Announcements and Events: Current Graduate Students and Postdocs

Upcoming Announcements and Events: Current Graduate Students and Postdocs

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Are you a prospective graduate student? Check out our upcoming prospective graduate student events here.

July 25, 2025

Get to Know your Postdoc Office!

Exclusively for postdocs! Join Rachelle Swan, Director of Postdoctoral Affairs, and a few of your postdoc peers for an hour-long “Coffee Chat”! Rachelle wants to hear about your experiences at Purdue and offer resources tailored to your needs. She is happy to answer any questions about Purdue’s resources or policies for postdocs, and if she doesn’t have an answer, she will follow up with one!


Rachelle will send you a calendar invite at the beginning of the week and ask for your favorite Starbucks beverage. Then she will meet you in OGSPS’s conference room in the basement of Young Hall (B-64) with your drink at NOON!


Registration is limited to 6 people per session, and please limit your sign-ups to once per semester to give everyone an opportunity.


If you are a graduate student interested in a postdoc position, this Postdoc Coffee Chat is not for you. Instead, please email postdoc-affairs@purdue.eduand introduce yourself! Someone will get back with you with guidance
July 28, 2025

Trail Blazers in Engineering

Application Deadline: May 14, 2025
Program Date: July 28-31, 2025

Purdue Engineering is aiming for maximum impact outcomes in our mission areas by 2030, one of them being the development of the largest, best-prepared, and most diverse engineering talent pool in the nation. Casting our view even beyond our campus, Trailblazers in Engineering (TBE) is an initiative intended to increase the number and success of engineering faculty in the US, who, in turn, will blaze new trails with new discoveries, innovations, and social impact and serve as role models for the next generation of engineers. Late-stage PhDs and post-docs would benefit the most from this workshop.
Professional Development In-person 
July 30, 2025

NSF GRFP Help Session 3

This NSF GRFP session is exclusively for undergraduate and graduate students who have questions about the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. No content will be presented, but students are welcome to come ask questions, receive feedback, and or use the space to work on their application. Bring your drafts or questions for personalized feedback from our writing coaches, who are all current NSF GRFP Fellows! Attend as many as you like; more dates to be added in Aug.
September 8, 2025

NextProf Nexus

Application Deadline: 4/21/2025
Program Dates: September 8-11, 2025

NextProf Nexus – sponsored by program partners, the University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, and Georgia Tech – is part of a nationwide effort to strengthen and grow the next generation of academic leaders in engineering. This preeminent event is designed to give participants the opportunity to explore and prepare for a faculty position in academia.

Join a select cohort of engineering PhD students, recent doctoral graduates and top faculty and deans from around the country. Airfare and lodging costs associated with the program are covered for accepted applicants.
Professional Development 
October 5, 2025

NextProf Pathfinder Workshop

Application Deadline: 5/22/2025
Program Dates: October 5-7, 2025
For younger MS and PhD students
Professional Development 
October 26, 2025

Ignite

Application Deadline: 8/1/2025
Program Dates: October 26-29, 2025
Professional Development