Degree Petitions
Degree petitions for May graduation are due to Dr. Shepler on October 8 by 5:00pm. Please see your adviser to complete a checklist and the petition.
Southern Research Chemist Position
The Power Systems and Environmental Research Department at Southern Research Institute has an immediate opening for an experienced Chemist. The successful candidate will perform tests in laboratory-scale facilities, operate equipment and perform chemical analyses in an analytical chemistry laboratory, and participate in field measurements at full-scale coal-fired power plants, at the Southern Research pilot-scale combustion research facility as well as working part-time in the National Carbon Capture Center, located in Wilsonville, Alabama.
This Chemist position will be a key part of a team performing laboratory analyses using various instruments ( ICP-MS, HPLC, GC-MS, IC, AA, and Mercury Analyzer ), wet chemistry, and sample digestion. Sample organization, report writing, preparing project summary reports, preparing technical papers, making presentations and publishing technical articles are some of the other duties of this position.
Experience working with ICP-MS and HPLC is required. Experience working in an analytical chemistry laboratory and familiarity and experience with other analytical instrumentation and on-line gas analysis is desired. Experience with laboratory and field sampling techniques and experimental procedures would also be helpful.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and good writing and communication skills are also desired, as is two years applicable experience. A four-year college degree in Chemistry is required, Master’s preferred. There is also some travel, and drug testing will be required for field site access.
(Sponsorship is not available for this position.)
Apply online at http://www.southernresearch.org
For the masses:
1. Spring 2009 PURA Deadline
It's fast approaching--October 19. Be sure to submit a copy of your proposal to Dr. Shepler in addition to UROP.
2. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 3-5K Charity Walk
Sunday, October 24 at Atlantic Station
Georgia Tech Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is searching for motivated individuals, groups, and organizations to join us in this event. The goal is to create one big team from Georgia Tech and compile everyone's fundraising efforts into one large donation.
For more information contact Munir Pathak at mpathak3@gatech.edu or go here to sign up.
3. Success Programs Workshops
Playing GAMES with your Study Skills
This workshop will explore ways to learn and organize new material for maximum retention.
Tuesday Sept 29 3-4 or
Wednesday Sept 30 3-4pm
Room 321 Student Center
To Drop or Not to Drop: Making Informed Academic Decisions
Monday, Oct. 12 2-3pm
Crescent Room, Student Commons
4. Executive Round Table applications
It is my pleasure to announce that the application for membership in Executive Round Table is available.
Executive Round Table (ERT) is a professional forum where select Georgia Tech students, faculty, and industry members from the Southeast come together in a setting of open discussion. At ERT's monthly dinner meetings, prominent guest speakers present to the members on a variety of topics pertinent to the business and social arenas. Each presentation concludes with a relevant challenge being posed to the ERT members who collaborate in a "round table" format on proposals to share with the group.
In the spring, ERT members travel to a resort location near Atlanta for a weekend conference which provides an in-depth development of a central theme. This conference represents ERT's capstone program, and the experience is a journey of personal growth and camaraderie for attendees.
Applications are due by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 2nd. Interested students may apply online at www.gtert.org. Additional information about ERT and membership requirements are available on the ERT website, or contact vp.student@gtert.org
5. A message from The Tower
We’re looking for good quality paper submissions from undergraduates researching across Georgia Tech’s campus. We’re not just looking for full-blown article submissions from undergraduate researchers, but news briefs (dispatches) on recent progress and groundbreaking research. For this semester, we intend to target undergraduate students who have completed writing their thesis/previous papers, who are in the process of writing any materials for their research groups, and those who wish to share their experiences/research with the campus.
Submissions are not limited to undergraduate students; faculty who wish to promote undergraduate research (possibly advertise their labs to undergraduates) and share their experiences are welcome to submit material to The Tower as well.
The submission deadline for this Fall is October 8th, 2009; however, we do accept submissions every semester.
The Tower is a great opportunity to display the quality of the undergraduate research programs which occur at Georgia Tech. Unfortunately, there are often too few resources to effectively channel these programs to the campus and the public; we hope to fill this void by giving students and faculty the opportunity to submit their work to our organization.
Please visit our website for more information. There will be a Release Party this Thursday from 5-7pm in the Library East Commons area for our inaugural print issue. There will be FREE food and you can meet the other staff members! Please attend for more information on the submission process! We will also be actively recruiting new members at this meeting.
6. "Money Matters" Financial Literacy seminar
Thursday, October 8
7:00pm, Clary Theater (Student Success Center)
Interested in becoming financially savvy? Learn more about managing money, checking accounts, and other financial matters!
Co-Sponsored by the Georgia Tech Honors Program and the Georgia Tech Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship
7. Have a happy and safe fall break!
