Looking to hire postdocs with expertise in biochemistry and protein purification/membrane proteins and interest in structural biology.

The lab is located at ETH in Zurich, Switzerland and has access to cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy equipment.

You can read more about the current research on the website: https://locherlab.ethz.ch/

Meet our PROMISE members (postdocs, faculty and graduate students) and have some fun!

Friday, September 6, 2019

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Location: UMBC campus, Commons Building, Floor 2, Game Room

Parking: If you are not a UMBC member, please use the pay to park stations located around campus. For a parking map please click here.

PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP is dedicated to increasing the numbers and diversity of Ph.D.s in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields. PROMISE also provides a strong support system for underrepresented students of all fields, and for all graduate students. Come out for dinner and connections on Friday, September 6 in the Game Room, 2nd Floor of the Commons.

There is no need to register for this event, food will be provided.

UMBC students please visit: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/72787 to register for the event.

Contact PROMISE Coordinator Yarazeth Medina yarazeth@umbc.edu for additional information.

$100,000 STEM seminar: Applying for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Important, you must bring a laptop computer to attend this event.

Location: UMBC Campus, Sherman Building, Room 003 (Lecture Hall IV)

Parking: If you are not a UMBC student, please use the pay-to-park stations. Click here for parking map. The nearest pay-to-park station to the venue is located in the top of Administration Drive garage.

The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) has been in existence for many years. The fellowships are available to students in STEM (social sciences and psychology are included) and STEM education, and come with a 3-year stipend and other benefits.

Applicant Eligibility:

See the information provided in the Detailed Eligibility Requirements of the solicitation.

Applicants must self-certify that they are eligible to receive the Fellowship. To be eligible, an applicant must meet all of the following eligibility criteria by the application deadline:

• Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident
• Intend to enroll or be enrolled full-time in a research-based graduate degree program in an eligible Field of Study in STEM or STEM education (psychology and social sciences included)
• Have never previously accepted a GRFP award
• If previously offered a GRFP award, have declined by the deadline
• Have never previously applied to GRFP while enrolled in a graduate degree program
• Have never earned a doctoral or terminal degree in any field
• Have never earned a master’s, professional, or bachelor’s-master’s degree in any field, unless (i) returning to graduate study after an interruption of two (2) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the deadline, and; (ii) are not enrolled in a graduate degree program at the application deadline
• Not be a current NSF employee

For more information about the NSF GRFP please visit: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/

To attend this event please email yarazeth@umbc.edu subject: NSF GRFP and add your name, campus and department.

Drs. Cynthia Leifer and Hector Aguilar-Carreno in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University have been awarded an NIH NIAID Research Education Program grant entitled “Cornell Program to Increase Faculty Diversity and Promote Research Excellence”.

Several departments within Cornell University have successfully employed targeted pre-interviews on an ad hoc basis to increase the diversity of their applicant pool for faculty positions. This has led to an increase in diverse hires.

An exciting part of our program is that it will allow us to expand what has been done on a small ad hoc basis. We are looking for these “Rising Stars”: URM postdoctoral scientists doing high quality NIAID-mission related research getting ready to apply for faculty positions, to invite them to take part in a pre-interview at Cornell University. The pre-interview will include guidance on how to complete the application and formal interview process at Cornell. While taking part in the Rising Star program cannot guarantee a faculty position at Cornell, we can alert participants to upcoming openings. Any participant offered a position will be paired up with a mentor ambassador who can assist them in their decision. Once hired, the Rising Star will become a participant in the career development portions of the overall grant, which includes courses for skill development, research experience enhancement and mentoring.

To be considered for the Rising Star program, please send a copy of your updated cv, a one page research statement and the contact information for 3 professional references to us at pace@cornell.edu.

For more information about our program please visit our website at https://blogs.cornell.edu/pace/

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Date: Saturday, August 17, 2019

Location: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) – Performing Arts and Humanities Building (PAHB)

Parking @ UMBC
https://about.umbc.edu/files/2018/08/2018-2019-Parking-Map.pdf

Parking at UMBC on Saturday is available in Lot 22.  Lot 22 is located on Hilltop Road, off of Hilltop Circle.  The Performing Arts and Humanities Building (PAHB) is located on Hilltop Road, across the street from Lot 22.

In 2003, “SUCCESS 2003” (later named the PROMISE Summer Success Institute or “SSI”) brought together graduate students in STEM from underrepresented groups in Maryland for a conference and series of workshops with the goal of building a community of scholars who would finish graduate degrees and go on to be professors and leaders in their respective fields.

