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NOBCChE
Join us for the NOBCChE NExM Regional Conference in Pittsburgh, PA from March 16-18! This event brings together the Northeast and Midwest Regions of NOBCChE and is co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh, University of Iowa, and Carnegie Mellon University. Some of the highlights and benefits of attending are listed below:
- Concurrent career and professional development sessions for students and professionals with sessions such as "Innovate a Career You Love" and "Personal Branding"
- Laboratory facility tours of both University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University
- Technical and Poster Sessions for students and professionals
- Opportunities to share your resumes with corporate sponsors
- Plenary Lectures by Victor McCrary and Dorothy Phillips
- Dinner cruise/Dress Your Decade Party on the Allegheny River
- Outreach activities
Registration is free for all student NOBCChE members that submit abstracts (students include undergraduates, graduate, and post-doctoral students). There is also limited funding available to cover student lodging costs for those presenting.
More information can be found at the conference website along with links to register and submit abstracts. The deadline to register is Feb. 28. Spread the word and we hope to see you there!
If you are interested in contributing to help more students attend the conference at no cost to them, please send an email to racq.jemison@gmail.com.
NOBCChE
NOBCChE mourns the loss of Dr. James King. A Morehouse and CalTech graduate, Dr. King was a trailblazer in chemical physics. As the first African American Ph.D. hired by CalTech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dr. King studied the reactivity of hydrogen and recruited several other black Ph.D.s to JPL. His work resulted in him becoming the first Director of Shuttle Environmental Effects Office and later the first Director of the NASA Upper Atmospheric Research Program. Ultimately, Dr. King would become the Director for Engineering and Science, the office responsible for all of the technical work at JPL.
More than just a scientist, Dr.King acted as a friend and mentor to many.
NOBBChE Founder, Dr. William Jackson, and Space Physicist Dr. Wesley Huntress share their fondest memories of Dr. King:
"I first met Dr. King on the first day I went to Morehouse on the Saturday before freshman week which started on Monday in September 1952. He along with another senior asked me what I was going to measure in. I said mathematics and he and the other senior who was there agreed that was safe and I would get thru Morehouse as long as I did not take Dr. McBay’s course in Chemistry. Of course that was a challenge and I took it but not as well as Dr. King did. I passed and that is why I am a chemist today.
The rest of the story is that he was the first Morehouse graduate that attended Cal Tech and he and Dolphus Milligan were the first two of McBay’s students to get their Ph.D.s. They both got them in 1958. Dr. Milligan obtained his from UC Berkeley I always wanted to follow in Dr. King's footsteps but never made it. He was great role model and that is why I think his bio will be a good story for our members."
— Dr. William Jackson, CalTech
"Jim King was one of the handful of people who had an immense influence on my life. He plucked me out of graduate school and offered me a job at Caltech's Jet Propulsion Lab. He became a mentor and a scientific colleague at JPL, and then exposed me to the adventure of administration at NASA. I am what I am because Jim put his arms around my shoulder and guided me to where he thought my skills best lie. He did that for a lot people – and for that he made the world better. Thank you so much Jim."
— Dr. Wesley Hunstress, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Each year CalTech honors Dr. King’s contributions to diversity in the sciences through the James King Award. The award is given to an individual who stands out as a strong supporter of diversity.
CalTech will hold a memorial service for Dr. King on Feb. 26.
Dr. King's full bio can be read here.
National Science Foundation
The NSF Division of Chemistry is seeking new program rotators. At this time, we are particularly interested in individuals with broad knowledge and demonstrated experience in inorganic and organic synthesis; catalysis (especially surface catalysis and/or heterogeneous catalysis); and nanochemistry with experience in surface analysis and reactivity. A starting date of fall 2017 is of interest, through earlier starts may be possible.
Applications by the end of November are encouraged, but later applications may be considered as well (until the positions are filled). Nominations are also welcomed.
More information about this opportunity can be found here.
We look forward to the addition of new, talented rotators to the division. More information and applications should be submitted to CHE-recruit@nsf.gov.
