PhD scholarship in Theoretical Chemistry/Physics in New Zealand

The Institute for Advanced Study at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand, is looking for an excellent student with a Master of Science in Computational/Theoretical Physics or Chemistry to work on a Marsden funded research project (17-MAU-021) on superheavy element chemistry and physics.  The person is required to have excellent knowledge in either theoretical chemistry or physics. The project is in collaboration with Prof. Witek Nazarewicz from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University, USA. The scholarship remains open until filled and comes with a scholarship to support for living expenses ($27,500 per annum) and tuition fees. Candidates are given the opportunity to obtain a PhD degree from Massey University. The duration of this scholarship is three years with the possibility of an extension.To be eligible for this scholarship you must fulfill the entry requirements for a PhD at Massey University.

Expressions of interest should contain the following information:

• A one-page summary justifying the applicant’s suitability for the role
• An academic CV
• Two letters of reference
• Transcript of qualifying degree

You can send expressions of interest and enquiries to Distinguished Professor Peter Schwerdtfeger at p.a.schwerdtfeger@massey.ac.nz

For more information about our research center or Massey University see the websites at http://ctcp.massey.ac.nz/and http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/home.cfm. 

For more information about nuclear physics group of Prof. Nazarewicz, see https://people.nscl.msu.edu/~witek/www/Nazarewicz.htm.

NAST PhD fellowship result announced

The Nepal Academy of Science and Technology has awarded PhD fellowship to following 7 PhD students.

1. Mohan Sangroula, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University
"Floristic Study and Vegetarian Analysis of Tamor Watershed of Panchthar District, Eastern       Nepal" 

2. Rajendra Shrestha, Department of Physics, Kathmandu University

"Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge for Ozone Generation"

3. Bikash Adhikari, Environmental Engineering, Kathmandu University

"Study of Leachate Composition of Operational, Closed Landfill Sites of Different Stages and Lysimeter"

4. Krishna Bahadur Bhujel, Kathmandu Forestry College

"Fire-induced Carbon Emission from Tropical Mixed Broadleaf Forest of Nepal"

5. Manju Showree Karmacharya, Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University

"Physiochemical Characteristics of the Activated Carbon Obtained from Waste Tyre and its Alumina Composite"

6. Khaga Raj Sharma, Birendra Multiple Campus, Chitwan

"Screening of Some Selected Medicinal Plants of Nepal for Their Anticancer and Antioxidant Activities and Identification of Active Compounds"

7. Kumar Prasad Dahal, Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University

"Investigation on the Corrosion Behavior of Buried Materials by Soil of Kathmandu Valley"

http://www.nast.org.np/new/index1.php?option=L16yWDz_OJ0Mr02JvGM4gHesIb5pfp79TnVMg6TpO2g&nid=Bl0QqdhY8KY50uI1NrtvmFwc0gKQyB1ysIRqEd_qdnU

PhD fellowships and Research funding for 2068/2069 announced by NAST, Nepal

Congratulations to following winners.

Climate Change Research Grants for Nepali Students-2011

For MS students carrying out their research in Universities in Nepal. They will provide upto Rs 70000. Check out this link for details. Last date to submit is Nov 11, 2011.

http://nast.org.np/alluploads/Terms_of_Reference.pdf

What's your Bio Future? Win a $20000 grant from SigmaBio

Where do you think Bio is going to take the world in the coming years? And, more importantly, what role do you think you’ll play in the process? Will this be the generation that cures cancer? Is limb regeneration right around the corner? Don’t limit yourself — Bio can be anything you want it to, if you’ve got the vision.

Share your vision now: Enter the Biogrant Video Contest for your chance to win a lab makeover for your school. Simply team up with a teacher and a member of the scientific community, and create a short, 2–3 minute video with your vision for the future of Bio.

The student with the most creative, innovative video will receive a grant for a lab makeover, putting you one step closer to achieving that vision. So, sign up now and start sharing your story.

Watch the Biogrant Challenge video from Sigma^® Life Science.