We started with three schools: UMBC, the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), and the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB). Currently, PROMISE is led by these primary partners, and operates under the imprimatur of the University System of Maryland (USM: 12 institutions, 2 regional centers), and has partnered with the Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA) to include students from their 15 member and affiliate institutions) to serve graduate students throughout the state of Maryland.  PROMISE alumni are tenured professors, department chairs, NSF and NIH grantees, and leaders in government, corporate, and non-profit sectors. Our alumni are now sending their students to PROMISE, and PROMISE is pleased to be connected to the AGEP community at-large.

Link to PROMISE SSI archive: https://promiseagep.com/promise/the-promise-summer-success-institute-ssi/

FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. We are honoring “The Jessica Effect.”

$$ This conference is free.

The conference is sponsored by the National Foundation and our partners. We encourage you to support our speakers through purchasing their books and engaging with them on social media.

Attire: Business and business casual. We are asking that all guest plan to wear colors that represent our cohesion as an alliance. All of the logos for the University System of Maryland’s institutions and schools that are partners in the PROMISE Engineering Institute have combinations and variations of these colors.

Social Media: #ThinkBigDiversity

Our hashtag for @PROMISE_AGEP is #ThinkBigDiversity is most prominent on Twitter, however, we also post on our PROMISE Instagram (#ThinkBigDiversity on Instagram) and PROMISE Facebook (#ThinkBigDiversity on Facebook) pages. Please join us in the #ThinkBigDiversity movement.  (ASEE paper: Hashtag #ThinkBigDiversity: Social Media Hacking Activities as Hybridized Mentoring Mechanisms for Underrepresented Minorities in STEM; Computing Research Newspaper: Expanding the Pipeline: PROMISE Brings a New Phase of #ThinkBigDiversity to Maryland Grad Students).

AGENDA

Friday, August 16, 2019 (Pre-conference)

• 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: LSAMP Bridging Conference for New/Incoming Undergraduate and Transfer Students

• 7:00 PM: Speakers’ Orientation Welcome Dinner @ The Hotel at Arundel Preserve (by invitation only)

Saturday, August 17, 2019

• 7:30 AM: Registration/Check-in (Performing Arts and Humanities Building – PAHB, 2nd floor, Atrium)

• 7:45 AM – 8:45 AM: Breakfast with alumni (PAHB, 3rd floor, Dance Cube)

  • Dr. Kimberly Raines-Isler: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Dr. Joshua Brooks: Naval Research Laboratories (NRL)
  • Dr. Sonia Arteaga: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Dr. Cassiah Smith-Cox: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Dr. Marquis Walker: James Madison University (JMU)
  • Dr. Brian Alex Dummett: Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
  • Dr. Nancy Chiles-Shaffer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Dr. Brittny Davis Lynn: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Prevention Program
  • Dr. Ebonee Butler: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Prevention Program
  • Dr. Samira Brooks: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Prevention Program
  • Dr. Irene Aninye: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

• 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Opening session (PAHB, 2nd floor, Concert Hall)

Welcome by Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale: Interim Director of PROMISE at the Graduate School, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Dissertation Writing Coach, Internal Evaluator for the PROMISE Academy

• 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM: Motivational speaker (PAHB, 2nd floor, Concert Hall)

Dr. Makola Abdullah: President, Virginia State University (VSU)

• 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Faculty panel (PAHB, 2nd floor, Concert Hall) – “Living Your Best Life as a Faculty Member”

  • Moderator – Dr. Janet C. Rutledge: Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
    • Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez: Professor, Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
    • Dr. Christine Grant: Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement in the College of Engineering, Professor, Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU)
    • Dr. Rhonda Franklin: Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMN)
    • Dr. Willie Rockward: Chair, Professor, Physics, Morgan State University (MSU)
    • Dr. Anthony Johnson: Professor, Physics and Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

• 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Circle of Doctorates (PAHB, 2nd floor, Concert Hall)

Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale: Interim Director of PROMISE at the Graduate School, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Dissertation Writing Coach, Internal Evaluator for the PROMISE Academy

• 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Networking break (PAHB, 2nd floor, Concert Hall Atrium)

• 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Breakout sessions

• Undergraduates and new graduate students (PAHB, 2nd floor, Room 234) – “Who Are You Trying to Become?”
  • Moderator – Sunji Jangha: Director, Upward Bound Math Science Center, USM Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP), University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
    • Dr. Marquita Qualls: Leadership Coach/Founder, Entropia Consulting, Inc.
    • Dr. Daniel Jean: Executive Director of EOF and Academic Development, EOF and Academic Success, Montclair State University, @WordsTravel
    • Christopher Mullen: Bridge-to-the-Doctorate Fellow, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

• Continuing grad students (PAHB, 2nd floor, Dance Tech Studio) – “Bringing Your Full Self to the Table”
  • Moderator – Dr. Karen Olmstead: Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Salisbury University (SU)
    • Dr. Tonya Webb: Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMB)
    • Dr. Carl McCants: Technical Director at Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Counterintelligence and Security Center (ODNI-NCSC)
    • Dr. Sonia Arteaga: Program Officer in the ECHO Program in the Office of the Director at the NIH

