Join one of the Nation’s leading multidisciplinary science and technology programs for a ten-week laboratory internship.

TWCIAS-NRL HBCU Information Page
May 29 through August 3, 2018, in Washington, DC
On-line application can be found at http://nrl.e.twc.edu/
Application Deadline: Extended until January 19, 2018

Research Opportunities include (but are not limited to):

• Systems Biology
• Biosensor Design and Engineering
• Bio-fuels and Alternative Energy Materials
• Additive Manufacturing
• Wireless Power
• Microbattery and Miniature Power Source Designs
• Molecular Engineering of Bioconstructs for Chemical and Biotoxin Detection
• Microbiotics: Engineering and Design
• Optical Orbital Debris Prototype Development
• Cybersecurity
• Graphical User Interface-Robotics Engineering
• Image Processing and Data Interface
• Microstructural Studies of Advanced Steels
• Novel Materials Joining Processes
• Elastomers and Functional Polymer Synthesis
• Micro- and Nanofabrication Surface Design of Materials
• Computational Design of Materials
• Engineering and Device Fabrication for Explosives Detection
• Nanocrystalline Magnetic Materials for Power Electronics
• Electrochemical Reduction Pathways of Nitroenergetics
• Laser Processing of Biomaterials
• Nanoparticle Characterization and Synthesis
• Meta-Proteomics and Mass Spectral-Based Proteome Profiling
• Solar Energy Harvesting
• Organic/Inorganic Molecular Imprinting
• Space Observations: Investigating Coronal Mass Ejections
• Catalytic Sorbent Synthesis for Neutralization and Decontamination
• Surface Plasmon Resonance Analysis
• Solar Energy Harvesting
• Graphical User Interface-Robotics Engineering

Now accepting applications for the U.S. Department of Energy 2018 Fusion Energy Sciences Postdoctoral Research Program

The purpose of the Fusion Energy Sciences Postdoctoral Research Program is to offer recent doctoral degree recipients the opportunity to conduct research in DOE fusion energy research and development programs. Participants acquire knowledge and experience in areas of fusion energy science, interact with outstanding scientists and engineers, and have access to advanced equipment and facilities. Appointments are made to designated DOE laboratories, universities and contractor fusion energy centers. The mission of the DOE Fusion Energy Sciences is to expand the fundamental understanding of matter at very high temperatures and densities and to build the scientific foundation needed to develop a fusion energy source. Although tremendous scientific progress has been made since the inception of fusion energy research in the United States and internationally, fusion’s research frontiers remain replete with open problems of critical importance.

Selected Postdoctoral students receive an monthly stipend of $5,583.33 ($67,000.00 annually), a supplement to offset the cost of health insurance, a travel allowance and a relocation allowance, if eligible.

To qualify, applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and must have received a doctoral degree in an appropriate science or engineering discipline within three years of the desired starting date or expect to complete all requirements for such a degree prior to the desired starting date. Applications are due January 31, 2018. For a complete list of qualifications or to apply for the DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Postdoctoral Research Program. please visit https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/3699

Past Research Host Facilities: Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois •California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California •Columbia University, New York, New York •General Atomics, San Diego, California •Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho •Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California •Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania •Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico •Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts •New York University, New York, New York •North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina •Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee •Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington •Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey •Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York •Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico •Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California •University of California, Berkeley, California •University of California, Davis, California •University of California, Irvine, California •University of California, Los Angeles, California 

U.S. citizenship or LPR required

Application deadline: January 31, 2018, at 11:59 PM EST

How to Apply: Applications and supporting materials must be submitted at

https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/3699

Program Information: Detailed information about the FES Postdoctoral Research Program can be found at

http://www.orau.gov/doe-fes-postdoc/

For questions please email us at fusion@orau.org.

On March 7, 2018, we will be having our annual “Pathways to Success” seminar talk with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski. Everyone is invited to attend!

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2018.

Time: 10 am-noon.

Location: UMBC Sherman Hall, Room 003

Our coach Scott Morgan from the Morgan Group is back! We will talk about how to prepare a talk about your scientific research and prep for your defense! This public speaking workshop will be useful for ALL graduate students, especially Ph.D. students. Master students are strongly encouraged to attend!

This is a brunch workshop and it will serve as a make-up session/preparation for those Ph.D. students interested to participate from the 3MT competition. The GSA at UMBC is our co-host.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) celebrates the exciting research conducted by Ph.D. students. Developed by The University of Queensland, the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

The California Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for 2018-2019.  Prospective applicants in the mathematical sciences, physical sciences, chemistry, computer science, and all fields of engineering are invited to apply by completing ONE application for postdoctoral positions at any of the four partner schools: Berkeley, Caltech, Stanford, and UCLA. Applicants for California Alliance positions at Caltech are strongly advised to apply by the upcoming application review date, January 15, 2018.

The California Alliance’s Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are accepted online at https://www.california-alliance.org/postdocfellowships

Please see the attached program announcement or visit the California Alliance website for more information: https://www.california-alliance.org/

 These are postdoctoral awards for up to two-years, with annual stipends from $50K to $70K per year.

The California Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate is a National Science Foundation-supported initiative to increase diversity among STEM graduate students, postdocs, and faculty. Please see the attached program announcement or visit the website for more information.  For assistance with the application process, please contact Ira Young at californiaalliance@berkeley.edu

Click on the following link to view the flyer for this Postdoc Fellowship Program announcement: California Alliance Postdoc Announcement 2018-19