NOBCChE
Nominations are now being solicited for the 2017 national elections for President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and three At-Large members of the Executive Board. In addition, elections for Chairs of the West, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast and Northeast Regions will take place. Upon election, all of these officers become members of the Executive Board on July 1. The two-year terms of President Talitha Hampton-Mayo, Vice President Kemal Catalan, Secretary Sharon Barnes and Interim Treasurer Kemal Catalan, the three-year terms of At-Large Executive Board members Isom Harrison, Melvin Poulson and Victor Atiemo-Obeng and the two-year terms of Regional Chairs Thomas Dill (West), Marsha Cole (Southwest), Michelle Williams-Harry (Midwest), Murrell Godfrey (Southeast) and Racquel Jemison (Northeast) expire on June 30, 2017. Nominations may be submitted by email to NOBCChE.Elections@gmail.com and must include a recent curriculum vitae of the nominee. (Note that software for the upload of nominations on the NOBCChE website is inoperative.)
The following is a checklist for a valid candidacy:
- A person is eligible to run for a National Office only if he or she is a Regular Member in good financial standing. National dues for candidates must be paid and received by the National Treasurer by 11:59 p.m. PST, Dec. 31, 2016. Each candidate is required to submit: a) a biographical sketch that describes his or her qualifications, b) a brief statement outlining his or her views on NOBCChE-related issues, and c) a recent, color, head-and-shoulder photograph in JPEG format. A candidate's biographical sketch and statement must not exceed 350 words in total. Please submit the latter documentation in an MS Word file (no PDF files, please) and a statement of consent agreeing to accept the position if elected via the NOBCChE website to NOBCChE.Elections@gmail.com. (Note that software for the upload of documentation on the NOBCChE website is inoperative.)
- The following describes voter eligibility: An eligible voter must be a Regular Member in good financial standing. National dues must be paid and received by the National Treasurer by 11:59 p.m. PST, Dec. 31, 2016.
Nominations, biographical information, and statements must be received no later than March 10, 2017. (Note this extension of the deadline from Feb. 24, 2017.)
Fast Company
As a job candidate, if you're asked the question, "What are your strengths and weaknesses?" in an interview, it's important to emphasize what you're good at, and minimize — but be truthful about — what you're not.
Let's say two candidates — we'll call them Francine and William — have job interviews for a customer service manager position. As always, one of the interview questions they'll be asked is about their strengths and weaknesses.
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Science
Female first-year Ph.D. students in "bench" biology disciplines — such as molecular biology, cellular biology and genetics — spend significantly more hours in lab than their male classmates do. Yet, for every 100 hours spent at work, these female students are 15 percent less likely to publish a paper during that first year than their male counterparts are, a new study reports.
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Times Higher Education
Being well connected is more important for women who want to get ahead in science than men, a study suggests.
By analyzing how patterns of research collaboration relate to scientific outcomes, U.S. statisticians found that highly cited female scientists at top U.S. universities tended to be very prominent within their research networks.
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TIME
Your next job offer could come from your newsfeed.
As of Wednesday, many Facebook users in the U.S. and Canada can search and apply for jobs directly from the social network's website and mobile app.
Here's how it works: Through a new feature, companies can publish a job posting on their page as easily as they would any other update. The postings live in two places: the company's own Facebook page plus under a new "jobs" section. (You should be able to find the link on your homepage, under the "Explore" section in the left column, although it doesn't appear to be live for all users yet.)
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Nature
One question dominated discussions at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the weekend. Researchers, journalists and science lobbyists squeezed into conference rooms, perched on recycling bins and sat on the floor between rows of filled chairs as they strained to listen to those who tried to offer a response. The question was phrased in various ways, but the variations all boiled down to: How should science and scientists respond to the administration of President Donald Trump?
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Fast Company
Can you name five female scientists from history?
Maybe you named one, or two. Chances are you remembered Marie Curie, the famed two-time Nobel Laureate whose work led to the discovery of radioactivity. Yet there are hundreds of female scientists whose work has been foundational to science as we know it today — but many people don't know their names, their faces, or their achievements.
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Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed earlier this month, was one more reminder that women are still a long way from having equal opportunities in science and related careers. For Nazira Karodia, growing up under apartheid in South Africa meant experiencing more social prejudice and educational inequality than most in the Western world. But, thanks to her passion for chemistry and support from her family and peers, she made it through university education and pursued an academic career.
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