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SHOEI Electronic Materials, Inc.

March 23, 2015

 

 

 

Re: Employment Opportunity within Shoei Electronic Materials, Inc.

Job Title: Chemist / Scientist

Location: Eugene, OR (Corvallis, OR temporarily while facilities are being completed)

 

Job Description:

 

The person holding this position will be involved in the synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline quantum dots and other types of nanoparticle materials. This effort is focused on accomplishing many objectives, which include: development of high quality (tight FWHM – full width at half maximum value – emission and absorption, high luminescent quantum efficiency) materials while increasing the operational lifetime of these same materials. Also, understanding the ligand shell chemistry and exchange reactions, and the further development of proprietary techniques enabling full-scale production of these same materials.

 

Specific Tasks include:

• Synthesis of inorganic semiconductor, metallic and metal oxyfluoro nanoparticles via batch reaction processes and flow cell reactor processes.
• Characterize materials using UV/VIS techniques to understand their optical properties (FWHM, τ_NRR and η_eff).
• Design experiments to optimize the synthetic process to ensure the highest quality nanomaterial are obtained.
• Diligently record data and observations.
• Generate intellectual property and ideas.
• Design nanomaterials that are compatible with customer processes/applications.

 

Other Job Responsibilities include:

• Understand customer needs and their applications.
• Operate safely and to promote safety in a team environment.
• Stay abreast of current research activities across the world.
• Generate monthly reports and effectively communicate ideas and results to a broad audience (as well as to a specific, highly technical audience).

 

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Education level required: B.S. in Sciences.
  • Preferred:S. in Chemistry, Materials Science or Physics.
• Years of experience required: this is an entry level position.
• Understand Schlenk line work and working in atmosphere free conditions (nitrogen glove box).
• Able to use Microsoft Office suite, including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Self-sufficient and self-reliant – strong ability to initiate and design experiments.

 

About the Company:

 

Shoei Electronic Materials, Inc. (SEMI) is a newly formed, vibrant company that is starting R&D activities in the Willamette Valley (Eugene, OR). SEMI is focused on the use of proprietary production methods to become the premiere supplier of high quality nanocrystalline quantum dot and nanoparticles in a worldwide market. To this end, SEMI is rapidly growing its R&D activities to support nanoparticle synthesis and to support applications in which nanocrystalline quantum dot materials can play a large role.

 

SEMI is a subsidiary and partner of Shoei Chemical, Inc. (SCI) – a company that engages in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of metallic nanoparticles for use in the electronics industry as conductive and dielectric pastes and thin films. Additionally, they support activities for the development of catalytic materials.

 

SEMI is committed to understanding the basic optoelectronic properties of nanocrystalline quantum dot materials – from the physics associated with interactions with various forms of energy, to the chemistry needed to control the size, morphology, optical and electronic properties, to the engineering required to enable utilization of these materials in applications. To this end, we are seeking innovative and energetic people to bring these specialized materials to market and to help breach barriers preventing their utilization to date.

 

Contact:

 

David M. Schut, Ph.D.

Vice President, Research & Development

Shoei Electronic Materials, Inc.

Ph: (541) 713-1325

E-mail: dschut@semi-nano.com

 

 

Office Specialist 1, Department of Chemistry at Oregon State University is accepting applications to fill one part-time (.45 FTE) non-benefits eligible position starting at $900 per month.  This position is the first point of contact for visitors to the Chemistry Office.  Major duties include, providing exceptional customer service to students, faculty, visitors and work with departmental Head Undergraduate Advisor and the College of Science Advising. To review posting and apply, go to http://oregonstate.edu/jobs. Apply to posting # 0014179. Closing Date: 03/31/2015. OSU is an AA/EOE/Vets/Disabled.

International Student Advising and Services (ISAS) is currently accepting nominations for the Clara L. Simmerville Award for International Education recognizing and outstanding undergraduate student at Oregon State University.  The award will be given to an OSU undergraduate domestic or international student who has voluntarily contributed to international understanding through personal relationships, scholarship and research, and involvement in campus or community organizations supporting international understanding.  Awardees will receive $100 and have their name engraved on a plaque in International Programs. Nomination forms can be found here. For more information: caroline.emery@oregonstate.edu

The Graduate School is happy to tell you that for the first time, graduate students completing their degrees during summer term may participate in the spring commencement ceremony.  A special form must be completed by summer graduates and their major professors to arrange participation in the ceremony.

If you have students who expect to complete a degree spring or summer term, please share this information from the Graduate School’s commencement web site: http://gradschool.oregonstate.edu/success/commencement.

Please direct all questions to Julie.kurtz@oregonstate.edu.

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Good Afternoon: Several weeks ago the College of Agricultural Sciences hosted a workshop “FERPA Outside the Classroom”. The workshop PowerPoint, video, and some templates are now available at the website below. We will be adding some additional materials and important links for faculty and staff in the upcoming weeks. As we heard during the workshop there are many issues surrounding FERPA and letters of recommendation, reference calls, etc. I will be vetting an official process for the College in a few weeks. Until that time we recommend the following actions:
1. When asked to write a letter of recommendation, please get the student’s specific permission to address all or certain aspects of their academic performance (see Example 3). If done by email the email must come from their onid account. Remember that there is no such thing as implied consent, even with letters of recommendation.
2. Departments can consider collecting a general consent form from students. We suggest using a form which includes the College of Agricultural Sciences, rather than just the department. The upcoming process will consider whether to require College level consent , collected and archived at the department level. Remember that these must be renewed each year.
3. Have a conversation with students about the consent form and what it means. Again, we will consider a College wide effort to inform students and/or at the department level.
4. Recall, even after graduation a letter of recommendation requires a release for use of academic performance information.

http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/students/ferpa

Finally, any input on how the College should approach FERPA consent agreements is welcome. Please email me with your thoughts.

Penelope L. Diebel
Assistant Dean of Academic Programs
College of Agricultural Sciences

Nominations are being accepted for the Karel J. H. Murphy Professional Faculty Leadership and Service Award. This award recognizes a professional faculty member who has provided outstanding leadership and service throughout their career both within their Department and in programs and organizations across Oregon State University.   Award criteria is available at http://oregonstate.edu/pfla/awards/karel-murphy

Nominations will be accepted through April 9.   Please direct questions to Michelle Mahana at michelle.mahana@oregonstat.edu