• Postdocs, professors, and professionals (PAHB, 1st floor, Theater Rehearsal Studio) – “Advancing in Your Career and Still Having a Life”
  • Moderator – Dr. Michael Scott: Dean, Richard A. Henson School of Science and Technology, Salisbury University (SU)
    • Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor: Mitchell J. and Margo K. Blutt Presidential Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
    • Dr. John Carlo Bertot: Professor, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Maryland, College Park (UMD)
    • Dr. Lisa Jones: Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMB)
    • Dr. Peko Tsuji: Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Towson University
    • Dr. Fernando Vonhoff: Research Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

• 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM: Lunch (PAHB, 3rd floor, Dance Cube)

USM Roundtable Networking

• Dr. Murray M. Dalziel, Dean, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore
• Dr. Aaron Wachhaus, Assistant Professor, Public and International Affairs, University of Baltimore
• Dr. Danielle Fowler, Chair, Information Systems and Decision Science, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore
• Dr. Lisa Stickney, Chair, Management and International Business, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore
• Prof. Phillip Korb, Chair, Accounting, Finance and Economics, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore
• Dr. Melanie Perreault, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Towson University
• Dr. Maggie Reitz, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Towson University
• Dr. Lawrence P. Sanford, Professor and Interim Vice President for Education, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
• Dr. Thomas Miller, Professor, Fisheries Science, Director, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
• Dr. Russell Hill, Executive Director and Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
• Dr. Ryan Woodland, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
• Dr. Carys Mitchelmore, Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
• Dr. Michael B. Mathias, Interim Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Frostburg State University
• Dr. Rolande Murray, Assistant Vice President of Academic Operations, Coppin State University

Message from: Jeffrey Franke: Assistant Dean and Chief of Staff, The Graduate School, University of Maryland, College Park (UMD)

• 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM: Recognition of PhD Candidates (PAHB, 3rd floor, Dance Cube)

  • Dr. Joann Boughman: Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, University System of Maryland
  • Dr. Janet C. Rutledge: Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

• 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Keynote speaker (PAHB, 3rd floor, Dance Cube)

Introduction of speaker: Dr. Erin Golembewski: Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School, University of Maryland (UMB)

Dr. Beronda L. Montgomery: MSU Foundation Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University (MSU) – “Cultivating a Career: From Seeds of Inspiration to a Harvest of Discovery”

• 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Dessert and networking with music (PAHB, 2nd floor, Concert Hall Atrium)

Social Media All-Stars:

Tweeting live from SSI 2019:

Brianda Beverly, Creator and founder of the Flyy Science YouTube channel, Twitter: @flyyscience1

Anicca Harriot, Chief of Community Development for @VanguardSTEM, Twitter: @13adh13

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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   

Welcomes you to its 

5th GRADUATE EDUCATION WEEK

April 15, 2019 to April 19, 2019

hosting the

10th ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2019

 April 16, 2019

Engineering and Aviation Science Complex
Student Services Center

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

ABSTRACT AND REGISTRATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE:   

The DEADLINE for submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentation competition HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO:    

March 15, 2019 at 11:59 pm.  

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS 2019 (under Construction)

Graduate Education Week

The Graduate Council’s Research Committee at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) invites you to its 5th Annual Graduate Education Week, which will be held the week of  April 15, 2019 to April 19, 2019.

Symposium Invitation

The Graduate Council’s Research Committee at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) invites you to the 10th Annual Regional Research Symposium 2019.  This year Symposium 2019 is part of the Graduate Research Week, and will be held on Tuesday April 16, 2019.  The title of this year’s Symposium is “10 Years Strong:  A Celebration of Excellence in Research and Innovation.”

Symposium Information 

The symposium will present a forum to discuss research at regional universities, colleges and industry. Oral and poster presentations of research by students (graduate and undergraduate) and faculty will be featured. The best of each will receive awards.

Symposium Registration

Each person attending the conference must register for the conference separately. 

All attendees must register in advance through the website to receive conference materials and meals.

Presenters, judges, moderators, attendees, committee members and guests must register separately. 

Registration is  OPEN!

Symposium Participant Registration Fee

The presenter (or advisor for student presentations) of each presentation should submit their abstract from the abstract submission page which is accessible from the link sent after you register.

Each person attending must independently register. Registration includes the cost of conference registration, materials and meals.

The registration fee is $50.00 per student for non-UMES students, faculty and staff.

Payments are accepted through our Credit Card Mail In Form click here.

