Diversity Weekend: Humphrey School of Public Affairs Minneapolis, Minnesota: Deadline, October 1, 2012
The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is sponsoring the Fifth Annual Diversity Days event for prospective graduate students, November 1st and 2nd, 2012. Diversity Days is a two day program coordinated to expose students who are historically underrepresented in higher education to master’s programs at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Selected participants will have the opportunity to meet with faculty, current students, and alumni, as well as experience the life of the Humphrey School and the Twin Cities Metro. Selected participants who live over 200 miles away from the Twin Cities Metro will be eligible for a transportation grant up to $400 to cover the cost of airfare and/or car mileage. Diversity Days participants will also have application fees to the Humphrey School waived.
 
Prospective students will have the opportunity to meet faculty, staff, current students, and alumni, as well as learn more about our nationally ranked graduate programs in Public Policy; Urban and Regional Planning; Development Practice in international development; and Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy. We offer self-designed concentrations in a wide range of domestic and international areas, and we also offer dual degrees with the schools/departments of Law, Business, Public Health, Social Work, and Civil Engineering.
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I was accepted as a McNair Scholar for the 2011-2012 academic year (REM 20).

How did you find out about McNair?
I found out through a friend who was applying.

What have you gained from being a McNair scholar?
I gained many valuable skill sets including: independent study skills, the ability to critique research, interpersonal skills, and the importance of fostering the mentor relationship.

What is your most recent independent research project?
I am working on creating a device that assists the visually impaired in reading Braille.

How did you find your mentor for this project?
I searched the Department of Information Systems for a professor doing research in the area of assistive technologies and Human Centered Computing. I came across Dr. Shaun Kane, who has done much work in these areas.

How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?
I didn’t, Dr. Shaun Kane gave me a list of projects in his lab to pick from. I wasn’t able to decide at first, but the opportunity to create a novel device really excited me.

How much time did you put into it?
I spent two hours every Friday during the spring 2012 semester working on the proposal and literature review. I worked about five to eight hours a day Monday through Friday for my summer Research Fellowship.

What academic background did you have before you started?
I was a Mechanical Engineering major for a semester, then I switched to Information Systems for its interdisciplinary nature.

How much did your mentor help you with your research?
My mentor introduced me to the topic and potential directions for the research. I am doing all of the research as an independent study under his guidance.

What has been the hardest part about your research?
The most difficult part of my research is iterative prototyping. This is a cyclic process of designing, testing, analyzing, and refining a product or process.

What was the most unexpected thing?
There is no one unexpected thing. The process of design is always unexpected because design, like fashion, changes very rapidly and constantly. Design is always improving.

How does your research relate to your work in other classes?
As an Information Systems major, I learn to work with computer hardware, software people, and the design process. I get to take what I learned in class and apply it directly to a real world problem.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Research is a challenging yet rewarding way of exploring your interests. It is not for everyone. However, this should not dissuade you from attempting it, you might discover that you enjoy it and realize a passion of yours.

What are your career goals?

I aspire to go to graduate school and then work in the government in Network Security Administration.

Read more about Manpreet's research by visiting the link below...

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September 19 & 20, 2012
9 AM - 4 PM each day
Location: AOK Libray, first floor behind the Reference Offices

Items sold include books, CDs, LPs and more! Prices generally range from $.25 to $5 with some individually priced items. We accept cash or checks - sorry, no credit cards. Proceeds will be used to purchase new library materials and equipment.

The book sale is open the the public. Contact 410-455-2341 for further information.
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The following research positions have been posted recently to UMBCworks. Login to your account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings! You can also find out more by downloading the attachment.

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You may want to check out The Office of Undergraduate Education's "My Majors" page which will keep you up-to-date on new opportunities and give you a glimpse at interesting research your fellow majors are doing!
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The Meyerhoff program introduced me to the idea of research internships during undergraduate summers. Since freshman year they have encouraged many applications to many places, including the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST.) Before I came to college I had never noticed research opportunities or even heard of them or thought about them. As a Physics/Mathematics major, I had kind of thought all the internships available were more for the life sciences as those were the only ones I had ever heard about.

How did you know that research at NIST was what you wanted to do?
My father has worked at NIST for quite a while and on the few occasions I visited the campus I always loved it. Physics has a huge presence at NIST, which is a delightful change of pace from what I usually see. I liked the idea of starting my first research experience at somewhere close and comfortable that I also knew for sure would be a great place. I'll be back next year if I am fortunate enough to be accepted again.

Did you apply to other places?
I applied to several other places such as NASA, APL, and a few REUs at various universities across the country. I was rejected or did not hear back from all of them.

Was the application difficult to do? Did you have help with this?
The SURF program application is very straightforward, in my opinion. There are some finer details to work out with the college, but for UMBC at least, Ms. McGlynn makes everything you need to do extremely clear and is quite helpful throughout the entire process even going as far to review your personal statement and resume. By the time your application is sent off there is essentially zero chance that anything is incorrect.

