October 30, 2015
May Nyman
Promotion and Tenure Seminar
LPSC 402 4pm
Accessing and Exploiting Metal-Oxo Clusters across the Periodic Table
Category Archives: Announcements
Upcoming Workshops on Increasing Openness and Reproducibility of Quantitative Research
Please join us for a workshop, hosted by the Center for Open Science and the OSU Libraries Center for Digital Scholarship and Services, to learn easy, practical steps researchers can take to increase the reproducibility of their work. Using example studies and hands-on activities, attendees will actively participate in creating a reproducible project from start to finish.
These workshops are aimed at graduate students, post-docs, and faculty, across disciplines, who are engaged in quantitative research. The workshops do not require any specialized knowledge of programming. Participants will gain a foundation for incorporating reproducible, transparent practices into their current research workflows.
Topics we will cover include:
Project documentation
Version control
Pre-analysis plans
Open source tools like the Center for Open Science’s Open Science Framework to easily implement these concepts in a scientific workflow
Speaker: Courtney Soderberg
Courtney is the Statistical and Methodological Consultant at the Center for Open Science. She leads their training programs for reproducible research methods. She has a Ph.D. in Experimental Social Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Psychology from UC Davis.
Please RSVP as space is limited:
Workshop 1 focus: Laboratory-Based Research
November 16, 9:00-Noon, Willamette Classrooms, The Valley Library
RSVP: http://bit.ly/COSatOSU1
Workshop 2 focus: Natural Sciences/Field Research
November 17, 9:00-Noon, Willamette Classrooms, The Valley Library
RSVP: http://bit.ly/COSatOSU-2
Attendees will need to bring their own laptop in order to fully participate.
A Dialogue on Graduate Education at the National Science Foundation
Dean Evasius, Division Director, Division of Graduate Education, NSF
(See his bio below)
(See his bio below)
This talk will engage students and faculty in a dialogue on graduate education initiatives at the National Science Foundation. I will provide a brief overview of some important NSF programs in graduate education, and reflect on some recent reports assessing the state of graduate education in the United States. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on graduate education, and how NSF can most effectively promote it.
When: 11-1150am, Tuesday, Oct 20, 2015
(World Statistics Day: Better Data, Better Lives)
(World Statistics Day: Better Data, Better Lives)
Where: Batcheller Hall room 150
[We will have a cake at 2pm in Kidder 128 with Dean to celebrate the World Statistics Day.
http://www.un.org/en/events/statisticsday/
More information on Dean:
https://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=DGE
Prior to becoming the Division Director, he worked at Oak Ridge National Labs:
OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—Oak Ridge Associated Universities has named Dr. Dean Evasius as vice president and director of science education programs.
Dean Evasius
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In this role, Evasius will be responsible for providing leadership, oversight and direction for ORAU’s growing portfolio of science education programs. Supporting 330 federal laboratories and research centers, ORAU has 65 years of experience in science education. In 2011 alone, participation in ORAU-administered programs totaled 7,700, with participants representing every state in the nation.
“We are excited Dean is joining our team. His strong background in science education and program management will be instrumental as we continue to grow our myriad of science, technology, mathematics and engineering programs at ORAU,” said ORAU president and CEO Andy Page.
Evasius, who officially began his new responsibilities at the end of August, previously served as senior adviser for science for the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Va. In that role, Evasius planned and managed budgets for the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, coordinated the activities of multidisciplinary NSF working groups, and advised the assistant director on new investment areas.
Evasius also served as the program director for the Division of Mathematical Sciences at NSF for eight years, where he was responsible for managing a diverse grant portfolio for the division, engaging in a broad range of cross-cutting activities such as the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes, and managing collaborations with organizations such as the National Academy of Sciences and the National Security Agency. Prior to his work with the National Science Foundation, Evasius served as an applied research mathematician for the National Security Agency.
