The Weekly Beaker
Volume 14 Number 6
October 21st, 2009
A Reminder For All Seniors…
This is a friendly reminder that all comps proposals are due today, Wednesday, October 21. You can drop off or email your proposals to me or Wendy Zimmerman. The department will be discussing the proposals on Monday, October 26. We will notify you of your group comps placement by Friday, October 30.
Seminar Announcement
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (TODAY)
3:30 p.m.
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Candidate Talk
This seminar will be given by a candidate for our tenure-track position in chemistry. Students have already received an email that contains more information about this seminar.
No Periodic Table This Week
There will not be a Periodic Table this week because we have a candidate here for our tenure-track position. Instead, you’re invited to have lunch with him at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, at the Snack Bar. Meet in the chemistry hallway or join the group there. If you are off board, the department will cover your lunch.
Annual All Science and Math Poster Session
Friday, October 23, 2009
3:45-5:15 p.m.
Hulings Atrium (lower and upper floors)
Carleton students will present posters on their research in science and math. Come to this annual celebration of their creative scholarship. Food and drink will be provided on the upper floor.
Information for Women Chemists Who Are Considering Graduate School
Ellen Wang Althaus (’89) has contacted us as the Director of Women in Chemistry Programs at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her role is to advocate for and foster the educational and professional success of women at all levels in the Department of Chemistry at Illinois.
Illinois Chemistry, ranked consistently among the top ten chemistry departments in the country, provides a wide range of resources for the academic and professional development of its graduate students. Among these, the Department of Chemistry sponsors several programs to enhance the professional development of its female graduate students and post-docs through the ACS East Central Illinois Women Chemists Committee (ECI-WCC) and the Women in Chemistry (WIC) Programs.
Illinois’ students have taken advantage of workshops on interviewing, negotiations, leadership development, technical writing, work-life balance and career planning. Annual events include the Sylvia Stoesser Lecture in Chemistry and the Retreat for Graduate Women in Chemistry. The retreat provides additional opportunities for professional development and networking and includes a special forum to help first-year students navigate through important decisions regarding research groups, classes, and chemistry areas. More details about the Women Chemists Committee and the Women in Chemistry programs are available at the following websites: http://www.chemistry.illinois.edu/about/wic/wcc/index.html; http://www.chemistry.illinois.edu/about/wic/index.html
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois seeks students with outstanding academic credentials and strong potential for chemical research. If you’re interested in Illinois, you can contact Ellen at ealthaus@illinois.edu or 217-244-1259.