UC Berkeley is pleased to announce the 2010 Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology. This national program provides participants with the opportunity to conduct research with a faculty member, obtain college research units, and receive a stipend, housing, meal plan, and transportation to and from the UC Berkeley campus.
Program dates are May 31 - August 6, 2010 and the application deadline is Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Berkeley welcomes applications from your students and appreciates if you would forward this information to your colleagues.
For more information about the program, please visit the following sites:
UC Berkeley Amgen Scholars Program Website at http://amgenscholars.berkeley.edu
National Amgen Scholars Program at http://amgenscholars.com
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Interested in a graduate level course?
As Phase II registration approaches, don't forget that junior and senior level students may be eligible to take some of the graduate level courses in our department. These typically are counted as chemistry or technical electives. Take a look at the offerings, and if you are interested contact Dr. Carrie Shepler at carrie.shepler@chemistry.gatech.edu
Looking for a CHEM or TECH elective?
BIOCATALYSIS AND METABOLIC ENGINEERING
ChBE 4760/6760, CHEM 4760/6760
Spring 2010
Dr. Andreas Bommarius
LECTURES:
Tuesday/Thursday, 8:00-9:30 am; classroom: ES&T L1125
Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering are in the process revolutionizing the areas of pharmaceuticals, fine chemistry, and biofuels over the next years, as biologically derived synthesis and processes will diffuse across ever more industries. This course for graduate and advanced undergraduate students provides an in-depth coverage of various topics in biocatalysis. The only requirements are prior knowledge in biochemistry as well as kinetics and/or reactor design. The course provides an in-depth coverage of various topics in biocatalysis and metabolic engineering. Goals of this course are the development of an understanding of proteins as catalysts, their functioning in metabolic networks, their application in various industries, and recognition of their potential for addressing future challenges in science and engineering.
ChBE 4760/6760, CHEM 4760/6760
Spring 2010
Dr. Andreas Bommarius
LECTURES:
Tuesday/Thursday, 8:00-9:30 am; classroom: ES&T L1125
Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering are in the process revolutionizing the areas of pharmaceuticals, fine chemistry, and biofuels over the next years, as biologically derived synthesis and processes will diffuse across ever more industries. This course for graduate and advanced undergraduate students provides an in-depth coverage of various topics in biocatalysis. The only requirements are prior knowledge in biochemistry as well as kinetics and/or reactor design. The course provides an in-depth coverage of various topics in biocatalysis and metabolic engineering. Goals of this course are the development of an understanding of proteins as catalysts, their functioning in metabolic networks, their application in various industries, and recognition of their potential for addressing future challenges in science and engineering.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Congratulations Graduates!
Many congratulations to our December graduates! We are exceptionally proud of you and wish you all the best!
Mr. Mehmet Bajin
Ms. Amanda Bryant
Mr. Michael Geist
Mr. Phillip Hairston
Ms. Rachel Henry
Ms. Bo Ri Kim
Ms. Sarah Lenceski
Ms. Katy Lin
Ms. Joo Young Moon
Mr. Gregg Nicholson
Mr. Matthew Peebles
Mr. David Rizzo
Ms. Katie Ryder
Ms. Christy Stager
Ms. Vierre Weathersbee
Mr. Mehmet Bajin
Ms. Amanda Bryant
Mr. Michael Geist
Mr. Phillip Hairston
Ms. Rachel Henry
Ms. Bo Ri Kim
Ms. Sarah Lenceski
Ms. Katy Lin
Ms. Joo Young Moon
Mr. Gregg Nicholson
Mr. Matthew Peebles
Mr. David Rizzo
Ms. Katie Ryder
Ms. Christy Stager
Ms. Vierre Weathersbee
Congratulations PURA winners!
Many congratulations to our School of Chemistry and Biochemistry recipients of the President's Undergraduate Research Award for Spring 2010.
Mr. Sean Miller with mentor Dr. Adegboyega Oyelere
Ms. Savini Santha with mentor Dr. Laren Tolbert
Mr. Kevin (KC) Vavra with mentor Dr. Jiri Janata
Mr. Jairo Zapata with mentor Dr. Christine Payne
Congratulations also to our adjunt faculty mentors Drs. Andreas Bommarius and C.P. Wong and their research student recipients of the PURA.
Mr. Sean Miller with mentor Dr. Adegboyega Oyelere
Ms. Savini Santha with mentor Dr. Laren Tolbert
Mr. Kevin (KC) Vavra with mentor Dr. Jiri Janata
Mr. Jairo Zapata with mentor Dr. Christine Payne
Congratulations also to our adjunt faculty mentors Drs. Andreas Bommarius and C.P. Wong and their research student recipients of the PURA.
