The Draper Society

Brookhaven National Labs is center with more than five decades of history that was started to understand the basic structure of matter. Their research includes but is not limited to the nuclear  technology, high energy physics, life and physical sciences, medicine and homeland security.

Brookhaven is a potential employer (careers and internships) for postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students in the sciences. They came searching for our students at the Fall 2008 career fair.

More information can be found on their website: http://www.bnl.gov/world/

We will be visiting Brookhaven on Thursday, Jan 15th. If you would like to attend this trip, please RSVP to wah.yan@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Are your science & engineering students looking to get into science & technology policy?

Georgia Tech now offers a PhD Program in International Affairs, Science, and Technology.

If any of your undergraduate or masters students are interested in a pursuing a PhD at a program which specializes in S&T politics and licy, then please alert them of this new opportunity. Any science/engineering majors (especially those pursuing a political science, policy, or economics minor) would be a good fit for this program.

The department’s faculty includes political scientists, physicists, chemists, computer scientists, and policy experts from across a wide spectrum of issue areas and regional specialties. Students will also be encouraged to incorporate faculty from the various science & engineering departments at Georgia Tech into their dissertation committees.

Join the Polytech chapter of the American Chemical Society (PACS) in an upcoming seminar, “LifeMap Nutrition System”, on Tuesday December 9, 2008 @ 1pm in RH205. Refreshments will be served. Randy Rosler, from GeneWize Life Sciences, will be the speaker for this event.

The presentation will touch on 3 things:

1. The Product and some of the science behind it: A unique product launch from a pioneering company. GeneWize is the world’s first company to take 14 years of research revolving around DNA, Nutrition and Genetics and combine this into a product that is customized for an individual based on their DNA.
2. The Business Model: How the parent company (GeneLink) formed GeneWize, a direct sales company to distribute this product.
3. How the company is continuing to grow even in this recession.

RSVP to polyacs@gmail.com if you would like to attend and/or need directions getting there.

The ACS is seeking curious and highly motivated students with strong science backgrounds. If selected, these students receive an all-expense paid opportunity to complete a 6 week summer course in Nuclear and Radiochemistry in either CA or NY. They also earn hours (tuition paid) of undergraduate chemistry credit through either San Jose State University or SUNY-Stony Brook.

An announcement for the Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer Schools that can be posted is available at

http://www.nscl.msu.edu/~mantica/2009_SummerSchoolFlyer.pdf

It describes the application procedure and the background we hope applicants will have when applying. This information,and downloadable application and personal reference forms,can also be found on the web

http://www.cofc.edu/~nuclear/nukess.html

The deadline for applications is February 1, 2009.

The Draper Society Presents: Professor Neville R. Kallenbach of the Department of Chemistry at NYU

“Why Obama Had To Win. Or, Where Will New Antibiotics Come From?”

Wednesday
12 November 2008

12.30pm

Kimmel 905

Refreshments will be served!

The Draper Society & The Society of Engineering Students
Present: Professor Michael D. Ward of the Molecular Design Institute at NYU

“Crystal Engineering: Molecular Tinkertoys for New Materials”

Tuesday
11 November 2008

5.00pm

Silver 405

Note the different time and location of this event
We will also hold our regular meeting this Wednesday at 12.30pm

The Draper Society Presents: Professor Marc Walters of the Department of Chemistry at NYU

“The Synthesis and Characterization of MRI Imaging Agents: Nanoparticulate Systems”

Wednesday
5 November 2008

12.30pm

Kimmel 909

There will be pizza!
It’s OK to leave early if you have a lab/class!

Interested in Working in New York City Public Schools?

Shannon Waite, Human Resources Manager from the NYC Department of Education, will be on campus to walk NYU students through the process of applying and interviewing for positions in elementary, middle and high schools throughout the city. If you are graduating in 2009 and plan to teach in NYC – it is highly recommended that you attend this session.

When:   Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Time:     3pm-4pm
Place:    Pless Hall, 3rd Floor Student Lounge
82 Washington Square East

TO REGISTER: Please submit the following information

Want to help high school students struggling in chemistry?  The Draper Chemical Society has had a long standing relationship with the University Neighborhood High School (UNHS) and is coming back this semester with a focus on lab classes.  Volunteers will go down to UNHS in Chinatown and help the chemistry teachers during one of two lab periods.  Tutors will assist students with the experiment and post-lab reports.  For the lab sections Fridays between 9:49-10:39AM are when tutors would be appreciated.

There is another period for help in the AP Chemistry class that is a longer period. The AP Chemistry class needs help on Thursdays from 12:15-1:40PM.

This is a perfect opportunity to open students to the world of chemistry.  If you are interested, please email garrett@drapersociety.org with days and which lab section you could attend.  Volunteers can start as soon as possible.

Below is the brochure for the the “hot-off-the-presses” brochure for our Translational Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center.  The program is intended for individuals who wish to acquire a Ph.D. in a basic, clinical, or epidemiological area of direct relevance to human disease and its diagnosis and treatment.

Translational Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center Brochure