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Call for Nominations: Materials Research Society Von Hippel Award
April 01, 2012 Nomination Deadline November 28, 2012 Award Presentation - 2012 MRS Fall Meeting
About the Award
The Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society's highest honor, recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers — brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines.
Award Package
The Von Hippel Award includes a $10,000 cash prize, honorary membership in MRS, and a unique trophy — a mounted ruby laser crystal symbolizing the many-faceted nature of materials research. The award is presented annually at the MRS Fall Meeting where the recipient is invited to speak at the Awards Ceremony. The recipient will have registration fees and reasonable travel expenses paid in order to attend the meeting.
Nomination Information
Nominations for the Von Hippel Award will be accepted from January 1 through April 1.
Please direct questions to info@mrs.org.
Materials Research Society 506 Keystone Drive Warrendale, PA 15086-7537 Get directions via Mapquest
Phone: 724-779-3003 Fax: 724-779-8313
Call for Nominations: Materials Research Society Outstanding Young Investigator Award
2013 Nomination Deadline: October 01, 2012
To recognize outstanding, interdisciplinary scientific work in materials research by a young scientist or engineer. The award recipient must also show exceptional promise as a developing leader in the materials area.
The annual award consists of a $5,000 cash prize, a presentation trophy, and a certificate. Meeting registration fee and reasonable travel expenses to attend the Materials Research Society meeting at which the award is presented will be reimbursed. Nomination Information
Nominations for the Outstanding Young Investigator Award will be accepted through October 1
Materials Research Society 506 Keystone Drive Warrendale, PA 15086-7537
Call for Nominations: Materials Research Society Mid-Career Researcher Award
Purpose
The Mid-Career Researcher Award recognizes exceptional achievements in materials research made by mid-career professionals. It is intended to honor an individual who is between the ages of 40 and 52 at the time of nomination. Exceptions may be made for an interruption in career progression due to family or military service. The award recipient must also demonstrate notable leadership in the materials area.
The Award
The annual award consists of a $5,000 cash prize, a presentation trophy, and a certificate. Meeting registration fee, transportation and hotel expenses to attend the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting at which the award is presented will be reimbursed.
Nominations for the Mid-Career Researcher Award will be accepted through October 1.
The Mid-Career Researcher Award is made possible through an endowment established by Aldrich Materials Science.
Call for Nominations: Materials Theory Award
The Materials Theory Award recognizes exceptional advances made by materials theory to the fundamental understanding of the structure and behavior of materials. This Award is intended to honor both those who have pioneered the development of a new theoretical approach and those who have used existing approaches to provide significant new insight into materials behavior.
MRS acknowledges the generosity of Dr. Toh-Ming Lu and Dr. Gwo-Ching Wang in endowing the Materials Theory Award.
The annual award consists of a $5,000 cash prize, a presentation trophy, and a certificate. Meeting registration fee, transportation and hotel expenses to attend the Materials Research Society Meeting at which the award is presented will be reimbursed.
Nominations for the Materials Theory Award will be accepted through April 1.
Materials Research Society 506 Keystone Drive Warrendale, PA 15086-7537 Phone: 724-779-3003 Fax: 724-779-8313
Call for Nominations: Innovation in Materials Characterization Award
To honor an outstanding advance in materials characterization that notably increases the knowledge of the structure, composition, in situ behavior under outside stimulus, electronic, mechanical, or chemical behavior, or other characterization feature, of materials. It is not limited to the method of characterization or the class of material observed. Impact of the advance on materials research will be the primary consideration in making the award. Nominations for this award may be made for scientists and engineers in all areas of materials research.
The annual award consists of a $5,000 cash prize, a presentation trophy, and a certificate. The award is presented annually at the MRS Spring Meeting. Meeting registration fee and transportation and hotel expenses to attend the meeting at which the award is presented will be reimbursed.
Endowers
The Innovation in Materials Characterization Award has been endowed by Dr. Toh-Ming Lu and Dr. Gwo-Ching Wang
Nominations for the Innovation in Materials Characterization Award will be accepted through October 1.
Please direct all other questions to info@mrs.org.
Call for Nominations: Materials Research Society David Turnbull Lectureship
Important Dates
January 01, 2012 Nomination Period Begins April 01, 2012 Nomination Deadline November 28, 2012 Award Presentation - 2012 MRS Fall Meeting
The David Turnbull Lectureship is awarded to recognize the career contribution of a scientist to fundamental understanding of the science of materials through experimental and/or theoretical research. In the spirit of the life work of David Turnbull, writing and lecturing also can be factors in the selection process. The recipient will give a technical lecture of broad appeal at a designated session of the MRS Fall Meeting, and he/she will work with the MRS Bulletin staff in preparing an appropriate article for the Bulletin. In addition, the recipient will receive a travel alowance for speaking engagements throughout the year.
