InclusiveExcellence@OSU welcomes STEM faculty from Oregon State University, OSU-Cascades, Linn-Benton Community College and Lane Community College to apply for the IE@OSU Fellowship. Applications will be open until May 2, 2022. The Inclusive Excellence fellowship program is for STEM educators who are interested in creating change in their teaching practice and within their professional environments. If you: Are curious about how you can incorporate inclusion and equity into your work, but don’t know where to startAre already thinking hard about inclusion and equity and need (or want) some structure to bring thoughts to actionsBelieve in the importance of inclusion and equity but are unsure how it is relevant to your work as a STEM educator and want to learn in a judgement-free environment. Then this program is for you! Click below to learn more about the program and to apply.

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Research focused on facilitating fundamental, collaborative, cross-cutting mathematics research on grand-challenge problems 

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $40 million for fundamental mathematics research on problems of interest to the DOE that require the integration of multiple mathematical topic areas. The Mathematical Multifaceted Integrated Capability Centers (MMICCs) supported by this funding opportunity will enable five-year, multi-institutional collaborations for cross-cutting mathematics.

“MMICCs enable applied mathematics researchers, working in large, collaborative teams, to take a broader view of a problem,” said Barbara Helland, DOE Associate Director of Science for Advanced Scientific Computing Research. “As a result of this holistic view, the researchers devise solutions by building fundamental, multidisciplinary mathematical capabilities considering existing and emerging computing capabilities.”

This is the third time the MMICCs program has been competed. The previous round of projects included a focus on the mathematics of rare events as applied to the power grid; the integration of physical governing equations and neural networks to increase the efficiency and accuracy of scientific machine learning; and methods for making optimization and inversion under uncertainty tractable for additive manufacturing and advanced materials. Proposed projects may address any application within the DOE mission space but must focus on the challenge of integrating multiple mathematical techniques to obtain solutions.

Collaborative applications are open to universities and colleges, non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, DOE national laboratories, and other federal agencies. Applicants are encouraged to implement DOE diversity, equity, and inclusion guidelines. The total planned funding is up to $40 million, with $8 million in Fiscal Year 2022 dollars and the outyear funding contingent upon congressional appropriations.

The Funding Opportunity Announcement, sponsored by the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program within the Department’s Office of Science, can be found here.

Dear Sir or Madam: We ask your assistance in forwarding this message to graduate students in your department to inform them of an outstanding fellowship opportunity with the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). 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 October 1, 2022, 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 October 1, 2022, are not eligible.As of the application deadline (June 15, 2022 at 5PM ET), 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 benefits: Full-time, one-year in-residence appointment at ARL, renewable for up to three years based on performanceAnnual stipend of $115,000Health insurance (including dental and vision)Paid relocation and professional travel allowanceInterested candidates can find additional information and apply at: http://www.nas.edu/arl. Sincerely yours, Elizabeth M. Prescott, D.Phil.Director, Fellowships Office

Nominations are open now through May 31. This award recognizes work performance and service which goes above and beyond the standard expectations held for professional faculty and classified staff. One classified and one professional faculty employee will be honored at the University Day ceremonies with the presentation of a plaque and cash award of $500 each. Please click here to learn about the nomination process and criteria.

Ashbrook has two 2.5 L bottles of concentrated nitric acid. Both bottles look unopened. I don’t think a middle school should have this volume of nitric acid sitting around.  Do you or anyone you know at OSU have a need for nitric acid? I have an acid cabinet now but it isn’t large enough to put in a separate container to hold the two large bottles of nitric acid.

Rozeanne

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Rozeanne Steckler, PhD

MS Science Teacher

Ashbrook Independent School

(541) 766-8313 Office

Welcome to Ashbrook Independent School

I hope all is going well! I was hoping you could pass on this link (see below) to students who may be interested in attending the Radiation Detection Summer School at PNNL. Although the website says the deadline has passed they are still taking applicants. 

I attended this class during my time at OSU and I found it very useful. 

https://www.pnnl.gov/radsummerschool

Thank you!

