Graduate Student Seminar

August 29, 2025

12:45 p.m. ET

7500 Wean Hall

My Safety: A Comprehensive Approach to Safety Integration

There are many concerns when embarking on a construction project - none more important than safety. At PJ Dick we believe a project is not completed successfully unless it is completed safely. Drawing on our company-wide commitment, skilled professionals, and award-winning safety innovations, we deliver intelligent safety solutions. Our proactive 'My Safety’ approach integrates our safety values into everything we do, making our projects safer by always doing what is right. 

 

botaNate Bota
Area Safety Manager, PJ Dick

Bota has over 13 years of experience in construction safety. He is responsible for providing technical leadership to management to enhance safety performance and elevate safety leadership and capabilities throughout the organization. Nate earned his BS in Safety, Health and Environmental Applied Sciences from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a Certified Safety Professional and Construction Health and Safety Technician through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.

Upcoming Events

  • February 13 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    Interfacial Fracture in Soft Polymer Networks: Revisiting Gent's Picture, presented by Gabriel Sanoja Lopez, University of Texas, Austin

    CUC McConomy Auditorium

  • February 20 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    High-Fidelity Atomistic Simulations of Chemistry-Microstructure Interactions in Metals, presented by Rodrigo Freitas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  

    CUC McConomy Auditorium

  • February 25 2026

    2:00 PM ET

    Faculty Insights with Mario Berges

    Please join us for CMU Engineering's virtual program, “Faculty Insights: A 20 Minute Briefing.” In this series, faculty will share insights into their research, its impact, and provide perspective for the future of the field.

    Virtual, link provided to registrants

  • February 27 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    presented by Tim Weihs, Johns Hopkins university

    CUC McConomy Auditorium

  • March 13 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    presented by Rachel Goldman, University of Michigan

    CUC McConomy Auditorium

  • March 20 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    Accelerating Battery Materials Discovery with AI- and Physics-Powered Molecular Universe Platform, presented by Yumin Zhang, SES AI

    CUC McConomy Auditorium