Dear Materials Community:

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) has created a new opportunity for early career professionals in materials science and engineering.  The new award is called the Frontiers of Materials Award and is aimed at early career scientists who can bring new and exciting topical areas that are not well captured in existing TMS programming.  The newly extended application deadline is April 8, 2019.  A link with a full description and application materials is https://bit.ly/2Tjbi70.  Professor Tim Rupert of UC Irvine is one of the volunteers for TMS that was involved in developing the award, and any questions or concerns may be directed to him at trupert@uci.edu.

With warm regards,

 

Linda

 

Linda S. Sapochak, Ph.D.

Division Director

Division of Materials Research

National Science Foundation

lsapocha@nsf.gov

 

Where Materials begin and society benefits!

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) invites exceptional young researchers to apply for an ARL Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship (www.nas.edu/arl). This fellowship provides recipients the opportunity to pursue independent research while working alongside some of the nation’s best scientists and engineers. Applicants must display extraordinary ability in scientific research and show clear promise of becoming outstanding leaders. Successful candidates will have already tackled a major scientific or engineering problem or will have provided a new approach or insight, evidenced by a recognized impact in their field.

Eligibility criteria

• By the application deadline, applicants must have completed all the requirements for a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in the physical sciences, life sciences, computational sciences, behavioral sciences, or engineering. Applicants who intend to defend their dissertation after the application deadline are not eligible.
• As of the application deadline, applicants may not be more than five years beyond the award date of their Ph.D. or Sc.D.

• There are no citizenship requirements; however, selected fellows must pass a Department of Defense clearance process, requiring a background security investigation.
• Foreign nationals must get further DoD approval, requiring a background investigation.
• Applicants must demonstrate exceptional qualifications with respect to academic and scholarly achievement, as evidenced by research and publication.
• Candidates are expected to have conducted research on a major scientific or engineering problem during their thesis work or have provided a new approach or insight, evidenced by a recognized impact in their field.

Fellowship terms and benefits

• An annual stipend of $100,000
• Health insurance (including dental and vision)
• Paid relocation and a professional travel allowance
• One-year appointments are renewable for up to three years based on performance.
• Fellowship appointments require a full-time commitment to the research program at ARL.
• Fellows must be in residence at ARL during the entire period of the appointment.

Sincerely yours,

1. Ray Gamble
   Director, Fellowship Programs Office
   National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
   500 5th Street NW, Keck 531
   Washington, DC 20001

The President’s Commission on the Status of Women provides funding to OSU community members who are pursuing professional development, research, outreach, or creative projects related to women’s issues. Scholarships average $300 and are paid by reimbursement. Applications are due Friday, May 3, with notification in Week 7. Visithttp://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw/awards-scholarships for detailed guidelines, qualification requirements and application links. Questions? Contact Joy Jorgensen at joy.jorgensen@oregonstate.edu

PCOSW seeks nominations for the University Mentoring and Professional Development Award. This award, presented each September at University Day, recognizes any classified, professional faculty or academic/research faculty member who excels in mentoring, supporting and encouraging OSU employees, especially women and those from under-represented groups or non-traditional careers. The deadline for nominations is May 1. To access the nomination guidelines and application link, visit http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw/awards-scholarships

CORE Training for the new USSI Dashboards will be held via Webex on Thursday, March 28, 10-11 a.m. The Undergraduate Student Success Initiative (USSI) steering committee spearheaded the creation of a dashboard available to all faculty and staff to guide and inform the university wide efforts related to Undergraduate Student Success. SSI0100 provides a high-level overview of the university performance across six metrics. Participants will learn how to use and interact with the new USSI Metrics Dashboard. Register: https://iar.oregonstate.edu/reference/training/ussi.

This year as part of Grad Appreciation Week, the Graduate School is hosting visiting speaker Dr. Karen Kelsky, founder and president of The Professor Is In. Dr. Kelsky will facilitate two workshops, one for faculty and one for students. Please share this announcement and encourage your faculty and graduate students to attend. We hope to see many of you there!

 

ADVISING FOR ADVISORS

11:30 A.M. TO 1 P.M. – INCLUDES LUNCH

TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019

MU HORIZON ROOM & LIVE WEBINAR

See event details and register here.

 

ON HACKING THE JOB MARKET

1:30 TO 3 P.M.

TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019

MU HORIZON ROOM & LIVE WEBINAR

See event details and register here.

