| The Ecosystem Science Center and the Biotechnology Research Center announce award recipients of the Tenth Annual ESC/BRC Student Research Forum held March 19.
Two Grand Prize Awards and six Merit Awards were presented to the graduate students. They were selected from among the sixty posters and abstracts submitted by graduate students conducting research related to ecology, the environment and biotechnology at Michigan Tech. |
But they can be difficult and expensive to make. A year’s worth of the anti-HIV peptide drug enfuvirtide costs $25,000. Now a chemist at Michigan Tech has overcome an important hurdle in the manufacturing process by developing a quicker, simpler purification method. As a bonus, his technique also works on DNA.
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Solar research opportunities for recent Ph.D. graduates!
The SunShot Postdoctoral Research Awards support innovative solar research by offering recent Ph.D. recipients the opportunity to conduct applied R&D at universities, national laboratories, and other research facilities.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2014
CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCIENCE POLICY DISCUSSION IN CALIFORNIA BY APPLYING FOR A 2014-2015 CALIFORNIA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY FELLOWSHIP!
Offered by the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST), the California Science and Technology Policy Fellowships place professional scientists and engineers in the California State Legislature for one-year appointments. These professional development opportunities enable fellows to work hands on with policy-makers to develop solutions to complex scientific and technical issues facing California through their interaction with the legislative process.
The Graduate School is pleased to announce new dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:
- Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Forest Science
- Geology
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematical Sciences
- Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Rhetoric and Technical Communication
The National Research Council (NRC) administers competitive graduate postdoctoral and senior research awards on behalf of 26 U.S. government research agencies and affiliated institutions with facilities at over 100 locations throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Annual stipends for recent PhD recipients for the 2014 program year range from $42,000 to $80,000 depending upon the sponsoring laboratory, and are appropriately higher for senior award recipients. Graduate entry level stipends begin at $30,000 and are higher for additional experience.
The University of Maryland has openings in the following STEM fields:
- Biological Sciences-Lecturer
- Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering-Assistant Professor
- Chemistry and Biochemistry-Assistant/Associate Professor
- Computer Science and Electrical Engineering-Assistant Professor, Professor of Practice, Lecturer
- Economics-Assistant Professor
- Information Systems-2 Assistant Professor, Lecturer
- Marine and Biotechnology-Assistant Professor
- Mechanical Engineering- Multiple Assistant Professors
- Physics-Assistant Professor
- Psychology-Assistant Professor
For more information and additional faculty opportunities: http://www.umbc.edu/facultydiversity/jobs.html
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division ofLaboratory Sciences (DLS), is seeking Summer ORISE Fellows to focus on public health issues related to the environment. Candidates will join projects associated with developing and applying new methods to characterize and quantitate biochemicalmarkers that are relevant in environmental exposures and chronic diseases.
The fellowship carries a stipend of approximately $2,700 per month for full-time undergraduate student fellows and $3,300 for full-time graduate student fellows.
The Biotechnology Research Center announces its Fall 2013 Travel Grants. Recipients include:
Post doctoral Research Scientist Presentation:
- Mimi Yang (SCH) 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting (poster)
- Lijun Zhang (EBE) MSC 2013 Adult Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Meeting (poster)
Graduate Student Presentations:
- Faten Dhawi Almuhanna (IBMB) International Plant and Animal Genome XXII Meeting (poster)
- Ran An (ECM) SciX 2013 Conference (poster)
- David Chadderdon (ECM) 2013 AIChE Annual Conference (podium)
- Kristina Flesher (FAE) International Annual Meetings of ASA, CSSA, and SSSA (poster)
- Azhang Hamlekhan (MEEM) TMS 2014 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (podium)
- Sean Hopkins (EBE) ) 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting (poster)
- Maryam Khaksari (ECM) SciX 2013 Conference (poster)
- Connor McCarthy (EBE) 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting (poster)
- Ramkumar Mohan (SBL) The Midwest Islet Club Meeting (poster)
- Ji Qi (ECM) 2013 AIChE Annual Conference (podium)
- Aparupa Sengupta (SBL) Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (podium)
- Emily Shearier (EBE) TERMIS-AM 2013 Conference and Exposition (poster)
- Maria Tafur (ECM) 2013 AIChE Annual Conference (podium)
- Le Xin (ECM) 2013 AIChE Annual Conference (podium and poster)
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Applications are open for the EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program for the 2014-2015 school year.
The deadline for application is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17th, 11:59pm EASTERN TIME.
Official Request for Applications and instructions on how to apply here: 11th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability
For general program information, visit: www.epa.gov/p3