Graduate Student Committee Panel Discussion

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Room: S 102 C

Moderator(s)

Tomer Shmaya (he/him/his)

Graduate Student
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Lina Sela, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
The University of Texas at Austin

Panelist(s)

Felipe Hernandez, n/a (he/him/his)

Principal Software Development Engineer
Autodesk Inc.
Katherine Klise (she/her/hers)

Principal Member of the Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
Sabrina Draude (she/her/hers)

Postdoctoral research fellow
The University of British Columbia
Rebecca Dziedzic

Assistant Professor
Concordia University
Ahmed A. Abokifa

Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
Jonathan B. Burkhardt

Environmental Engineer
US Environmental Protection Agency

The Water Distribution Systems Analysis Committee (WDSA) includes many young members, most of whom are postdoctoral researchers, MSc or PhD students who are considering a future as a part of the research community or the industry. The WDSA Graduate Student Task Committee (GSTC) was established with the objective of offering guidance for young members who wish to better understand and prepare for the different career paths in academia and industry. For this session, a panel was assembled to facilitate a meaningful and comprehensive discussion about professional opportunities in the field of water systems. The members of the panel range from postdoctoral students and young professors in academia to researchers and practitioners from different roles in the water sector. The goal of this session is to provide students with as much information as possible about the wide variety of possibilities ahead, helping them to make their career choices in the near future.