Events

CBE Women conducts a variety of events year-round. Check this page to stay up-to-date!

 

A DIVERSITY OF EVENTS

CBE Women regularly hosts a variety of events: 

A lunch with a Cornell female faculty member for an informal conversation in a small group about career-path and building resilience.

 

Eat with Academic with Prof. Silvia Ferrari 

An opportunity to converse with the female seminar speakers over a Taverna Banfi breakfast.

Several officers had the thrilling opportunity to join Dr. Kathy Vaeth for a lively breakfast discussion!

Usually an hour long workshop aimed at cultivating skills useful for graduate students in their future professional lives.

We invite an experienced professionals (often Cornell alumni) from academia/industry to talk about their journey

Prof. Alex Woltornist, Prof. Kathleen Vaeth, Dr. Jordan Atlas (Microsoft); 
Prof. Frank Lomax, Ken Rother (Enterpreneur), Dr.Andrea Ippolito

CBE Women is back with the annual WOMEN event.

 

Building resilience within the community with some quality socializing

Apple Picking 2023!

CBE Women is organizing Leaders Day, a day-long event focused on professional development and networking on April 28th, 2025.

As part of this event, we are hosting a Panel Discussion on Professional and Personal Development from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM in Olin 245, followed by a networking lunch for attendees. The panel discussion features esteemed professionals from academia, industry, and entrepreneurship, including our keynote speaker, Professor Karen K. Gleason, the Alexander and I. Michael Kasser Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT, renowned for her pioneering research in chemical vapor deposition, and Judith A. Rowe, Principal of Judith A. Rowe Consulting, LLC, who brings extensive experience in coaching, training, and organizational development.

 EVENTS

Lisa Walker Travel Grant: Call for Applications – Deadline Extended

We are pleased to announce the Spring 2021 Lisa Walker Travel Grant! This award funds female members of CBE for travel for unique professional development opportunities up to $500.  Applications and letters of recommendation should be sent directly to Xin Wang (xw543@cornell.edu), and are due Friday, May 7, 2021.

A couple of changes are made in light of the ongoing situation with COVID-19:

  1. While university travel is restricted, we are modifying our Lisa Walker Travel Grant to help cover the cost of virtual conferences, such as registration fee. To be eligible, applicant must be accepted as a presenter. The grant will cover the cost or a portion of the cost outside of the coverage of Conference Travel Grant program from the Graduate School, e.g., your second conference of the school year (details of Conference Travel Grant program can be found on https://gradschool.cornell.edu/financial-support/travel-funding-opportunities/).
  2. Lisa Walker Travel Grant for this semester is not restricted by the ‘one time’ rule (each student is eligible to receive this award in each category only once). Female members who have received the grant prior to the semester are still eligible, and members who receive the Spring 2021 grant are eligible for future applications.
  3. To better support our female members, we encourage our female members to communicate with us about the cost that is associated with your professional development. We are happy to provide funding within the frame of Lisa Walker Travel Grant.
  4. Travel must follow all New York state and Cornell requirements.
Additional details are below and attached.
Who: Women of CBE
What: Funding for travel for unique professional development opportunities up to $500
Where: Anywhere in the world
When: Submit application by Mar 12, 2021. Results by Mar 26, 2021. ‘Travel’ between Jan 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021.
Why: Encourage collaborations! Enable future career opportunities! Facilitate new research directions! Prepare for your post-Cornell career!
How: The generous donation of alumna Lisa Walker.Opportunities funded:
1. Specialty Conferences

  • ex: Gordon Research Symposium, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Perovskite Solar Cells and Optoelectronics Conference, The Advanced Automotive Battery Conference, etc.

2. Collaborative research

  • ex: industrial internships, research internships, collaborative research, field work

3. Other non-conference events such as training or classes

  • ex: Cold Spring Harbor, start-up management workshop, on-site experience

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be female members of CBE, and priority will be given to PhD students. MS students and postdocs will be considered with an additional justification of why they are well suited for this award.
  • Travel must occur within the 12 months following the application due date.
  • Each student is eligible to receive this award in each category only once

Application Package:

1. Statement of Intent (up to 1 page)
2. Recommendation letter from faculty advisor (and collaboration advisor if applicable)
3. Itemized budget (separate page)
4. CV

Please see the attached document for more details, and let Xin Wang (xw543@cornell.edu) know if you have any questions.

CBE Women Crochet Social recap

CBE Women organized its first virtual social on Monday, November 23rd. We had a beginner crochet workshop led by Julia Caserto from our department. In the workshop, we made scarves to keep us warm this winter! PFA a beautiful scarf crocheted by one of our participants Tiffany!

  

 

Hike with CBE Women recap

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CBE Women went on a hike on Saturday, October 17th, to see the fall colors around campus! We walked from Olin Hall, along the Beebe Lake trail, to the Botanical Garden, and back. Spending time outdoors is good for your mental health and is a relatively safe way to socialize with others in-person during the pandemic.

Reach Us

Our general meetings take place every month at Olin Hall, Cornell University

113 Ho Plaza

Ithaca NY 14853

women.cbe.cornell@gmail.com

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