Full fellowship for one year Master's program in Scotland
The Bobby Jones Fellowship is open to Georgia Tech students who are pursuing or will pursue graduate studies in selected areas of Physics, Electrical, and Computer Engineering. The fellowship provides one GT student the opportunity to earn a one-year non-thesis Master of Science degree at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland – a 600-year-old research university, voted Scottish University of the Year for 2008/2009, and one of the top 10 universities in the UK.
The recipient will receive $35,000 to cover fees and living expenses while enrolled at the University of St. Andrews.
Please join us at the Bobby Jones Fellowship Information Session on Tuesday, January 12th from 11 AM - 12 PM in Savant Building, suite 211, to learn more about this prestigious opportunity. Applications are due by February 1st, 2010. Application packet and details can be downloaded here.
The recipient will receive $35,000 to cover fees and living expenses while enrolled at the University of St. Andrews.
Please join us at the Bobby Jones Fellowship Information Session on Tuesday, January 12th from 11 AM - 12 PM in Savant Building, suite 211, to learn more about this prestigious opportunity. Applications are due by February 1st, 2010. Application packet and details can be downloaded here.
Southern Research--Employment Opportunity
Southern Research, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is currently seeking an entry-level Associate Chemist.
The Power Systems and Environmental Research Department at Southern Research Institute has an immediate opening for an entry-level or recently graduated chemist. The successful candidate will perform chemical analysis of fuel and ash samples in an analytical chemistry laboratory and participate in field measurements at full-scale coal-fired power plants and at the pilot-scale combustion research facility.
This chemist will be a key part of a team performing research on advanced air-pollution control technologies and combustion and gasification systems. Duties will be primarily running analytical chemistry equipment and performing sample analysis in the on-site analytical chemistry laboratory at Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. However, duties will also include participating in field testing activities, which may or may not involve chemical procedures.
Experience working in an analytical chemistry laboratory and familiarity and experience with 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 and a B.S. degree in Chemistry is required.
**Your application must include a cover letter that gives your salary expectation as well as your college GPA to be considered.**
For more information, please contact:
Charles L. Burks
Advanced Human Resource Generalist
Southern Research Institute
2000 Ninth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205
205-581-2512 (phone)
205-581-2880 (fax)
burks@sri.org
The Power Systems and Environmental Research Department at Southern Research Institute has an immediate opening for an entry-level or recently graduated chemist. The successful candidate will perform chemical analysis of fuel and ash samples in an analytical chemistry laboratory and participate in field measurements at full-scale coal-fired power plants and at the pilot-scale combustion research facility.
This chemist will be a key part of a team performing research on advanced air-pollution control technologies and combustion and gasification systems. Duties will be primarily running analytical chemistry equipment and performing sample analysis in the on-site analytical chemistry laboratory at Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. However, duties will also include participating in field testing activities, which may or may not involve chemical procedures.
Experience working in an analytical chemistry laboratory and familiarity and experience with 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 and a B.S. degree in Chemistry is required.
**Your application must include a cover letter that gives your salary expectation as well as your college GPA to be considered.**
For more information, please contact:
Charles L. Burks
Advanced Human Resource Generalist
Southern Research Institute
2000 Ninth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205
205-581-2512 (phone)
205-581-2880 (fax)
burks@sri.org
Pre-med Students Scholars Program in Organic Chemistry (SPOC)
A new ten week program at the University of Texan Southwestern offers college students an opportunity to learn organic chemistry in a controlled environment with an innovative and exciting approach.
-Students will be paired with an physician for clinical shadowing opportunities
-Begins June 1, 2010 through August 5, 2010
-Summer stipends provided for participants
Qualifications
-Underrepresented minority* or disadvantaged** undergraduates who will have completed general chemistry in college by June 2010
-SAT score between 1500 and 1900 or ACT score between 20 and 27
-Minimum GPA 3.0
-Must NOT have taken organic chemistry in college
-Participants responsible for locating their own housing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area during the summer of 2010
Application deadline: January 29. 2010
For more information
Contact:
Ada Granado, RN, MSN
Director of Minority Student Affairs
UT Southwestern Medical School
*Underrepresented minority students are defined as designated by the American Association of Medical Colleges as being underrrepresented in medicine as compared to their proportion representation in the general population (African American, Hispanic, Mainland Puerto Rican, Native American).
