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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CEF
The Chemical Educational Foundation®, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing grade K-8 students' appreciation of the science and value of chemistry, is currently looking for science educators and professionals who are interested in volunteering as part of their Content Development Team. CDT reviews the scientific content for our You Be The Chemist Challenge® program. The Challenge is an academic competition for students in grades 5-8 that tests their knowledge of chemistry against the backdrop of a fun, quiz-bowl style competition. The CDT collaborates with CEF staff via email, which allows CDT members to shape their involvement to fit their own time constraints.
Last year the challenge reached over 50,000 students across 37 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. By collaborating with CEF as part of the Content Development Team, you can have a significant, far-reaching impact on students at a time that is crucial to developing an interest in the sciences and in STEM careers.
If interested, contact Katie Wetstone at kwetstone@chemed.org.
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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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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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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Argonne National Laboratory seeks applications for the highly prestigious 2017 Named Fellowship. Fellows are hired as Argonne Scholars with full benefits, a competitive salary and a stipend for research support.
For more information and to apply go visit: http://www.anl.gov/careers/apply-job/argonne-fellowships
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FlowSight - Flow Cytometry with Vision
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The FlowSight offers high performance in a small package. Its design increases signal and minimizes noise to provide unmatched fluorescence sensitivity. Twelve detection channels simultaneously produce brightfield, darkfield and up to ten channels of fluorescence imagery of every cell. This enables a broad range of applications.
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CIO
While unemployment remains low, underemployment is a severely underrated problem in today's economy, and it's contributing to the IT skills gap across the board, according to a new report from cloud compensation and benchmarking services provider PayScale.
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The Root
Those of us working in down-to-earth jobs can only tip our caps to those working in more lofty professions like space travel, biotechnology and systems gaming. There is no doubt, in the age of autonomous vehicles and virtual reality gaming systems, that behind these innovations lies a talented group of engineers pushing the proverbial bar higher to build the technology that will take us into the future.
It just so happens that quite a few of them are well-educated and passionate African-American engineers and scientists. Here, they share details of their career journey (for some, it started at an HBCU) and their thoughts on the future of aerospace engineering, biotechnology and gaming.
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By Dr. William Schiemann
 Are there real tricks to becoming fulfilled in life? You bet. My research and that of others suggest there are key street-smart actions those who are most fulfilled use every day in their lives. I interviewed more than 100 successful people — some who were fulfilled and others who were not — to understand why success does not always bring about fulfillment. There was amazing convergence around several things fulfilled people do at work and home.
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Science
Informational interviews are the ultimate information exchange and your best opportunity to learn about career tracks, employers and the many differences between academic and nonacademic careers. They're networking on steroids. But because they are an extension of building a network, many incorrectly believe that the two have the same casual environment. They don't.
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Business Insider
You've made it past the résumé robots and the critical eyes of the recruiter to land an in-person interview. This is your chance — perhaps your one shot — to wow the hiring manager and stand out from the competition.
Nailing a job interview is all about preparation, but where do you start?
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The Washington Post
Climate change. Mental health. Space exploration. Vaccinations. The health of the oceans. Antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
These are not the typical meat-and-potatoes topics of presidential debates. Often, the candidates and people who ask them questions skip over such topics entirely.
But dozens of non-partisan groups that represent millions of scientists and engineers across the country are eager to change that.
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The Washington Post
When most people talk about beefing up STEM education, they mean expanding the availability of the integrated learning of science, technology, engineering and math classes. It’s needed, proponents say, because there simply aren’t enough young Americans educated well enough in these subjects to take the available jobs in the 21st Century economy — and because there is a huge STEM achievement gap between whites and blacks, the poor and the wealthy.
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