Entry Process

1. Team up with a teacher and a member of the scientific community (Can’t find one? Look no further!).
2. Create a video to answer the question: How do you think your Bio will shape the future? Limit the video to between 2 and 3 minutes.
3. Upload your video to a video sharing site like YouTube.com, Vimeo.com orFlickr.com.
4. Complete and submit the entry form below.

Entries will be accepted from 12:00am CST on 3/4/11 until 5:00pm CST on 10/28/11.

The Biogrant Video Contest is open to high school students aged 13 years and older. All contestants are required to have an adult sponsor, aged 21 or older, and authorized permission from their educational institution.

All entries outside of the United States or Canada are open to university level students 18 years of age or older.

1 Grand Prize per region:

United States and Canada: $20,000 (US) grant

To determine the Grand Prize winner in each region, the video essays will be screened by Sigma^® Life Science and judged by a selection committee over 2 rounds based on the following criteria:

• Message and appropriateness to theme (40%)
• Creativity (40%)
• Aesthetics (20%)

In Round 1, five judges will determine the top 5 finalists. These 5 finalists will then be judged in Round 2 by a panel of five judges, and the video with the highest score will be declared the Grand Prize winner.

1 Popular Vote Prize per region:

$1000 (US) voucher for Sigma^® Life Science reagents

The Popular Vote prize will be awarded the video with the highest average vote onsigmabiogrant.com. Voting will be open to the public. Visitors to the site can vote on videos by selecting 1–5 stars (One vote per day per IP address). Voting will be open from March 4 through October 28, 2011. The Popular Vote winner will be able to specify the exact products that they need for their lab.

PhD Positions in Materials Research (Energy and Nanoelectronics) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Job Title: Ph.D. Student Positions -- Materials Research (Energy and Nanoelectronics)
Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Position Start Date: Available Immediately

Apply By E-mail: husam.alshareef@kaust.edu.sa
Website For Job: http://www.kaust.edu.sa

Apply Online Here
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/academics/faculty/alshareef....

Job Categories: Graduate Student
Academic Fields: Physics - General, Nanotechnology Materials Sciences/Polymer Sciences
Environmental Sciences/Ecology/Forestry, Chemistry - General Sciences - General

Ph.D. Students are sought for exciting Materials Research opportunities (in Energy and Nanoelectronics), at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST). Successful candidates must have Bachelor's or M.S. Degrees in Physics, Chemistry or Materials Science. Only students with excellent grades and demonstrated English language proficiency need apply.

Ideal candidates must have minimum B+ averages and must have passed the TOEFL Examination.
A generous compensation package will be offered, that includes:
1) Competitive salary; 2) Free, furnished housing and utilities; and, 3) Free health care.

If interested, please send CV, two recommendation letters and dates of availability, to Professor Husam N. Alshareef, at: husam.alshareef@kaust.edu.sa

About KAUST: KAUST is a new university, located on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. The community has many things to offer, including housing, healthcare, shopping, dining and many parks and sports facilities (including a golf course, sailing facilities, gyms with swimming pools, running tracks, etc.).

There is a very good campus transport system.

The University's research facilities include extensive world-class nanofabrication and characterization facilities, including a fully-equipped class 100 clean room, central imaging and characterization facilities and several focused research centers.

Contact Information
Mr. Steve Bee
Physical Sciences and Engineering Division
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal, Jeddah 23955-690
Saudi Arabia

Korean Gov Scholarships for Undergraduate study: students from developing countries including Nepal could benifit

The Korean Government Scholarship Program for an Undergraduate Course provides international students with the opportunity to conduct advanced studies at higher educational institutions in Korea in order to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between the countries.

This program gives 100 scholarships for 59 different countries, 2 for Nepal. It is for 4+1 year.

Scholarship Payment

(1) Scholarship Period: March 1, 2011 ~ February 28, 2016

(2) Scholarship Benefits: roundtrip airplane ticket or airfare, Monthly Allowance: 800,000 won per month,  full tuition and entrance fee exemption, Settlement Allowance: 200,000 won upon arrival, Repatriation Allowance: 100,000 won upon completion of studies, Korean Language Training Expenses, Medical Insurance for major accidents and illnesses during their scholarship period.

