Are you a graduate student, applying to the NSF GFRP in October? Want some tips on a successful application? NSF is sponsoring a webinar Oct. 29, 10 a.m. You can join a live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PetJysbTc20 Questions will be fielded through a chat link at https://tlk.io/grfp It’s free!
Category Archives: Announcements
Apply for the Pre-Accelerator Workshop
The OSU Advantage Accelerator is now taking applications for their Pre-Accelerator series for interested entrepreneurs who want to take their business concept to the next level. The four week session begins Oct. 28, check out this page for further details and how to apply: advantage.oregonstate.edu/pre-accelerator
Research Impacts Network
The OSU Research Impacts Network (ORIN) invites you to their Fall 2015 Network Meeting, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Valley Library Willamette Rooms, #3622. See http://research.oregonstate.edu/ord/orin/who-we-are for member eligibility requirements. This meeting will involve interactive development of best practices for research impacts partnerships, as well as an opportunity for members to get to know each other and what they do. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required: http://tinyurl.com/orin-fall-15-rsvp. Direct any questions to victoria.bonebrake@oregonstate.edu.
Fall into Service
Start the year engaged with your community! Join the Center for Civic Engagement and Student Leadership & Involvement to learn about and contribute to organizations that are doing great work to strengthen our local community while building connections with others at OSU.5 projects (Stone Soup, SAGE Garden, Heartland Humane Society, Benton County Natural Areas, and Craft ‘N Care for Jackson Street Youth Shelter, BENCO, and Corvallis Manor) ranging in time throughout the morning and into the afternoon are available, Check in is at the SEC Plaza (between the MU and SEC) for all projects. Click here to register for Fall into Service! Participants will need to login using their ONIDs to register. Learn more about Fall into Service: http://sli.oregonstate.edu/cce/events/fall-service
Request for Candidate Nominations
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Ohio University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position as an Assistant Professor with research interests in the area of inorganic chemistry as broadly defined. A Ph.D. in chemistry is required at the time of appointment and significant postdoctoral research and teaching experience will be considered favorably. The selected candidate will be expected to establish a nationally prominent and externally funded research program and to teach courses in their area of expertise at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The area of proposed research is flexible, but candidates who can contribute to existing interdisciplinary strengths in synthetic, biological and materials chemistry are of particular interest.
Applicants must apply online at http://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/15888 and upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, description of research interests, and statement of teaching philosophy. Applicants must also arrange to have at least three letters of recommendation submitted to the above website. The review of applications will begin November 1, 2015 and continue until the position is filled. For additional information about our Department, please see http://www.ohio.edu/chemistry. Ohio University is committed to creating a respectful and inclusive educational and workplace environment. Ohio University is an equal access/equal opportunity and affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. Women, persons of color, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
The Cottrell Scholars Collaborative (CSC) Academic Leadership Team (ALT) Academic Leadership Workshop
The Cottrell Scholars Collaborative (CSC) Academic Leadership Team (ALT) is staging an Academic Leadership Workshop on January 31 to February 2 in Washington, DC. This workshop will offer practical advice and tools to help participants enter into academic leadership roles such as a Research Center Director, Department Head or Dean. Among the unique components are a 360-degree analysis and engagement with existing academic leaders who started their careers in chemistry, physics or astronomy. As a chair, we are sure that you can appreciate the value of deliberate and focused training for leadership positions prior to starting them. We are therefore writing to ask you to identify and encourage one of the future leaders in your department to apply to the 2016 ALT Workshop.
For details about the workshop and a link to the application, please go
to:
For more information about the Cottrell Scholars Collaborative (a cross-dsicplinary network of Cottrell Scholars known for their research and educational efforts), sponsored by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, please go to:
The deadline for applications is October 15th, 2015. Although some preference will be given to Cottrell Scholars, we will welcome mid-career faculty who are engaged in advancing the teacher-scholar model in academia as they move into academic leadership positions. We would also like to encourage you to support our attendees by defraying their travel costs and our registration fee ($750). Feel free to contact us or other ALT members listed in the “About” link of the website for further information.
Again, please encourage your colleagues to apply.
Chemicals and Duty
Maria Jolley grew up in Portland, Oregon. She and her brother were raised by a single mother that emigrated to the US from Vladivostok, Russia. She graduated from Milwaukie High School and just before her 18th birthday, enlisted in the Navy. Upon completion of her enlistment, she moved back to Oregon to attend OSU and joined the NROTC program.
Winter term, 2015, Maria graduated with a Bachelor’s in Chemistry. During the 2015 Winter Commissioning Ceremony, held at the Naval Armory, she was appointed Ensign in the US Navy.
Maria chose Chemistry because she was drawn to the challenge. “To me, Chemistry was always a foreign language that explained how everything works. I love knowing what makes the world around us work, how things are made and how they’re put together. This degree gave me the tools to do just that.”
She chose the Navy for a far simpler reason. Because she wanted to serve our nation and because she believed in the cause. She specifically chose the Navy because it is a very diverse service. “US Navy Sailors are challenged both technically and physically,” Jolley stated.
Her advice for students who are just starting out? Diversify. “Oregon State has so much to offer in just about every field – if you don’t let the opportunities pass you by, this place will make you into a well-rounded human being.” And, stay involved. “Stay focused on why you are here and don’t watch the clock while you’re in class.”
Ensign Maria Jolley is currently residing in Pensacola, FL, training to become a Naval Aviator.
New OSU unit offers funds for research in online education
Today marks the launch of the Extended Campus Research Fellows (ECRF) Program, which provides funding to support the research, development and scholarship efforts of faculty and departments in the area of online education.
The ECRF Program falls under the newly established Extended Campus Research Unit. The unit is led by Research Director Kathryn Linder, who previously served as the Director of the Center for Teaching & Scholarly Excellence at Suffolk University in Boston.
If you’re interested in conducting research on online teaching and learning, you can apply now. The deadline is Nov. 1. Visit the ECRF Program site for more details.
Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges and Grand Challenges Explorations
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is accepting grant proposals for Grand Challenges – New Interventions for Global Health – Vaccine Manufacturing: Deadline is Nov. 5 and for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 16: Deadline is Nov. 11. http://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/grant-opportunities Information: Martha Coleman, OSU Foundation martha.coleman@oregonstate.edu.
Inorganic/Physical Chemistry Position
The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department of California State University, Long Beach is currently seeking applicants for a tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor position in Inorganic or Physical Chemistry. A description of the position is attached. I would appreciate your help in bringing this information to all interested individuals. CHEM-#2313-PD-MatSci