Ana 

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Ana Arteaga, PhD

Pauling Fellow

Nuclear and Radiochemistry Team

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

(509)375-7242

Northeastern University is hiring a full-time teaching professor with primary responsibilities in teaching organic chemistry:

https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/details/Assistant-Associate-Teaching-Professor_R104438

Interested candidates should apply at the link above with a curriculum vita, a teaching statement, an equity and diversity statement, and contact information for three references. Applications will be reviewed beginning immediately. Candidates may contact the chair of the search committee, Prof. Otonye Braide-Moncoeur, o.braide-moncoeur@northeastern.edu, or me, for more information.

To: Students who may be interested in a full-time technician position

My name is Dr. Yi-Ping Li. I am the Dean’s Endowed Chair Professor and the Director of the Division in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. My lab currently has five lab technician positions opening and six Postdoc positions opening . If you are interested in applying for a technician position in my lab, you may submit your online application for  Lab Technician – https://jobs.tulane.edu/position/IRC21132  or Lab Assistant – https://jobs.tulane.edu/position/IRC21130 .   Please also send your CV directly to me (yli81@tulane.edu) and cc to Marie Kaiser (mkaiser@tulane.edu).

If you are interested in applying for a Postdoc position in my lab,  you may submit your online application for Postdoc position at     apply.interfolio.com/81678. Please also send your CV directly to me (yli81@tulane.edu) and cc to Marie Kaiser (mkaiser@tulane.edu).

My lab also has multiple Ph.D. students positions opening. If you are interested in the Tulane University School of Medicine PhD program and need help for the Ph.D. program application, please also let me know and send your CV to me also (yli81@tulane.edu) and cc to Marie Kaiser (mkaiser@tulane.edu).

Our lab has multiple projects that are sponsored by NIH R01 grants and are ready to move forward, including research projects in cancer immunotherapy, bioinformatics, genetics and epigenetics, development, musculoskeletal and aging diseases, inflammatory, and immune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, periodontal diseases and osteoporosis. Please see detailed information about my lab research projects on my webpage at https://medicine.tulane.edu/departments/pathology-laboratory-medicine/faculty/yi-ping-li-phd, and my lab webpage at https://medicine.tulane.edu/yi-ping-li-laboratories and https://www.yi-ping-li-lab.org).

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Best,

Yi-Ping Li

Yi-Ping Li, Ph.D.|Dean’s Endowed Chair Professor Director, Division in Cellular and Molecular Medicine Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineDirector, Center for Immunity and Musculoskeletal Diseases Tulane University School of Medicine Tulane University1441 Canal St, Room 318 | New Orleans, LA 70112 Email:  yli81@tulane.edu |  Phone: 504-988-0475 (o) Lab Webpage: https://medicine.tulane.edu/yi-ping-li-laboratories

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide $84 million for new observational, modeling, and simulation studies to improve the accuracy of community-scale climate research and inform equitable climate solutions to minimize adverse impacts caused by climate change. Research will focus on three tightly related scientific topics—atmospheric and environmental observations; modeling of climate change and impacts across urban regions; and simulating the climate benefits of deploying climate solutions and technologies in historically underserved communities across the U.S.

“Urban regions are expected to face some of the most adverse effects of climate change, such as extreme heat and flooding,” said Geraldine Richmond, Under Secretary for Science and Innovation. “Establishing Integrated Field Laboratories (IFLs) in urban regions will enable scientists and local communities to work closely together to better understand the factors that contribute to urban climate impacts and to develop equitable adaptation solutions informed by science.”

Supported research will improve scientific understanding of how climate change affects microclimates and micro-environments across all types of urban communities; how biogeochemical cycling and atmospheric composition vary across urban regions; and how equitable solutions may be identified as a means to minimize impacts, especially on the most disadvantaged urban communities. Teams of scientists will combine experimental, observational, modeling, and simulation research to unravel complex process interactions and improve scientists’ ability to understand urban climate change.  

Urban IFLs will require multi-disciplinary teams that bring together the skills and talents of investigators from multiple research institutions. Academic and nonprofit research institutions, national laboratories, other federal agencies, and the private sector are all eligible to apply as Urban IFL team members. The lead organization of each proposed Urban IFL team must be an academic institution or a national laboratory. Locally-based team members and minority serving institutions (MSI) are expected to have significant roles in each Urban IFL.

Funding is to be awarded competitively, on the basis of peer review, and is expected to be in the form of five-year awards. The Department anticipates that $17 million will be available for this program in Fiscal Year 2022, pending availability of funds. 

The DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement, issued by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research within the Department’s Office of Science, can be found here. 

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