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Theodore William Richards |
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| Norris-Richards Undergraduate Research Scholarships Latest Update |
The NESACS Norris/Richards Undergraduate Research Scholarship Committee is not accepting applications for this coming summer session. Most of the campuses in the Northeastern Section are currently closed because of the coronavirus. Since we cannot be certain that the campuses will be
open during the summer, we regret that we cannot offer this research opportunity for the summer of 2020. |
Dr. Jonathan Rochford
Chair, Norris/Richards Undergraduate Research Scholarship
Committee. |
Dr. Ruth Tanner
Acting Chair, Education Committee
NESACS |
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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 2020. 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 2, 2020 for publication in The Nucleus.
They are also required to participate in the Northeast
Student Chemistry Research Conference (NSCRC) in April 2021. |
| 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
2020. |
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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
had to be received electronically no later than 5:00 pm on March 28, 2020, by
the Chair of the Selection Committee. Please note that applications via email (PDF format) are strongly preferred. |
| Professor Jonathan Rochford |
| jonathan.rochford@umb.edu |
| Department of Chemistry |
| University of Massachusetts Boston |
| 100 Morrissey Boulevard |
| Boston, MA 02125-3393 |
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| Notification: |
| Applicants will be notified of the results by email by April 10, 2020, with written confirmation to follow. |
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