Winner Barry Trost, Tamaki Professor of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, and other organic chemists from around the globe, will speak Dec. 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. in The LaSells Stewart Center.  Free reception and poster session following, 5-6 p.m.  Banquet dinner at 6 p.m. ($30 full, $15 student). Visit oregon.site.acs.org for banquet and poster registration.

Noon, Nov. 19, Dec. 4, or Dec. 7 in LPSC 402 for a forum describing a 2016 OSU NSF NRT-IGE submittal. Learn how to become involved with this transformational STEM faculty/students OSU graduate education pilot to gain the vocabulary and tools to become innovators and inform your research with market and societal need. Lunch provided. Pre-register/learn more:  http://nrtige.oregonstate.edu/signup.  (OSU IP addresses only).

Do you know of a student, faculty or staff member who enriches our OSU community in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King?

Join us in acknowledging individuals who work to create inclusive communities and support diversity at OSU. We welcome nominations for recipients of our two community awards which are recognized yearly at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Breakfast in January.  The two awards include:

·      The Frances Dancy Hooks Award recognizes students, staff, or faculty who embody Frances Dancy Hooks’ work of building bridges across cultures, showing courage in promoting diversity, and “walking the talk” proudly;

·      Phyllis S. Lee Award honors a member of the OSU community who exemplifies Dr. Lee’s commitment and dedication to social justice and the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We are requesting that nominations be submitted by December 9th, 2015. To find out more information or to submit a nomination visit:  Frances Dancy Hooks and Phyllis S. Lee Award Information and Nomination Page

OSU’s President’s Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) is offering funds to cover registration costs for OSU Faculty, Staff, and Students to attend the 2016 Oregon Women in Higher Education (OWHE) conference in Bend, OR, Jan. 21-22, 2016. To apply, please complete the Application Form later than Monday, Nov. 30. Questions? Contact: Natalia Fernández natalia.fernandez@oregonstate.edu

Middle School Club meets Tuesdays, 5-6:30 pm, from Jan. 19–March 1 (no club Feb. 2).
High School Club meets Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m., from January 20–March 2 (no club Feb. 3).
Topics: Enzymes, Gels in Daily Life, Computing, 3-D Puzzle Engineering, Sports Medicine, and the Intersection of Art and Mathematics.

Undergraduate women studying science and engineering at OSU will lead and be mentors for the clubs.

To register, please visit http://academy.engr.oregonstate.edu. For questions, call 541-737-8139 or email STEM.academy@oregonstate.edu. Cost is $85 Tuition assistance/scholarships available.

What do 17 US presidents, 39 Supreme Court Justices, and over 130 Nobel laureates have in common with Jeff Bezos, Kerry Washington, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Peyton Manning?

They’re all members of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honor society in the liberal arts and sciences.  A chapter of Phi Beta Kappa has just been established at OSU, and the first group of undergraduates will be invited to join this spring.  Come learn more about PBK and how to qualify for membership from 5-6pm on Wednesday, Nov 18^th, at Milam Auditorium.  

https://www.facebook.com/events/693475380753735/

First inductions into PBK will happen this spring — come to hear more, see friends, eat free pizza!

You can email any questions to UHC Associate Dean Tara Williams at tara.williams@oregonstate.edu.
or Christopher Nichols at christopher.nichols@oregonstate.edu

https://www.facebook.com/events/693475380753735/

Over the past several months, we have spoken with multiple colleges’ leadership teams as well as the Graduate School about an National Science Foundation Research Traineeship – Innovations in Graduate Education (NRT IGE) proposal entitled Research2Innovation2Society where we will be using the Lens of the Market® education program to teach students, postdocs and faculty how to inform their research through societal and market need.  This month and next month, we will be holding informational seminars for faculty to learn more about how the program can benefit them as well as their students.  There will be a short presentation followed by a Q&A session with OSU students and faculty that have participated in the program.  Faculty can attend seminars on the following dates:

November 19 (noon-1:30pm in LPSC 402)
December 4 (noon-1:30pm in LPSC 402)
December 7 (noon-1:30pm in LPSC 402)

We would like to ask that you share this information with the faculty in your department and encourage their participation in one of the seminars. Lunch will be provided for all attendees that pre-register athttp://nrtige.oregonstate.edu/signup.

In addition, we have created a website so that interested individuals can learn more about the value of Lens of the Market – including a sign-up form to indicate interest in the program:http://nrtige.oregonstate.edu.  Please note, that the website can only be accessed through an OSU IP address.

Thank you for your time.

All the best,
Rich Carter and Michelle Dolgos

NANO3D Systems LCC, located in Corvallis at the Microproducts Breakthrough Institute, is recruiting for a post doc. The fellowship is fully funded ($75,000 per year plus health Insurance) by NSF’s SBIR ASEE program. Details in the attached or online.

Hello,

My name is Susannah Banziger. I wanted to send a final email to remind graduate students that the deadline to submit an application is fast approaching (Nov 13th). I am one of six graduate students that will be hosting the 2016 GSSPC Symposium at the ACS National Meeting in San Diego this spring. In addition to planning a symposium we are tasked with selecting the Spring 2017 GSSPC.

Being a part of the American Chemical Society Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee (GSSPC) presents graduate students with the opportunity to completely design and orchestrate a symposium at an ACS National Meeting. In doing so, students will gain skills that will benefit them for the entirety of their professional career.

Please forward this email along to your graduate students. I have attached an informational flyer as well as a list of application requirements.

More information about the GSSPC can be found at the following link:
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/graduate/graduate-student-symposium-planning-committee-gsspc.html

Thank you for your time. Please do not hesitate to contact me at purdue.gsspc@gmail.com with any questions regarding applications.

Sincerely,

Susannah D. Banziger
GSSPC 2016 Chairman
Purdue University

ACS 2017 Flyer

Spring 2017 GSSPC Application Form