Details below:

http://www.niied.go.kr/

Thanks goes to Rameshwar Pandit. 

Chemical Engineering

Yeungnam University

Korea

MS PhD Scholarship opportunities to chemistry students in Korea

School of Display and Chemical Engineering at Yeungnam Universitylocated near Daegu, the 3rd largest city in Korea, offers full scholarshipsto foreign students who want to study their MS and PhD studies.

Area of study:Polymers, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Nano Technology, Clean Technology, Catalysis, Process Control, etc.

Who can apply:(1) Candidates having upper BSc or MSc degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, and related area.
(2) English competency: TOEFL or IELTS

Other Informations:Download full information here:

Introduction_Chemical Engineering_Yeungnam

MS PhD Postions available_Spring 2011
Contact:Jae-Jin Shim, Ph.D.
214-1 Dae-dong, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, KOREA
Tel : (53)810-2587
Fax : (53)810-4631
E-mail : jjshim@yu.ac.kr

Informal inquiries can be made at dinesh@ynu.ac.kr
Dinesh

PhD studentships available in Nanomedicine and Scanning Probe Microscopy

Nanomedicine Ph.D. Scholarship Deakin University School of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia

Nanomedicine PhD scholarships are available at Deakin University School of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia.

Research project : Cancer Nanomedicine (developing RNA aptamers for targeted cancer chemo-/radio-therapy and molecular imaging).

Essential qualification : M.Sc./M.Sc. Tech./M.Tech. (only those with Master marks >88% should apply) plus ~ 2 years experience in CCMB,
IIS, IIT or IICT and with GATE >94%.

Demonstrated experience in molecular cloning, PCR-based mutagenesis, mammalian cell culture and/or recombinant protein expression or siRNA is essential. First-author publications are highly advantageous.

Complete details can be read at http://www.bioexcellence.org

Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers

Submit an application if you are a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, at the beginning of your academic career and only completed your doctorate in the last four years. A Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers allows you to carry out a long-term research project (6-24 months) you have selected yourself in cooperation with an academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution in Germany.

Scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines may apply to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly at any time. The Humboldt Foundation grants approximately 600 Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and experienced researchers annually. Short-term study visits, participation in congresses and training courses cannot be financed.

Requirements:

1. Doctorate or comparable academic degree (Ph.D., C.Sc. or equivalent), completed less than four years prior to the date of application. Candidates who have nearly completed their doctoral degrees are eligible to apply provided that they submit the manuscript of their dissertation or publications containing the results of their dissertation.
2. Academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses.
3. Confirmation that research facilities are available and a detailed expert's report by an academic host at a research institution in Germany. Details of the research project and the proposed timetable must be discussed with the prospective host prior to application.
4. Expert references from the doctoral supervisor and other academics qualified to comment on the applicant's eligibility, preferably including reviewers not working at the applicant's own institute.
5. Language skills: scholars in the humanities or social sciences and physicians must have a good knowledge of German if it is necessary to carry out the project successfully; otherwise a good knowledge of English; scientists and engineers must have a good knowledge of German or English.
6. The applicant may not have spent an extended period in Germany prior to application. Applications to continue a research stay already underway can only be considered in exceptional cases. If in doubt, candidates who have been in Germany for more than six months at the time of application should consult the FAQs and check with the Humboldt Foundation (info@avh.de) whether formal requirements have been met before submitting an application.
7. The Humboldt Foundation assumes that candidates will abide by the Rules of Good Scientific Practice and the ethical rules of the 7th EU Framework Programme during the application and sponsorship periods.

More info: http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/humboldt-fellowship-postdoc.html

ACS Analytical Chemistry Fellowships

• Fellowships for graduate students in analytical chemistry are sponsored by various companies/organizations and are awarded through the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry. The number of fellowships awarded may vary from year to year, depending on the number of sponsoring companies.
  
