^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AWG E-MAIL NEWS No. 2000-03 January 21, 2000 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ CONTENTS: 1) SPECIAL NOTICE *Phillips Petroleum-AWG Speakers List *AWG to Co-Host AAAS Luncheon February 21, 2000 2) MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS *10th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas 3) POSITION OPENINGS *Rice University-Assistant Professorship in Computational Space Plasma Physics *Keck Geology Consortium-Faculty Positions on Summer Undergraduate Research Projects 4) STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES *Keck Geology Consortium-Undergraduate Research Opportunities ***Don't forget to check the AWG JobWeb at www.awg.org*** *Thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue of AWG E-Mail News* For submissions to AWG E-Mail News, contact Editor Joanne Kluessendorf at editor@awg.org. For advertising, contact Ad Editor Kata McCarville at ads@awg.org. PLEASE SEND AD COPY OR OTHER SUBMISSIONS AS RTF FILES OR AS PART OF AN E-MAIL MESSAGE. E-mail or address changes? Send to office@awg.org, please. For more information about AWG, contact office@awg.org or visit the AWG website at www.awg.org. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) SPECIAL NOTICE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **Phillips Petroleum-AWG Speakers List Please note that requests for speakers or new submissions to the Speakers List should be sent to Maggie Toscano (see contact information on page 3), not to Kathleen E. Johnson. **AWG to Co-Host AAAS Luncheon AWG, AWIS, AAAS, WEPAN, GWIS, and other organizations working toward the advancement of women in science, engineering and mathematics are hosting a networking luncheon to be held in conjunction with the AAAS Annual Meeting. This luncheon will be held on Monday, February 21, 2000 in the Omni Shorham hotel in Washington, DC, from 1:00p.m.-2:30p.m. This is your opportunity to meet with women from all areas of science and all career paths and levels, including nationally-known scientists and policymakers, in an informal setting. This event has become extremely popular and we look forward to another exciting afternoon. Come meet members of different organizations with similar goals, learn what they are doing to achieve success in their own careers. If you would like to attend this luncheon, please reserve your space by contacting Maggie Toscano at as soon as possible. Although we do not know the final cost, we expect to charge attendees approximately $30 for the luncheon, which may be paid at the door by cash or check. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2) MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **10th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas June 8-12, 2000, Bahamian Field Station, San Salvador, Bahamas. Contacts: Cindy Carney, Department of Geological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, (937) 775-3455, cindy.carney@wright.edu or Ben Greenstein, Department of Geology, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA 52314, (319) 895-4307, bgreenstein@cornell-iowa.edu. Web site URL: www.geology.wright.edu/geology/events/symposium.html Pamela Hallock Muller will be the keynote speaker at the symposium. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3) POSITION OPENINGS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **Rice University-Assistant Professorship in Computational Space Plasma Physics Rice University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship,in the area of computational space plasma physics. We seek a scientist with an active research program that centers on applying modern computational techniques to the dynamics of plasma in the space near the Earth. Expertise is required in plasma physics as well as programming and applied mathematics. The chosen individual will be expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and will have specific responsibility for training graduate students in scientific programming and numerical analysis, both in a classroom setting and through advice on research projects. The appointment will be within the new Department of Physics and Astronomy, which is being formed from the merger of Rice's Space Physics and Astronomy Department with its Physics Department. The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate with existing Rice research programs in space plasma physics, and opportunities also exist for collaborations with Rice's research programs in physics, astronomy, and computational science. A curriculum vitae, statement of research interest, and four letters of reference should be addressed to Prof. Richard Wolf, Chair of the Search Committee, Department of Space Physics and Astronomy, Herman Brown Hall, Rice University, 6100 S. Main St., Houston, TX 77005. (email: wolf@alfven.rice.edu). To receive full consideration, application materials should reach Rice by February 29, 2000. More information about the department can be found at: http://spacsun.rice.edu. Rice University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minority and women candidates are especially encouraged to apply. **Keck Geology Consortium Faculty Positions on Summer Undergraduate Research Projects We seek geoscientists who can provide research expertise and mentor students, including those from ethnic and racial groups under-represented in the sciences, in our undergraduate research groups. The first position is for a sedimentologist to work with Mars Global Surveyor data at NASA Goddard. The second opening is for a person to assist with studies of structural and petrologic controls on weathering and landscape evolution at City of Rocks, southern Idaho. Candidates may be employed in academia, industry, or government. A stipend of $4500 and all expenses are paid for participation in a 4-5 week summer project. Further information can be found at www.carleton.edu/curricular/GEOL/resource/keck/keck.html. Interested persons should contact Dr. Cathryn A. Manduca, Keck Geology Consortium Coordinator at 507 646-4425 or cmanduca@carleton.edu. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 4) STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **Keck Geology Consortium-Undergraduate Research Opportunities The Keck Geology has openings in its summer research program for both sophomore and junior students. Sophomore students who are members of ethnic or racial groups underrepresented in the sciences and have completed at least one geology course are invited to apply for five weeks of research investigating Mars at the Goddard Space Flight Institute or studying the impact of land use on sedimentation and water quality on the Cannon River in SE Minnesota. Junior students who have declared a geology major are invited to apply for any of four projects involving four weeks of summer research followed by term or year of independent study at the student's home institution. Students receive a stipend of $1200 and expenses. All students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have a faculty sponsor who agrees to supervise the student's work at the home institution. Information and application materials are available at www.carleton.edu/curricular/GEOL/resource/keck/keck.html or from Dr. Cathryn A. Manduca, Keck Geology Consortium Coordinator at (507) 646-4425, or e-mail: cmanduca@carleton.edu. Student selection will begin February 13, 2000.