Robert Noyce Scholarship Program

The Noyce Scholarship Program recruits talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students to complete a dual major in their content area and teacher certification to work specifically in high needs schools.  Chemistry majors pursuing a dual major in education will be eligible for the program’s $12,000/year awards. The Robert Noyce Scholarship program is funded by a $746,000 grant to NDSU from the National Science Foundation (DUE-0883268, January 1, 2009 — December 31, 2013, Erika Offerdahl, Department of Chemistry & Molecular Biology, Co-PI).

For more information or to apply follow this link: www.ndsu.edu/csme/noyce

Professor Mukund Sibi is a co-organizer for the 41st National Organic Symposium meeting to be held in Boulder, Colorado in June 2009. The National Organic Symposium is the premier event sponsored by the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry to highlight recent advances in organic chemistry, and provides a breadth of programming and opportunities. For more information about this meeting, see the NOS website below.

http://www.nationalorganicsymposium.org/

Uwe Burghaus Receives NSF CAREER AWARD

Professor Uwe Burghaus receives NSF CAREER Award. Uwe Burghaus, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, has received a $426,000 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation. The NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program recognizes and supports the early career development of faculty who show remarkable potential to become academic leaders. The CAREER awardees are selected on the basis of creative, integrative, and effective research and education development plans. Dr. Burghaus plans to use the award to characterize the adsorption dynamics of small molecules on copper and gold catalysts which are pertinent for the petroleum industry and the cleaning of exhaust pollution. His educational plans include the development of a hands-on course that will be taught at a Native American community college as well as developing the physical chemistry laboratory course to include cutting edge research topics in nanoscience. For more information about Dr. Burghaus’ research interests, visit http://www.ndsu.edu/chemistry/people/faculty/burghaus.html.

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Sivaguru Jayaraman Receives NSF CAREER AWARD

Sivaguru Jayaraman, (Siva) Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry and molecular biology at North Dakota State University, Fargo, has been named a recipient of the Faculty Early Career Development award (CAREER) by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Siva will receive a five-year, $575,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research outlined in his proposal titled “Imprinting Molecular Chirality in Solution During Photo-Transformations.”

For more details see:
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/537212/

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Rasmussen appointed HIST Program Chair of ACS

Seth C. Rasmussen, Associate Professor of Chemistry, has been appointed by the Division of the History of Chemistry (HIST) to be its next Divisional Program Chair. Founded in 1927, HIST is one of the 33 technical divisions of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and seeks to advance knowledge and appreciation of the history of the chemical sciences among chemists, students, historians of science, and the broader public. Prof. Rasmussen will join the Division's executive committee in 2008 as Assistant Program Chair and succeed the current Program Chair Joe Jeffers (Ouachita Baptist University) in 2009. As Program Chair, Prof. Rasmussen will be responsible for the technical programming of HIST at national ACS meetings including symposia and general sessions as well as workshops, tutorials, and demonstrations.

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Chemistry Club Receives National Award from the American Chemical Society

The NDSU Chemistry club, a student affiliate chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS), has been selected by the ACS to receive an “Honorable Mention” award for its chapter activities conducted during the 2006-07 academic year.

The NDSU chapter activities consistently include community service and education, fundraising to support chapter events, and strong participation at national meetings. Approximately 10-15 students each year give research presentations at the national meetings, with over 50 undergraduate research presentations presented in the last seven years.

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Mukund Sibi Named University Distinguished Professor

Professor Mukund Sibi has been honored as a University Distinguished Professor by President Joseph Chapman. This award recognizes outstanding achievements of high quality faculty. The professorship comes with a $20,000 pay raise and $5,000 annually to be used for academic teaching or research endeavors. Sibi joins six other professors from across the campus being honored by this new initiative. Distinguished Professors will be charged with recognizing up to two new professorships each year. Prof. Sibi also received the James A. Meier Professorship earlier this year. (The Sibi Group Web Page)

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Greg Cook Named Walter F. and Verna Gehrts Professor

Greg Cook, Associate Professor of Chemistry, has received the 2007-2009 Walter F. and Verna Gehrts Endowed Professorship from the University. The Gehrts Endowed Professorship is awarded to a faculty member at the rank of Associate Professor who has demonstrated a balanced academic record demonstrating excellence in teaching, research, and service. (The Cook Group Web Page)

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