{"id":36348,"date":"2020-01-27T12:31:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T17:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career-draft\/?page_id=36348"},"modified":"2020-01-27T12:38:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T17:38:40","slug":"connect-with-professionals-in-your-field","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/students\/connect-with-professionals-in-your-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect with Professionals in Your Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>Connecting with professional organizations, associations, and resources is a great way to understand a target career field, key players, and career opportunities. Many professional organizations and associations feature specific memberships and resources for students, and plus job boards. Below is a sample list of professional organizations and associations that may be of interest to you!<\/p>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-notice-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-notice\" data-hash=\"83878c91171338902e0fe0fb97a8c47a\"><p>***Some of these organizations have student chapters here at URI (see the STEM-Related Student Groups section)<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASBMB \u2013 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aibs.org\/home\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIBS \u2013 American Institute of Biological Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pathwaystoscience.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PathwaystoScience.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NIH \u2013 National Institutes of Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.state.ri.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RIDOH \u2013 State of Rhode Island Department of Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NAS \u2013 National Academy of Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AWIS \u2013 Association for Women in Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stemundergrads.science.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">science.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAAS \u2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.risep.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RISEP \u2013 Rhode Island Society of Environmental Professionals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACS \u2013 American Chemical Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACM \u2013 Association for Computing Machinery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awc-hq.org\/chapters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AWC \u2013 Association for Women in Computing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IEEE CS \u2013 IEEE Computer Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iacsit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IACSIT \u2013 International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CRA \u2013 Computing Research Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSPE \u2013 National Society of Professional Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nae.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NAE \u2013 National Academy of Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asee.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASEE \u2013 American Society for Engineering Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IEEE \u2013 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/newengland.apwa.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APWA \u2013 American Public Works Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiche.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIChE \u2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asce.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASCE \u2013 American Society of Civil Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASME \u2013 American Society of Mechanical Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asabe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASABE \u2013 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aimbe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIMBE \u2013 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiaa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIAA \u2013 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ans.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ANS \u2013 American Nuclear Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaees.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAEES \u2013 American Academy of Environmental Engineers &amp; Scientists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/societyofwomenengineers.swe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SWE \u2013 Society of Women Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shpe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SHPE \u2013 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsbe.org\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSBE \u2013 National Society of Black Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saseconnect.org\/%20target=\" rel=\"noopener\">SASE \u2013 Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">engineering.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.org\/home\/page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMS \u2013 American Mathematical Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MAA \u2013 Mathematical Association of America<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIP \u2013 American Institute of Physics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>The resource featured below contains a series of educational videos and lessons developed by Rutgers University. They illustrate the application of skills and experience in a real-life, hands-on setting. The videos focus on science and engineering practices and can teach students about what it\u2019s really like to work in a STEM-related field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCn2r9bLF1oQS7w11EAkoO9w\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">The Tools of Science<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connecting with professional organizations, associations, and resources is a great way to understand a target career field, key players, and career opportunities. Many professional organizations and associations feature specific memberships and resources for students, and plus job boards. Below is a sample list of professional organizations and associations that may be of interest to you! 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