UMBC students – If you would like to submit an abstract and present at this symposium, please email promisestaff@gmail.com with your abstract and ALL the required information from the registration page in the same email. The PROMISE team will take care of the logistics of the participants from UMBC. There will be a bus from UMBC to UMES.

Submission of Abstracts

Submitters are required to compose and present their abstracts, posters, and presentations as described in the instructions posted here.

Please click here for:

Competition Announcement

Abstract Submission Instructions.

Oral Presentation Instruction

Poster Presentation Instruction

3MT Competition Rules and Judging Criteria

Students:  Please note that your advisor MUST review and approve your abstract/presentation prior to submission.  Please allow them at minimum a week before the deadline to make changes.

The presenter of each presentation/poster (or advisor for undergraduate student presentation/poster) must submit their abstract from the abstract submission page. 

Only one submission per abstract.  Please have all presenters register independently.  Please have only one person submit the abstract and/or corrections.  List all persons presenting in the comment box.

Once you are registered, you will receive an email with a link for submitting your abstracts. Please submit your abstracts from this link prior to the deadline.

The DEADLINE for submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentation competition HAS AGAIN BEEN EXTENDED TO:    

March 15, 2019 at 11:59 pm. 

Exhibitor and External Sponsor Registration Fee

Exhibitors may register through the UMES Graduate Office.  Exhibitors and Sponsors may contact Mrs. Angela Young ( adyoung@umes.edu) at 410-651-7966, Asst. Chairperson.  Exhibitor registration fee is $50.   Exhibitors will be provided space for the set-up of a skirted display table on Tuesday April 16, 2019 by 7:30 AM (registration opens).  The deadline for advanced exhibitor registration is March 30, 2019 at 11:59 pm.

To become an External Sponsor, donations of $100 will receive advertisement in the Program Book.  Please contact Mrs. Angela Young ( adyoung@umes.edu) at 410-651-7966.

Payments are accepted through our Credit Card Mail In Form. click here.

Judges and Moderators

If you would like to volunteer to be a Judge please email Dr. Patrice Jackson-Ayotunde ( pljackson@umes.edu), Chairperson, Judge Panel.

If you would like to volunteer to be a Moderator please email Mr. Zoe Johnson ( zcjohnson@umes.edu), Chairperson, Moderator Panel.

Judges Resources 

Please click here for Judges Instructions. Please click here for the Judges Form for Oral Presentations. Please click here for the Judges Form for Poster Presentations.

Faculty Awards

Nominations are being accepted for Faculty Awards.  

To nominate a faculty member for an award, please compose a letter stating Faculty Name, Title, Department and School. Please indicate the award for which you will nominate them and provide an explanation for why they deserve this award.   Click here to see the Description of the Awards.

Please deliver your nomination to the School of Graduate Studies office in the Engineering and Aviation Sciences Complex, Suite 3046. Alternatively, you can email your nomination to Dr. LaKeisha Harris, Interim Dean at llharris@umes.edu.

Award Categories

The Joseph M. Okoh Award for Excellence ( A Lifetime Achievement Award )

The Outstanding Researcher Award

The Outstanding Scholar Award

The Outstanding Mentor Award

The Outstanding Research Advisor Award

The Promising New Researcher/Scholar Award

For more information, please contact:

The School of Graduate Studies
Ms. Angela Young (410) 651-7966 ( adyoung@umes.edu)
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

UMES Internal Sponsors

• Office of the President
• Division of Academic Affairs
• Institutional Advancement
• Division of Student Affairs
• School of Graduate Studies
• School of Arts and the Professions
• School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences
• School of Business and Technology
• School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
• Frederick Douglas Library
• UMES Title III Program
• CREST Program AWARDS

Awards List

Please click here to view the 2018 Award Winners.

Book of Abstracts 

The Graduate Council’s Research Committee at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) invites you to the 2019 Regional Research Symposium. The Exhibitor and the Student Presentations will open on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.

 Please click here for the

2017 Book of Abstracts

The Ecological Society of America is seeking your help to reach your graduate students particularly from underrepresented minority groups for a brief survey. Kindly forward the following information to them.

The Ecological Society of America’s SEEDS – Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability – program is planning to develop workshops for graduate students, with priority to ESA SEEDS alumni and alumni of other diversity programs for underrepresented minority communities. Our goal is to develop the support network during the first few years of their MS or PhD programs and to provide opportunities to deepen and enhance new professional and scientific skills. For the first workshop, we are looking to team up with the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC). The mission of SESYNC is to bring together the science of the natural world with the science of human behavior and decision-making to find solutions to complex environmental problems.

We have created a short survey aimed at being able to gauge the interest on this type of activity and what kinds of future workshops we should be offering. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete and your input is very valuable to help us serve you better. Please complete the survey by February 15, 2019. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact us.

Thank you for your help!

Take the Survey