Olin Learning Labs
Join us for a series of content-rich seminars designed to build your skills and enrich your knowledge on a range of topics.
The best part? The seminars are led by Olin alumni.
These learning labs are part of lifelong learning and are designed to be multi-faceted. Join to enrich your own professional development, your curiosity, or just for fun. The time commitment for an Olin Learning Lab seminar can be as little as a few hours to a deeper dive requiring more of a time commitment. These are live, virtual seminars – and will be recorded in case you have to miss a meeting.
Upcoming Learning Labs
Past Learning Labs
Technical Learning Labs
| Learning Python for a Career in Software | Ryan Mitchell ‘11 | 5 sessions - Jan-Feb 2023 |
| Algorithms | Vicky McDermott ‘20 & Prava Dhulipalla ‘20 | 2 Sessions -August 2022 |
| Designing Gorgeous UI: The Engineer’s Guide< | Erik Kennedy ‘10 | October 26, 2021 |
| Software Engineering in Today’s World | Dave Gaynor ‘13, Andrew Heine ‘13, Vicky McDermott ‘20, & Aaron Greenberg ‘13 | 3 Sessions - Summer 2021 |
| Data Science - As Narrative | Ingrid Hagen-Keith ‘15 | 7 Sessions - Summer 2021 |
| Thermodynamics All Around Us | Amos Meeks'14 | 6 Sessions - Summer 2021 |
Sustainability Learning Labs
| The Bits and Bolts of Batteries | Aurora Bunten '20, Katherine Elliot '10 | November 9, 2023 |
| Wind Energy | Erika Boeing, Meg Lidrbauch and Ellie Funkhouser | October 11, 2023 |
| Energy Systems | Emily Guthrie ‘16 and Ert McMullen ‘13 | September 20, 2023 |
| Software Careers in Climate | Jaime and Jason Curtis '12 and Steven Zhang '12 | May 31, 2023 |
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Jake Felser ‘11 (Host), Panelists:
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September 17,2022 (In-person, Alumni Weekend) |
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| How Will We Feed Our Planet? (Part 2) |
Jake Felser ‘11 (Host), Panelists:
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November 17,2022 |
Ethics Learning Labs
| Ethics in Technology | Evan Dorsky and Shane Skikne | March 1, 2022 |
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‘What Can A Body Do? How We Meet the Built World’ Discussion Group |
Prof. Sara Hendren | October 3, 2022 |
| Using Your Skills to Power Tangible Change | Kelsey Breseman | November 15, 2022 |
| Aviation Safety and the Boeing 737 Max | Olin Parent Javier de Luis | January 25, 2023 |
Entrepreneurship Learning Labs
| Building New Ventures for Social Impact | Lee Edwards ‘07, Leif Jentoft and Hari Iyer ‘13 | January 25, 2022 |
Careers Learning Labs
| Design a Career That Fits, Without the Pressure | Lindsay Gordon ‘07 | 2 Sessions - Summer 2022 |
| Get the Computer Science Job of Your Dreams | Jonah Spear ‘19 | February 23, 2022 |
| Hardware Engineering in the Silicon Valley | James Nee ‘15 | November 3, 2021 |
| Software Job Search and Interview Strategies | David Abrahams ‘18 | September 29 2021 |
| Career Advice for All | Lindsay Gordon ‘07 | 2 Sessions - Summer 2021 |