Kickstart your career with German: Alumni and keynote speakers on campus

Week 1: Sept. 16–20

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: MADE IN GERMANY

Learn about research and career opportunities from ECU alumni and industry professionals.

Monday, September 16, 1-1:50 p.m., SciTech 440:

Alumni Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Sarah Sipe (ECU Chemistry/German) and Mr. Anthony Razov (ECU Biochemistry/German minor).

Sarah and Anthony will share advice and answer questions about pursuing careers in the sciences and discuss how studying German and other languages has helped them advance in their careers.

Sarah has conducted research as part of an international team in a lab in Bremen, Germany, and completed postdoctoral research through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. This position allowed her to utilize her expertise in mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography while a visiting scientist in the Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit in Quantico, Virginia.

Anthony has studied or completed work at the Universität Heidelberg, Harvard Medical School, and the German Cancer Research Center. Having previously completed an internship with Roche, a Swiss multinational healthcare company, Anthony now works as a Senior Scientist for Roche in Pfizer Boston.

Wednesday, September 18, 4-5 p.m., SciTech 307:

Keynote Address by Dr. Sebastian Wicklein, Director of Business Development Coordination, Fraunhofer USA: “Transatlantic Science and Technology Opportunities and the Advantage of Knowing Some German”
followed by a reception

A trained engineer with a Ph.D. in Materials Sciences from Kiel University (Germany), Dr. Wicklein is the Director of Business Development and R&D Coordination at Fraunhofer USA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of applied research.

Learn more about upcoming opportunities on the Foreign Languages and Literatures website.