UMass PMSE POLY

We’re the new PMSE POLY Student Chapter at UMass Amherst! Follow to stay up to date on what we’re up to 🥼🧪

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

We thank Dr. Kara Martin (UMass PSE ’18, Carter Group), our second Random Walks from a PhD speaker of the year, for sharing her inspiring journey to Air Force Research Lab and while building her creative venture, Dayton Illustrations!
Thank you to everyone who attended!

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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!

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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!

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

Last week one of our officers @J_R_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!!

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

Many thanks to @DisposableTek for being our third random walks speaker for this school year! It was insightful to learn of his different paths and how his experience @UMassPSE helped in his career. His advice was very appreciated!

[Crosby Research Group @Crosby__Group]

Great seminar on public speaking organized by @umasspmsepoly and OPD for the growing communicators and researchers at @UMassPSE ! 📣🎤 We look forward to the next events by PMSE/POLY! #science #PhDlife

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

#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!

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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!

[ACS Publications @ACSPublications]

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: https://t.co/nAHPXwDxrr

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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!

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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!

[Polymer Science & Engineering Dept @ UMass Amherst @UMassPSE]

The ACS @umasspmsepoly Student Chapter is participating in UMassGives - 4/24 & 4/25! This annual fundraising drive allows students to host events that connect them with @UMassPSE alumni & provides professional development opportunities!
To donate 👉https://t.co/PGty885fTP

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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

[UMass Amherst Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering @UMassChemEng]

Join us on Tuesday:

Katrina Knauer

“Addressing the plastic waste crisis today while engineering intrinsically recyclable materials for tomorrow”

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 11:30 am
201 LGRT & via Zoom
(Email for a link: [email protected])

[Polymer Science & Engineering Dept @ UMass Amherst @UMassPSE]

📢We welcome PSE alum Dr. Ticora Jones '06, Chief Science Officer at @NRDC. In her role, @TicoraVJones 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 @umasspmsepoly!

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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

[Polymer Science & Engineering Dept @ UMass Amherst @UMassPSE]

#UMassGives is here! The @acspmse @POLY_ACS UMass Student Chapter @umasspmsepoly is participating and would greatly appreciate your support to continue funding graduate student-focused professional development events!
Donate now - via the link! 👉 https://t.co/5pPnqfqdpH

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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! 😇

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

Inspiring visit and terrific talk by Prof. @helen_chem! 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! 🐛🥕⚡

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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

[UMass PMSE POLY @umasspmsepoly]

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!☃️❄️