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NOBCChE
Registration is open for the 43rd Annual NOBCChE Conference being held Nov. 8-11 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC.
Don't miss the early bird specials for conference registration! Click here to register!
Technical abstracts, Advancing Student Conference Grant applications and award nominations can now be submitted. Click here.
Interested in exhibiting or becoming a conference sponsor? Click here.
View full conference details here. Click here.
NOBCChE
The Advancing Science Conference Grant offers registration and lodging support to undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars attending the NOBCChE Annual Meeting. As part of the ASCG, recipients participate in various developmental sessions, as well as volunteer at the conference. Preference is given to those that present a poster or talk at the conference. Applications for the Advancing Science Conference Grant are due on Aug. 15, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Please direct questions to nobcchestudentprograms@gmail.com.
NOBCChE
Technical Programs is motivated this year to continue to bring our NOBCChE constituent's new and innovative sessions, symposia and research talks. Our ultimate goal for this year's National Conference is to create talks that showcase NOBCChE's young researchers, challenges scientific intellect and transform research ideas into innovation for future partnerships and collaborations.
We will be bringing together students and professionals to participate in exciting technical sessions and symposia which will included: ConneXions Poster Session Reception, Eminent Undergraduate Abstract Scholars, Chat and Chew Symposium, Biotechnology Symposium, and Research Pitch "Graduate Competition."
Click here submit an abstract for Technical Sessions, the Student or Professional Poster Session or The 2 minute "Research Pitch" or visit the conference section of www.nobcche.org.
Abstract deadlines are as follows:
- For an Oral or Poster Presentation – Aug. 15
Click here to access detailed guidelines on abstract requirements.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science needs scientists, engineers, mathematicians and physicians to assist K-12 STEM teachers in the Washington DC Metro Area, during the 2016-17 school year.
Details of the collaboration are worked out between the teacher and the volunteer, and may involve giving demonstrations, assisting in lab experiments, lecturing on special topics, assisting with homework, etc. The hours are flexible, and volunteers attend a one-day training in September before being assigned to schools. To see how volunteers are assisting their teachers, view the video clips at www.seniorscientist.org.
A brief presentation about the program can be found here.
If you care about K-12 STEM education and have time to share your knowledge with students and teachers, please contact bcalinge@aaas.org.
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Future Faculty Career Exploration Program is a cornerstone of our faculty recruitment strategy. It is designed to increase the diversity of faculty at Rochester Institute of Technology. This innovative program is key to RIT's strategic plan and its diversity goals, as it attracts scholars nearing the end of their doctoral MFA or post-doc studies, as well as junior faculty, to visit RIT for a prospective look.
For more information and to apply, click here.
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry is hosting a summer undergraduate research fellowship for summer 2016. The 10-week program includes a $3,500 stipend and housing on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.
The program is holding five positions for students from underrepresented groups in chemistry.
For more information click HERE.
To access the application click HERE.
By Angela K. Wilson via National Science Foundation
As summer begins, I draw your attention to several NSF solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters. Please note that the appropriate contact person for each of the programs is included within the documentation accessed via the links provided.
(1) Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI)
For the first time in a number of years, there is a solicitation for Phase 1 proposals for Centers for Chemical Innovation. Program The CCI Program supports research centers focused on major, long-term fundamental chemical research challenges, and CCI's that address these challenges will produce transformative research, lead to innovation, and attract broad scientific and public interest. Support for at least four Phase 1 CCI's is planned. CCI Phase 1 awards are for three years, and up to $600,000/year. Near the end of the three-year period, Phase 1 CCI's may compete to have a Phase 2 Center, with a possibility of renewal, pending availability of funds and submission of sufficient quality proposals. Phase 2 Center support can be up to $4,000,000/year for five years, totaling $20,000,000.
The deadline for the required preliminary proposals for the Phase 1 solicitation is Sept. 15, 2016, and invited full proposals for Phase 1 are due on March 14, 2017.
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Phys.org
According to recent studies, in colleges and universities up to 60 percent of students drop out or transfer from science, technology, engineering and math fields, and more than 50 percent of students pursuing STEM in community colleges never graduate. Researchers from the University of Missouri and partner institutions are exploring how ethnic and gender variables affect retention rates, goal setting and satisfaction among engineering students. Preliminary findings in the middle of this five-year study found no differences in retention between Latino and white engineering students, but did show differences between men and women. Their study could help shape methods needed to retain students in engineering fields.
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Science
Participating in an undergraduate summer research experience is a crucial early step in your scientific training. This is in no small part due to the personal and professional development you gain from the exposure to in-depth, experiential learning. And in addition to learning new research skills, communicating your results and making a discovery to solve a problem or answer a question, you have the opportunity to earn a recommendation letter to support future applications for graduate school and graduate fellowships.
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Forbes
Science, technology, engineering and math graduates are among the most in demand by employers when they finish school. For these students, it's easier to find a job, and these jobs tend to be higher paying.
Yet at most major colleges, more men study STEM fields than women. Can part of of the gender wage gap be ascribed to this gap in studying math and science in college?
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U.S. News & World Report
When you're searching for a job, it can be easy to get so focused on getting hired that you overlook the red flags that can reveal a job or a company isn't the right fit for you. That's a dangerous mindset to have, because it can mean that you end up in a job that makes you dread going to work each day.
Here are seven job search red flags that people often ignore, to their detriment.
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The New York Times
You may not know much about helium, except that it fills birthday balloons and blimps and can make even the most stentorian voice sound a bit like Donald Duck.
But helium is an important gas for science and medicine. Among other things, in liquid form (a few degrees above absolute zero) it is used to keep superconducting electromagnets cold in equipment like M.R.I. machines and the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, which uses 265,000 pounds of it to help keep particles in line as they zip around.
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Forbes
You've applied to dozens of jobs and interviewed at almost half of them. That seems like a pretty good track record, but for some reason, you haven't gotten a job offer yet. What's going on?
For anyone who has looked for a job recently, this is probably not an unfamiliar scenario. If you’re getting past the screening process, the issue is unlikely related to your resume. Instead, the real problem could be any number of things — establishing rapport, showing how your experiences will help the company solve problems, or not finding the balance between caring too much or too little, for example.
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Science
Blogging, as we have previously noted, affords opportunities as well as pitfalls for researchers both established and in training. But how do readers use this Internet verbiage? And who, in fact, are the readers of science blogs? A pair of surveys by Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, postdoc Paige Jarreau provides some answers, which may be of interest to current bloggers and those considering getting started.
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