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ACS Puget Sound Section Awards and Scholarships Posted by: alemanem / December 6, 2021 December 6, 2021 The ACS Puget Sound Section awards two $1500 4-year college student scholarships (the Julia Ann Rutherford Memorial Scholarship) each year. Application deadline is March 1st. The ACS Puget Sound Section also awards ACS Student Affiliate Chapter Grants For Activities and/or Travel Up to $500 each year.  A request must be submitted to the Education Committee with details well in advance of the

Mole Day Eve 2014 Posted by: Dean Waldow / November 19, 2014 November 19, 2014 The PLU Chemistry Department & Chem Club are hosting our annual celebration of Mole Day during National Chemistry Week. Our celebration is Mole Day Eve and is held at 7pm the night before Mole Day and is open to the PLU community. We begin with desserts – including a periodic table of brownies in the Rieke Lobby. Then we transition to the Rieke Open Lab for hands-on science activities hosted by the PLU Chem Club and

Study in Africa Next Spring! Posted by: Craig Fryhle / February 26, 2015 February 26, 2015 PLU has a fabulous study away program in Namibia for NSCI students. Come to an info session on Monday March 2 at 5:30 in Leraas Lecture Hall with PLU faculty and Namibian PLU alums. Students studying at the University of Namibia (UNAM) this spring call the program “fantastic” and their UNAM chemistry courses “awesome”. The Wang Center deadline for application to the spring 2016 program is March 13th

Scholarships from the American Chemical Society Puget Sound Section – Deadline April 1 Posted by: Craig Fryhle / March 15, 2015 March 15, 2015 The Puget Sound Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS PSS) awards two $1500 scholarships to chemistry majors studying at 4-year colleges and universities in the Puget Sound Section of the ACS.   This scholarship is named after Julia Rutherford, a PLU chemistry major who was very active in the American Chemical Society and who died in 2011.   The

PLU chemists are heading to the ACS National Meeting in Denver Posted by: Craig Fryhle / March 21, 2015 March 21, 2015 PLU chemists are heading to the ACS National Meeting in Denver March 22-26! Find abstracts from PLU students and faculty by searching the online program at the the link below for authors Lytle, Munro, Saxowsky, Waldow, and Yakelis. If you’re a PLU alum who will be at the meeting, email Professors Fryhle, Munro, or Waldow and let us know (addresses available via PLU chem home

Summer 2017 Research Opportunities in Dallas, TX Posted by: alemanem / October 28, 2016 October 28, 2016 Research Opportunities Available in the Dallas, TX  Region This Coming Summer  University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center is offering a number of paid summer undergraduate programs from June 5th through August 11, 2017.  These programs relate to: Chemistry (QP-SURF) Biomedical research (SURF) Cancer research (SURF-Cancer) Kidney disease research (SURISKD). The application deadline

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s Lab Division Hiring 3 Chemists Posted by: nicolacs / January 29, 2018 January 29, 2018 The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s Laboratory Division is seeking to hire up to 3 entry-level chemists. Responsibilities The successful selectee will perform the following duties: Performing chemical and physical analysis of materials under close supervision. Using laboratory techniques and a variety of laboratory instruments under close supervision. Performing calibration of

Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program Posted by: nicolacs / December 11, 2018 December 11, 2018 Selected candidates train under the mentorship of program officials and scientists on focused research projects, consistent with the mission of the Office of Fossil Energy. During these 10-week energy fellowships, participants receive a stipend, and some students may be eligible for housing and travel allowances for the duration of the program. They also gain insight into how DOE is working

ACS Scholars Application is Open! Posted by: alemanem / January 9, 2019 January 9, 2019 The ACS Scholars Program is a renewable scholarship for African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American undergraduate students pursuing bachelor degrees and careers in chemistry-related disciplines. Each year, between 100 and 150 new scholarship recipients are selected from across the country and receive anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 per academic year in addition to mentoring, networking

Carnegie Mellon ChemE MS Application Extended! Posted by: alemanem / June 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 The Carnegie Mellon ChemE MS application is extended to June 15th! The Master’s programs in Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University are evolving to meet the changing needs of students in the face of current world events. CMU ChemE is a world leader in computational education and research, and now more than ever, the techniques we’ve developed for computational learning set our students up