A high-level technologist at HP-Corvallis, Peter Klammer, is hoping to partner with OSU and utilize the OSU-HP seed funding (apparently proposals are due July 9).  I thought you might be interested in a collaboration, but we would be grateful if you could forward this project description to colleagues that might be interested in this partnership.

Kind regards,

Phil Harding

Project Scope Summary:

HP would like to identify and test photoluminescent colorants that meet specific requirements for TIJ inks.  These colorants could be dyes, pigments or nanoparticles that are either soluble or dispersable in water.  We are specifically looking for colorants that are excited in the visible region under D50 illumination and emit with high lightness (L*) to produce fluorescent C, M, or Y colors.  Some work on this has already been done within HP. We are looking for a more comprehensive review of the literature, industrial colorant suppliers, and potentially any innovative photo chemistry or physics that will yield colorants with the desired properties.  The result of this work would yield a white paper and selective test results which provides a broad summary of available fluorescent/photoluminescent colorants and an analysis of their applicability for TIJ inks as evaluated against a set of HP requirements.

Federal agencies with research and development budgets of more than $100 million are now required to develop plans for providing public access to grant-funded data. Many agencies have begun publishing their implementation plans. For info about these plans and related services offered by the library, see the librarywebpage or contact Andrea Wirth, Michael Boock, Amanda Whitmire or Erin Clark at the Valley Library.

http://www.evergreen.edu/facultyhiring/jobs/AdjunctChemistry-15.htm

Greetings and nearly Summer Solstice Salutations!!

This is you’re your friendly FINAL reminder that today is your last chance this term to turn in your lab coat for laundry service. While we just might do the laundry again in September to start the school year off right please don’t count on it because it may be winter before we actually make it happen again.

So Hurry! Don’t wait, come down to Chemistry Stores and give your lab coat a nice spa weekend! You should have it back by early next week!

Thank you for reading this, you may now return to your regularly scheduled summer festivities!

Chemstores

Mark your calendars, campus is getting busy again.

New Student Programs & Family Outreach is collaborating with our campus partners to welcome new students at START – OSU’s summer advising, registration and orientation program. Students attend START to meet with an academic advisor, register for fall term classes, attend workshops on a variety of topics, meet current students and staff, and learn about campus resources. This summer orientation program aids in the transition process of OSU’s new students. A parent/family orientation program runs concurrently.

Please note that START dates this year are as follows:

·         Monday, June 22- Tuesday, June 23- First-year START
·         Thursday, June 25- Friday, June 26- First-year START
·         Sunday, June 28- Monday, June 29- First-year START*
·         Tuesday, June 30- Transfer START
·         Monday, July 6- Tuesday, July 7- First-year START
·         Thursday, July 9- Friday, July 10- First-year START
·         Monday, July 13- Tuesday, July 14- First-year START
·         Wednesday, July 15- Transfer START
·         Thursday, July 16- Friday, July 17- First- year START
·         Monday, July 20- Tuesday, July 21- First-year START
·         Friday, July 24- Transfer START
·         Monday, August 24- Tuesday, August 25- First-year START
·         Wednesday, August 26- Transfer START
*START Bilingüe program—the parent & family session has an additional track conducted in Spanish for parents & family members who prefer to receive information in Spanish primarily.
You will notice an increased amount of people on campus during these days and traffic to your department/office could increase. Usually our 2-day orientation program for first-year students involves about 700 participants (both students and their family members). Our 1-day transfer sessions see about 350 participants.

If you would like more information about OSU’s new student programming and/or START, please visit our web site: www.oregonstate.edu/newstudents.

Thank you in advance for your help in creating a welcoming environment for our new students.

Sincerely,

Leslee Mayers | Interim Director

New Student Programs & Family Outreach | Oregon State University
A150 Kerr Administration Building | Corvallis, OR 97321
541.737.7627

I would like to share with you the attached Fellowship Position Announcement in the Clinical Chemistry Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This fellowship will provide the opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in human exposure research as well as laboratory medicine using state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and procedures; work in a CLIA regulated environment, and involvement in biomonitoring related public health activities.  We are seeking candidates at the Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. levels, preferably with experience in GC, LC, and MS instrumentation.  Please share this announcement with your colleagues and any possible applicants.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you very much,

Heather

Heather C. Kuiper, Ph.D.
Associate Service Fellow

CDC ORISE Fellowship Announcement_PBL-LRL

Hello, Folks!  I wanted to let you know that once again, the Portland ACS section will be sponsoring an undergrad poster symposium and career fair this fall, in the afternoon of October 25.  The room will be full of star undergrads from the institutions in the Portland area, and we are hoping that you folks will send one or more people to set up a table and recruit them.  This year we will designate some time specifically for recruiting activities, so you will not (always) have to compete with poster presentations.   Please let me know if someone from your institution will be able to join us.  Thanks!

