Category: Announcements

Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, this posting seeks motivated faculty researchers who currently hold a full-time position at a degree-granting research institution interested in performing research as part of the Analytical Biogeochemistry Team at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. One objective of the geological and environmental sciences focus area is to develop and demonstrate a protocol for the use of natural geochemical tracers to monitor subsurface systems. Specific tracers of interest include naturally-occurring isotopes and natural bulk geochemical signals.

For more information, please visit http://orau.gov/netl/open-projects/projects.html

A highly motivated post-doctoral associate is sought to participate in the development of a new, innovative high-throughput computational tool suite for the prediction of materials properties in carbon capture materials. Specifically, the goals of this project will be to simulate a large database of materials and their associated carbon-capture-relevant properties and coordinate with the tool set of the Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI) in order to optimize on carbon capture material and process simultaneously.

For more information, please visit http://orau.gov/netl/open-projects/projects.html

As a candidate for Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Jacqueline Huntoon will be conducting the following events open to the University community; all are welcome to participate in any event, regardless of their intended focus audience:

Open forum (faculty and staff): Today from 2 to 3 p.m., MUB Ballroom A

Open forum (students): Tomorrow from 1 to 2 p.m., Dow 641

Discussion with women at Michigan Tech: Tomorrow, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., East Reading Room of the Library

Please take part in as many of the activities with each candidate as possible, and provide your input to the search committee through the website.

Are you working on formatting corrections for your dissertation, thesis, or report?  Do you need help?

Join Harriet King, coordinator of the Graduate School Communications Assistance Program for group work hours in the Library. These workshops are provided at no charge to students working on a dissertation, thesis, or report. Harriet is skilled with MS Office, Open Office, and Adobe Acrobat Pro, and can provide group tutoring and assistance during these open times – all sessions will be held in Library 242:

• Monday, April 13, 2015, noon-3pm
• Tuesday, April 14,2015,  7-9pm
• Friday, April 17, 2015, noon-3pm
• Sunday, April 19, 2015, 2-5pm
• Monday, April 20, 2015, noon-3pm
• Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 7-9pm
• Friday April 24, 2015, noon-3pm
• Sunday, April 26, 2015, 2-5pm
• Monday,  April 27, 2015, 10am-4pm (Submission deadline for spring 2015 at 4pm)
• Thursday, April 30, 2015, noon-3pm

These rooms are equipped with PCs with University software, or you may bring your own laptop.

If you need additional help or prefer one-on-one assistance, please contact Harriet to arrange for times and inquire about the services available.

The Van Pelt and Opie Library is offering a series of patent and trademark searching workshops open to all Michigan Tech students (undergraduate and graduate), faculty, and staff, as well as community members not affiliated with Michigan Tech.

The series has been updated to include additional, practical information and experience about patents with campus experts and the library’s Patent and Trademark Resource Center. Students gain an understanding also of copyright and authorship as it pertains to their theses and dissertations and other publication matters.

When: Thursdays, 5:30-7:00 Feb 19-April 5 (total of 3 sessions)
What:

• No credit and no cost
• Emphasizes academic publishing and patent searching
• Blended group learning experience using Canvas
• Dinner Served!
• Certificate of completion
• Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
• This will be the final semester in this format.

For more information, see this flyer: NSF Poster Spring 2015v1 (2)

To register, go here

EndNote is a citation management software that helps you easily create and manage bibliographic information and incorporate references into your writing.The Van Pelt and Opie Library is offering introductory EndNote workshops.  EndNote software is free to all current Michigan Tech students, faculty and staff.

Seating for these workshops is limited and registration is required. Visit the library’s Workshops calendar to register.

Tuesday, Feb. 3:

1:00–2:15 p.m. EndNote Basic

• No prior knowledge of EndNote is necessary
• create and manage references using EndNote
• construct an EndNote Library in order to effectively organize references
• create custom and smart groups to efficiently manage references

2:15–3:00 p.m. EndNote Cite As You Write

• Attending EndNote Basic, or having prior knowledge with the EndNote Library, is recommended
• incorporate EndNote Library citations into a written MS Word document in the particular style your manuscript requires
• learn how to locate and import specialized output styles.

Additional sessions will be held on Feb. 12 and March 5, with EndNote Basic from 5:00-6:15 p.m. and EndNote Cite As You Write from 6:15-7:00 p.m.

Our instruction room has EndNote X7.2 on Windows workstations. Attendees may bring their own laptops with EndNote X7.2 downloaded prior to the session. Visit the library’s EndNote LibGuide to download.

Originally posted in Tech Today (1/28/2015)