make sure they have a program you are interested in!

3. STRONGLY RECOMMEND 3 SUBMISSIONS You are asked to submit 3 emails and phone numbers of recommenders. Your application will be complete if at least 2 recommenders submit.

However your application is automatically scored higher if you have 3 recommendations on file.

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2. FACULTY SUBMISSIONS SUGGESTED: Please make sure at least one recommendation form is from a faculty member.

The strict deadline to submit a complete on-line GEM application is 11:59 PM Eastern on November 15th.

GEM Member Universities

GEM Member Employers

Arizona State University

Northwestern University

University of Delaware

3M Company

Auburn University

The Ohio State University

University of Florida

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Binghamton University

Oregon State University

University of Illinois – Chicago

The Aerospace Corporation

Boston University

Pennsylvania State University

University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brown University

Prairie View A&M University

University of Iowa

Caterpillar Inc.

California Institute of Technology

Princeton University

University of Kansas

Chrysler Group LLC

Carnegie Mellon University

Purdue University

University of Kentucky

Cisco Systems

Case Western Reserve University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

University of Louisville

Corning Incorporated

City University of New York City College

Rice University

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Rochester Institute of Technology

University of Maryland - College Park

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Rutgers University

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

Ford Motor Company

Stanford University

University of Michigan

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Stevens Institute of Technology

University of Minnesota

IBM Corporation

Stony Brook University

University of Missouri – Columbia

Intel Corporation

Syracuse University

University of New Mexico

Texas A&M University

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory

Texas Tech University

University of Notre Dame

Tufts University

University of Oklahoma

Tulane University

University of Pennsylvania

Tuskegee University

University of Pittsburgh

The University of Alabama

University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

University of Alabama in Huntsville

University of Rochester

University of Arizona

University of South Carolina

University of Arkansas

University of South Florida

University of California – Berkeley

University of Southern California

University of California – Davis

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

University of California – Irvine

University of Texas at Austin

University of California - Los Angeles

University of Texas at El Paso

University of California – Merced

University of Virginia

University of California – Riverside

University of Wisconsin – Madison

University of California - San Diego

Vanderbilt University

University of California - Santa Barbara

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Clemson University Colorado School of Mines Columbia University Cornell University Drexel University Duke University Emory University Florida International University Florida State / Florida A&M University Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Howard University Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University Iowa State University Johns Hopkins University Louisiana State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Mississippi State University New Jersey Institute of Technology New Mexico State University North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina State University Northeastern University

University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado – Boulder University of Connecticut

Johnson & Johnson Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC Lexmark International Los Alamos National Laboratory Marathon Oil Corporation Merck & Company Inc. Michelin North America MIT Lincoln Laboratory The MITRE Corporation National High Magnetic Field Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory Northrop Grumman Oak Ridge National Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Qualcomm Incorporated Raytheon Company Roche Carolina, Inc.

Washington State University

Sandia National Laboratories

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Shell Oil Company

Yale University

Tyson Foods, Inc. United Technologies Research Center

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GEM Alumni: Examples of Success

Robin Coger, Ph.D.

S. Keith Hargrove, Ph.D.

Darryll Pines, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Engineering North Carolina A&T

Dean, College of Engineering Tennessee State University

Dean, College of Engineering University of Maryland College Park

Johney B. Green Jr., Ph.D. Division Director Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center Oak Ridge National Lab

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Christine Ortiz, Ph.D. Associate Professor Material Science and Dean of Graduate Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jorge Rivera Worldwide President Supply Chain Johnson & Johnson

2015 - 2016 GRAD Lab Schedule

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September 25-26

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October 2-3

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October 9-10

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October 16-17

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October 23-24

October 23-24

October 23-24

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