Dave Reingold
Chair, Portland ACS Section

Here’s your weekly message from the Business Center about upcoming fiscal year-end deadlines.

Friday, June 12th
·         Last day for ordering Autopay goods and supplies for inclusion in the FY15 accounting records.
·         Last day to reimburse petty cash funds. Inactive petty cash funds should be returned to the Cashier’s Office with a reconciliation form.
·         Last day for processing OSUF Direct Pays to guarantee check payment will be issued to payee by June 30.
·         Last day for Business Center HR/Payroll staff to enter paperwork for June.
·         Last day for work-study students to work on FY15 work-study funds (Last day of Spring term).

Next Week’s Deadlines:
Wednesday, June 17th
·         Last day to request a scholarship through the Scholarship System (GRRS) for awards in FY15 for graduating students.
Friday, June 19th
·         Last day to request a scholarship through the Scholarship System (GRRS) for awards in FY15 for NON graduating students.

Graduate School invites your program’s participation in a campus-based competition for selection of OSU’s nominee for the 2015-16 WAGS/UMI Innovation in Technology Award.
This award recognizes distinguished scholarly achievement at the master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation level for the development of an innovative technology and its utilization for the creative solution of a major problem.  A nominee must have earned the master’s or doctoral degree within the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
This prestigious regional competition is an important opportunity for OSU to showcase technological innovation and creativity by our graduate students to institutions throughout the western region and to celebrate our success. We encourage you to take the time to prepare a nomination.
OSU AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:  The Graduate School will provide a cash award of $500 to the student selected as OSU’s nominee for the Western Association of Graduate Schools/UMI Innovation in Technology Award.  In addition, the Graduate School will award $500 to the graduate department/program that submits the thesis selected as OSU’s nominee for the Western Association of Graduate Schools/UMI Innovation in Technology Award.
PROCEDURES:  Each graduate program may submit only one nomination for consideration. Graduate programs must provide in one electronic PDF file items b, c and d as reflected in the attached WAGS/UMI guidelines. Please refer to the full announcement for complete details.
NOMINATION DEADLINE:  To facilitate the internal selection process, please submit all nomination materials to the Graduate School by 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 13, 2015 to the following e-mail address: Graduate.Scholarships@oregonstate.edu – subject line should read [Nominee Name_Program] – WAGS/Technology.

The Graduate School invites your program’s participation in a campus-based competition for selection of OSU’s nominee for the 2015-16 WAGS/UMI Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award.  Two nominations will be awarded. One nomination will be awarded from a STEM field and one nomination will be awarded in a Non-STEM field. Eligible programs are listed below.
This award recognizes distinguished scholarly achievement at the master’s level. Nominations will be accepted in any discipline in which the institution offers a master’s degree. A nominee must have earned the master’s degree within the period of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015.
This prestigious regional competition is an important opportunity for OSU to showcase the scholarly excellence of our master’s students to institutions throughout the western region and to celebrate our success. We encourage you to take the time to prepare a nomination.
OSU ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS:  Any of the below disciplines in which a master’s degree is offered.

STEM: Biological Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Engineering

Non-STEM: Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, and Business.

OSU AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:  The Graduate School will provide a cash award of $500 to the student selected as OSU’s nominee for the Western Association of Graduate Schools/UMI Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award.  In addition, the Graduate School will award $500 to the graduate department/program that submits the thesis selected as OSU’s nominee for the Western Association of Graduate Schools/UMI Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award.
PROCEDURES:  Each graduate program may submit only one nomination for consideration. Graduate programs must provide in one electronic PDF file items b, c, d as reflected in the attached WAGS/UMI guidelines. Please refer to the full announcement for complete details.
NOMINATION DEADLINE:  To facilitate the internal selection process, please submit all nomination materials to the Graduate School by 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 13, 2015 to the following e-mail address: Graduate.Scholarships@oregonstate.edu – subject line should read Name_Dept_WAGSThesis_NON STEM orName_Dept_WAGSThesis_STEM.