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The Norris-Richards Undergraduate Summer
Research Scholarships
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The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society established the James
Flack Norris and Theodore William Richards Undergraduate Summer Scholarships
to honor the memories of Professors Norris and Richards by promoting research
interactions between undergraduate students and faculty. |
Research awards of $3500
will be given for the Summer of 2012. The student stipend is
$3000 for a minimum commitment of ten weeks of full-time research
work. The remaining $500 of the award can be spent on supplies,
travel, and other items relevant to the student project.
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Institutions whose student/faculty team receives a Norris/Richards Undergraduate
Summer Research Scholarship are expected to contribute toward the support of
the faculty members and to waive any student fees for summer research. Academic
credit may be granted to the students at the discretion of the institutions. |
Award winners are required
to submit a report (5-7 double-spaced pages including figures,
tables, and bibliography) of their summer projects to the NESACS
Education Committee by October 26, 2012 for publication in
The Nucleus. They are also required to participate in the Northeast
Student Chemistry Research Conference (NSCRC) in April 2013.
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| Eligibility: |
| Applications will be accepted
from student/faculty teams at colleges and universities within
the Northeastern Section. The undergraduate student must
be a chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or molecular
biology major in good standing, and have completed at least
two full years of college-level chemistry by Summer, 2012. |
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Criteria for Selection:
- scientific merit
- important factors include the originality of the project,
the depth of the investigation, the significance of the scientific
questions you pose, and the methods you propose to use.
- feasibility
- evidence must be provided to demonstrate that the project
can be completed by you in the time available and with the
facilities at your disposal.
- preparation - your academic record,
your ability to handle the project, and the background study
you have made on your research problem will be taken into
consideration.
- commitment - the depth of your commitment,
and that of your department, faculty, and institution to
independent research as a vital component of science education
will be assessed.
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Completed applications
were to be submitted no later than March 30, 2012, to the Chair
of the Selection Committee: |
| Professor Edwin Jahngen |
| Department of Chemistry, Olney 520 |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| 1 University Avenue |
| Lowell, MA 01854 |
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| Notification: |
Applicants will be notified of the
results by email on April 22, 2012, with written confirmation
to follow. |
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16th
Annual Northeastern Section Undergraduate Day Report |
Sponsored by the Northeastern
Section of the American Chemical Society
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| Submitted
by Marietta Schwartz |
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Sixteenth Annual NESACS Undergraduate Day was
held at UMass Boston on Saturday, February 27th,
2010. Approximately 70 people were in attendance,
including students from area colleges and universities
such as Stonehill College, Emmanuel College,
Salem State College, UMass Boston, and Boston
College. |
| The keynote
address, “When You Come To A Fork In The
Road, Take It” was given by Berkeley W.
Cue, Jr., Vice President (retired), Pharmaceutical
Services, Pfizer Global R&D. Dr. Cue spoke
to a packed room on his career trajectory and
how it had changed over the years; he recommended
that students take advantage of any opportunity
that presents itself. He also strongly encouraged
students to participate in undergraduate research
if at all possible. |
| Talks by Dr.
Radha Jalan, CEO, Electrochem, Inc. on being
a science entrepreneur and by Professor Wei Zhang
of UMass Boston on “Research with Green
Chemistry Tools” ended the morning program.
Career services professionals were on hand during
the lunch hour for résumé reviews,
and materials from many graduate programs were
also available for student perusal. |
| The afternoon
concluded with panel discussions on choosing
and applying to graduate school and on careers
in chemistry. Students left with a greater appreciation
for chemistry as a career and with large amounts
of information on the wide variety of opportunities
in the field. Overall, a successful day! |
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