Friday, July 17, 2026
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Opening Remarks – 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM (West Pauley)
Acting Vice Chancellor for Research
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
UC Berkeley
Keynote Talk: “Shaping a Successful Career in Today’s Landscape” – 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM (West Pauley)
Ali Douraghy
Head of Special Projects, Frontier AI Affairs
Google DeepMind
“Fundamentals of Academic Job Market Success” – 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (East Pauley)
Daniel Olson-Bang Director
Graduate School Professional and Career Development
Syracuse University
Company Pitches – 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (West Pauley)
Lead Applications Engineer, R&D
Qnity
Abby Tsai
Senior Data Scientist
Qnity
Sr. Process Engineer
Lam Research
R&D Computational/Experimental Thermal Researcher
Sandia National Laboratories
John Pott
Manager
Sandia National Laboratories
Erwin Lau
Principal Engineer
Exponent
“Job Search Strategy in the Age of AI” – 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (West Pauley)
Director of Talent Acquisition
Calico
R&D Computational/Experimental Thermal Researcher
Sandia
Daniel Shaw
Associate Director
Berkeley Career Engagement
May Wilson
Assistant Director
Berkeley Career Engagement
Panel: Careers in Biotech – 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (East Pauley)
Ishan Deshpande
Principal Scientist & Group Leader
Genentech
Associate Director of Strain Development at ZymoChem
ZymoChem
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Naresh Sunkara
Founder
Nostalgic Foods
Rishi De-Kayne
Scientist
Arcadia Science
Workshop: “Interviewing for Industry Jobs: Strategies for Responding to the Most Common Questions” – 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM (East Pauley)
Bill Lindstaedt
Career Consultant
STEM PhD Career Development
Panel: Engineering & Data Careers – 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM (West Pauley)
Process Engineer
Tesla
Sr. Process Engineer
Lam Research
Research Data Scientist
Climate Data Scientist
BlackRock
Erwin Lau
Principal Engineer
Exponent
Drop-In Consultations – Collaboration Lounge (Stephens Lounge)
Daniel Shaw
Associate Director of Career Services
Berkeley Career Engagement
May Wilson
Assistant Director for Graduate Employer Engagement
Berkeley Career Engagement
Rosanne Lurie
Director, QB3-Berkeley Graduate and Postdoc Career Development
UC Berkeley
Business Communication Coach
UC Berkeley
Dr. Daniel Olson-Bang
Director, Graduate School Professional and Career Development
Syracuse University
Bill Lindstaedt
Career Consultant
STEM PhD Career Development