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Community Outreach

Community Outreach

Women in Chemistry

Butler Winery, June 2009

Upcoming WISP Workshop:
How to Make a Research Poster

Monday, February 14, 2011, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Memorial Hall East (on 3rd St) 1st Floor Lounge (by room 125)

** This is a hands-on workshop. Participants will develop an initial poster design!**

Come learn how to make a poster to showcase your research. We will discuss effective poster-design techniques and show a number of example research posters from different disciplines—including winning posters from previous WISP Research Conferences. We will also discuss effective oral presentation strategies. If possible, please bring your abstract, data, charts, photos, graphs and anything else you might want your poster to emphasize or highlight. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to ask questions to experienced poster presenters and get personalized feedback on poster designs. While we hope that many Women in Science Research Conference presenters will attend this workshop, all students are welcome to attend, regardless of whether or not you are presenting at the conference.

Please RSVP to wisp@indiana.edu by February 11, if you plan to attend the workshop.

Sponsored by the Women in Science Program of the Office for Women’s Affairs (OWA).

Women in Science Research Conference of the Office for Women’s Affairs

Friday March 4th, 2011
9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Indiana Memorial Union, Alumni Hall

Registration Form (pdf)

Present a poster about your research at the 13th annual Women in Science Research Conference, network with other women researchers and compete for research awards. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best undergraduate and graduate poster presentations in each of the following categories: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Mathematics & Technology. First place winners will receive $100, second place winners will receive $75. This is a fantastic opportunity for community building and professional development in a familiar setting, which will enhance your graduate school or employment opportunities. If this is your first time assembling a research poster, the Office for Women’s Affairs (OWA) will hold an optional ‘how to make a poster & give a poster presentation’ workshop.

We hope to see a variety of types of research posters, including those that present:
•    Research you are doing in a lab on campus
•    Key findings from a research paper you wrote for a class
•    Conclusions you have drawn based on a literature review
•    A draft of your dissertation proposal
•    Your plan for an upcoming research project, or results from a past research project

*Even if your research is not ‘finished’ present what you have so far! Team presentations are welcome!*

The research conference is open to all undergraduate and graduate women at IU studying Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Mathematics or Technology. To participate, please return the registration form to the Women in Science Program by Friday, February 11, 2011. There is no fee for presenting at the conference.

NEWS

WIChem is delighted to announce summer stipends and travel support for exceptional undergraduate and graduate students established with financial support from IU’s Office for Women’s Affairs. If you have questions about your eligibility, deadlines, and requirements, please check with any of the Chemistry WISP board members. Forms are supplied below and should be submitted together with letters of recommendation to one of the Chemistry WISP board members.

GraduateTravelSupportWIChem2010

UndergraduateSummerFellowshipWIChem2010

Chemistry WISP Board Members


Erin E. Carlson Assistant Professor	Maren Pink Senior Scientist	Sara E. Skrabalak Assistant Professor

Links

Lara Hansen lecture

Dr. Hansen is chief scientist, executive director, and co-founder of Eco Adapt. She worked with the World Wildlife Fund as chief scientist and director of the climate change program. She visited the Bloomington campus in November 2008 to share her vision on how to mitigate and adapt in the wake of global climate change. She met informally with students and scientist of Indiana University as well as community leaders of the Bloomington area. She was interviewed by WFHB, a local radio station, for their program EcoReport, and gave a public lecture entitled “Taking on the Challenges of Climate Change.”

Virginia Valian lecture

Virginia Valian's talk highlighted how gender stereotypes impact our evaluation of men’s and women’s professional qualification. A striking example of salary inequity between men and women working in international businesses was presented. Valian’s on-line resources: www.hunter.cuny.edu/gendertutorial, www.hunter.cuny.edu/genderequity