The Turnbull Lecturer will receive a $5,000 honorarium and a citation plaque. The registration fee and reasonable travel expenses to the MRS meeting at which the Turnbull Lecture is given will be reimbursed. The David Turnbull Lectureship is intended to support and enrich the materials research community, while honoring the accomplishments of an outstanding researcher and communicator.
Nominations for the David Turnbull Lectureship will be accepted through April 1.
Call for Nominations: Materials Research Society Medal
The MRS Medal is intended to offer public and professional recognition of an exceptional achievement in materials research in the past ten years. A Medal will be awarded for a major advance or series of closely related advances that is expected to have a major impact on the progress of the relevant materials field.
Each Medal will consist of a $5,000 cash prize, an engraved and mounted Medal, and a citation certificate. The registration fee and reasonable travel expenses to the MRS Meeting where the award presentation is made will be reimbursed.
Administration
The MRS Medal program is managed by the Medal Subcommittee of the MRS Awards Committee. The subcommittee is responsible for soliciting and evaluating nominations annually and recommending nominees to the MRS Board for final approval.
Rules and Eligibility
Nomination for the MRS Medal is open to scientists and engineers who have, within the past ten years, been responsible for a major advance, or series of closely related advances, in any materials-related field of research. The impact of their materials research upon the relevant materials field will be a primary consideration in making the awards. The Medal may recognize such impact within a larger traditional field or in a more specialized or developing field. Preference will generally be given to nominations for work which has not previously received appropriate award recognition. Please note that the MRS Medal is intended to highlight a specific, high-impact achievement or a series of closely related achievements in contrast to other awards whose criteria may often be based on accumulated lifetime achievements.
A nominee need not be a member of the Materials Research Society. Current members of the MRS Medal Award Subcommittee, MRS Board members and previous MRS Medal recipients are not eligible. The selection of the Medal winners must be approved by the MRS Board based upon recommendation from the Awards Committee; the decision of the Board is final. Medals will not be awarded in absentia except in extraordinary circumstances. A Medal will normally be awarded to one individual for a cited achievement. However, the Medal may be awarded for a cited achievement attributable to two or three individuals. In that case, each recipient will receive a personal medal trophy, registration, and travel support. The cash award will be divided equally. Nominations remain active for three years. Updates may be made by resubmitting all components (updated and original).
Nomination Package Requirements
Completed Nomination Summary Form
Proposed Citation (<60 words). Summarize the achievements upon which the nomination is based, avoiding flowery descriptors.
Nominator Statement (2-pages maximum), supporting the candidate's suitability for the award with particular reference to:
the specific, crisply defined, recent research achievement which is proposed for recognition the impact of the achievement within the relevant materials field, and its effect on other sciences, and the innovative and perceptive quality of the candidate's work
Curriculum Vitae of the nominee (2-pages maximum)
List of candidate's 10 most relevant publications with proper citation, titles and including a citation analysis (1-page maximum).
Letters of support from two established scientists familiar with the nominee's qualifications and area of research. Each letter must be two-pages or less and should make specific reference to the three criteria in item 3 above. The letters must be on letterhead and include the signature of the supporter.
The entire nomination package must not exceed 10 pages. The final complete nomination package as a Word or PDF document must be in the following order:
Completed Nomination Form, including Proposed Citation Statement by Nominator (2-pages maximum) Curriculum Vitae (2-pages maximum) List of publications and citation analysis (1-page maximum) Two Letters of Support (each letter 2-pages maximum
Nominations remain active for three years. Updates may be made by resubmitting all components (updated and original).
Submission Procedure and Deadline
The full nomination must be compiled as a single file document in Word or PDF format with a maximum of 10 pages. Incomplete nominations will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure legibility of the PDF or Word document. Send the file via email to awardsprogram@mrs.org by April 1.
Call for Applications: 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Department of Chemistry at Syracuse University
The National Science Foundation, who makes REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) possible, gives undergraduates the opportunity to join research projects for the summer. This allows students to experience first-hand how basic research is carried out, and to contribute consequentially.
2012 Session Information: June 4, 2012 - August 10, 2012 Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York
Stipend: Each participant will receive a summer scholarship of $4,500.
