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DOE/NNSA Undergraduate Recruitment Workshop

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Application Deadline: February 15, 2024

The Transuranic Chemistry Center of Research Excellence will host a DOE/NNSA Undergraduate Recruitment Workshop, intended for sophomore and junior undergraduates at any institution who are interested in careers in the national laboratories and potentially graduate research in one of the groups within the Center.

The Workshop will be held at Georgia Tech from April 11-13 (Thurs-Sat), 2024, and will consist of a day of networking and lectures, including talks from PIs and National Laboratory researchers, and a following day of lab tours, graduate school Q&A’s, and a chance to explore Atlanta.

Selected participants will learn about:

  • Chemistry PhD programs at Georgia Tech, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Iowa, Washington State University, and the University of Akron;
  • the NNSA TRU-CoRE Program; and
  • careers in the US National Laboratories (PNNL, LLNL, LANL, and SRNL).

All travel costs and hotel accommodations will be covered along with meals during the program for those students accepted into the workshop. Details on invited speakers will be posted to the website soon.

Join Scientific Thinkers at OSU

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Scientific Thinkers is a student organization here at OSU. They are a volunteer program that seeks to impact our community by teaching elementary students and mentoring underrepresented students with limited STEM resources. This student organization will allow students to gain teaching experience, grow in leadership skills, and improve in their ability to teach STEM material.

If interested in joining, please attend a mandatory orientation on January 23, 3:00-4:00pm in the Physics Research Building (PRB). You may sign up here. Find more information about this student organization on their website.

2019 Community Engagement Conference

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January 23 – 24, 2019

The 2019 Community Engagement Conference will focus on “Partnering for a Resilient and Sustainable Future” and will address questions such as:

  • What role do meaningful partnerships play in creating a sustainable future?
  • How does a community become and remain vibrant and resilient?
  • How can we ensure future generations have the clean air and clean water on which all life depends?

You will interact with a broad range of community engagement practitioners to share diverse ideas, engage in robust discussion and envision new partnerships in the pursuit of a resilient and sustainable future.

Your keynote speaker will be Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, founding member of The Elders and leader of the Mary Robinson Foundation — Climate Justice.

Registration Fees:
Early Registration November 15-December 7, 2018 – $85.00
Regular Registration December 8-January 4, 2019 – $95.00
Late Registration January 5-January 11, 2019 – $105.00
Student Registration – $30.00 for two-day or $20 for one-day

Register online.