
APR 29, 2026
Leveraging Molecular Modeling Skills on Your Graduate School Applications Panel
Join us for a one-hour live virtual panel titled “Leveraging Molecular Modeling Skills on Your Graduate School Applications.”
Learn about the graduate school application process from current chemistry and biology Ph.D. students. Panelists will discuss what skills to highlight to help make your application stand out and they will give tips on how to seek out research opportunities as an undergraduate student. They will also touch on their experience using molecular modeling as a student and why honing these computational skills early on will be beneficial in graduate school.
As a follow-up to this event, you will have the opportunity to connect with students who utilize computational tools and learn about ways to enhance your own molecular modeling skills. You will also be invited to future panels and workshops focusing on graduate school preparedness.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Get tips on how to find research opportunities as an undergraduate student
- Connect with students who perform computational modeling and learn how their skills landed them a spot in a graduate program
Our Speakers

Yury Polyachenko
Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton University

Emma Steude
Ph.D. Student, University of North Carolina, Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Aiden Day
Anesthesia Technician, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Olivia Oliver
Ph.D. / PharmD Student, University of Evansville