Benefits: All participants will receive university housing at no additional expense in addition to a travel and conference reimbursement (if applicable).
Research Areas: Students have the opportunity to do research in any of the following areas: Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Solid-State Science, Chemical Physics, Surface Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Materials Science, X-ray Diffraction, and others.
Eligibility: The program is open to all students who have completed their first year of study and who have a serious interest in chemistry. Most students will have completed their junior years, although talented students with less experience will also be considered for acceptance in the program.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Call for Applications: Columbia University and the National Science Foundation Research Program for Undergraduates in Nanotechnology
The Columbia University NSEC RPU will continue for one last session in Summer 2012.
Applications are due by February 14, 2012
The Columbia University Center for Electron Transport in Molecular Nanostructures (The Columbia Nanocenter), a National Science Foundation Nanotechnology Center, will support about six outstanding undergraduates as Summer Research Fellows for a 10 week period from May 27 to August 4, 2012. This National Science Foundation - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-RPU) program provides a $3500 stipend for each successful candidate, free campus housing (worth $2700) in which you are expected to reside, and possible assistance with round-trip transportation (up to $500, if necessary). Those selected will have an opportunity to participate in the activities of one of the nation's outstanding new interdisciplinary Nanoscale Science and Technology Centers, as well as in other exciting research on campus. The Columbia Nanocenter draws faculty from the Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, and includes collaborative research with nearby universities (including CCNY, Barnard College and Rowan University) and industry (including IBM Yorktown Heights and Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies).
The Columbia Nanocenter is conducting research that will establish the foundation for new paradigms for information processing through the fundamental understanding of charge transport phenomena unique to nano-scale molecular structures. The research program involves exploration of the structures and electron transport properties of molecular single crystals where electron transport is confined to two dimensions, of carbon nanotubes where transport is in one dimension, and of single molecules assembled onto nano-scale scaffolding.
During the RPU program, students will also be involved in workshops, seminars, visits to local industry, recreational activities, a symposium of presentations by RPU students, and other activities.
Prospective candidates should arrange to have an official transcript forwarded to the Program Coordinator at the address below, along with the completed online application form (including two letters of recommendation - preferably from math, science or engineering professors at their home institution). The deadline for receipt of completed applications is on Feb 14, 2012. Successful candidates will be notified in March.
MIRT: This year the Columbia NSEC program helps introduce the Columbia Materials Interdisciplinary Research Team (MIRT), a program that will also participate in the Research Program for Undergraduates. The Columbia University MIRT, 'Building functional nanoarchitectures in van der Waals materials,' examines the assembly and physical properties of new composite materials created by 'nano-laminating' atomic sheets of different van der Waals materials, which have novel electronic properties and are expected to lead to new nanoelectronic devices. The team will look to exploit a wide range of new material building blocks, including both inorganic and organic materials. The research will focus on understanding the physical principles governing assembly of such materials and examine their distinctive optical, thermal and mechanical properties.
For additional information, please visit the website or contact:
Niva Ranjeet Program Coordinator Columbia NSEC 1001 Schapiro Hall 530 W. 120th St. New York, NY 10027 Phone: 212-854-1890 E-mail: ncr2114@columbia.edu
Call for Applications: 2012 National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in the Chem-SURF Program at the University of California, Irvine
Program Dates: June 21, 2012 - August 24, 2012 Application Deadline: March 15, 2012
The Chem-SURF Program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), provides a 10-week summer research opportunity for undergraduates to become fully immersed in challenging, cutting-edge, exciting, and transformative interdisciplinary research projects in the fields of chemical biology, chemical physics, computer science, molecular biology, nanoscience, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology, and analytical, atmospheric, biochemistry, bioinorganic, bioorganic, computational, environmental, inorganic, materials, organic, physical, polymer, surface and theoretical chemistry.
Benefits Include: $4000 Stipend; Faculty seminars, Cultural events and social activities; Faculty Mentors; Free on-campus housing; Graduate school preparation seminars; Local industry field trips; Post-program support; Travel allowance; UCI library and recreational facilities.
Who Should Apply? Applicants should be highly motivated and high-achieving science majors with sophomore, junior, or senior standing at the start of the Chem-SURF program. They must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have health insurance coverage. Our program is committed to promoting diversity in the fields of science. Women, underrepresented groups, individuals from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds, and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
Contact Information: Professor Fillmore Freeman, Ph.D. UCI NSF REU Chem-SURF Program Department of Chemistry 1102 Natural Sciences II University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2025
chemsurf@chem.uci.edu
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