Newlsetter Summarizes 2010-2011 Academic Year

Congratualations go to Dr. Jackie Smith, Dr. Renee Siler, and Williamson Oloo for coming to this point in their careers.  Dr. Smith and Dr. Siler have successfully defended their theses this spring and Williamson will be defending in the coming month.

NOBCChE-UMD Newsletter–2010-2011 at a Glance

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NOBCChE Congratulates Jackie Smith, Williamson Oloo, and Renee Siler on becoming Maryland Graduates!

Congratualations go to Dr. Jackie Smith, Dr. Renee Siler, and Williamson Oloo for coming to this point in their careers.  Dr. Smith and Dr. Siler have successfully defended their theses this spring and Williamson will be defending in the coming month.

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New Travel Awards for Conference Available through Our Chapter!

Due to funds secured by the current executive board from the department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, the Graduate School,  CMNS, the School of Engineering, and the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department,  a number of travel awards will be available for travel to the national conference in Houston, TX.

The application package includes a CV, the abstract submitted to NOBCChE, and application for the NOBCChE Advancing Science Award.  As such, applicants are required to apply for the Advancing Science Award (covers conference registration and lodging) and to submit an abstract to participate in a poster or oral presentation at the conference.  Curricula vitae and duplicate abstracts are due January 26, 2011 by email submission to nobcche.umd@gmail.com.

*Information about the NOBCChE Advancing Science Award can be found at http://www.nobcche.org/events/national-conference/advancing-science-award.

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NOBCChE is Endowed by Dr. Gandy of Atlanta, GA

On October 24, 2008 Dr. Gandy of Atlanta, Georgia, donated a permanent endowment to our NOBCChE chapter, totaling to $25,000. NOBCChE will use the money to help our organization work more effectively in carrying out our mission including UMD outreach, K-12 outreach, as well as our tutoring program. Dr. Gandy is an alumnus of Maryland, graduating with a degree in chemistry. He is now a successful cardiologist in the Atlanta metropolitan area, receiving his medical degree from Howard University. Please help us in thanking Dr. Gandy for his generous contribution, making us the first NOBCChE chapter ever to be endowed.

Renee Siler, Rennisha Wickham, Yomi Okunola, Dr. Gandy

Dr. Gandy, Dean Allwell, Renee Siler, Dr. Doyle, Jackie Smith