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NOBCChE
Technical Programs competitive technical session to market your research to industry is back! This session will give pre-selected participants the opportunity to present their research in 2 minutes.
NOBCChE's competitive technical session titled "The Two-minute Drill" is back for a second year in a row. This session will give 20 pre-selected participants the opportunity to present their research in twp minutes. Participants for this session will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Timely submission of abstract by the deadline, Aug. 15
- Original research work
- Merit of the research
- Quality of written abstract content
- Progress in school
- Participants that covey they have a strong interest in pursuing an industrial career as stated on their submitted resume.
Click here to submit your abstract.
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.
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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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.
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NOBCChE
Date: Thursday, Aug. 18
Time: 12 p.m. EST
Where: Live on YouTube
#NOBCCHEWebinars #NOBCChE2016
Vanessa Allen Sutherland was nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board in March of 2015 and confirmed by the Senate in August of 2015. Prior to her appointment Ms. Sutherland served as the Chief Counsel for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation, whose mission is to protect people and the environment from the risks associated with hazardous materials transportation.
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.
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Science
Scientific progress — and scientific careers — depends on novel ideas. One might therefore expect the scientific community to welcome intellectual innovations as boons to advancement. Two recent studies, however, show just the opposite. One examines how the presence of a prominent, established leader in a research field discourages new people from entering it and presenting ideas considered unconventional. The other reveals a "bias against novelty" that often keeps innovative research from gaining the attention and recognition it deserves, at least initially.
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Diverse
The purpose of diversity efforts on college campuses is to enhance the population ― but in drawing so much attention to people's differences, are we actually deepening divides?
That's the exact argument made by Jonathan Haidt and Lee Jussim in a recent Wall Street Journal piece titled "Hard Truths About Race on Campus" that references recent pushes by universities to meet student diversity demands with initiatives such as adding chief diversity officers.
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Forbes
We've all been there: It's the end of the interview, and after nearly an hour of pouring your heart (and work experience) out to a potential employer, the hiring manager asks if you have any last questions before wrapping up.
It's meant to be a formality, of course — a way to end the conversation without kicking you out right then and there. But it's also an opportunity, intentional or not, to make one final impression and give your interviewer something to remember you by.
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The Washington Post
This past year, in high-profile confrontations across the country, student activists have been making demands about campus climate and diversity. Those have included removing symbols or institutional names linked to slaveholders or to institutional racism, and removing administrators accused of racial insensitivity.
But mobilized students share at least one demand: supporting demographic diversity on campus. The informal collective TheDemands.org compiles appeals by student groups at, by now, 79 universities. The single most common demand is for schools to increase diversity among faculty.
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Science
"Mysterious" is a word not often applied to postdocs. At the moment, however, it seems appropriate, as three recent developments raise puzzling uncertainties about postdocs’ present and future lives. First, the U.S. Department of Labor's new rule about overtime pay, announced 18 May, is sure to disrupt financial arrangements in many labs. Beyond that, two recent articles reveal apparent enigmas concerning postdocs’ motivations and future careers.
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eCampus News
Hundreds of thousands of computer science jobs with six-figure salaries remain unfilled across the nation, due in large part to a deficit of students pursuing computer science education at the college level and earning degrees in the field, according to a new reports.
So why aren't more students going the computer science route?
A report from ACT | The App Association, Six-Figure Tech Salaries: Creating the Next Developer Workforce, notes that companies are eager to hire qualified software developers, but are having trouble finding them.
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U.S. News & World Report
Job hunting today has changed. It's time to discard preconceived ideas when you are deciding how to go about five aspects of your job search.
How you job hunt says a good deal about your character, inquisitiveness and personality. And, you'll get different results when you stay up to date and carefully position yourself among your competitors. Are you thoughtful and proactive, or are you lazy and feel entitled? Do you want to be seen as a go-getter, or just one more person hoping to gain some consideration?
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