Thursday, September 24, 2015
Register by 10/2 for Graduate Student Research Day on 10/27
The UF Graduate Student Advisory Council, the UF Graduate School and the UF Office of Research are pleased to announce the fourth annual Graduate Student Research Day, which will be held on October 27, 2015, in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
This event — designed to showcase the breadth of research across the UF campus—revolves around a poster presentation competition and will feature a speech by UF President Dr. W. Kent Fuchs on his vision to establish UF as a national leader and a voice for higher education. Attendees will be able to refine their communication skills, learn from top scholars, and network with people from various disciplines and industries.
If you would like to participate, please register your abstract at http://i3.institutes.ufl.edu/2015-graduate-student-research-day/ by October 2 for a spot in the poster competition. Only the first 200 students to register will be able to compete.
Cash prizes will be awarded for the poster presentation in several categories, and winners will be invited to a state-wide competition. You may also earn raffle tickets at workshops and the poster competition for a chance to win an iPod, iPad, and other cool prizes!
For questions on Graduate Student Research Day, please contact Samantha Roberts at sjr2145@ufl.edu.
This event — designed to showcase the breadth of research across the UF campus—revolves around a poster presentation competition and will feature a speech by UF President Dr. W. Kent Fuchs on his vision to establish UF as a national leader and a voice for higher education. Attendees will be able to refine their communication skills, learn from top scholars, and network with people from various disciplines and industries.
If you would like to participate, please register your abstract at http://i3.institutes.ufl.edu/2015-graduate-student-research-day/ by October 2 for a spot in the poster competition. Only the first 200 students to register will be able to compete.
Cash prizes will be awarded for the poster presentation in several categories, and winners will be invited to a state-wide competition. You may also earn raffle tickets at workshops and the poster competition for a chance to win an iPod, iPad, and other cool prizes!
For questions on Graduate Student Research Day, please contact Samantha Roberts at sjr2145@ufl.edu.
NASA KSC has 40-50 Open Internship Opportunities – Open 10/5 – 10/9/2015
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida will be accepting applications for our Pathways Internship Program (similar to the previous NASA co-op program) starting on Monday, October 5, 2015. There will be 40-50 positions available through fifteen (15) announcements on usajobs.gov. The positions are in a wide range of areas such as Communications/Broadcasting, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Criminal Justice, Information Technology, Business, Accounting, & Finance. The application deadline is 11:59pm Eastern on Friday, October 9, 2015. These positions are planned to start on January 25, 2016. For more information about the KSC Pathways Program please feel free to visit our website at http://pathways.ksc.nasa.gov.
At KSC, we launch careers! You could become a part of the NASA team and develop job skills that could take you farther than they ever imagined. NASA has been recognized as the Best Place to Work in the Federal Government for the past 3 years. The opportunities are truly "out of this world!"
Please note that students must apply for the positions via http://USAjobs.gov.
At KSC, we launch careers! You could become a part of the NASA team and develop job skills that could take you farther than they ever imagined. NASA has been recognized as the Best Place to Work in the Federal Government for the past 3 years. The opportunities are truly "out of this world!"
Please note that students must apply for the positions via http://USAjobs.gov.
Friday, September 18, 2015
USA Jobs - Engineering Aid NRCS-Deadline 9/24
The following Vacancy Announcement has been posted to USAJOBS:
Job Title: Engineering Aid
Department: Department Of Agriculture
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Job Announcement Number:NRCS-15-1288-DE-KG
SALARY RANGE: $25,434.00 to $33,068.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD: Friday, September 18, 2015 to Thursday, September 24, 2015
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0802-03
POSITION INFORMATION: Intermittent - Intermittent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 03
DUTY LOCATION: 1 vacancy - Gainesville, FL
WHO MAY APPLY: All US Citizens and Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
You may view or retrieve this vacancy by following this link:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/416172400
Job Title: Engineering Aid
Department: Department Of Agriculture
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Job Announcement Number:NRCS-15-1288-DE-KG
SALARY RANGE: $25,434.00 to $33,068.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD: Friday, September 18, 2015 to Thursday, September 24, 2015
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0802-03
POSITION INFORMATION: Intermittent - Intermittent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 03
DUTY LOCATION: 1 vacancy - Gainesville, FL
WHO MAY APPLY: All US Citizens and Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
You may view or retrieve this vacancy by following this link:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/416172400
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Apply by 12/15 for US DOE Graduate Student Research Program
The United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2015 Solicitation 2. Applications are due 5:00pm ET on Tuesday December 15, 2015.
