EECE Colloquium Schedule 2023 - 2024


Colloquium Lectures Tuesdays
Olin Engineering room 202
2:00 - 3:00 pm

Reception to follow
Olin Engineering room 204
3:00 - 3:30 pm

All Lectures Open to the Public
Professional Development Lectures only for Graduate Students 


UPCOMING - Fall 2023 speakers:

  • August 29:  General introduction, goals, and expectations for graduate students
  • September 5: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Getting Hired - "In the door"
  • September 12: Ph.D. Club Social for Graduate Students
  • September 19: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: CRITICAL leadership/soft skills - The key to differentiation
  • September 26: Khan M. Siddiqui, M.D. Chief Executive Officer, HOPPR of Hyperfine, Inc. Title: Imagination is the Beginning of Creatioin
  • October 3: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Corporate Org. Structures and Critical Operating Mechanisms
  • October 10: TBD
  • October 17: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Project Teams & Processes - Basics
  • October 24: TBD
  • October 31: TBD
  • November 7: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Project Teams & Processes - Realities & Pitfalls
  • November 14: Mr. Gary Gordhamer,  Managing Principal Consultant and Oracle ACE Pro, Viscosity North America, Title TBD 
  • November 21: TBD
  • November 28: TBD
  • December 5: Professional Development - Mr. Charles Giordano, Topic: Managing your career and life & employee evaluation processes

PAST

Spring 2023 speakers: 

Fall 2022 speakers: 


Spring 2022 speakers: 

  • January 25: General introduction, goals and expectations - M. Hayat
  • February 1: Professional Development - Mr. C. Giordano
  • February 8:  Mr. Chad Pahnke, Partner, Patent Attorney, McAndrews, Held & Malloy
  • February 15:  Dr. Richard Povinelli, Marquette University
  • February 22:  Dr. Majeed Hayat, Marquette University
  • March 1:  Professional Development - Mr. C. Giordano
  • March 8: Professional Development - Mr. C. Giordano
  • March 22:  Dr. Paul Song, GE Healthcare
  • March 29: Professional Development - Mr. C. Giordano
  • April 5: Mr. Clay Norrbom, Juhl Energy
  • April 12:  Dr. Dan Ionel, University of Kentucky
  • April 19:  Professional Development - Mr. C. Giordano
  • April 26:  Dr. Mushu Li, University of Waterloo, Ontario Canada
  • May 3:  Professional Development - Mr. C. Giordano
  • May 10:  Dr. Payman Zarkesh-Ha, Professor, ECE, University of New Mexico

Fall 2021 Speakers: