Austrian Scientists & Scholars
in North America

Am 18. Juni ab 16:30 Uhr findet erstmalig das Vernetzungsevent „(AUSTRIAN) SCIENTISTS IN DIALOGUE WITH THE WORLD: International Opportunities Across Academia and Industry” im Festsaal der TU Wien statt.

Es schließen sich ASciNA (Austrian Scientists and Scholars in North America), Uni Wien, Med Uni Wien und TU Wien zu einem Event zusammen, um Karrieremöglichkeiten und Möglichkeiten, den Bildungsweg im Ausland zu ergänzen oder weiterzuführen, ohne die Verbindung mit Österreich zu verlieren, zu diskutieren. Das Ziel ist es, Grenzen durchlässiger zu machen und mehr Bewegung zu ermöglichen.

Programm:

16:30 – 17:00 Uhr   Anmeldung/Empfang

17.00 – 18.30 Uhr    Panel I – “Diversity and Generosity of Spirit: the Journey of an Austrian Scientist” Moderation: Philipp Steger, Strategy Advisor & Executive Coach, Excellence Mindset, Co-founder, ASciNA

ASciNA Scholars:

  • Christoph Becker, Professor of Information, University of Toronto; leads Just Sustainability Design lab; PhD, Computer Science (Informatik), TU Wien 2010; PostDoc in Lissabon, Portugal; Senior Scientist, TU Wien; U Toronto seit 2013.
  • Michael Fink, PhD Chemical Engineering (TU Wien); Post-Doc, Chemistry, Harvard University; CEO, Mask Logic LTD; scientist-turned-entrepreneur; ASciNA Vice President
  • Alexandra Lieben, MA, Public Policy, University of California Los Angeles; Deputy Director, UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations; Lecturer, USC, Price School/Safe Communities Institute; Certified Mediator; ASciNA President and Pacific South Chapter President.
  • Eva Schernhammer, MD, DrPH, MAE. Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Medical University of Vienna, Adjunct Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Lecturer, Harvard Medical School. President of the Austrian Society of Epidemiology, Curriculum director PhD program Epidemiology (Medical University of Vienna), recipient of ERC-2021-ADG, Member, Academy of Sciences Austria (Class II) and Academia Europea. Co-founder and former president of ASciNA
  • Hubert Zajicek, MD Universität Wien, Post-Doc & NIH Fellow, Nephrology & Cell Biology, UT Southwestern; MBA, Southern Methodist University, Co-founder & CEO, Health Wildcatters; scientist-turned-VC; Co-founder, past-president, current board-member & chapter president Southwest ASciNA

ASciNA Mentees:

  • Ayse Koyun, PhD Materials Science (TU Wien); Post-Doc Scientist at Harvard University, Environmental Science and Engineering and Atmospheric Chemistry.
  • Christoph Wippel, MD (Medizinische Universität Wien), MMSc (Harvard University); Postdoctoral research fellow, Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Computational Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, ASciNA Co-Chapter President, Greater Boston

18.30 – 19.00 Uhr Panel II – Overcoming Barriers to (Re)Connect
Moderation: 
Hannelore Veit, Journalist, President, Alumni Association, University of Vienna

Austrian Business Agency (ABA), Austria Wirtschaftsservice (AWS), Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, Agency for Education and Internationalization (OeAD), Fulbright Austria, University Alumni Clubs (TU Wien, Universität Wien, MedUni Wien)

19.00 – 20.00 Uhr Empfang + Informelle Diskussion
Elisabeth Schludermann, Alexandra Lieben
(ASciNA) – Bedeutung für TU und andere österreichische Universitäten

Wir bitten um Anmeldung unter: www.eventbrite.at/e/ascina-symposium-tickets-856760532817

Hier zur Einladung mit allen Details.