Thanks to Prof. Tim Swager Swager Group for meeting with UMass PMSE/POLY Student Chapter members. We had a 'scientifically' fun discussion with him!

We had lots of fun on Saturday at the Polymer Science and Engineering department's annual Santos Go banquet! We'd like to thank the student community who actively participated in the UMass PMSE/POLY Student Chapter events this semester! Stay tuned for more exciting events!☃️❄️

We had a fun and excellent discussion about publishing and open-access journal with Prof. Jayaraman. Thank you @arthijayaraman for your valuable insights!

Inspiring visit and terrific talk by Prof. Helen Tran! Thanks for sharing with us your professional journey and providing insight into your creative endeavors in macromolecular electronics. We hope you had a memorable first in-person departmental seminar! 🐛🥕⚡

We were very fortunate to host @JoylabUAkron as our seminar speaker on how to - 'Boost your scientific presentation skills'. Thank you for sharing all the valuable insights with the student community! 😇

Please support our student group to help us continue to fund the professional development events!

📢We welcome PSE alum Dr. Ticora Jones '06, Chief Science Officer at NRDC 🌎🏡. In her role, Ticora V Jones, Ph.D. - also Micella P DeWhyse supports the advancement of science in org strategy and advocacy. This seminar series, designed to showcase the diverse range of PhD career paths, is hosted by UMass PMSE POLY!

We hope to see you all at Dr. Kat Knauer's seminar as well as the informal coffee hour at 3PM!

What a great year at the UMass POLY/PMSE Student Chapter! President - Anne Radzanowski Vice President - Roshni John Chethalen Secretary - Bachir Messikh Treasurer - Justin Ho

First day of #UMassGives! Any donation will be greatly appreciated and will go towards enrichment activities for graduates students/postdocs. Please spread the word and thank you for your support!

Leadership transition meeting finished!! New leaders are for 2024-2025 year are: President: Bachir Messikh Vice President: Justin Ho Treasurer: Jennifer Quigley Secretary: Michelle Gross Looking forward to the incoming year and events we will bring!

Coming January 2025: Polymer Science & Technology, a highly selective, #OpenAccess journal in partnership with Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Submissions open July 2024. Stay tuned for more information: go.acs.org/9JG

Big thank you to Dr. Andrew Davis for talking to us on his career path after graduate school! It was interesting to learn of his career path from 3M to Library of Congress and how PSE has played a role throughout. A great first random walks seminar to start off the year!

#tbt to our most recent random walks, talk with Dr. Priyanka Ketkar! We had a great time learning about her research and the roles that she had played in various national laboratories! Thank you for coming to talk with us!

Great seminar on public speaking organized by UMass PMSE POLY and OPD for the growing communicators and researchers at Polymer Science & Engineering Dept @ UMass Amherst ! 📣🎤 We look forward to the next events by PMSE/POLY! #science #PhDlife

Many thanks to Adam Zerda for being our third random walks speaker for this school year! It was insightful to learn of his different paths and how his experience Polymer Science & Engineering Dept @ UMass Amherst helped in his career. His advice was very appreciated!

Last week one of our officers Jennifer Quigley hosted a very helpful workshop intro to Adobe Illustrator and how it can provide use for our graduate research journey. Thank you for those who came!!

welcoming in the new leadership for 2025-2026! (From left to right) Vice president: Jennifer Quigley Jennifer Quigley Liaison: Louise He Treasurer: Brennan Coleman President: Michelle Gross Michelle Gross Secretary: Karan Sagar (not depicted)

Big thank you to all who participated and came to our inaugural art show!! It was lovely seeing all the art work and getting to vote on refreshing Conte with new polymer research!

Huge thanks to Dr. Semra Colak Atan (UMass PSE ’11, Tew Group), our first Random Walks speaker of the school year, for sharing her inspiring journey from graduate school to leading innovation at Solventum. Thank you to everyone who attended!