| 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 were 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. |
| 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
the October deadline for publication in The Nucleus.
They are also required to participate in the Northeast
Student Chemistry Research Conference (NSCRC) in April. |
| 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
2013. |
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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
are to be submitted no later than March 29, 2013, to
the Chair of the Selection Committee:
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| Professor Edwin Jahngen |
| Department of Chemistry, Olney
520 |
| University of Massachusetts
Lowell |
| 1 University Avenue |
| Lowell, MA 01854 |
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| Notification: |
Applicants
were notified of the results by email on April
21, 2013, with
written confirmation to follow. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session |
| 245th ACS National Meeting - New Orleans, LA |
| April 7-11, 2013 |
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| The ACS invited undergraduate
students to submit abstracts of their research papers
for presentation at the Undergraduate Research Poster
Session (URPS), which will be part of the extensive
programming for undergraduates at this national meeting.
Abstracts had to be submitted electronically by October
29, 2012 (11:59 pm EST) to <http://abstracts.acs.org/>. |
| For further information, contact: |
| Nancy Bakowski |
| ACS Undergraduate Programs Office |
| 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 |
| Tel: (800) 227-5558,
ext. 6166 |
| e–mail: undergrad@acs.org |
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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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| The
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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