As part of the Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex project, the Park Terrace St. East and Park Terrace St. West (A2) parking lots will be permanently closed starting Monday, March 18. SW Park Terrace Place will also be permanently closed north of Plageman Student Health Center. For more information, alternate ADA parking and site maps, visit: https://beav.es/cf6

This award honors an outstanding Oregon State University inventor who has made a contribution leading to commercialization that significantly impacts their field and society. For details and the Nomination Form, please visit the OSU Advantage website: 2024 Faculty Innovator Award. Nominate yourself or someone you know that’s making an impact. The awardee will receive a $5,000 prize and desktop award. The awardee’s department/unit will also receive $5,000.

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign is seeking post-doctoral researchers with diverse experiences who have an interest in pursuing junior faculty positions within 1-2 years to participate in our St. Elmo Brady Postdoctoral Inclusive Excellence Symposium. The selected SEBPIES participants will have the opportunity to present their research to Chemistry at Illinois faculty and gain insights towards developing a portfolio of experiences and scholarship suitable for future faculty positions. All travel and local costs are covered and the visit includes multiple career development opportunities, including consultation with career services trained experts, seminar feedback from Chemistry at Illinois faculty, and more. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, Chemistry at Illinois would be thrilled if you applied!

Apply here: https://go.chemistry.illinois.edu/SEBPIES

Find more information about the symposium here: https://chemistry.illinois.edu/newsroom/events/lectures/st-elmo-brady-postdoctoral-inclusive-excellence-symposium

OSU In Memoriam: Join us from 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 6 in the Memorial Union Lounge or via livestream broadcast for the annual OSU In Memoriam. This event honors recently deceased students, staff, faculty, alumni, and others associated with the university and features poetry, live music and activities for reflection and healing. If you would like to acknowledge an OSU member who died in 2023, please submit before April 1: beav.es/in-memory.

Emily Frechette grew up in Portland Oregon, and after attending Saint Mary’s Academy in downtown Portland, she came to OSU to remain close to family and to stay surrounded by nature. Emily has a great love for running, reading, listening to music and cooking. Since high school her favorite book has been Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

Emily’s passion for chemistry stems from the unknown of it all. She feels that it is a subject that will never be fully understood, and appreciates the broad and significant variety in real world applications, that the research can offer.

She got into research early on, and has been working with Zinc-based MOFs since her freshman year.  She got in contact with Dr. Stylianou, who brought her into the lab that she works in today. After graduation she plans on continuing her education and going to medical school.