From Lab to the Job: How Research Experiences Shape Engineering Careers

Wondering how research experience actually translates into a career? Join us for a conversation with engineering alumni who started where you are now — as undergraduate researchers — and went on to build careers across industry.

Panelists Andy Lapsa, MECHE `04 (Stoke Space), Corissa Lee, MSE `08 (Exponent), and Matt Rizk, CHEME `04 (Merck), will share how their undergraduate research shaped their career paths, what skills from research they still use today, and how employers actually evaluate research experience when hiring engineering talent. Whether you're heading toward a PhD or straight into industry, this is a chance to hear real talk about turning your research into a compelling story for internships, interviews, and beyond.

You'll leave with:

A clearer sense of how research experience reads to employers
Language for talking about your research in interviews and applications
Advice from people who've been exactly where you are

Bring your questions — we'll close with a live Q&A.

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