The Chemistry Department at Pacific Lutheran University will be hiring a full-time Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2019-2020 academic year. This faculty member would primarily teach General Chemistry lecture and lab, and would receive benefits as a full-time employee.

 

We will begin considering applications on Monday, April 15th. For more information, please see the link below:

 

https://employment.plu.edu/postings/5450

Do you eat? Do food and beverages interest you? Do you want to know more about food science research? If so, the Department of Food Science and Technology has an event for you!

 

FST graduate students are organizing an event to showcase the cutting edge research being conducted in the Department. Save the date forMay 30th, 2019 from 3:30PM to 8:00PM in the Memorial Union Ballroom on OSU campus for “ A Taste of Research 2019: The Sensible Science.” For entertainment and edification there will be presentations, posters, trivia, and more! Food and drinks will be provided and there will be examples of products from the OSU Dairy, Winery, and Brewery!

 

So please, we invite you to pull a chair up to our table and join us for an evening of sensible science.

For further details, please visit our website at https://foodsci.oregonstate.edu/foodsci/taste-research and feel free to contact us atfstresearchday@gmail.com

Contact:

Paul Harmon

Vice President of Nanotechnology R&D

Voxtel, Inc (ATAMI Building, HP Campus)

1110 Northeast Circle Boulevard,

Corvallis, OR 97330

1. 541-713-1324
2. 541-760-1133

paulh@voxtel-inc.com

 

Scientist Intern

Job Description

March 1, 2019

Voxtel is seeking a Scientist Intern to assist our Senior Scientists in research developing new nanotechnology applications. The work involves basic research in new applications of physics, inorganic, and organic chemistry as well as straightforward physical and mental tasks in support of that research. Prefer grad students in Physics, Engineering, or Chemistry.

Voxtel Values

• Superior performance and superior quality products
• Excellent customer service
• Comprehensive solutions with vertical integration of system engineering, integrated circuit, device engineering, and detector fabrication
• Exceptional employees
• Flexible, fabless foundry model to reduce overhead
• Aggressive entrepreneurship, disciplined risk taking, enables by clear strategies
• Brilliant innovation, driven by long-term vision
• Speed and decisiveness, built on precision thinking, planning and communication
• Accountability for our results
• Organizational environment consistent with teamwork, transparency, integrity and respect.

 

JOB TITLE:                   Scientist Intern

DEPARTMENT:            VoxtelNano

REPORTS TO:              Senior Scientist and Technology Lead, Dr. Nguyen

STATUS:                      Hourly, Full-Time, Temporary

WORKS WITH:            All scientists and departments as necessary.

COMMUNICATIONS: Writes research experimental results, ordering data and graphics per instruction from scientists and management. Exhibits mature behavior in dealing with ambiguous situations.

1. JOB PURPOSE:

Assist the VoxtelNano scientists with the creation and execution of experiments in support of the commercialization of technology in our portfolio (nanotaggants, 3D printed gradient refractive index optical structures, DNA nanoparticle nano to macro assembly, thermo-electric devices, and photonic detectors). The key objective of each scientist is developing new technology within designated research programs that advances Voxtel’s technical and scientific depth and breadth.

2. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Internship Time Frame: June 12th 2018 through Sep 30 2018
• Ngoc Nguyen and Brad Hermens (Voxtel Writing Systems Engineer) will mentor intern
• Create written reports, relating the experimental hypotheses to the experimental method employed and data gathered.
• Demonstrate high integrity in gathering and disseminating information to the team.
• Act as an informed team member, providing analysis and project direction input.
• Follow established guidelines, including safety and cleanliness standards.
• Work smoothly and respectfully with other team members.

In order to help Voxtel succeed with DARPA Atoms2Products (A2P) Research, and 3D optics printing research, Intern will work with Voxtel, Inc in the Corvallis ATAMI facility lab.

• Technical work may include
  1. Electro-Mechanical engineering
     1. 3D polymer printing experience
     2. Basic python programming skills

• Fluid mechanics

1. Mechanics of materials
2. Heat transfer
3. Chemistry

1. Ability to express ideas clearly in presentation and in written reports
2. Ability to work well in teams

• Activities required;
  1. Intern will work with Dr. Charles Dupuy, Sam Grimm, and Brad Hermens to develop printing processes for nanoparticle loaded polymer nanocomposites
  2. Intern will post process optical and magneto-dielectric printed samples (laser cutting, polishing, packaging, labeling).
  3. Other tasks as assigned by the group manager, Paul Harmon