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James Tarpo Jr. and Margaret Tarpo
Department of Chemistry

Virtual Graduate Recruitment Symposium

March 11-12, 2022

Welcome to the main page of links for the Virtual Graduate Recruitment Symposium for Purdue Chemistry. The schedule, along with links to the online meetings is below. Note that all dates and times are US Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5)

Friday, March 11, 2022

5:00 – 7:00pm: Introduction to our Graduate Program

  • On Zoom 
  • Includes a welcome from Prof. Christine Hrycyna, Department Head, an overview of the department and the graduate program from Prof. Suzanne Bart, Associate Head for Graduate Education, and breakout sessions with faculty describing the major research areas (analytical, biochemistry/chemical biology, inorganic, materials, organic, and physical/theoretical). There will be two breakout session times (5:30-6:10 and 6:20-7:00), so you will be able to sit in on two research area sessions. Breakout sessions will be managed through breakout rooms in Zoom, so please use the single link above, and we'll help you navigate.

7:00 – 8:30pm: Research Poster Session

  • On Gather.Town at this link -- Gather.Town is a virtual meeting place that will allow you to "walk" around three meeting rooms, see posters, and talk to faculty and current graduate students about their research
  • Includes posters from faculty and research groups in our department, and an opportunity to virtually walk around, learn about our faculty, and talk to faculty and current graduate students. The main goal of this session is to give you a chance to see the breadth of our research, and to help you decide who you would like to talk to individually or in small groups on Saturday.
  • A list of faculty presenting research posters and their areas of research is available here.

Saturday, March 12, 2022

10:00am – 12:30pm: Individual and Small Group Meetings with Faculty

  • Links to individual faculty meetings are available here.
  • You will have opportunities to meet with faculty individually or in small groups in four half-hour sessions (10:00-10:30am, 10:40-11:10am, 11:20-11:50am, and 12:00-12:30pm) on Zoom, Skype, or Webex. Different faculty will be available at different times. For a full schedule is of faculty availability, click the link above. There is no need to register for any of these meetings; just use the links provided.

9:00pm – 10:30pm: Q/A panel discussion with current graduate students

  • On Zoom
  • Hosted by our Graduate Student Advisory Board (GSAB), this will be a chance to talk to current students, and to ask about Purdue, the program, and life as a graduate student.

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