Wow - Workout-on Waterfront Event - March 18, 2017

Help support the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station aquarium, Cedar Key Library and the fall International Coastal Cleanup! Come to Workout-on-Waterfront, a fundraising event in Cedar Key, Florida. Register at http://tinyurl.com/CedarKeyWoW to enter the 5k, or Kayak Race and/or Repurpose-it-Regatta

LeadUF Facilitator Application

Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to apply to facilitate the LeadUF experience! Facilitators should have a willingness to foster a mentoring relationship with undergraduates at the University of Florida. During the retreat, facilitators will lead large group activities, small group discussions, reflections, outdoor experiences and foster time for students to connect with other leaders. Those selected are expected to attend all trainings and portions of the LeadUF retreat.

Facilitator Requirements
Be a faculty or staff member, or graduate student at the University of Florida
Submit Facilitator Application
Be available for facilitator training sessions: March 17th, 2-4pm at UF and March 30th (after work, evening) at Camp Suwannee.
Attend LeadUF all day March 31-April 2 (food and accommodation at Camp Suwannee are provided, facilitators are responsible for transportation to and from the retreat)
Support and follow the LeadUF Curriculum
Have departmental and/or college support to attend LeadUF
Have a willingness to foster a mentoring relationship with undergraduates at the University of Florida

Contact Taylor Stokes at taylors@leadershipandservice.ufl.edu for inquiries.

UF Fulbright Pechakucha, 2/9/17, 5:30 p.m.

The next Fulbright Pechakucha to be held on February 9, 2017 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the UF International Center (The Hub). Pechakucha is a presentation format in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each. Presentations are concise and fast paced! Pechakuchas are also a great time to network with U.S. and international Fulbright participants on UF campus.

MU College of Engineering New Faculty Website

The University of Missouri has a new faculty recruiting website! They are looking to hire up to 50 new faculty. Please visit the link below as they look for candidates who support the four pillars of pursuit at MU.
http://engineeringcareers.missouri.edu/

Post-doctoral scholars needed

Please find below a posting for two post-doctoral positions for a DOE-funded project that was recently awarded to Penn State, University of Georgia, and other institutions. These two are related to image analysis and modeling, and are located at University of Georgia.

https://www.researchgate.net/job/883506_Postdoctoral_Associate_Research_Scientist-Plant_Imaging_Phenotyping

Thomas H. Smouse Memorial Fellowship

The Thomas H. Smouse Memorial Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student doing research in areas of interest to AOCS. Smouse was President of AOCS in 1983 and a noted industrial researcher into the flavor chemistry of fats and oils.

Eligibility requirements:

• Individuals must be scholastically outstanding with interests and involvement outside their academic discipline
• Must be enrolled full-time as a graduate student for the 2017-2018 academic year
• Must be an AOCS member (Not a member? Join today)
• Other specific eligibility requirements for the award can be found online

The award consists of a pair of inscribed bookends, a $10,000 stipend, $5,000 in research and travel funds, and an award lecture at the AOCS Annual Meeting.

This award is open to graduate students doing research in areas of interest to AOCS. Please refer to the Award Guidelines (.pdf) for the detailed eligibility guidelines.

Nominations Candidates should compile a completed application (.doc) and official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate college or university work completed to date, and provide these to their major professor. The professor will then review the application for completeness, and fill out the required professor statement contained within the application. The completed application and all supporting materials should then be sent as a single mailing to the AOCS main office by February 1.