*Update for the 2015 Solicitation 2: The SCGSR program is now open to graduate students with Permanent Resident status, in addition to U.S. Citizens, who meet all other eligibility requirements. Detailed information about the program, including eligibility requirements and access to the online application system, can be found at: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/.
The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months—with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission.
The SCGSR program is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories. The supplemental award provides for additional, incremental costs for living and travel expenses directly associated with conducting the SCGSR research project at the DOE host laboratory during the award period.
The Office of Science expects to make approximately 50 awards in 2015 Solicitation 2, for project periods beginning anytime between June 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016.
The 2014 program solicitation and the 2015 Solicitation 1 have resulted in awards to a total of 112 graduate students from more than 50 different universities to conduct thesis research at 15 DOE national laboratories.
The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS), in collaboration with the six Office of Science research programs offices and the DOE national laboratories, and the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education (ORISE).
For any questions, please contact the SCGSR Program Manager, Dr. Ping Ge, at sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov.
*Update for the 2015 Solicitation 2: The SCGSR program is now open to graduate students with Permanent Resident status, in addition to U.S. Citizens, who meet all other eligibility requirements. Detailed information about the program, including eligibility requirements and access to the online application system, can be found at: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/.
The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months—with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission.
The SCGSR program is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories. The supplemental award provides for additional, incremental costs for living and travel expenses directly associated with conducting the SCGSR research project at the DOE host laboratory during the award period.
The Office of Science expects to make approximately 50 awards in 2015 Solicitation 2, for project periods beginning anytime between June 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016.
The 2014 program solicitation and the 2015 Solicitation 1 have resulted in awards to a total of 112 graduate students from more than 50 different universities to conduct thesis research at 15 DOE national laboratories.
The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS), in collaboration with the six Office of Science research programs offices and the DOE national laboratories, and the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education (ORISE).
For any questions, please contact the SCGSR Program Manager, Dr. Ping Ge, at sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
NSF EAPSI solicitation is available. Webinar Friday 9/18.
The solicitation
for the NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate
Students (EAPSI) is available now. The deadline is November 12, 2015.
There is a webinar this Friday at 2pm.
UF ABE Alumna Crowdfunding a Solution for Clean Drinking Water
Erica Wallace Gonzaga (B.S. in Biological Engineering, 2011) is seeking to tackle a major humanitarian problem: the lack of access to clean drinking water. Every day nearly 2,000 children die from waterborne illnesses due to lack of clean water and proper sanitation1. One in nine people lack access to a clean water source2, mostly in developing countries. Erica founded aqUV in 2014 with two other Gator Engineers, Daniel Blood (Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2014) and Rob Damitz (Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 2015) to address this global issue. Their mission is to provide clean drinking water across the globe with simple and sustainable solutions.
The trio first conceived their solution for clean water in a University of Florida classroom. The aqUV water purification system uses ultraviolet light treatment to kill over 99.99% of bacteria and over 99.9% of viruses in 3 to 5 minutes. aqUV purifiers can be powered entirely by sunlight/solar energy eliminating the need for grid power or replacement batteries. The purifiers are also reusable eliminating the need for expensive replacement parts or filters.
aqUV is now launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to make their invention a reality. Their campaign launched September 14 and runs until October 28. Kickstarter is a popular crowdfunding platform where the internet community can pledge financial support to projects in exchange for “rewards” – incentives to be delivered upon meeting the project funding goals. aqUV is seeking to raise $50,000 to purchase equipment to manufacture aqUV purifiers. They are offering rewards ranging from the first production run of aqUV purifiers to stickers and t-‐shirts. Project backers can also choose to directly donate a purifier to someone in need.
aqUV has pledged to donate one purifier to someone in need for every three purifiers ordered on Kickstarter. The first purifiers will be donated to aqUV’s partner organizations in Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and over 4 million Haitians lack clean drinking water.
Accessing clean water is a challenge in many regions around the world. aqUV is striving to provide thousands in need around the globe with a reliable and sustainable water purification method. Those interested in supporting the project or finding more information can visit the Kickstarter page or aqUV’s website www.aqUV.org.
The trio first conceived their solution for clean water in a University of Florida classroom. The aqUV water purification system uses ultraviolet light treatment to kill over 99.99% of bacteria and over 99.9% of viruses in 3 to 5 minutes. aqUV purifiers can be powered entirely by sunlight/solar energy eliminating the need for grid power or replacement batteries. The purifiers are also reusable eliminating the need for expensive replacement parts or filters.
aqUV is now launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to make their invention a reality. Their campaign launched September 14 and runs until October 28. Kickstarter is a popular crowdfunding platform where the internet community can pledge financial support to projects in exchange for “rewards” – incentives to be delivered upon meeting the project funding goals. aqUV is seeking to raise $50,000 to purchase equipment to manufacture aqUV purifiers. They are offering rewards ranging from the first production run of aqUV purifiers to stickers and t-‐shirts. Project backers can also choose to directly donate a purifier to someone in need.
aqUV has pledged to donate one purifier to someone in need for every three purifiers ordered on Kickstarter. The first purifiers will be donated to aqUV’s partner organizations in Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and over 4 million Haitians lack clean drinking water.
