Sunday, December 23, 2012

Happy Holidays!

Hey there guys!

As you are enjoying the company of family and friends, take a look into the future. Your future! There are several opportunities to look at and you can start by looking below.

From the Career Center:

Senior Survey:  Please remind your graduating seniors to complete the TU Graduating Senior Survey.  Each soon-to-be graduate was emailed the link, but they can also access the survey directly at http://studentvoice.com/tu/gradseniors2013.  The results of the survey (including college-level data) will be made available a IR's website.

Job Search Boot Camp:  For December grads who are still looking for post-graduation employment, we encourage their participation in our Job Search Boot Camp on January 17th.  This half-day program aimed at new grads will give students everything they need to know about successfully finding a job (mock interviews with employers, resume reviews, LinkedIn profile photo, job search strategies, etc.).  More details can be found in students' Hire@TU accounts under the "Career Events" tab, as well as on our calendar of events at http://www.towson.edu/careercenter/calendar.asp.

Career Center Satellite Hours:  I'm working on scheduling my Satellite Hours in Smith Hall for the spring semester (tentatively the second Tuesday of each month).   Once the schedule is finalized, I'll send details and flyers your way.

Spring Career Events:  Career events scheduled for Spring 2013 include the MCC Career Fair (2/15), Senior Conference (2/22) and Mega Job & Internship Fair (3/28).  Details on all these events will be available on our website's calendar as the dates approach: http://www.towson.edu/careercenter/calendar.asp.

From Dr. Simpson:

The University of Vermont's
Materials Science Graduate Program 
http://www.uvm.edu/matsci
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Overview
The Materials Science Ph.D. and M.S.  programs have been active since 1981.   They are interdisciplinary programs spanning condensed matter physics, chemistry of materials, electrical, nano-mechanical, and bio-polymer engineering. We are particularly looking for students with a strong  foundation in fields such as Physics and Materials Science who are interested in pursuing basic research, including experimental, computational, and theoretical studies. Our recent alumni have been very successful, having pursued  postdoctoral positions at top research universities and national laboratories and  faculty positions in academia. Several have pursued careers in industry in sectors such as semiconductors, micro mechanical devices and polymers, including as president of a venture-capital funded MEMS startup company. 
The 18 participating faculty are funded by DOE, NSF, NASA, and DOD.  Several are NSF CAREER awardees.  They frequently publish in high impact journals in Materials Science and related fields. 

Application Deadline:
The application deadline for Fall 2013 is April 1, 2013. 


From Dr. Ha:

M.S. program in Applied Physics at Northern Arizona University

Please forward this flyer on to your undergraduate students, and consider encouraging them to apply to our master's program in Applied Physics.  We have a fairly unique program in that we provide funding (as teaching assistants) for virtually all of our master's students. Recently we revamped our program, and we now emphasize skills rather than the standard graduate physics curriculum.  Our students have been successful both in finding jobs and in going on to Ph.D. programs. The faculty is very supportive of our students, and we are proud of our program and of the camaraderie that our department enjoys. If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact myself or the Graduate Coordinator, Dr. David Trilling (David.Trilling@nau.edu).




The flyers attached have some more information on them. If interested, please take a look and apply. 

Happy Holidays! 

Mike DeVanzo

Monday, December 3, 2012

Internship for Women





---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Schaefer, David <dschaefer@towson.edu>
Date: Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Subject: internship
To: "DeVanzo, Michael" <mdevan2@students.towson.edu>


Mike,

 

Please pass along this opportunity for internships for women to the SPS membership.

 

Thanks,

 

D. Schaefer

 

 

http://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships/ibm/?utm_source=wavefront&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Wavefront%2BNovember%2B2012

 

Dr. David M. Schaefer

Professor of Physics & Chair

Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences

Towson University

410-704-3020




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Mike DeVanzo

Thursday, November 29, 2012

NSF and NASA Funded Programs for Students - Please Announce!

Lots of opportunity! Take a look below.

Mike DeVanzo

From: Sandy Thomas [sthomas@ibparticipation.org]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 12:24 AM
To: Schaefer, David
Subject: NSF and NASA Funded Programs for Students - Please Announce!

David:

 

We are reaching out to faculty and staff and enlisting your help in getting information on funded programs to your colleagues and/or your students who may be considering undergrad summer research and/or applying to graduate school. Please announce these opportunities in any classes or at presentations you may be making, and forward or print/ post the flyer attached in this email --as you deem appropriate.