  
• The purposes of these Fellowships are to encourage basic research in the field of analytical chemistry, to promote the growth of analytical chemistry in academic institutions and industry, and to provide recognition of future leaders in the field of analytical chemistry.
  
  
• The Graduate Fellowship Committee of the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, which evaluates the applications and makes the fellowship awards, is comprised of representatives from the sponsoring companies, analytical faculty from undergraduate institutions and scientists from national laboratories.
  
  
• Both nine-month ($21,000) and summer ($7,000) Fellowships are available. Most applicants apply for both awards unless mitigating circumstances (previous summer commitments, impending completion of degree requirements, etc.) exist.
  
  
• Nine-Month Fellowships ($21,000)
  • These Fellowships provide for nine months of graduate study and research in analytical chemistry at any ACS accredited institution of the appointee's choice.
  • The Fellowship may not be accepted concurrently with any other external fellowship. Because the purpose of the Fellowship is to provide opportunity for research, the holder will not engage in outside work for added compensation during the period of the Fellowship.
  • These stipends are paid in nine monthly installments, beginning either on June 1, July 1, August 1 or September 1 of the year awarded, at the recipient's option. Tuition is not to be paid out of the grant, nor is the university permitted to deduct any administrative costs.
  • It is expected that the Fellow will be engaged in full-time research for the duration of the Fellowship and be in residence at the home institution (except when performing collaborative experiments which are part of the funded project).
  • It is requested that any publications which result from the studies done during the Fellowship period bear the following statement: This work was supported by the American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry Fellowship, sponsored by (Company or group name).
  • At the end of the Fellowship period, a brief report of the accomplishments or achievements made by the student should be submitted to the Chair of the Graduate Fellowship Committee and to the sponsor.
    
    
• Summer Fellowships ($7,000)
  • Summer Fellowships provide stipends to support research in analytical chemistry during the summer months.
  • These stipends are paid in three monthly installments beginning on June 1 of the year awarded. The university is encouraged to pay fees and summer tuition when these are required.
  • The acknowledgment and report procedures are the same for summer Fellows as for nine-month Fellows. (See above.)
    
    
• Completed applications are due in early December. The committee members read and evaluate the applications in January and February and meet during PittCon in early March to select the fellowship recipients. Applicants are notified of the results of the Committee's deliberations after the PittCon meeting, in late March or early April.

More info: http://www3.wabash.edu/acsgraduatefellowship/

ACS Organic Division Graduate Fellowships

The Division of Organic Chemistry plans to award the 2010-2011 academic year fellowships for Ph.D. students to be held during their third or fourth year of study. Sponsors of the fellowships awarded for the current academic year are: Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, the Genentech Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Organic Reactions, Inc., Organic Syntheses, Inc., Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, and Schering-Plough Research Institute.

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria: (1) be starting their 3rd or 4th year of Ph. D. studies in Fall 2010, (2) be US citizens or green card holders, and (3) be members of the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry. Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged.

Applications will consist of:

1. An application form (MS Word) completed by the applicant with details about the applicant's background and training.
2. A short essay on a research area of the candidate's choice and prepared by the candidate. Directions for preparing the essays can be found here.
3. Three letters of recommendation (the Ph. D. advisor's and two others). Letters of reference should comment on the academic record, productivity, and career potential of the applicant.

Submittal process: The student candidate should complete this application form and write the short essay. The candidate's Ph.D. thesis advisor should then submit 1) this application form, 2) the short essay, and 3) their letter of recommendation each as a separate pdf file (pdf file names should include the applicant’s last name as part of the file name) using the Online Submission Form. Please note that the submitter needs to be a Member of the Division of Organic Chemistry to access the Online Submission Form.

The other two letters of recommendation should be sent directly by the other recommenders to sebrown@emory.edu. Please use the title "DOC graduate fellowship –nominee’s name" for all e-mail correspondence related to the nomination.