Dates set for Albany 2009: Conversation 16

"The 16th Conversation, June 16-20, 2009 will be held at the State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222 USA. . . . The conference will have roughly 50 lectures by leading scientists, in addition to several short lectures by young scientists who will be selected from abstracts submitted for poster presentations. We will have on display, throughout the conference, some 250 poster discussion papers. We anticipate about 400 participants with diverse background from over 20 countries for these continuing conversations."

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Welcome Back!

It's a new semester! Labs will begin the first week of September. Check back for seminar updates.
 

NSF "Science, Technology and Engineering Program" Proposal Funded

Prof. Rabi Musah, from the Department of Chemistry, Prof. Hua Shi and Ms. Denise McKeon from the Department of Biological Sciences have had a National Science Foundation (NSF) "Science, Technology and Engineering Program" proposal funded in the amount of $999,999. This proposal will establish a "Center for Achievement, Retention and Student Success" to provide, among other things, tutoring and mentoring services for all chemistry, biology, earth and atmospheric sciences, mathematics and physics majors enrolled in lower division "gateway" courses. The grant was one of only two funded in the U.S.
 

Fall 2008 Semester

• New job opening: Postdoctoral Position - Prof. Marina A. Petrukhina Research Group

Spring 2008 Semester

• There is a job opening for an Adjunct Instructor Part-time - General Chemistry or Organic Chemistry.
• The Assistant Professor position has been filled.
• The list of faculty office hours has been updated.