These talks give students a more detailed introduction to research and careers in two specific scientific or technical fields. One talk is held at the start of the day; the other is before lunchtime. Each talk begins with a brief introduction to the speaker's field: the range of topics studied and the kinds of methods used. This affords the students a firmer grasp of what it means to be an `industrial chemist' or 'mathematician' or `aeronautical engineer'. The rest of the talk describes the speaker's area of expertise and one of her recent projects.

Please submit a brief vita to Cynthia Brossman early on. This will enable the M.C. to introduce you before you speak. Schedule a trial run of the talk with Cynthia Brossman in March. Several Pathways veterans will be on hand to offer specific suggestions. In planning the talk, please: describe just one of your projects to the students; this will allow you to go into more depth (something they request in their written comments). tailor your explanations to high-school students define each technical term in simple language the first time you need to use it; take them through your story step by step; they have had fewer science classes than undergraduates and need to be led more carefully ; say explicitly what's new and exciting about the project; relate the subject to the everyday world where possible. use visual aids or demonstrations emphasize pictures, minimize equations, keep writing 18pt or larger so it will be visible, bring recordings, table-top experiments, or materials to pass around the audience.