SET Events for Students

Distinguished Industry Speaker Series Fall 24 – Unlock the Secrets to Secure a Tech Job

• Google (PDF, )
  Dr. Joseph Varghese, Hardware Manager for Data Center Operations
  Wednesday, October 30, 2024,  3–4:30 p.m., SW301 on the Rockville Campus
  
• Meta
  Dr. Kiarash Vakshouri, Staff Reliability Engineer
  Monday, November 4, 2024,  3–4:30 p.m., SW301 on the Rockville Campus

Cybersecurity Awareness October

contact cybersecuritylab@montgomerycollege.edu with questions

• Investigating Child Exploitation on the Darknet (PDF, )
  Prof. David Vargas
  In-Person: Thursday, October 10, 2024,  noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
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• Why We Reverse Engineer and How to Get Started
  Mr. Hash Salehi
  Monday, October 14, 2024,  noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• How Digital Forensics is Used in Modern Criminal Investigations (PDF, )
  Prof. Silvia Vargas
  Thursday, October 17, 2024, noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• Movie Night - The Beekeeper
  Thursday, October 17, 2024,  3–6 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• How to Use Wireshark to Monitor Websites
  Prof. Stephen McGowan
  Monday, October 21, 2024,  2–3 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• Cybersecurity and Space (PDF, )  
  Mr. Samuel Sanders Visner, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, or Space ISAC
  In-Person: Friday, October 25, 2024 noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
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• Digital Story Telling Awards Ceremony honoring Kweku Agyepong
  Thursday, October 31, 2024,  noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus

Montgomery College Advising Day (PDF, ) , Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Science, Engineering & Technology Invites you to participate in MC Advising Day Events on October 22, 2024

• 10–11a.m.: Campus Kick Off, Refreshments and raffle, Learn about MC programs and resources, join sessions about transfer and career opportunities.
• 11 a.m.–noon: Programs Overview and General Information (In-person)
• Noon–4 p.m.: Open Advising Drop In (In-person) 
• 2–4 p.m.: Program Advising Virtual Online. Advisors from UMD Engineering, UMD IS, UMBC CS along with MC Faculty Advisors
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• 4–5:30 p.m.: STEM Internships Virtual Online
  Michael Mehalick, Project Manager, Academic Affairs, iSTEM Network, Montgomery College
  Learn about Internships and SET Area scholarship opportunities (AUSEM/DREEM/NIST PREP)
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Engineering Talk Series

USE MATLAB to Plot and Solve Algebraic Equations (PDF, )
Prof. Alex Hou
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 4:00–5:00 p.m. in SC428 on the Rockville Campus
Snacks and water will be provided.

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Georgia Tech – Dual Degree Engineering Webinar (PDF, )
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Meet with an admission Representative and learn more about life at Georgia Tech and their admission process.  Register via the QR code on the flyer (PDF, )

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UMD Fire Protection Engineering (PDF, )
Drop-in to talk with an academic advisor from the UMD Fire Protection Engineering program.  Learn about the best engineering major you’ve never heard of!
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to noon

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Science, Engineering, and Technology Student Clubs Kick-off, Thursday, September 26, 4:00–5:30 p.m., SW301 on the Rockville Campus

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Brought to you by the WEST Club (Women in Engineering, Science and Technology Club)
Friday, April 12, 2024, 2:00–3:00 p.m, SW 301 Rockville Campus
Speaker: Faye O’Brien, President of Nvolve
Title: Future-proof Your STEM Career: Strategies, Skills and Insights with Nvolve

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SET Area Advising Week (PDF, )
April 9 – April 12, 2024
Take advantage of open advising hours during advising week and talk with an advisor.

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AUSEM Scholarship Information Session
For Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Cloud Computing Students
Wednesday, April 10, 2024,  4:00–5:00 p.m.

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Alumni Panel Discussion
Friday, April 5, 2024, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Talk with computer science and engineering alumni for advice on how to succeed in college and in your career.
Alumni Panelists (PDF, )

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Engineering Talk Series

Thursday, March 21, 2024, 3:00–4:00 p.m. in SW103 (inside the Ackerman Learning Center) on the Rockville Campus.  Miss Jessica Gallo will give a talk, “Fire of Electric Vehicle Battery: Prevention and Rescue”.  Ms. Gallo is a Montgomery College student who works as an intern at Fire & Risk Alliance and is conducting research in this area.  She is planning to transfer to UMD Fire Protection Engineering this fall.  Snacks and water will be provided.

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Distinguished Industry Speaker Series – Unlock the Secrets to Secure a Tech Job

• Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m., Microsoft Corporation, Dr. Viren Jadhav, Director, Device Reliability.  
  Dr. Jadhav will be in person on the Rockville Campus in SW301 and virtually at the Germantown Campus in the Cyberlab HT230.  
• Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m., CISCO Systems, Ms. Sujata Joshi, Director, Service Delivery Management
  The presenters will be available virtually on the Rockville Campus in SW301 and virtually at the Germantown Campus in the Cyberlab HT230.
  
• Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m., Apple, Inc., Mr. Fadzli Hassan, Technical Program Manager
  The presenters will be available virtually on the Rockville Campus in SW301 and virtually at the Germantown Campus in the Cyberlab HT230. 
  
• Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m., Rivian, Dr. Mojan Sohi, Sr. Manager, Design for Reliability
  Rivian – Producing electric adventure vehicles made for the planet
  The presenters will be available virtually on the Rockville Campus in SW301 and virtually at the Germantown Campus in the Cyberlab HT230.  
• GridPro Ventures
  Mr. Raj Iyer, Founder and CEO
  Wednesday, October 23, 2024,  3–4:30 p.m., SW301 on the Rockville Campus

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Brought to you by the IEEE Club (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Friday, March 29, 2024, 4:15–6:15 p.m., SW 301 Rockville Campus
Work with a team and learn to build a simple RC car.
Will your team’s car win the race at the end of the event?!

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MC is turning World Quantum Day into Quantum Week!

• World Quantum Day – April 14, 2024
• Mon, April 15, 12:15 p.m., SC415 Rockville Campus – Student Lecture “Quantum Superposition” by Jack Spillane
• Tues, April 16, noon, SC415 Rockville Campus – Quantum Game Playing: Quantum Chutes and Ladders and Qubit Touchdown
• Wed, April 17, noon, SC415 Rockville Campus – Student Lecture “Applications of Matrix Transformations to the Qubit” by Ema Sanchez
• Fri, April 19, 9:30 a.m. Globe Hall Germantown Campus – Nobel Laureate Lecture “Quantum Computers and Raising Schrodinger’s Cat” by Dr. David J. Wineland

A Day in the Life
A series of short Zoom sessions where engineers visit to tell us what they do on the job in their day-to-day work.

• Leonna Deans, Electrical Engineer, Distribution Engineering, PEPCO
  Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 1:00–1:15 p.m.  Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes early.
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• Corshay Burnell, Distribution Designer, PEPCO
  Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM, Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes early
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Student Workshop: The Power of High Performing Teams  (PDF, )
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 3:00–4:30 p.m. SW 301 on the Rockville Campus
Facilitator: Cindy Peterson
Learn how to be an effective team player in any workforce.
Learn what it takes for a team to be high functioning.