Students and Young Members Events

MECC 2022 has organized several special events for students and young members. Please contact [email protected] and [email protected] if you have questions about these events. Additional details on DSCD sponsored events at MECC can also be found here: https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~mhzheng/DSCD-YS-Initiative/index.html

DSCD Rising Stars Invited Talks:

The ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls Division (DSCD) Rising Stars invited talks are designed to help kick-start the careers of postdocs and senior Ph.D. students nearing graduation. The selected individuals will give 15-minute-long presentations (with 5-minute Q&A) during special DSCD Rising Stars invited sessions to discuss their recent and most high impact research. In addition to the special invited talk sessions, all MECC attendees are invited join in a Rising Stars Networking event. Food will be provided for those who RSVP and are members of DSCD (you can sign up for DSCD during the RSVP process).

Nomination Details on Authors Page (Deadline: Passed)
DSCD Rising Stars Networking Event RSVP (RSVP open now)

The event will be held on Monday, October 3rd from 13:00-13:50 in Newport III,IV,&V (MoNT7). Please come to enjoy lunch and meet the other Rising Stars!

DSCD Careers in Academia Panel:

In this event, professors will be invited to talk about their career paths, discuss challenges, provide advice on how to succeed, and answer questions from the audience. Food will be provided for panelists and students who RSVP and are members of DSCD (you can sign up for DSCD during the RSVP process).

DSCD Careers in Academia Panel RSVP (RSVP open now)

The event will be held on Wednesday, October 5th from 12:00-13:00 in America I & II (WeN2T4). Stay after the event to network or ask the panelists additional questions. Invited panelists for this session include Prof. Juan Ren from Iowa State, Prof. Kaiyan Yu from Binghamton University, Prof. Ramanarayan Vasudevan from the University of Michigan, and Prof. Yuncheng Du from Clarkson.

DSCD and AACC Student Travel Awards

Students who contribute to in-person events and who show financial need are eligible for travel awards for MECC 2022. Awards will be used to offset the cost of conference registration, conference hotel, and airfare in that order. Students who are i) presenting as first-author at the conference (paper, talk, or poster), ii) sharing a conference hotel room with another student travel grant applicant, iii) attend a large proportion of sessions and events, iv) join the DSCD mailing list and attend a DSCD Technical Committee meeting, and v) demonstrate efforts to apply to other travel awards will be given priority. If they are not already members, students will be given the option to join the DSCD mailing list when they apply.

Hotel Room Sharing Form: Are you looking to share a room with another student for MECC 2022? The form link allows you to indicate your interest in finding a roommate and to see other applicants who you can email to set up room sharing. Once you have found a roommate, please return to the link above to enter the name of your roommate to prevent further matching. Students who are sharing a conference hotel room with another student travel grant applicant will be given priority for travel awards.
Travel Grant Applications (Deadline: 9/16/2022): Winners may be reimbursed for conference registration and additional costs (i.e. conference hotel) depending on availability of funds. Winners will be required to provide receipts at a later date. Applications require a letter from the advisor. Please use the linked template to apply.

Student Best Paper Competition:

MECC 2022 is proud to host a student paper competition. Finalists will present their papers twice at MECC 2022: (i) at a dedicated Best Student Paper competition session, and (ii) at a regular session. The presentation at the Best Student Paper competition session will be 15 minutes long with 5 minutes reserved for Q&A. All MECC attendees are invited to attend the best paper competition session.

Nomination Details on Authors Page (Nomination Deadline: July 8th, 2022)

Workshop: Publishing Your Research 101:

Many skills needed for being successful in graduate school, specifically publishing your research in top conferences and journals, are not taught in your classes. This full-day workshop aimed at graduate students will tackle two of these important skills: (1) effectively using online search tools to conduct and manage your literature reviews and (2) developing effective visuals to convey your research results. If you have questions about this event, please contact Dr. David Hoelzle ([email protected]).