Evasius received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology after obtaining a B.S. in mathematics from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Graduate Student Success Center Open House
Graduate Student Success Center’s (GSSC) Grand Opening Celebration: Please join us for refreshments and a tour on Tuesday Oct 20 from 2 – 5 p.m. in MU 203/206, as we celebrate the opening of our new space designed by graduate students, for graduate students. There’s no other space like it at OSU! Click here for Grand Opening details and RSVP.
9th Annual Create-A-Greeting-Card $10,000 Scholarship Contest
University Honors College 20th Anniversary Celebration
The Oregon State University Honors College is celebrating its 20th anniversary on Friday, October 23rd, 2015! Join Honors College alumni, faculty, partners, and friends for a barbeque and reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in a tented area in the Linus Pauling Science Center parking lot. Tickets for the event can be purchased for $20, which includes dinner and one drink (cash bar after). We ask that you please respond or register by Monday, October 19th. Contact honors.college@oregonstate.edu with questions.
We hope you will join us in celebrating 20 years of the University Honors College community!
4th Annual Postdoc Research Symposium
Welcome to participate in the yearly celebration of the OSU Postdoc Appreciation Week (OPAW), hosted by the OSU Postdoctoral Association (OPA) and supported by the OSU Graduate School and the Office of Postdoctoral Programs (OPP)! The 4th Annual Postdoc Research Symposium, open to the OSU community and public, is the highlight of the eventful week featuring a vast range of OSU research and takes place on Tuesday, October 20th, 5:00-7:00 PM in the Memorial Union Horizon Room 49. The Postdoc Research Symposium runs in parallel with a vendor show and will be accompanied by complimentary drinks and appetizers.
The event is opened by a keynote lecture on “Is your goal this way or that way” by Prof. Douglas Keszler, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies & Research, OSU Department of Chemistry. The presentation starts at 4:00 PM in the Memorial Union Multipurpose Room 13.
For more information about OPA, please visit: http://oregonstate.edu/opa
Limited Submission – NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)
NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE). Institutional limit – One (1). If interested, please submit letter of intent to Office for Research Development by Oct. 23. Instructions for submitting a letter of intent can be found here: http://research.oregonstate.edu/program/partnerships-international-research-and-education-pire
Undergraduate of the Quarter – Spring 2015 – Shan Lansing
Shan Lansing spent the first 18 years of her life in Grants Pass, Oregon. Being from a small town, she loved the feel of Corvallis, and the community aspects of Oregon State University. She’s always known she wanted to be a doctor, but it was her work in Sean Burrows research lab that lead her to focus on oncology. She cites her advisor, Neal Sleszynski, as the reason she got into undergraduate research so early in her education. “I went to meet with him for advising and he asked if I wanted to do research,” she stated. “The rest is history.”
Shan said she’s always been a detail-oriented person, so analytical chemistry was definitely the right area for her, stating that the precision of micro pipetting and various other fine detail work really appealed to her. Her favorite class was Quantitative Analysis, but favorite professors, she said, was a harder question to answer. She finally settled on Philip Watson and Paul Blakemore, stating, “I feel bad, picking favorites; I really haven’t had a bad [Professor] here.”
Shan is the current Social Chair for Sigma Delta Omega, the science sorority here on campus. In her spare time, she likes to swim and is training for some marathons next summer. Shan has an older brother and an older sister and is pretty sure her parents send her grade reports in a mass email because they’re so proud of her accomplishments: as are we. Students like Shan are the reason we do what we do, and we’re proud to have her in our department.
PCOSW Scholarship Application
Applications for PCOSW scholarships are now being accepted. The President’s Commission on the Status of Women, or PCOSW, provides funding to women faculty, students, and staff who are pursuing professional development or research opportunities, as well as individuals conducting research related to women’s issues. Scholarships average $500 and applications are due Friday, Oct. 30 (week 5) with notification in Week 7. Information: http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw/awards-scholarships