SET Events for Students

NIST - Quantum Physics Talk at MC (PDF, )  

Thursday, September 11, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Germantown Campus, Globe Hall
Open to the public

UNESCO has identified 2025 as the International Year of Quantum.  NIST and MC are contributing to this year, in part, with a series of talks to students and the general public.   The next talk in the NIST-Quantum speaker series is "Behind the Q-Ball: Quantum Physics, Games, and the Re-Invention of Cryptography"

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AUSEM Scholarship Information Session (PDF, )

For Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Cloud Computing Students
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 4:00–5:00 p.m.
In-person on the Rockville Campus, SW301 Or by zoomnew window

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Movie Afternoon: The Imitation Game

Thursday, May 1, 2025
1:00 p.m. on the Germantown Campus in HT230
Join us for a special showing of The Imitation Game — a thrilling look at Alan Turing’s work cracking the Enigma code during WWII.

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Alumni Panel Forum (PDF, )

Friday, April 25, 2025, 4–5:30 p.m. SW 301 Rockville Campus
Talk with computer science and engineering alumni for advice on how to succeed in college and in your career
Alumni panel bios (PDF, )

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MC's 1st Hackathon (PDF, )

Registration Deadline: April 19, 11:59 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Montgomery College, IGNITE HUB
900 Hungerford Dr, #109, Rockville, MD  20850
Sponsored by: IGNITE HUB, Raptors Who Code Club, and MC SET 

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NIST Quantum Speaker Series (PDF, )

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
Germantown Campus, Globe Hall
Open to the public
Dr. Stephen Eckel with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Sensor Sciences Division is presenting “Toward the Quantum World: A Journey into the Very Cold”.  The talk will embark on a journey into the realm of quantum mechanics, where the rules of everyday physics no longer apply.

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Quantum Week (PDF, ) events, hosted by Quantum Club

• Quantum Games (Quantum Chutes and Ladders, Qubit Touchdown)
  Quantum Physics Demos
  

  Tuesday, April 15, 2:00–5:00 p.m.
  Rockville Campus, SC406
  At 4 pm, there will be a presentation by Dr. Michele Kelley, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  Learn about optically active point defects or “color centers” in wide bandgap semiconductors for quantum sensing and quantum single photon emission.
  Pizza will be served 

• Quantum Computer Chip Presentations
  Thursday, April 17, 2:30–4 p.m.
  Rockville Campus, SC406
  
  • Amazon’s Ocelot Quantum Chip
    presented by Matthew Campbell, Nicole Parraway, Skye Joegriner
  • Microsoft Topological State Qubit
    presented by Emau Sanchez, Dagin Haille, Kelvin Hernandez Salas,  Joannes Orellano

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Engineering Talk Series, Rockville Campus

• Mechanical Engineering at UMBC and Ongoing Research in Bioengineering (PDF, )
  Dr. Liang Zhu, ME Professor, UMBC
  Thursday, March 6, 2025, 4:00–5:00 p.m.
  SW 301 on the Rockville Campus
  Sponsored by: WEST Club

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Distinguished Industry Speaker Series Spring 25 – Unlock the Secrets to Secure a Tech Job, Rockville Campus

• META (PDF, )
  Mr. Manoj Wadekar, AI System Technologist
  Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 3:00–4:30 p.m.
  SW301 on the Rockville Campus
• NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) (PDF, )
  Dr. Tim Hall, Manager, Computer Security Division
  Dr. Angela Robinson, Mathematician, Information Technology Lab, Computer Security Division
  Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 3:00–4:30 p.m.
  SW301 on the Rockville Campus
• Kardiogenics, Inc.
  Dr. Mahesh Galgalikar, CEO
  Tuesday, April 8, 3:00–4:30 p.m.
  SW301 on the Rockville Campus

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MC Cyber Lab Events, Germantown Campus

• Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.
  HT230, Germantown Campus
  • March 6: “Zero Days” (2016)
  • March 13: “We are Legion” (2012)
  • March 27 "Hackers" (1995)
• Active Directory (PDF, )  
  Professor Stephen McGowan
  Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
  HT230, Germantown Campus or email for a zoom invite link 
  Join for an engaging session exploring the foundation of modern network management – Active Directory
• Cracking Passwords with Hashcat (PDF, )
  Professor David Vargas
  Thursday, March 6, 2025, noon
  HT230, Germantown Campus or Zoomnew window
  Included topics:
  • where to find Hashcat
  • How to install
  • differences in the six “attack modes”
  • comparison of Hashcat vs. John the Ripper
• GitHub (PDF, )
  Professor Tesfaye Lemma
  Two-part session, Thursday, March 27 noon and Thursday, April 3, 2025, noon
  HT230, Germantown Campus
  Learn to use GitHub for:
  • Secure Development
  • Automating Security Checks
  • Incident Response
  • Ethical Hacking
  • Building a Secure Repository
• Cracking Passwords with Hashcat Part 2 (PDF, )
  Professor David Vargas
  Thursday, April 24, 2025, noon
  HT230, Germantown Campus or by zoom at zoomnew window
  Part 2 delves deeper into advanced techniques and strategies for effectively cracking passwords

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Advising Week (PDF, )

SET Area is holding an Advising Week 4/1-4/3 in person and remote all three campuses. 

