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AWG E-MAIL NEWS 2005-3
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CONTENTS
1) THE REVEL PROJECT 2005
2) REQUEST FOR 2005 SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES
3) POSITION OPENINGS
2004-064 Wright State University - Environmental Sciences Ph.D.
Program and Fellowships
2005-007 Bucknell University - Visiting Assistant Professor
2005-008 Texas A&M University - Tenure Track Faculty Position:
Petroleum Geoscientist
4) CONTACT INFORMATION
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1) THE REVEL PROJECT 2005
The Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life (REVEL)
Project invites 7-12 grade science teachers to bring cutting-edge earth
and ocean research into their classrooms.
This NSF-funded program is a personal and professional development
program for educators. Through the program teachers are immersed in the
scientific process as they explore the seafloor of the Juan de Fuca Plate
in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Participants are involved in sea-going
field research alongside scientists. In addition professional
development opportunities are offered to help teachers increase their content
knowledge, and enhance their science inquiry teaching skills. Members
of a network of researchers and education colleagues passionate about
Earth and ocean sciences, REVEL teachers transfer their experience to the
classroom, many colleagues and their communities.
Applications for the 2005 REVEL sea-going season are available on line
at
http://www.ocean.washington.edu/outreach/revel/. Applications must be
postmarked by March 31, 2005. Interested teachers are encouraged to
explore the past programs on the web site.
Applicants must be employed in a K-12 public, private or parochial
school in the United States. Minority applicants are especially encouraged
to apply.
For more information, contact Véronique Robigou
vero@ocean.washington.edu.
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2) REQUEST FOR 2005 SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES
AWG provides Student Award for Geoscience Excellence (SAGE)
certificates through Science Service, the sponsoring organization of the
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF); to young women whose projects
exemplify an understanding of our world and its processes. As the AWG
point-of-contact for Science Service, fair directors often contact me
with requests for science fair judges. I would like to share
information concerning three fairs searching for judges from the AWG membership.
1) Mississippi Region VI Science and Engineering Fair to be held in
Biloxi, Miss. on Feb. 23, 2005. This fair is located on the Miss. Gulf
Coast between New Orleans (70 miles to the west) and Mobile, AL (70
miles to the east) and services five coastal, and immediately above,
counties with ~1200 projects. Anyone interested in participating at this
fair as a special awards judge to present the AWG certificate should
contact Becky Rotundo directly at 228 688 5328.
2) District of Columbia Citywide Mathematics, Science and Technology
Fair with judging to be held on March 19, 2005. The Walter Reed Army
Institute of Research is assisting the District of Columbia Public
Schools organize the fair. Please contact Margery Anderson, Ph.D.,
Co-Director – Science Fair, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert
Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, Ph: 301.319.7195, E-mail:
Margery.anderson@na.amedd.army.mil, or SR2@na.amedd.army.mil.
3) 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which will
be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 7-13, 2006. They are looking
for 50 individuals including qualified women (in academia, government and
industry) who can judge in the earth/space category as Category judges,
not just Special Awards judges. Judges need either a Ph.D. or 6 years
experience beyond the master's degree, and will need to be present on
Tuesday, May 9 and Wednesday, May 10, 2006. Please contact Anne Argast,
Dept. of Geosciences, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne at
Argast@ipfw.edu.
Important
AWG would also like to field a team of at least three AWG Special
Awards judges at the 2005 ISEF to be held in Phoenix, Arizona from May 8-14,
2005. More than 1,400 high school students, winners from their state,
regional, or country science fairs, travel from all over the United
States and the world to compete. The projects are divided into 14
categories, including behavioral and social sciences, biochemistry, botany,
chemistry, computer science, earth science, engineering, environmental
science, mathematics, medicine and health, microbiology, physics, space
science, and zoology. AWG presents three female students with awards
each year at the ISEF. The first place award is $1,000, and our two
second place awards are $100 each. All three winners also receive a SAGE
certificate, student memberships to AWG, and AWG T-Shirts for themselves
and their sponsor. But we can’t present these awards if we don’t have
judges! We need YOU! Ph.D.s are strongly encouraged to voluntee
r, but members with Masters degrees are also encouraged to volunteer.
Please contact Valerie Honeycutt (see contact information below) to
find out how you can help us with this important outreach to young women.
