The Draper Society

Call for Papers for the 57TH ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUMSponsored by: The New York Chemistry Students’ Association of the American Chemical Society’s New York Section. The symposium provides an excellent opportunity for undergraduate chemistry students in the NY metropolitan area to present the results of their research. The program includes a keynote address by a Pace University graduate, Dr. Michael Alekshun, of Schering-Plough Corporation, speaking on “Contemporary Issues in Antibiotic Resistance:  Problematic Bugs and the Therapeutic Strategies Used to Treat Them”, presentation of student papers (15 minute talks to small groups), followed by a luncheon.Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009Place: Pace University, Pleasantville, 

Summer Research Program for students majoring in science, mathematics an engineering: You are invited to participate in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Gaithersburg, MD Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program for students majoring in science, mathematics and engineering. Students can participate in any one of the nine NIST laboratories: 

•  Building and Fire Research 
• Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology 
• Chemical Science and Technology
• Electronics and Electrical Engineering
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Materials Science & Engineering
• NIST Center for Neutron Research 
• Physics

The Draper Society has been forwarded information about a job opening at Maruzen International Co., Inc. Maruzen International Co., Inc. is the company that provided molecular models for the NY Hall of Science outreach. They are looking for someone to promote the sales of their molecular models. The job description is as follows:

You are passionately patriotic and extraordinarily talented in your field, and you welcome great challenges because of the opportunities they present. You belong at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) – America’s premier intelligence organization, dedicated to protecting the country and deterring would-be aggressors. The Department of Defense and the entire Intelligence Community depend upon our people to be elite-in-class, whether they are traveling internationally to collect and analyze information, or working in Washington, DC providing administrative, scientific, technical, and management support.

If you are thinking about how to leverage your degree in business, financial management, accounting, science, engineering, information technology, public administration or international relations, DIA offers a full range of career opportunities, including positions for people with foreign language skills, as well as several entry-level programs for current undergraduate and graduate students.

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