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Brought to you by the WEST Club (Women in Engineering, Science and Technology Club)

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m, SW 301 Rockville Campus
Nvolve Seminar
Title: How to Use SWOT to Make Smart Decisions About Your Future Career

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End of the Year Celebration and Design Challenge Award Ceremony 2024 (PDF, )
Thursday, December 12, 4 – 6 p.m. on the Rockville Campus in SW301
Join us for pizza to celebrate the end of the year and to see the judging of the Design Challenge Entries.
For information about the Design Challenge visit Design Challenge 2024.

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Design Challenge 2024
This year’s Engineering Innovation Center Design Challenge 2024 is a group challenge for teams of at least three students from STEM and non-STEM majors to design and implement a Kinetic Sculpture.  The competition is on-going during the fall 2024 semester and ends on November 27 (11:59 p.m.).  For more information visit Design Challenge 2024.

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AUSEM Scholarship for Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Cloud Computing Students Information Session (PDF, )
Tuesday, November 12, 4–5 p.m. on the Rockville Campus in SW301 or by zoomnew window. Visit AUSEM for more information. 

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Distinguished Industry Speaker Series Fall 24 – Unlock the Secrets to Secure a Tech Job

• Montgomery County Government (PDF, )
  Ms. Padma Venkatachalam, Business Intelligence Lead, Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions (TEBS)
  Wednesday, November 13, 2024,  3–4:30 p.m., SW301 on the Rockville Campus 

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Distinguished Industry Speaker Series Fall 24 – Unlock the Secrets to Secure a Tech Job

• Google (PDF, )
  Dr. Joseph Varghese, Hardware Manager for Data Center Operations
  Wednesday, October 30, 2024,  3–4:30 p.m., SW301 on the Rockville Campus
  
• Meta
  Dr. Kiarash Vakshouri, Staff Reliability Engineer
  Monday, November 4, 2024,  3–4:30 p.m., SW301 on the Rockville Campus

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Cybersecurity Awareness October

contact cybersecuritylab@montgomerycollege.edu with questions

• Investigating Child Exploitation on the Darknet (PDF, )
  Prof. David Vargas
  In-Person: Thursday, October 10, 2024,  noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• Why We Reverse Engineer and How to Get Started
  Mr. Hash Salehi
  Monday, October 14, 2024,  noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• How Digital Forensics is Used in Modern Criminal Investigations (PDF, )
  Prof. Silvia Vargas
  Thursday, October 17, 2024, noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• Movie Night - The Beekeeper
  Thursday, October 17, 2024,  3–6 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• How to Use Wireshark to Monitor Websites
  Prof. Stephen McGowan
  Monday, October 21, 2024,  2–3 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• Cybersecurity and Space (PDF, )  
  Mr. Samuel Sanders Visner, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, or Space ISAC
  In-Person: Friday, October 25, 2024 noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus
  
• Digital Story Telling Awards Ceremony honoring Kweku Agyepong
  Thursday, October 31, 2024,  noon–1 p.m., HT230 on the Germantown Campus

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Montgomery College Advising Day (PDF, ) , Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Science, Engineering & Technology Invites you to participate in MC Advising Day Events on October 22, 2024

• 10–11a.m.: Campus Kick Off, Refreshments and raffle, Learn about MC programs and resources, join sessions about transfer and career opportunities.
• 11 a.m.–noon: Programs Overview and General Information (In-person)
• Noon–4 p.m.: Open Advising Drop In (In-person) 
• 2–4 p.m.: Program Advising Virtual Online. Advisors from UMD Engineering, UMD IS, UMBC CS along with MC Faculty Advisors
• 4–5:30 p.m.: STEM Internships Virtual Online
  Michael Mehalick, Project Manager, Academic Affairs, iSTEM Network, Montgomery College
  Learn about Internships and SET Area scholarship opportunities (AUSEM/DREEM/NIST PREP)

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Georgia Tech – Dual Degree Engineering Webinar (PDF, )
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Meet with an admission Representative and learn more about life at Georgia Tech and their admission process.  Register via the QR code on the flyer (PDF, )

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UMD Fire Protection Engineering (PDF, )
Drop-in to talk with an academic advisor from the UMD Fire Protection Engineering program.  Learn about the best engineering major you’ve never heard of!
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to noon

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Science, Engineering, and Technology Student Clubs Kick-off, Thursday, September 26, 4:00–5:30 p.m., SW301 on the Rockville Campus