Advanced Materials, 2nd news article.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201907364
The Center for Social Science Scholarship invites applications for Faculty Working Groups to promote intellectual exchange in the social sciences and across campus. These collaborative scholarly learning communities will meet regularly to engage in such activities as: working on research projects, reading key literature, exploring new methodological approaches, and/or engaging in matters of public interest related to the social sciences.
Up to four Faculty Working Groups will be selected by the center director and advisory board members. Groups should be faculty-led and must include at least one faculty member from a social science department at UMBC. Additional priority will be given to groups whose members and/or areas of interest are multi- or interdisciplinary. Advanced graduate students may participate as Faculty Working Group members but may not serve as leaders.
Faculty Working Groups can apply for up to $1,000 in annual support ($500 per semester); groups will also be able to apply for continuation funding. Groups may use funds for such items as: supporting regular group meetings; purchasing software, books, or other materials; hosting external speakers; creating scholarly resources; traveling to external sites for research or public engagement purposes; and other similar activities. A brief report of the group’s activities will be due at the end of the funding period.
Apply by May 30, 2020, for groups to begin in Fall 2020.
Click on the attached file to download the application form.
Applications should be submitted via email to socialscience@umbc.edu. Questions may be directed to Christine Mallinson, Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship.
]]>CHEM 490 The Chemistry and Biochemistry of Brewing, Dr. Paul Smith, Steve Frazier
Areas: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry. This interdisciplinary course provides an in-depth exploration of the chemical and biochemical processes fundamental to the different stages of the brewing process. Topics will include water chemistry, malting and grain processing, the organic chemistry of hops, and the microbiology and biochemistry of yeast. Integral to the course is the exploration of how fundamental chemical and biochemical processes affect different aspects of the brewing process as well as specific qualities of the beer produced.
Pre-requisites: MATH152, PHYS122, CHEM300, CHEM352, CHEM351L.
CHEM 490 Sustainable Nanotechnology, Dr. Zeev Rosenzweig
Area: Material Science. The goal of this course is to describe common synthetic nanomaterials and their impact on human health and the environment. The nanotechnology revolution has already resulted in a broad range of applications including in broadly distributed technologies like cell phones, TVs, tablets and light emitting displays. With the exponential growth of nanotechnologies come human health and environmental concerns due to potentially adverse impacts of synthetic nanomaterials on biological and natural systems. The course will cover the main mechanisms of interactions between synthetic nanomaterials and model membranes and organisms with a molecular level focus. The course will also describe chemistry oriented solutions to mitigate adverse impacts of synthetic nanomaterials by novel surface chemistries and by replacing toxic with benign components. Finally, the course will describe how theoretical and computational techniques could be used to explain and predict the impact and enable the design of new nanomaterials that maintain desirable functions with reduced impact on human health and the environment.
The course is appropriate for graduate students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Departmental of Biological Sciences, and the Department of Chemical Environmental and Bioengineering with strong background in chemistry. The course is also appropriate to chemistry undergraduate students who completed the inorganic chemistry lecture and laboratory courses (CHEM 405 and 405L) and to biochemistry undergraduate students who completed Biochemistry I (CHEM 437)
https://chemistry.umbc.edu/next-semesters-elective-list/
Training Resources
The following training resources are now available, and NSF will continue to keep the community informed as additional resources are released.
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Current and Pending Support Resources
The 2020 - 2021 Scholarship Retriever General Application is live!
Join Retriever Essentials team as the CCMA AmeriCorps VISTA/Program Coordinator for 2020-2021.Apply online here.Member Duties: The CCMA AmeriCorps VISTA will implement the operation manual to continue institutionalizing all Retriever Essentials programming, while updating the manual to ensure needs are met in the most efficiently. They will coordinate volunteers for daily operations of the food pantry, including donation collection, inventory, bag packing/delivery, and client shopping. The VISTA will also develop a fundraising plan to raise money to support the new permanent pantry space on campus and to fund a staff member. They will work to develop partnerships with departments and student groups and on and off campus partners to provide programming and events around food justice and healthy eating on a budget. Additionally, the VISTA will coordinate the student leadership board to help institutionalize Retriever Essentials. They will train students in researching and advocating for food and housing insecure students. The VISTA will create and update promotional content and develop marketing strategies. |
Program Benefits: Childcare assistance if eligible, Gym Membership, Relocation Allowance, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Training, Living Allowance, Health Coverage.For best consideration please apply by April 10th, 2020.https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=94195&fromSearch=true |
The officers of Arab Student Union
The officers of the Cancer Awareness Society
Thomas Jasmine, an affiliate of the Black Student Union and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Zeta Upsilon Chapter