Undergraduate Research Funding Opportunity: The Research Office is accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) program for Fall, Winter and/or Spring term(s) 2014-15. This program supports undergraduate research activities from all academic disciplines within the university. Program description and application: http://oregonstate.edu/research/incentive/urisc. Information: Debbie Delmore at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu. Deadline: May 5.
Category Archives: Announcements
ICIQ Summer Fellowships
The ICIQ Summer Fellowships are addressed to outstanding undergraduate students with a background in Chemistry to offer them a three-month internship in one of ICIQ’s research groups.
Winter 2014 Chemistry Honor Roll
Congratulations to our Winter 2014 Honor Roll Students!! Great job everybody!
Chadd Armstrong
Dakota Backus
Scott Best
Corinne Brucks
Abigail Chitwood
Tora Cobb
Andrea Domen
Tony Duong
Brandice Durfee
Robert Figura
Elizabeth Gass
Erin Hanson
John Hergert
Joshua Holmes
Michael Hughes
Michael Jagielski
Reid Kinser
Shan Lansing
Jamy Lee
Sarah Melancon
Lindsey Michaud
Monica Mueller
Chen Ng
Dang Nguyen
Dallas Niemeyer
Thu Pham
Gary Points
Kristin Potter
Jacob Ramsey
Jason Sandwisch
Allie Schultz
Kenneth Stout
Halley Todd
Drew Van Anrooy
Tianqi Zhang
Karen Zhen
Men’s Chemistry Softball Signups – “The Alchemists”
There is a sign-up sheet for the men’s chemistry softball team in the Chemistry Office. All levels of players are welcome. Games are held once a week in the evenings from May 11th to the end of July. The cost to the players is $25/person to cover league fees. Sign up deadline is April 15th. More information is on the sign-up sheet and for other questions email Ryan McQuade: mcquadry@onid.orst.edu
We already have quite a few players so come sign up while you have a chance!
-Ryan McQuade
REMINDER: Deadline for GTA Mentor Applications
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is recruiting experienced graduate students to serve as part of our 2014 GTA Mentors team. The GTA Mentors Program provides an opportunity for experienced GTAs to gain valuable teaching experience and participate in advanced trainings and professional development. The CTL is seeking twelve motivated and qualified graduate students from a variety of disciplines to serve in this leadership role during the spring, summer, and fall of 2014.
GTA Mentors’ primary responsibility will be planning and facilitating the fourth annual New GTA Orientation event in September. In doing so, GTA Mentors will be required to attend four trainings throughout the summer and the New GTA Orientation September 18 & 19. All GTA Mentors will be compensated $250 in professional development funds upon completing their training and facilitation duties.
Applicants must have completed at least two terms of teaching at OSU by the end of the 2014 spring term and should have a record of high quality and innovative teaching. Applicants must also have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA at OSU to be eligible. We have extended the application deadline by one week, completed applications must now be received by April 8, 2014, at 5:00 PM.
If you would like more information about the program, please contact Tess Collins at tess.collins@oregonstate.edu or check out the following link for application information: Apply Here. Faculty and staff are encouraged to forward this email to those they think may be interested or to nominate outstanding GTAs within their departments by sending the GTA’s name and email address to Tess Collins.
Leah Chibwe: ACS ENVR 100th Anniversary Emerging Leader Awardee
It is with tremendous enthusiasm that we recognize your early contributions to the field of Environmental Science and Engineering through the ACS ENVR 100th Anniversary Emerging Leader Award. Your accomplishments and dedication to the field in this early stage of your career are to be celebrated and encouraged – and we can’t wait to do just that!
In the spirit of the Centennial of the Division of Environmental Chemistry of ACS, a “Women in Environmental Science and Engineering” Symposium will highlight advances and pioneering efforts made by women in the field. This symposium will feature keynote and invited presentations from top women in our field. We will have an awards ceremony in the afternoon of this session[1] where you will have the opportunity to introduce yourself to the ENVR and ACS Community in the presence of well-established researchers. We are highlighting your work at SciMix and as a “Newsworthy” participant at this event. In addition, we have taken the liberty of including your abstract in this Symposiums poster session (to be held Wednesday Aug 13, optional). Your abstract submitted with your nomination from your advisor will appear in the ACS program book.
This award comes with a $500 travel grant. To receive this stipend, you must be present at both the WIESE Symposium (where the awards will be presented) and SciMix Poster session (to be held on Monday, August 11, 2014). We are sincerely looking forward to recognizing your early achievements in the field, introducing you to some of today’s leaders and legends, and welcoming you into this tremendous community. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jillian Goldfarb at jilliang@bu.edu. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco! Congratulations!
Sincerely,
The Women in Environmental Science & Engineering Symposium Committee
Weihong Tan Seminar
Weihong Tan will be presenting a seminar titled, “The Foundation of Molecular Medicine: A Chemical Biology Approach” in LPSC 402 at 4pm, Monday, March 31, 2014.
Weihong Qiu Seminar
Weihong Qiu will be presenting a seminar titled, Shining Light on the Molecular Mechanism of Microtubule Motors on April 1, 2014 at 4pm in LPSC 402.
February Food Drive Final Totals
Thanks to all your generous donations, Chemistry was able to collect the equivalent of 300 pounds of food!
Jeff Mihailoff (Fortebio) Seminar
April 8, 4pm seminar LPSC 402 followed by pizza reception:
Jeff Mihailoff (Fortebio) “Fortebio’s Octet Red Biosensor Technology for OSU”
Sandra Loesgen (OSU) “Viral Sweet spots – biosensor technology to identify inhibitor binding to Hepatitis C surface proteins”