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noted! Our realtor gave us a list of recommended people and I looked up reviews online for the people first. We were going to go with the guy that had the best reviews.

I'm going to bump this .... anyone know a good home inspector?? We are leaning towards a guy that our realtor recommended, but wanted to scope out other possibilities! Thanks!!

I agree!

I'm calling and telling them to have a table for 8, but I'm guessing its going to be 4-6 because of the rain.

yes.

I'm applying for the Edison program now! Thanks for the recommendation!

Thanks for the tip. I'll keep my eye on the career site. I'm hesitant to apply to a sales engineer position because I have zero sales experience. If the trial concerns semiconductors, possibly. lol. I actually had a professor that was an expert witness for the whole tire issue with SUVs rolling over. pretty neat. There are so many jobs posted on GEs site. I found one or two that I might apply for. I've noticed some of the job descriptions are pretty vague, so its hard to tell if I am qualified or not, but it doesn't hurt to apply. I didn't see anything, but I also don't have any bio or medical background. I was thinking about applying for that Senior Scientist job. My biggest issue is that I'm not a part of any committees or boards. After reading through everything, it sounded like if you don't have every qualification they will toss your application. I didn't know about the aerospace directory! I have basically been using google to find random companies that might need engineers/researchers and then seeing if they have any jobs. Of course this is after trying LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, etc. That was the plan all along. I've never heard of Velocys. I just checked out their website and it looks interesting - thanks! I didn't put together who you are here and in real life until recently... haha. I ended up sending my resume in through the email address on the career site for your company. This isdefinitely the kind of info I'm looking for because prior to Howard and Eli mentioning it to me, I didn't really know about your company. I applied to an Owens Corning job, although last time I talked to someone there about a job he implied that my GPA wasn't high enough. I thought a 3.48 in a PhD program would be ok considering that I was an author on 7 papers, but he asked if it was possible for me to get it above 3.5... so I'm not holding out high hopes for that particular job. Can't thank you all enough for the suggestions and offers of help!

I could make Cincinnati or Cleveland work, but I'll agree with you for now, I think I'd rather work in Cincy. noted.

Thanks I've been going back and forth between "I don't know if I'm going to be employed, how am I going to pay rent?" and "When I get a job, I'm going to buy xxxx!" I keep joking that if I can't find a job, when I end up working at Applebees I'm going to start off with "I'm Dr. Michele... what can I get you to drink?"

I keep LinkedIn up to date all the time and have come across a couple of leads on there as well. I'm still sorting out what exactly it is that I want, but I do know most of what I don't want. Ideally, I would like to be doing some sort of green energy research or design, but I find a lot of different areas enjoyable. I work hard and enjoy science so it wasn't bad at all. I can say that I enjoyed most of my time in grad school. I haven't gotten my PE because generally speaking its a step you take after getting your BS so that you can pursue a career path that allows you to sign off on plans. Since I went the research route, I didn't see the immediate value in pursuing this. I had to take 'qualifying exams' to get into the phd program, which establishes that I have a graduate level understanding of undergraduate material, so I think with a little studying I could pass the FE if I need it in the future. I'm keeping an eye out for GE jobs, but right now they don't have any jobs posted that fit my qualifications.

I've been checking out Ford and GM's career sites. I was hesitating because its far enough away that I'll have to get a place up there. That would be alright if I like the job enough I might get disowned from my family if I work for GM too. My dad and grandpa both worked for Ford... Ford family!

Columbus Ale House on Olentangy?

I applied to one Honda job - it was a materials research job. I'm not sure how attractive my resume will look to them for some of their other positions because I don't have any vehicle project experience. I'm keeping an eye on their posted jobs though. I'm trying to stick in Ohio for a bit because of some family stuff that I'm helping with. I learned solid works almost 10 years ago but I'm pretty sure I could pick it up quickly again. I've only been exposed to FEA in small doses. What I can do well is X-ray diffraction, qualitative x-ray fluorescence, flash diffusivity, specific heat, thermal conductivity, thermal and electrical transport measurements including seebeck, nernst, and hall coefficient, electrical conductivity/resistivity, and thermal expansion. I also am pretty good at reading and interpreting phase diagrams to come up with good thermal treatments for materials. I've been working with volatile materials for a few years too. This was for my graduate work. When I was in undergrad I was a project manager intern, where I organized construction activities and worked with lab managers to help design different solutions to laboratory issues. I also was part of a project team that designed and installed a rain water collection system for an orphanage that raised their own livestock, so I'm hoping some of that helps with showing that I'm not just useful in the lab, but with other projects too. odd request. Battelle is looking for polymer scientists right now and unfortunately I don't fall in that category. I started checking out Wright Patt jobs this week and found 1 or 2 to apply for. Thanks everyone for your input. I really appreciate the ideas!

oh, that is sad. you can skype in.

I recently started my job search and am hoping that some of you may have some suggestions for companies to look at. I know about some of the bigger companies that have jobs available, but if you know of any smaller companies that I should check out, I would really appreciate your input! I have a PhD in mechanical engineering (BS, MS in mech eng with a math minor), and wrote my dissertation on thermoelectric (semiconductor) materials, electronic/thermal effects with a focus on thermal conductivity. I've got some experience in project management in construction activities as well.

whats the sad face for

I can make thursday work!

not entirely sure yet. I'm waiting to see when a meeting for work is going to be scheduled. I'm busy Friday though.

I would if I'm free.

The question is, would the message get out if it weren't done by creating the "shock" of hearing little girls swearing? Maybe... I think this video does a great job of communicating some of these issues without being so in your face: I was lucky enough to have parents that encouraged me to be smart and strong, but its not the case for all girls.

Funny vid and it made some great points.

I guess I'm happy it's not just women who they are shitty to? Idk. I almost had an outburst when I asked them a basic gun question and the guy behind the counter decided my little lady brain couldn't handle a straight forward discussion about guns and decided that we should draw an analogy to shoes, bc I can understand shoes!! I've been to LEPD a few times. It's pretty cold in there when over gone, so wearing my jacket and scarf the whole time kinda sucked, but I thought it was clean and the people who work there are polite and helpful.

I'm going to assume that's bc you have a penis. I was talked down on and had an unpleasant experience the first time I went there and have heard that behavior has occurred when other ladies have gone. I'll admit it was a couple years ago, but it was enough to make me not want to spend my money there.

I see the pics on my phone

I think you got lucky nobody was in that lane next to you after the dude hit you. Glad everyone was ok!