The Synapse

The August issue of The Synapse contains news about the completion of the Hauber 2024 summer fellowship program, important news about the upcoming annual Grand Seminar, and opportunities for faculty and students.

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Natural and Applied Sciences is pleased to announce this year's Grand Seminar is on Tuesday, October 8th at 6 PM, McGuire Hall, and will also be accessible via Zoom.

Our keynote speaker is Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr., Clark Leadership Chair in Science, Distinguished University Professor and Regents, Professor in the Department of Physics, University of Maryland

Stay tuned for more details and registration information.

The 2024 Hauber Research Fellowship Program concluded with the 20 Hauber fellows presenting their outstanding research outcomes in various fields of study. The three-day presentations were well-attended by the Loyola community and sponsors. This year's Hauber fellows were funded by the generous support of Loyola's industrial partners; Whiting-Turner, W.R. Grace, Emergent BioSolutions, BoMark, and the endowed Hauber Summer Research program.

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August 7, 2024

The Choudhury Sarkar-Dey Medal is presented to an outstanding senior student graduating with a degree in the Natural or Applied Sciences for academic excellence and outstanding efforts in supporting diversity and community service. This medal was established in 2019 by the Sarkar-Dey family in honor of Dr. Dipa Sarkar-Dey, professor emerita of mathematics, as the first division medal at Loyola University Maryland.

Brianna Hebeka, a Biology and Forensic Studies major student was selected as the Choudhury Sarkar-Dey medalist for 2024. The selection for the medalist is based on the student's resume and an essay reflecting on their Loyola experience, with an emphasis on their efforts related to diversity and community service as specified in the following selection criteria: (a) Co-curricular activities, including research, (b) On-campus service/engagement, (c) Off-campus service/engagement, and (d) Engaged in diversity-related activities.

Click here to read more about Brianna Hebeka essay.

The FY 2023 FFRDC Research and Development Survey, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation revealed that the 42 federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) spent $29.3 billion on research and development (R&D) in FY 2023, an annual increase of 12.7% in current dollars.

Basic research activities accounted for 20% of total FFRDC R&D expenditures or $5.9 billion (figure 2). The remaining R&D expenditures were closely divided between applied research (40.7%, or $11.9 billion) and experimental development (39.4%, or $11.5 billion). Read more

Donnelly Science Center renovation in progress!

Register for a free training opportunity from SciLine, based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on Wednesday, August 21, 2-3 P.M. ET.

The course is designed specifically for media-curious scientists with little or no media experience—teaches the basics scientists need to know as they consider dipping their toes or diving deeper into media engagement.

The course is led by Ph.D. neuroscientist Tori Espensen, with participation by freelance science journalist Elena Renken (NPR, Quanta Magazine, PBS “NOVA”). Attendees will learn what makes a science story newsworthy, how to become more “findable” by journalists, and key concepts and etiquette norms to know when speaking to a reporter. Please register here.

Current U.S. Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science are invited to apply for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program.

The awards will support students working on Ph.D. thesis research at DOE national laboratories.

Helpful application assistance workshops will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT and Thursday, October 10, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT.

Applications are due at 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on November 6, 2024.

For detailed information and to apply, please visit Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program..

Join us for an upcoming information session to learn more about Loyola University Maryland's Online Graduate Data Science program. The academic program director and the director of program operations will be present to answer your questions regarding program formats, application requirements, and the admission process.

By attending any of our information sessions, you can save yourself from paying the $60 graduate application fee.

Join us and explore the opportunities that await you! Please register here.

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