3 parking spots to the North of the Gilbert Hall loading dock will be closed on Wednesday, December 27th, to accommodate a tree removal.  The Grounds Keepers apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

1. Preparing Postdocs for Undergraduate Faculty Careers in Chemistry
   ACS 6^th Postdoc to PUI Professor (P3) workshop
   This two-day workshop is for postdoctoral fellows that are interested in a faculty position in the chemical sciences at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI). This event will be hosted by the University of San Diego in San Diego, CA from April 20 to 21, 2018.
   Free registration is available from early December 2017, if selected, housing and all on-site meals will be provided.

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/graduate/gettingready/academiccareers/p3-workshop.html

1. Free professional development resources from ACS

ChemIDP – A career planning tool for chemical scientists (FREE)
ACS Graduate and Postdoctoral Chemist Magazine (FREE)

Oregon State University honors outstanding contributions and performance through several major awards. OSU has a highly qualified faculty, and we depend upon you to facilitate nominations for these awards.

The nominations deadline for the following awards is March 17, 2018:

• Richard M. Bressler Senior Faculty Teaching Award
• Faculty Innovator Award
• Industry Partnering Award
• International Service Award
• D. Curtis Mumford Faculty Service Award
• OSU Academic Advising Award
• OSU Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award
• OSU Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
• OSU Impact Award for Outstanding Scholarship
• OSU Outreach and Engagement Award
• OSU Professional Faculty Excellence Award
• Outstanding Faculty Research Assistant Award
• Promising Scholar Award
• Dar Reese Excellence in Advising Award
• Elizabeth P. Ritchie Distinguished Professor Award
• Student Learning and Success Teamwork Award

Eligibility and nomination information for these awards, which will be presented at University Day September 11, 2018, can be found on the web at:http://senate.oregonstate.edu/individual-awards.

Guidelines for Faculty Senate Award Nomination Packets is online athttp://senate.oregonstate.edu/sites/senate.oregonstate.edu/files/guidelinesfacultysenateawardnominationpackets.pdf.

Note: The nomination solicitation is being distributed now since some units elect to work on nominations during the break. The formal solicitation will be distributed in January.

An Awards Summary Table at http://senate.oregonstate.edu/nomination-awards includes not only the above awards, but other awards for which faculty are eligible.

I know that some groups have gotten reminders recently regarding the required FERPA form for letters of recommendation. It is probably a good reminder for all of us. Note that these regulations are cover currently registered OSU students.

FERPA releases are MANDATORY for writing letters of recommendation for students. The mandatory FERPA form is attached and must be completed by the student.  These can be kept within a departments central office for general use, in NOLIJ with the students records, and or by an individual.

It is also against FERPA policy to communicate official OSU business with students via personal email addresses, as personal email is not sufficiently secure to protect students’ information.

General FERPA Federal policies can be found at: http://registrar.oregonstate.edu/privacy-records

FERPA Release for Letters for Recommendation

The Office of the Registrar runs a FERPA Learning Community during Winter term. If you’re interested in participating, please fill out a brief survey here before Jan. 3: http://bit.ly/FERPALC2018. If you have questions, please contact allyson.dean@oregonstate.edu

OSU MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences), is currently seeking donations of ‘lightly used’ professional business attire for our 13th annual Career Wardrobe event, which will be held Feb. 8, 2018 in the MU Ballroom open to all OSU students. The annual Career Wardrobe event helps all OSU students prepare for the winter term career fairs and supports student members attending the MANRRS National Conference. Current donation drop off locations are 158 or 147 Strand Agricultural Hall (STAG) and OSU Career Development Center located at B008 Kerr on campus. The Beaver Store in Portland is also a donation center which is located at 538 SW 6th Ave.

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has invited OSU to submit up to 2 nominees as candidates for the Moore Inventor Fellowship.  The focus of the fellowship is on early stage invention that will “create new tools, technologies, processes, or approaches with a high potential to accelerate progress in the foundation’s three main areas of interest: scientific research, environmental conservation and patient care.” This is a great opportunity for an early-career inventor at OSU, with the fellowship providing $600,000 to the fellow and $75,000 to OSU for administrative overhead over 3 years.  In addition, GBMF requires that OSU commit $150,000 ($50,000 per year for 3 years) to support the fellow’s research.  To apply, click on this LINK(http://research.oregonstate.edu/office-research-development/program/gordon-and-betty-moore-foundation-moore-inventor-fellows). Email contact– research.development@oregonstate.edu

Calling early career researchers to apply for Prize Fellowship in Sustainable Technologies at University of Bath

Title: Prize Fellowship in Sustainable Technologies

Salary: Starting from £39,992, rising to £47,722

Closing Date: Sunday 31 December 2017

Apply: https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=SF5354

We’re looking for early career researchers with the potential to become research leaders.

Our Prize Fellowship Scheme will nurture your research career and fast-track you to a permanent appointment at Bath. This managed scheme offers you a supportive environment to pursue top-level research and reach your potential as a future academic leader in your field.

Research towards development of technologies with the potential to enhance global sustainability requires creative and interdisciplinary science and engineering. Sustainable Technologies assist in the delivery of the “ambitious and transformational vision” embodied in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations in 2015. These include targets for economic growth and poverty alleviation, as well as environmental protection. We are therefore seeking applications with research interests in a range of scientific areas in sustainable technologies.

Examples that align with current research priorities include:

• Sustainable manufacturing technologies using renewable resources and industrial biotechnology, e.g. exploitation of biomass via biocatalysis, or production of novel functional materials delivering the performance of oil-based polymers yet compatible with the tenets of the circular economy
• Transformational technologies for the sustainable exploitation of scarce water and energy resources
• Systems/means of measuring and quantifying sustainability gains and the flows of energy and materials in an increasingly circular economy

See more details and check if you’re eligible for the scheme:http://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/university-of-bath-prize-fellowships/

Apply here: https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=SF5354

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Janet Scott: J.L.Scott@bath.ac.uk

I am contacting you to inform you of a wonderful opportunity for your undergraduate students. Portland State University’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program has been a successful NSF-funded training program since its advent in 2001.This REU program, which includes a wide range of scientific departments, includes instruction on SEM and FIB microscopes and eight weeks of paid lab work alongside one of PSU’s professors. It takes place over the summer, from June 18, 2018 to August 10, 2018.

The application on our website has just recently opened, and will remain open until March 5, 2018. This program has an emphasis on women, minorities, veterans, and nontraditional students, though all applicants will be considered and are encouraged to apply.

For more information, please visit our website or see the attached flyer, which can be distributed to any students you think may be interested.

Thank you for your time, and we hope to see some of your students apply! If you have any further questions, you may contact me at reuga@pdx.edu.

Sincerely,

Hilary Louth
REU Program Coordinator
reuga@pdx.edu
www.pdx.edu/reu