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Research Scholarships |
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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 2010. 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. |
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 November 1, 2010 for publication in The Nucleus. They are also
required to participate in the Northeast Student Chemistry Research Conference
(NSCRC) in April 2011. |
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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, 2010. |
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Selection: |
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- 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 are to be submitted, no later than April
2, 2010, to the Chair of the Selection Committee: |
Professor Edwin Jahngen
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Department of Chemistry, Olney 520
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University of Massachusetts Lowell
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1 University Avenue
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Lowell, MA 01854-5047
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| Applicants will be notified
of the results by email on April 23, 2010 with confirmation
to follow. |
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9th
Annual Undergraduate
Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment
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Saturday,
November 20, 2010
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| Bridgewater
State College |
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Undergraduate
research posters (including completed, in progress,
and proposed research) in all environmental
disciplines are welcome.
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We are also
happy to invite student presentations pertaining
to
campus sustainability projects, or regional/global
sustainability
issues. |
Please email
Ed Brush (ebrush@bridgew.edu)
to add your name to our distribution list.
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A
formal “Call for Abstracts” will
be sent electronically in September.
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Application for 2010:
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Announcement
Letter [DOC] [PDF] |
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Requirements [DOC] [PDF] |
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Instructions [DOC] [PDF] |
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Student
Application Form [DOC] |
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Faculty
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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. |
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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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