Archive for 2017

The College of Chemistry welcomes chemistry professor John Arnold as the new Undergraduate Dean. His appointment begins July 1, 2017. Arnold brings to this position a strong record of teaching and mentoring and a proven dedication to our students, and will build upon the tradition of personalized advising within the college.

Arnold, whose research specialty is inorganic synthesis, brings to his new position many semesters of experience teaching the college’s introductory chemistry courses. He also serves as the Nuclear Chemistry and Forensics Focus Area Co-Lead for NSSC.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Jill Hruby Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering. The Hruby Fellowship is one of Sandia National Laboratories’ most prestigious postdoctoral fellowships. This fellowship aims to develop women in the engineering and science fields who are interested in technical leadership careers in national security. Jill Hruby is the first woman to have been appointed director of a large, multidisciplinary national security laboratory and has been a driving force for other women at Sandia and across the country to follow careers in technical leadership.

Jill Hruby Fellows have the opportunity to pursue independent research that supports Sandia’s purpose: to develop advanced technologies to ensure global peace. In addition to receiving technical mentorship, Jill Hruby Fellows participate in a unique, prestigious leadership development program. To be considered for this fellowship, applicants must display excellent abilities in scientific and/or engineering research and show clear promise of becoming outstanding leaders. Fellows may work at either of Sandia’s principal locations in New Mexico and California. All qualified applicants will be considered for this fellowship.

Two postdoctoral researcher job opening at LLNL

The links can be found at this site http://careers-ext.llnl.gov/  and the two job ID numbers are 102463 (Postdoctoral Research Staff Member – Radiochemistry) and 102680 (Postdoctoral Research Staff member  – Development of surrogate debris materials for nuclear forensic programs.).