What was your summer research project?
My project dealt with the modeling and optimization of metal-oxide-semiconductor electrochemical solar cells. The purpose of the photoelectrochemical cells is to take light and convert it into electricity and use that electricity to break water into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas, thus providing hydrogen gas for fuel cells. The project deals heavily in renewable energy and aims to make silicon-based solar technologies more viable. I was altering solar cell geometries and composition to attempt to improve the efficiency and ensure that the voltage generated is enough to split water. 

Who was your mentor for this project?
My mentor is a post-doctorate student named Daniel Esposito. I could not have asked for a better mentor. I also worked with Dr. Jon Guyer (who was invaluable as well) when it came to the more complicated FiPy partial differential equation solver.

How much time do you put into this work?
I worked five days a week from around 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for 11 weeks over the summer, so quite a bit of time. The project was large and interesting; I could have used more time!

Were you paid? Where did you live?
SURF students are paid $5,500 for the 11 weeks of work, which is a very good deal. I commuted from home, but I know that NIST will house most of the SURF students at Hyatt House (a nearby hotel) in very accommodating conditions, so that is certainly an option.

What academic background did you have before you started?
I had no previous research experience, but am a rising junior Physics/Mathematics major with ~115 credits under my belt. I have a job setting up labs at the UMBC Physics Department and am fluent in Python as well as MATLAB and Mathematica. Academically I was rather strong, but in terms of research I was completely new to it.

How did you learn what you needed to know for this project?
My mentor gave me a few papers to read and there is a wonderful website called PVCDROM that provides a wealth of information on how solar cells function and the semiconductor physics behind them. Google also played a large role in my learning.

What was the hardest part about your research?
The hardest part would have to be learning to research. When I had problems in classes, I can check my answers and ask questions. Here, I can still ask questions, but what makes this research is that NIST doesn't know the answers; that's why the SURF students are working on these problems, to find answers. It is a bit unnerving at first when you come up with a result and you can't know whether or not it's correct because it's brand new.

How does this research relate to your course work at UMBC?
My research had multiple tie-ins to my Modern Physics course and I was glad to have had it before hand as I was better equipped to understanding the physics behind semiconductors. The classes on/using MATLAB, Mathematica, and Python were invaluable. Having programming knowledge beforehand was very useful and it seems that most of the friends I made here use programming in their research as well.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Try it. I find it extremely rewarding and fun, but not everyone will. Best you don't go through undergrad never taking these opportunities and then get into a research position because it's what you THINK you want and find out instead that you hate it. Find out now. Also, don't get discouraged if you're not accepted the first time, try again. I applied to 17 places my freshman year and got into none of them.

What are your career goals?
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The Women's Center is helping spread the word for an important cause. For any other additional information, please contact the College Democrats. 


College Democrats is hosting several upcoming events in support of marriage equality. Please read the details below:

Phone bank for Marriage Equality On-Campus

September 18th, 5-8 pm, Sondheim 210 (Sign up for this date using this Doodle Poll).
October 9th, 5-8 pm, Commons 327
October 23rd, 5-8 pm, Commons 327

The group will provide the script, the training, the snacks - all they ask is that you donate some cell phone minutes!

While College Democrats is the official sponsor of these phone banks, they are open to student/faculty/staff who don't identify as Democrats but who care about this issue. 
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Zach is a compelling speaker whose story and rise to fame are heartwarming.  As well as being an advocate for civil rights at the state and national levels, Zach is an Eagle Scout who offers an interesting perspective on his own scouting experience in light of the BSA’s ban on LGBT leadership and participation.  Here is a link to Zach’s now-famous testimony on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMLZO-sObzQ

CCBC Dundalk Address:
7200 Sollers Point Rd
Baltimore, MD 21222-4649

For more information and to RSVP contact, Ted McCadden, Assistant Professor, at tmccadden@ccbcmd.edu or 443-840-3783.

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Phone bank for Marriage Equality On-Campus

September 18th, 5-8 pm, Sondheim 210 (Sign up for this date using this Doodle Poll).
October 9th, 5-8 pm, Commons 327
October 23rd, 5-8 pm, Commons 327
We'll provide the script, the training, the snacks - all we ask is that you donate some cell phone minutes!

While College Democrats is the official sponsor of these phone banks, they are open to student/faculty/staff who don't identify as Democrats but who care about this issue.

YDM Campaign Invasion - Marriage Equality - On Sunday, September 16, the Young Dems of Maryland are door-knocking for marriage equality from 10 am - 3 pm in Baltimore.  There will be breakfast and lunch provided and lots of fun Young Dems to meet!  RSVP at this link 9/16 Marriage Equality Campaign Invasion and email Mike Ball at mball3@umbc.edu to reserve a spot in the car pool from UMBC.
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