Accessing clean water is a challenge in many regions around the world. aqUV is striving to provide thousands in need around the globe with a reliable and sustainable water purification method. Those interested in supporting the project or finding more information can visit the Kickstarter page or aqUV’s website www.aqUV.org.
NSF Fellowship Workshop
The College of Engineering will be hosting a workshop on NSF Fellowships this fall.
The workshop will include a faculty presenter David Mazyck, Dr, Wes Bolch, Mike Nazareth and 5 graduate student panelists.
This workshop is open to first year graduate students starting fall 2015 and senior undergraduates.
Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/21/2015
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Location
Room: TBD
Faculty presenter:
David Mazyck, Environmental Engineering Sciences
Ph.D. Student panelists:
Shannon Brown, Biomedical Engineering
Rommel Pabon, Aerospace Engineering
Regina Rodriguez, Environmental Engineering Sciences
Sanethia Thomas, Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Kelly Landry, Environmental Engineering Sciences
If you would like to attend, please RSVP at the link below.
https://www.eng.ufl.edu/graduate/about-us/workshops/nsf-fellowship-workshop/rsvp/
The workshop will include a faculty presenter David Mazyck, Dr, Wes Bolch, Mike Nazareth and 5 graduate student panelists.
This workshop is open to first year graduate students starting fall 2015 and senior undergraduates.
Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/21/2015
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Location
Room: TBD
Faculty presenter:
David Mazyck, Environmental Engineering Sciences
Ph.D. Student panelists:
Shannon Brown, Biomedical Engineering
Rommel Pabon, Aerospace Engineering
Regina Rodriguez, Environmental Engineering Sciences
Sanethia Thomas, Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Kelly Landry, Environmental Engineering Sciences
If you would like to attend, please RSVP at the link below.
https://www.eng.ufl.edu/graduate/about-us/workshops/nsf-fellowship-workshop/rsvp/
Research Abroad for Graduate Students (RAGS) - Call for Applications
The International Center, in conjunction with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School and the Office of the Provost, is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 Research Abroad for Graduate Students funding opportunity. This opportunity is open to advanced doctoral students in the STEM disciplines to conduct an extended period of research at a foreign laboratory or field-site during Spring or Summer 2016. Selected students will receive funding up to $10,000 towards the costs of the international research trip. For complete details and application form, please visit http://ufic.ufl.edu/OGRE/FundingOpp.html
For any of these programs, please direct any questions to Nikki Kernaghan at: nikkik@ufic.ufl.edu
For any of these programs, please direct any questions to Nikki Kernaghan at: nikkik@ufic.ufl.edu
Thursday, September 3, 2015
DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications!
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is
pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research
(SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2015 Solicitation 2.
Applications are due 5:00pm ET on Tuesday December 15, 2015.
*Update for the 2015 Solicitation 2: The SCGSR program is
now open to graduate students with Permanent Resident status, in addition to
U.S. Citizens, who meet all other eligibility requirements. Detailed
information about the program, including eligibility requirements and access to
the online application system, can be found at: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/.
The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to
outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis
research at a DOE national laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory
scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months—with the goal of preparing
graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to
the DOE Office of Science mission.
The SCGSR program is open to current Ph.D. students in
qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are
conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the
DOE Office of Science. The research opportunity is expected to advance the
graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the
expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories. The
supplemental award provides for additional, incremental costs for living and
travel expenses directly associated with conducting the SCGSR research project
at the DOE host laboratory during the award period.
The Office of Science expects to make approximately 50
awards in 2015 Solicitation 2, for project periods beginning anytime between
June 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016.
The 2014 program solicitation and the 2015 Solicitation 1
have resulted in awards to a total of 112 graduate students from more than 50
different universities to conduct thesis research at 15 DOE national
laboratories.
The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the DOE
Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists
(WDTS), in collaboration with the six Office of Science research programs
offices and the DOE national laboratories, and the Oak Ridge Institute of
Science and Education (ORISE).
For any questions, please contact the SCGSR Program Manager,
Dr. Ping Ge, at sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov.
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science
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