NEW! EmpCenter Training and Open Labs: Training is now available online for employees that will begin using EmpCenter on May 1(Classified Salaried Exempt and Classified Salaried Non-exempt employees). In addition, Open Labs have been scheduled for the next two weeks. Training can be found at mytime.oregonstate.edu/empcenter-training.
Category Archives: Announcements
Mas Subramanian featured in ChemMatters
LPI Now Has a Blog
NEW! LPI blog: Please welcome the fledgling blog http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/linuspaulinginstitute/ to the OSU social media flock. It will feature inside views of micronutrient investigations; lay explanations of discoveries; timely responses to news about nutrition; highlights of students, faculty and staff; the view from the new facility’s terrace; glimpses into LPI researchers’ own lunch sacks.
Student Sought for Researcher of the Year
NEW! Student sought for researcher of the year: For the first time, OSU plans to recognize an OSU student as its “Undergraduate Researcher of the Year.” This award, which seeks to recognize significant scholarly efforts (research- or creativity-based) inside and outside of laboratory environments, will be presented to one student participant in the Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence (CUE) event to be held on the MU Quad on May 21. Students in all majors are eligible. Nominations for the award are due no later than May 3 and must come from faculty mentors. For a nomination for or for questions, email Kevin Ahern at ahernk@onid.orst.edu
Electrical grid updates will require temporary shutdowns on campus
Pacific Power & Light will be updating portions of the power grid on the OSU Corvallis campus over the coming weeks, necessitating some weekend power shutdowns to a number of buildings on campus. The replacement of these older, lesser load switches is part of a plan to provider greater power system stability on campus.
A number of incidents over the last several years on campus, including an electrical fire in steam tunnels underneath campus, and a power outage which prevented alarms from going off during the recent flooding of the Linus Pauling Science Center, have demonstrated the need to provide upgrades to the electrical system. These updates will require power shutdowns on a number of separate occasions, listed below:
April 21
The following buildings will be without power from approximately 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Covell Hall, Merryfield Hall-West end, Graf Hall, Batcheller Hall, Benton Hall.
These buildings will have the power shut off at 8 a.m. and re-energized at approximately 10 a.m., then de-energized at 5 p.m. and re-energized at approximately 6 p.m.: Milam Hall, Bexell Hall, Kidder Hall, Milne Computer Center, Gleeson Hall, Gilkey Hall, Gilbert Addition, Shepard Hall, Dearborn Hall, Rogers Hall
April 28
The following buildings will be without power from approximately 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Withycombe, Nash, Gilmore, Ballard Extension, Women’s Building. June 16
The following buildings will be without power from approximately 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Withycombe, McNary, Wilson, Callahan.
These buildings will have the power shut off at 8 a.m. and re-energized at approximately 10 a.m., then de-energized at 5 p.m. and re-energized at approximately 6 p.m.:Withycombe, Nash, Gilmore, Ballard Extension, Women’s Building, Snell, McAlexander Fieldhouse, Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center, Pharmacy, Women’s Center, Education, Kerr Admin.
Your contacts for questions and concerns regarding this shutdown are Stuart Larson (stuart.larson@oregonstate.edu) and Scott Drahn (scott.drahn@oregonstate.edu) . You can also contact the Campus Operations Work Coordination Center (541) 737-2969.
Open Access Policy Forum
NEW! Open Access Policy Forum: The Faculty Senate Library Committee is seeking feedback on a proposed campus-wide open access policy. A draft can be found on the FSLC website (http://oregonstate.edu/senate/committees/library/index.html); open forums for discussion will be held Wed, April 17, 11a.m.-noon, LPSC room 402 and Tuesday, April 23, 2-3 p.m., Valley Library Willamette Room. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. – Rich Carter will present.
NETL Jobs and Internships Info Event
Come hear Dr. Paul King speak about career and internship opportunities at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Albany, OR. The presentation will be held Wednesday, April 17th from 6-7:30 pm in Gilfillan Auditorium. The event is free and open to all majors, and pizza will be provided. NETL hires students in chemistry, engineering, geology, materials science, computer science, mathematics, and other related fields.
For more information, visit sei.oregonstate.edu.
For questions or accommodations for disabilities, please email sustainable.energy@oregonstate.edu.
Jeff Gautschi Awarded
I am pleased to report that the following proposal has been awarded the maximum funding of $5000.00 by the Circle of Excellence at OSU-Cascades. This fund by private donors supports projects that must “move research, outreach, or teaching forward in a way that would make the donor proud.” Ours was 1 of 5 grants selected.
Identification of novel natural products from Fusarium graminearum
Jeff Gautschi, Ph.D. jeff.gautschi@oregonstate.edu
Kristina Smith, Ph.D. smitkris@science.oregonstate.edu
Michael Freitag, Ph.D. freitagm@cgrb.oregonstate.edu
Cayuse 424 and SP Training
NEW! Cayuse 424 and Cayuse SP Training: The Office of Sponsored Programs will offer training on the Cayuse 424 and Cayuse SP proposal system on April 23, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Memorial Union (MU) 211. Any interested faculty and/or staff are welcome, but attendance is limited to 35. Send an e-mail to sponsored.programs@oregonstate.edu in order to reserve a space. This session will be offered at least monthly throughout 2013.