**Disadvantaged students are defined as designated by the Texas Joint Admissions Medical Program as financially eligible for a Pell grant and/or an Estimated Family Contribution of up to $8000 unless other evidence of economic disadvantaged status exists.
-Students will be paired with an physician for clinical shadowing opportunities
-Begins June 1, 2010 through August 5, 2010
-Summer stipends provided for participants
Qualifications
-Underrepresented minority* or disadvantaged** undergraduates who will have completed general chemistry in college by June 2010
-SAT score between 1500 and 1900 or ACT score between 20 and 27
-Minimum GPA 3.0
-Must NOT have taken organic chemistry in college
-Participants responsible for locating their own housing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area during the summer of 2010
Application deadline: January 29. 2010
For more information
Contact:
Ada Granado, RN, MSN
Director of Minority Student Affairs
UT Southwestern Medical School
*Underrepresented minority students are defined as designated by the American Association of Medical Colleges as being underrrepresented in medicine as compared to their proportion representation in the general population (African American, Hispanic, Mainland Puerto Rican, Native American).
**Disadvantaged students are defined as designated by the Texas Joint Admissions Medical Program as financially eligible for a Pell grant and/or an Estimated Family Contribution of up to $8000 unless other evidence of economic disadvantaged status exists.
Research Positions for Undergraduates, Spring 2010
The Bommarius laboratory (ChBE, CHEM, Bioengineering) specializes in biocatalysis, protein stability, biochemical engineering, and synthetic biology. We seek self-motivated, hard-working student researchers interested to continue for a PhD and/or MD after college, to work on cutting-edge research problems and to learn new skills.
Eligibility:
i) graduation date (B.S.) between 12/10 and 05/13 in BIOL, BMED, CEE, ChBE, or CHEM
ii) GPA at Georgia Tech > 3.30, preferably > 3.45
iii) basic laboratory skills, enthusiasm, self-motivation, flexibility, independence
iv) start in Spring 2010 for credit, interested to continue during summer 2010
Interested?: Please email resume (incl. i) major, ii) GPA, and iii) expected graduation date) to mentor and to Prof. Andreas S. Bommarius (andreas.bommarius@chbe.gatech.edu).
Interviews with mentor: any time until Jan. 13; feedback: 1-3 days later; decision asap after agreement among student, mentor, and faculty advisor
Positions available on (each of) the following project(s):
Co-Evolution of Retinoic Acid Receptor Variants
The retinoic acid receptor (RAR) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. RAR turns on gene expression in the presence of small molecule ligands, such as retinoic acid. We wish to evolve mutants of this receptor, which will bind and respond to β-lactam antibiotics. We wish to use this variant receptor to discover enzymes capable of antibiotic synthesis, providing cheaper, greener methods of production for these essential drugs.
The student will be responsible for the generation of RAR variants through error-prone PCR and testing for altered ligand specificity. The student will also be responsible for characterization of RAR variants using yeast based growth and β-galactosidase assays as well as mammalian cell based luciferase assays.
To accomplish these goals, the student will learn a number of biochemical and molecular biology techniques:
- PCR and error-prone PCR
- genetic cloning and subcloning
- working with bacterial and yeast systems
- mammalian cell culture
- Yeast two-hybrid assay (Chemical complementation)
Mentor: Michael Rood (mrood3@gatech.edu)
International Plan Updates
Announcements
INTA 1200-IP section: American Government in Comparative & Global Perspectives. The IP section (and only the IP section) of this course now fulfills the International Plan's International Relations requirement. It also fulfills Georgia Tech's American History / American Government requirement. It is restricted to IP students, as it is specifically designed with the interests and needs of the IP student in mind. Contact Stephanie Jackson at stephanie.jackson@inta.gatech.edu to request a permit. The spring semester course is taught TR 12:05-1:35 - CRN 29283
Contribute an article for the "Student's Corner" of the newsletter! If you have completed at least one term of international experience for the IP and want a chance to write about your experiences, then send a request along with a statement of your article idea to international plan@oie.gatech.edu.
The IP is on Facebook. Look for our group called International Plan: GIT Global as a way to connect with other IP students.
Upcoming IP Events
1st Annual International Plan Symposium - The International Plan is sponsoring a spring semester symposium scheduled for February 11th, 2010. Students who have completed one or both terms of their 26 weeks international experience requirement are invited to submit proposals for oral presentations or posters - Check out the website for more details at http://www.internationalplan.gatech.edu/events/event.html?id=5144
Group Advisement Session - Thursday, January 13, 2010, Room 319, Student Center, 11:00-12:00. This is a great chance for all IP students to have your questions answered and meet other students in the program. Each person who comes will get an IP tee-shirt
Policy Updates
The IP committee has determined that Middle Eastern countries such as Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc. will count as Foreign Language Track countries with students being required to use Arabic to fulfill the IP Language requirement.
