Thank you MRS!

This MRS was very special to me. I made some great friends through blogging (Irene, Rahim, Andy, Hortense). I stretched my comfort zone by attending a very interactive session on Using Improv in Communication where I learned some great tips on how to make an effective elevator pitch. I gained professional skills through the invaluable sessions at The Hub on networking, interviewing, and negotiating a job offer (and met some amazing people). I was also able to get a critique on my resume and a professional head shot taken (never realized how much work goes into getting that perfect headshot!)

Because of the wide reach of research in materials science, I got to learn about things I have been interested in but never had the chance to do a thorough lit review. Attending the different talks is almost like a lit review in motion. 

In addition, I tried some of the "must" restaurants in Boston, visited the campus of MIT and Harvard, and I have started to fall in love with Boston with its fall colors and architecture. And how could I forget that due to this conference, I was also able to see actual artifacts from the ancient Egyptian era.

None of this would have been possible without the MRS conference. So thank you MRS for hosting this amazing conference every fall. I hope to continue being a part of this.