Professional Development

Professional Development Speaker Series

MARKETING YOURSELF

Dr Jonathan H. Worstell will speak about how to market yourself to an employer or at your actual job.

Wednesday, October 20th 2010

Happy Hour: 6 - 7 pm

Seminar: 7 - 8 pm

Hospitality Apartments

7300 Bertner

Houston,Texas 77030

http://www.hospitalityapartments.org/

Refreshments will be served.

Free resume evaluation.

Seats are limited. Please RSVP: acs-ghs@acs-ghs.org

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Professional Development Speaker Series

co-hosted by the American Chemical Society - Greater Houston Section

and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers - South Texas Section

Career Development: In Good Times and Bad

Dr Jonathan H. Worstell, Principal Scientist at Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc., spoke Thursday, November 12th 2009 on career development during challenging economic times and provided his insights on maximizing your career in this economic landscape. We discussed the importance of adapting to and accepting change and ways to maintain productivity under stress.The presentation slides are attached.

Portals/0/Jon Worstell -Nov 12, 2009.ppt

About the Speaker:

Jonathan H. Worstell graduated from Northwestern University in 1976 with degrees in History and Physics. He then earned a Masters in Chemistry from Ball State University in 1978 and a PhD in Applied Chemistry from the Colorado School of Mines in 1980. Despite a weak economy suffering from “stagflation” his career flourished first at Conoco where he did Ziegler-Natta catalyst research during the early 1980’s, and later on at Shell Chemical Co where he has concentrated on the design of adsorption operations and fixed-bed reactors. He currently serves as PrincipalScientist at Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc. Dr. Worstell is active in AIChE, giving papers and organizing conference sessions.

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Upcoming Events

ACS Webinar Thursdays Series

Connecting you with subject experts and global thought leaders in chemical sciences, management, and business. Please join us weekly Thursdays at 2:00pm ET. To suggest topics for future webinars, please email imp@acs.org. Click on the webinar dates for link to more information and to register.

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Upcoming Events by Months – January 2010:

January 14, 2010 - “Aim High: Strategies that can help make your dreams a reality” with Joe Francisco, ACS President 2010.
January 21, 2010 - “Open Innovations: Key Strategies to Successful Scientific Ventures” with Alph Bingham, Founder of InnoCentive.

On Small and Medium Business Series:

Featuring industry experts and luminaries that address business topics on issues faced by scientists, entrepreneurs, and executives in small/med companies.

January 21, 2010 - “Open Innovations: Key Strategies to Successful Scientific Ventures” with Alph Bingham, Founder of InnoCentive.
February 25, 2010 – “Hidden Global Opportunities in Asia Pacific for Small and Medium Chemical Businesses” with Liu Yuwen, VP BioBay Park, China.
March 25, 2010 – “Employee Ownership Management: The Benefits You Can Count On” with Martin Staubus, Beyster Institute.
April 22, 2010 – “The Ins and Outs of Raising Capital with Angels: Things You Wish You Can Learn in School” with Mike Elconin, President, Tech Coast Angels.
May 28, 2010 – “Knowing Your Worth: Strategies to Negotiate for a Higher Salary or Pay for Chemical Professionals (including negotiating for fractional ownership and stock options)” with Meredith Dow, Partner at Proven Inc.
June 24, 2010 – “Business Exit Strategies: The Other Side of the Coin” with Kenneth Polk, Director, ACS TechCatalyst.
July 22, 2010 – “An Entreprenuer’s Perspective on Growing a Manufacuring Company from Scratch” with Brian Morin, Founder, Innegrity, LLC.
August 26, 2010 – “The Dos and Donts of Pitching for Investment Dollars” with Flyod Jones, ACS TechCatalyst.
September 23, 2010 – “Strategies for Getting Federal R&D Funding: Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer Grants” with Josephine Yuen, Program Director, National Science Foundation.
October 28, 2010 – ” Strategies for Leveraging Intellectual Property” with Kenneth Polk, Director, ACS TechCatalyst.

On Your Career Matters! Series:

Featuring speakers that address a wide variety of career topics for science and engineering professionals.

January 14, 2010 – “Aim High: Strategies that can help make your dreams a reality” with Joe Francisco, ACS President 2010.
February 11, 2010 – “Love Chemistry and Food? Find out how to build a career in the food industry” with Carolyn Fisher at McCormick.
March 11, 2010 – “How Competitive are you in Global Chemistry? Observations of Chemical Operations and Chemistry Skills in India, Singapore, Eastern Europe, and United States?” with Dr. Michael Trova, Senior VP at AMRI.
April 8, 2010 – “Building an Industry Career in Chemistry and Public Policy” with Susan Butts, Senior Director of External Science and Technology Programs at The Dow Chemical Company.
May 13, 2010 – “Chemistry and Writing: Industry Career in the Publishing House” with Darla Henderson, Senior Acquisitions Editor, C&EN Magazine.
June 10, 2010 – “Building Success Upon Failures: Success Story of a Chemical Entrepreneur” Michael Levenfeld, Founder & CEO, Signa Chemicals.

On Green Chemisty Series:

Featuring topics that catalyze the implementation of green chemistry and engineering principles into all aspects of the global chemical enterprise.

February 4, 2010 – “Why Green Chemistry? Sustainable Strategies for R&D and Corporations”
May 20, 2010 – “Innovation and Applications of Green Chemistry”
August 12, 2010 – “Careers in Green Chemistry and Sustainability – How to find them!”
November 18, 2010 – “Shades of Green: Reflections from Past Decade and Leaping into the Next Decade”

On Executive View Series:

Featuring industry executives from small and large businesses on pertinet issues affecting the chemical and biopharma enterprises.

February 18, 2010 – “Failure is an Option: Turning Failure into an Advantage – Story of Inspire Pharma” with Ben Yerxa, Chief of R&D, Inspire Pharmaceuticals.

On Professional Growth Series:

Featuring subject experts on topics and issues of personal growth for scientific professionals.

March 4, 2010 – “TBD”
April 15, 2010 – “US Immigration for Foreign-born Scientists and Engineers- Employment, Green Card, and Travel” with Martin Lawler, Lawler & Lawler.
May 6, 2010 – “TBD”
June 3, 2010 – “Effective Technical Writing” with Dr. Aline Harrison of York College of Pennsylvania

On Prized Science Series:

Featuring chemical luminaries and ACS award winners who discuss their cutting edge research and personal journey in the sciences.

June 17, 2010 – “TBD”