Reminders
Students Going Abroad: Spring or summer 2010
Before going abroad, make sure to complete your International Plan "International Experiences Approval Form", previously "Authroized Signatures Form." Completing this form provides assurance that your time abroad will count toward IP requirements. Once you have obtained all signatures, please contact us at internationalplan@oie.gatech.edu to make an appointment to see Karen Pierce for the final signature. If you do not have this form already, you may find it on the IP website by clicking here.
After your form is signed, you'll be given permission to register for a course that indicates on your transcript that your time abroad is counting towards IP requirements.
Don't for get to apply for the IP stipend if going abroad. Application can be found on our website at: http://www.internationalplan.gatech.edu/apply/stipend.html
Graduating Students
If you intend to graduate with the International Plan designation then you will need to turn in your "IP Degree Petition". Once you have obtained all signatures, please contact us at internationalplan@oie.gatech.edu to make an appointment to see Karen Pierce for the final signature. If you do not have this form already, you may find it on the IP website: http://www.internationalplan.gatech.edu/resources/
INTA 1200-IP section: American Government in Comparative & Global Perspectives. The IP section (and only the IP section) of this course now fulfills the International Plan's International Relations requirement. It also fulfills Georgia Tech's American History / American Government requirement. It is restricted to IP students, as it is specifically designed with the interests and needs of the IP student in mind. Contact Stephanie Jackson at stephanie.jackson@inta.gatech.edu to request a permit. The spring semester course is taught TR 12:05-1:35 - CRN 29283
Contribute an article for the "Student's Corner" of the newsletter! If you have completed at least one term of international experience for the IP and want a chance to write about your experiences, then send a request along with a statement of your article idea to international plan@oie.gatech.edu.
The IP is on Facebook. Look for our group called International Plan: GIT Global as a way to connect with other IP students.
Upcoming IP Events
1st Annual International Plan Symposium - The International Plan is sponsoring a spring semester symposium scheduled for February 11th, 2010. Students who have completed one or both terms of their 26 weeks international experience requirement are invited to submit proposals for oral presentations or posters - Check out the website for more details at http://www.internationalplan.gatech.edu/events/event.html?id=5144
Group Advisement Session - Thursday, January 13, 2010, Room 319, Student Center, 11:00-12:00. This is a great chance for all IP students to have your questions answered and meet other students in the program. Each person who comes will get an IP tee-shirt
Policy Updates
The IP committee has determined that Middle Eastern countries such as Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc. will count as Foreign Language Track countries with students being required to use Arabic to fulfill the IP Language requirement.
Reminders
Students Going Abroad: Spring or summer 2010
Before going abroad, make sure to complete your International Plan "International Experiences Approval Form", previously "Authroized Signatures Form." Completing this form provides assurance that your time abroad will count toward IP requirements. Once you have obtained all signatures, please contact us at internationalplan@oie.gatech.edu to make an appointment to see Karen Pierce for the final signature. If you do not have this form already, you may find it on the IP website by clicking here.
After your form is signed, you'll be given permission to register for a course that indicates on your transcript that your time abroad is counting towards IP requirements.
Don't for get to apply for the IP stipend if going abroad. Application can be found on our website at: http://www.internationalplan.gatech.edu/apply/stipend.html
Graduating Students
If you intend to graduate with the International Plan designation then you will need to turn in your "IP Degree Petition". Once you have obtained all signatures, please contact us at internationalplan@oie.gatech.edu to make an appointment to see Karen Pierce for the final signature. If you do not have this form already, you may find it on the IP website: http://www.internationalplan.gatech.edu/resources/
Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate at Northwestern University
The Materials Research Center at Northwestern University offers a 9-week, paid summer research experience for undergraduates. The students are paired up with some of the leading research professors in science and engineering fields. Research areas include ceramics, polymers, nanocomposites, photonics, nanoparticles, molecular electronics and biomaterials. Students currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in science or engineering who are US citizens or permanent residents are eligible. The program dates this year are June 21 to August 20, 2010; Applications are due Feb. 15, 2010. Participants are paid a $4000 stipend and on-campus housing is provided.
For more information, please visit the program website
If you have any questions, please contact Martha J. Tanner at mrc@northwestern.edu, 847-491-3606.
For more information, please visit the program website
If you have any questions, please contact Martha J. Tanner at mrc@northwestern.edu, 847-491-3606.
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