Judging is on Tuesday afternoon May 10 and all day Wednesday May 11,
with the award presentation on Thursday evening, May 12. I have several
resources to share, including a "calling card", the certificate paper
and certificate templates, AWG judging guidelines, and other
miscellaneous information. Some travel funds may be available.
Over 600 ISEF-affiliated regional fairs are held world-wide each year,
many in the United States, and these fairs are also looking for judges
to present the AWG SAGE certificates at their fairs. If anyone in your
Chapter might be interested in participating as a judge, or if your
Chapter is interested in sponsoring an additional award at a local fair,
please contact Valerie Honeycutt at styles@hpnc.com or 972-723-2260 for
affiliated local fair information in your area. You can also visit the
Science Service website for more information or a list of their
regional affiliated science fairs at
http://www.sciserv.org/isef/aff_fairs/aff_fairsearch.asp. Again,
Ph.D.s are strongly encouraged to volunteer, but people with Masters degrees
or Bachelors degrees in Geology are welcome to be judges at the local,
regional, or state levels.
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3) POSITION OPENINGS
2004-064
Wright State University
Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program and Fellowships
The Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program at Wright State University
provides a strong interdisciplinary focus on stressor fate and effects in
3 areas of faculty expertise: Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry,
Environmental Stressors, and Environmental Geophysics and Hydrogeology.
There are over 30 program faculty from the Departments of Biological
Sciences, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Pharmacology & Toxicology, and
Physics. Wright State University is located in Dayton, Ohio with a
student enrollment of approximately 17,000. The ES program began in 2002
and is a program of excellence with internationally recognized research.
Research and Teaching Assistantships are available (>$18,000 stipend +
tuition & fee waiver). In addition, the prestigious YSI Fellowship is
available for $25,000 (+ tuition & fee waiver) to outstanding
applicants. Students are encouraged to apply to the program and for financial
awards with either a B.S. or M.S. degree from a relevant major (e.
g., biology, chemistry, geology, physics, toxicology, environmental
sciences). There is no deadline for applications; however review of
applications will begin in January with awards made at any time. For more
information see www.wright.edu/academics/envsci.
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2005-007
Bucknell University
Visiting Assistant Professor
Bucknell University seeks to hire an entry-level visiting assistant
professor of Geology to teach two introductory courses (Physical Geology
and Environmental Geology) and accompanying two labs during the Fall
semester of 2005. Please visit the Bucknell Department of Geology on the
web at http://www.bucknell.edu/Geology/ for full details.
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2005-008
Texas A&M University
Tenure Track Faculty Position: Petroleum Geoscientist
The Department of Geology and Geophysics at Texas A&M University
invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor
level in Petroleum Geosciences, although starting appointments at higher
ranks will be considered for suitably qualified individuals. Texas A&M
University will hire twenty new faculty within the College of
Geosciences over the next four years and this tenure-track position will be an
essential part of this planned growth.
We seek an individual who can develop a forward-looking, externally
funded research program that integrates geological, geophysical, or
petrophysical data in the investigation of subsurface geological systems.
The applicant should be able to demonstrate an understanding of modern
tools used in petroleum-related research (e.g., seismic and well log
interpretation software, innovative approaches to rock-property modeling,
3-D visualization techniques, quantitative basin modeling, hydrogeology
of petroleum systems, integration of petrophysical data with seismic
response, etc.), although we will consider all outstanding candidates
with relevant research or educational experience. The successful
candidate is also expected to advise graduate students and teach undergraduate
and graduate courses in Petroleum Geology.
Faculty in our department have opportunities to collaborate with
colleagues in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Oceanography, the
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, and the Geochemical and
Environmental Research Group. Departmental facilities and programs can be reviewed
at our web site (http://geoweb.tamu.edu).
Applicants should submit a curriculum vita, recent reprints, a
statement of research and teaching interests, and the names, postal and e-mail
addresses, and fax numbers of three references to: Chair of Petroleum
Geoscientist Search Committee, Department of Geology and Geophysics,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115. We will interview
candidates until a qualified applicant is found. A Ph.D. is required at
the time employment begins.
Texas A&M University, a land-, sea-, and space-grant university is
located in College Station, Texas, a dynamic and international community of
140,000 people. Texas A&M University is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer committed to excellence through the recruitment and
retention of a diverse faculty and student body and compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. We encourage applications from
minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.
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