Happy New Year!
This school year, I have had the opportunities to go to two
professional conferences: the Agronomy Society of America (ASA) Annual Meeting
in October and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting last
week.
I went to the ASA meeting with other members of Agronomy Club, and
we participated in the student conference.
As a part of the student conference, the organizers put on a series of
competitions between the schools. I
participated in the visual competition and the Quiz Bowl team. The visual presentation contest included making a short
PowerPoint presentation introducing a problem and a solution to that
problem. I went to the AMS meeting to
present the results from my summer internship.
While I was there, I learned about future opportunities in meteorology
and climatology and I listened to lectures about specific topics that
interested me.
Both the conferences gave me the opportunity to network with
professionals, hear academic lectures and talk to graduate programs. Going to a conference is a valuable
experience for a student, because it can help to inform career or graduate
school decisions. I talked to
professionals who were eager to answer my questions, and I met peers from other
schools who are in the same position as me.
Boiler up!
Mary Rose Mangan
mmangan@purdue.edu
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