Where Real Chemistry Happens…
We’re sending a congratulatory shout-out to Arsalan Zolfaghari (Student Researcher for Dr. Paul Blakemore) for winning a 2011-12 Summer URISC for his proposal entitled, “Investigation of a Novel Boron Containing Sulfone for Julia-Kocienski Olefination.”
Arsalan is also the recipient of the 2012 HHMI Summer Research program for his proposal of the same name.
Matthew Stolt has been selected as an undergrad chem major of the quarter for Spring 2012. Matt was born and raised in Oregon – growing up in the Beaverton area. He attended Jesuit High School. He cites his big brother as a significant influence in his life including encouraging him to attend Jesuit High School as well as Oregon State University. While he came to OSU initially to be a Chemistry Engineering major, one of his friends, Evan, got him interested in becoming a Chemistry major. Matt has been conducting undergraduate research with Mas Subramanian since his sophomore year. He initially worked closely with senior graduate student Geneva Laurita-Plankis; however, he is now working on an independent project within Professor Subramanian’s lab. He specifically mentioned emeritus professor Glenn Evans as his favorite teacher. He described Dr. Evans has “unbelievably challenging,” but he did a wonderful job of making sure that the students really “know” the material. Matt plans to continue his education after graduation – likely getting a PhD in materials / inorganic chemistry. He would like to thank all the faculty and students he has worked with during his time here as well as his study group and friends for their support. We congratulate Matt on all his accomplishments to date and he is a wonderful part of the Chemistry program at OSU!
Grad/Faculty Workshops: FREE Basic/Advanced Zotero (5/14) and Basic/Advanced EndNote (5/17) workshops at the Valley Library, part of the OSU Libraries Graduate Student and Faculty Spring Workshop series. These are the last sessions for the term so save your seat today: http://bit.ly/graduate_workshops. Contact hannah.rempel@oregonstate.edu
Sitting on the University’s Promotion and Tenure Committee is one of the most important roles that I can fulfill as VP for Research. Most tenure/tenure track faculty appointments include a percentage of time dedicated to research activities. The measures of performance in research are varied, and their relationship to scholarly productivity proves to be an important focus of discussion.
It doesn’t take long before some challenging questions emerge from individual curriculum vitae:
As an oceanographer, I bring my own “community” biases to the discussion of research impact. For example, I’ll look at a publication in Nature (with its high impact factor) much differently from one in, say, Journal of Geophysical Research. I also know what it means to have served as a Chief Scientist on a major research cruise, but I may not know what an equivalent activity might be in another field. Those are metrics that may not be part of the culture in, say, plant pathology. You should know the culture of your field. If you don’t, speak with your mentors, ask your peers. It is to your benefit to understand early in your career how you will be judged within your field so that you can reach your aspirations.
This year, alone, the P&T Committee read through nearly 10,000 pages of dossiers, and spent hundreds of cumulative hours in review, discussion and consideration. And that doesn’t count the time and effort put in by the candidates, faculty committees, administrators and staff! The time-honored traditions of P&T merit this investment, an investment that pays off to guide the careers of our university’s educators, researchers, administrators and service providers.
So, as we close out another academic year, let me be one of the first to congratulate those who’ve been promoted and/or attained tenure. Your accomplishments are noteworthy and significant. It’s a pleasure to recognize your success!
Attached are some additional opportunities of interest posted at http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/research/fo.
Thank you,
Liz
Liz Etherington
Sponsored Research Program Administration, CAS
Office: 541-737-3429
Cell: 541-740-0002
The Graduate School invites nominations for the Flyfisher’s Club of Oregon Graduate Scholarship.
The purpose of the Flyfisher’s Club of Oregon Graduate Scholarship is to provide support for graduate students pursuing a course of study involving any one of the endemic wild stocks of fish within watersheds of the State of Oregon.
Eligibility
To be eligible, students must:
Scholarship Award
One scholarship valued at approximately $4,750 will be provided during the 2012-13 academic year. All scholarships awarded under this program shall be for one academic year.
Nomination Procedures: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/flyfisher.php.
Deadline for Nominations – June 4, 2012, 5PM.
Please notify others in your department who use any type of compressed gas that there will be compressed gas safety training on Tuesday, May 22. There will be two sessions; the first will focus on compressed gas usage in shops and art, the second will cover more research and cryogenic uses. A demonstration will conclude each session, in which liquid nitrogen will be used to convert common ingredients into a special treat for all.
Please post the attached flyer, and encourage people to attend this important training. Pre-registration is highly recommended – email kay.miller@oregonstate.edu (include name, OSU ID, and department) to sign up. Space is limited.
On behalf of the Provost and the OSU Faculty Senate I am pleased to announce the approval of the following certificate:
Food in Culture and Social Justice Undergraduate Certificate
Beginning this summer the School of Language, Culture and Society will offer an interdisciplinary undergraduate certificate. Students who complete this certificate will not only have a clear idea of the cultural bases of food and food production, but will obtain some experience working towards community food security. The core will consist of courses in Anthropology, History and Ethnic Studies and a team-taught course on Food Systems. Electives are divided evenly between coursework in other humanities and social science disciplines and coursework in Agriculture, Nutrition, Food Science and Public Health. All programs include at least 1 credit of experiential/service learning which will be spent volunteering with food-related organizations.
For questions regarding this program, please contact Joan Gross at joan.gross@oregonstate.edu.
This certificate was approved by the OUS Provost’s Council on May 3, 2012 and will be available beginning Summer term, 2012.
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