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• SACP Starter Grant Awards The Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh requests nominations for three Starter Grant Awards. The grants, $10,000 each, are designed to encourage innovative research by new analytical chemistry professors and to promote training and development of graduate students in thefield.Assistant professors who have accepted a college or university appointment in the United States since Dec. 31, 1991, are eligible. Application forms can be obtained from Penny Gardner, Chair, Starter Grant Committee, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 (800-825-3221; fax 412-825-3224). Deadline for applications is March 31. • NRC Senior and Postdoctoral Research Program The National Research Council announces its 1995 Resident, Cooperative, and Postdoctoral Research Associateship Programs in science and engineering. Scientists have the opportunity to work on problems largely of their own choosing that are compatible with the interests and goals of the sponsoring facility. Approximately 400 associateships will be awarded in the fields of chemistry; earth and atmospheric sciences; engineering, applied, and computer sciences; biological, medical, and behavioral sciences; mathematics; space and planetary sciences; and physics. Most programs are open to U.S. citizens and non-U.S. nationals as well as to both recent Ph.D. graduates and senior scientists. Awards are for one to two years and are renewable for up to a maximum of three years. Annual stipends range from $30,000 to $45,500. For further information and application materials, contact Associateship Programs (TJ 2094/D3), National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20418 (202-334-2760; fax 202-334-2759). Applications postmarked by April 15 will be reviewed in June; those postmarked by Aug. 15 will be reviewed in October. • 1 9 9 6 - 9 7 Fulbright Scholar Awards The Fulbright Program, funded and administered by the U.S. Information Agency, requests nominations for Fulbright Scholar Awards. Rangingfromtwo months to a full academic year, the awards offer opportunities for lecturing or advanced research in nearly 140 countries and are flexible to meet the needs of the grantee. Nominees must be U.S. citizens who have earned their Ph.D. Applicationsfromprofessionals outside academia as well asfromfaculty are encouraged. For lecturing awards, university or college teaching experience is required. Application materials can be obtainedfromthe Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden St., N.W., Suite 5M, Box GNEWS, Washington, DC 20008-3009 [202-686-7877; e-mail (application requests only)
[email protected]]. Deadline is Aug. 1, • 1 9 9 5 - 9 6 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship The Optical Society of America (OSA) and the Materials Research Society (MRS) are sponsoring the Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship. The fellow will work for a member of Congress or on a congressional committee and provide scientific and technical insight on policy issues. The fellowship is for one year, with a stipend of up to $40,000. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and research experience in optical or materials science, be a member of OSA or MRS, and be a U.S. citizen. For information, contact Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program, OSA, 2010 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036 (OSA 202-2238130; MRS 412-367-3003). Applications must be postmarked by March 31.
• Declassified documents on OpenNet As part of Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary's commitment to openness, thousands of declassified documents are now available on OpenNet, an Internet database that can be accessed through DOE's home page (http://www.doe.gov). The online index covers topics such as human radiation experiments and radiation releases and provides information on the document collections at DOE facilities. The database will be updated as documents are released. • Structure awards Eugene Babaev of the Moscow State University (Russia) and Gareth Jones of Sheffield University (U.K.) are the recipients of the 1995 Chemical Structure Association Trust Award. Each will receive a cash award of £1000. Babaev is being recognized for his work on qualitative structure-synthesis relationships, and Jones for his work on genetic algorithms for flexible molecules. The Chemical Structure Association Trust promotes education and development of systems for the management of chemical structural information. • MS database The NIST/EPA/NIH mass spectral database is now available for use with Windows 3.1 or higher. The database contains 62,250 spectra with compounds identified by structure, formula, CAS registry number, and alternate chemical names. Other types of searching can also be performed. For information, contact the Standard Reference Data Program, NIST, Bldg. 221, Rm. A320, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301-975-2208; fax 301-926-0416; e-mail
[email protected]).
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