2010 CENTC Summer School Accepting Applications

CENTC is sponsoring a summer school to be held July 19-22, 2010 at the University of Washington in Seattle. The four-day in-residence summer school program will emphasize purposes, techniques, challenges and career opportunities in catalysis as the 21st century progresses. Advanced Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows, early-career researchers and faculty members from primarily undergraduate institutions who are interested in deepening their understanding of organometallic catalysis are encouraged to apply.

To learn more, visit the Summer School website.

Diverse Backgrounds, Common Goals Social at ACS National Meeting

CENTC, Procter & Gamble, Dow and UOP are co-hosting the second Diverse Backgrounds, Common Goals event at the National ACS meeting in San Francisco on Monday, March 22, 2010 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. This open social event is being organized by CENTC and American Competitiveness in Chemistry postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Takiya Ahmed, with the goals of fostering integration and partnerships among national science organizations interested in diversity and between those organizations and industry, and to provide networking opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.

Stop by the Moscone Convention Center room 2011 any time between 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm on Monday, March 23rd for complimentary refreshments and lots of mingling.