Current Events

Prelim Workshop and Cookie Decorating

Monday, December 8th, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. | Amundson 151D

Description: Preliminary exam workshop for second year graduate students and holiday cookie     decorating. 

Happy Hour Social

Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. | Stub and Herbs

Description: Social networking event for graduate students and post-docs to connect. 

How to choose an advisor panel

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. | Smith 231

Description: Are you looking for advice on how to join a research group? Do you have questions about what polymer research is like? What about co-advisement, how does that work? To help answer these questions, the POLY PMSE group will be hosting a Q&A student panel focused on the polymer research groups. We will have panelists who are representatives from a wide variety of polymer groups who you can ask your questions to, with representation from both the Chemistry and CEMS departments.

     Held in conjunction with Chemistry GSWC

Prof. Moon Park, Pohang University of Science and Technology 

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. | Smith 331

Title of Presentation: Polymer Chain-End Chemistry: Unlocking Next-Generation Functional Materials

Event sponsor: PPG

Grace Kemerer, Solventum

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. | Smith 117/119

Description: Industry speaker from Solventum talking about her career path followed by a happy hour at Stub and Herbs

3M Tour

Monday, July 28, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | 3M

Description: Held in collaboration with the MRSEC/Lando/CSP REU programs to allow summer undergraduate researchers as well as current graduate students to take a tour of local company and meet UMN alumni working at 3M. 

Prof. Trisha Andrew, University Of Massachusetts Amherst

Thursday, May 8th, 2025 | 9:45 a.m. | Smith 331

Title of Presentation: "Chemical Vapor Deposition of Polymers for Functional Textiles"

Event sponsor: PPG

Workshop: Polymer Characterization 

Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 | 12:30 p.m. | Walter 101

Speakers: Alison Block, Ali Sattari, Emily Ness, Mara Kuenen,  and Junghyun Ahn 

Event sponsor: PPG

Cookie Decorating 

Wednesday, Feb 26th, 2025 | 4:30 p.m. | Kolthoff 283

Description: Social event for graduate students and post-docs to connect and relax while decorating cookies.

Happy Hour

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. | Stub and Herbs

Description: Social networking event for graduate students and post-docs to connect.