 

Here are links to specific portals for students:

 

For Undergraduates:

Paid Summer 2013 Undergrad Research Placements (still being updated):

Over 800 programs – REU and other summer research opportunities for undergrads

 

For Financial Support in Graduate School Opportunities:

Bridge to the Doctorate, IGERT and NSF Grad Research Fellowship programs provide generous stipend and tuition support for students through the National Science Foundation:

 

For Postdoc opportunities --

 

For NASA-supported internships, fellowships and scholarships  

 

Finally, I am attaching a flyer for you to post or distribute.


If you find any errors in the listing of your programs (or others) please let us know!

 

We'd be happy to answer any questions you have and to provide your students with assistance in applying to these programs.

 

Thanks and best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving,

 

Sandy

 

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Sandra Thomas

Senior Administrator, Executive Director Emeritus

Institute for Broadening Participation

http://www.pathwaystoscience.org

sthomas@ibparticipation.org

 

As a member of our mailing list, you receive occasional notifications of student fellowship and other funding opportunities, program deadlines, and information on graduate programs.
If you wish to unsubscribe from future notifications, please send a reply to this email and ask to be removed from our mailing list.

 






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Mike DeVanzo

Mickey Leland Fellowship Now Open for Applications

Another Exciting Opportunity! Take a look below


Mike DeVanzo

From: Science Education Programs [scienceeducationprog@orau.org]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:12 PM
To: Schaefer, David
Subject: Mickey Leland Fellowship Now Open for Applications

Good Afternoon,

 

The Mickey Leland Fellowship Program is now open for application.  Please post the attached flier and forward this e-mail to interested departments, professors, and students.

 

If you have questions please contact the Mickey Leland Program at MLEF@hq.doe.gov.

 

Thank you,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mike DeVanzo

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

DOE Scholars Program

Hey all,

Hope everyone had a great break and are ready to finish out the semester strong. 

As we have mentioned several times, there is tremendous amount of opportunity for summer research available.  These programs can be found through the NSF, NASA, DOE, NNSA, and a host of other government agencies. Applications are coming due soon for the upcoming summer. 

Though most programs are current students that will continue on for the Fall 2013 semester, there are a couple of opportunities for the current seniors like the DOE Scholars Program. A poster is up on the doors in the 4th Floor of Smith Hall and it is also attached. 

This is an great opportunity for all students and the application is pretty easy. (I'm about 90% done and it took me a little over an hour.)




Mike DeVanzo



Friday, November 16, 2012

Meeting Today

The SPS General Meeting is today at 11:00 AM, Smith Hall Room 400. We will be discussing t-shirts and new events after the Thanksgiving Break. Hope to see everyone there!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

REU Program Updates--Reminder from IBP

Some information is below about the numerous opportunities available to science majors over the summer and during the semester. I would highly recommend that you take a look at the info below, click on some links and apply to several programs. Summer research and job opportunities are a fantastic resume booster and lots of fun. 

Take a look.

Mike DeVanzo


From: David Siegfried [mailto:dsiegfried@ibparticipation.org]
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 10:45 AM
To: Schaefer, David
Subject: REU Program Updates--Reminder from IBP

Dear David:

We are gearing up for our fall reminder to students and their mentors about applying to REUs or other summer research opportunities for next summer. As you may know, we contact several thousand students from our student directory (the majority of whom are underrepresented minority students) to remind them to apply. They can search for and contact programs and opportunities posted on our site, www.pathwaystoscience.org<http://www.pathwaystoscience.org>.

If you are not sure what programs we have listed, you can find our current listing of programs at your institution here:  http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Institution.asp?sort=Institution&subsort=TowsonU

If you would like to update a program, click the "Click here to submit program updates<http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/programform.asp?sort=MAI-AcadiaNP-TeacherRanger>" link at bottom of program info page.

If you would like to post a new program that is not yet listed, you can fill out our online program form here: http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/programform.asp or send me your information in an email.

If you are not sure whether your program should be posted, first please read our posting criteria: http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/whatwepost.asp

If you are not offering your program this year or need to make other changes please feel free to let us know. Also, if you have other colleagues who are working with REUs please feel free to pass this along to them.

We will send out general announcements to faculty, staff and students as well as reminders to students to apply over the next few weeks before the holiday season. Soliciting your updates is the first step in that process.

Thank you for helping us get accurate information out about your program to potential students!

Best regards.
David


David Siegfried
Director of Assessment Processes
Project Manager, Pathways to Engineering
Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)
www.pathwaystoscience.org<http://www.pathwaystoscience.org>
The mission of the Institute for Broadening Participation is to increase diversity in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce. We design and implement strategies to increase access to STEM education, funding, and careers, with special emphasis on reaching diverse underrepresented groups. We believe that diversifying the STEM workforce is the best way to ensure our nation's economic vitality and solve global challenges.




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Mike DeVanzo