Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society applications now open!

 Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society applications are now available. Eligible junior, senior, and graduate students should visit www.odk.umd.edu to begin the application process. Membership applications must be received electronically no later than 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2021.

 

Additionally, applications for ODK Freshmen and Sophomore awards will open on Monday, February 1, 2021 and close on Friday, February 19, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

 

Attached you will find more information about ODK, the membership application process, and about our award opportunities.

 

Please help us identify student leaders who are deserving of this honor by sharing this information!

 

Thank you for your assistance,

 

Brooke Lecky Supple, Ph.D.

Circle Coordinator, Sigma Circle of ODK at the University of Maryland

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Brooke Lecky Supple, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President & Chief of Staff

Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

University of Maryland

2108 C. Mitchell Building

7999 Regents Drive

College Park, MD 20742

301.314.8428

 

CGIS SMAART seminar - Dr. Daoqin Tong - 2/2 @ 3:30pm

On Tuesday 2/2 at 3:30 PM Dr. Daoqin Tong of ASU will present on "Distance in spatial analysis: challenges related to spatial data aggregation, scale, and computation.

Full abstract and registration link are available in the attached flyer or the below link: https://bit.ly/385E3KI

Hope to see you there!

Announcing BSOS Summer Scholars Program (2021)

 

Application Management We are pleased to announce the launch of the BSOS Summer Scholars Program (2021) competition. Click on the link below to view more information. Thank you!   Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, February 22, 2021 Award Cycle: Open Discipline/Subject Area: Open to BSOS only Funding Available: 16,000 Eligibility Requirements: Must be a freshman, sophomore, or junior Eligibility Requirements: Must have at least a 3.4 GPA Description: The BSOS Summer Scholars program supports undergraduate students doing independent research projects with faculty in the summer. Recipients will gain a competitive edge when applying for graduate study, national scholarships, and other awards. Students may expand their research into an independent study or Honors thesis during the following fall semester. The program is modeled after, but separate from, the Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research (MCUR) Maryland Summer Scholars Program. Students may apply for both opportunities but may only accept one. There will be a maximum of four awards of $3,000 each. Applications must include the following: an unofficial copy of the student's transcript and any other evidence of the student's scholarly accomplishments; a one-page personal statement from the student about their long-term professional/intellectual goals, how this fellowship and research project would advance those goals, and to what degree this proposal is in response to research or travel restrictions due to COVID; and a letter of recommendation from a BSOS faculty member addressing the merit of the proposed summer research, the student's qualifications to undertake the project, and a mentoring plan. Proposals are initiated by the undergraduate student and completed by the Faculty mentor who provides the support letter via this application system. The Faculty member must have an appointment in a BSOS department or center and the student must be a BSOS major.   View competition

APPLY TODAY for the Sebastian Herbstein Memorial Scholarship in Fiction Writing. Deadline: 3.5.21

 

APPLY TODAY: Applications for the Sebastian Herbstein Memorial Scholarship in Fiction Writing are due March 5, 2021 by 5 PM. Attention creative writers! Are you a passionate fiction writer with a flair for storytelling? If so, submit your application today. The Sebastian Herbstein Memorial Scholarship in Fiction Writing is a memorial scholarship that honors the memory of Sebastian Herbstein, a talented writer, dedicated scholar and son of UMD professor, Judith Freidenberg, which provides two prizes, $600 for first prize and $300 for second prize, for works of short fiction of 5,000 words or less. All full-time UMD undergraduate students are eligible to apply.  For complete award criteria, instructions, and an online application, please visit go.umd.edu/herbstein. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 5, 2021.  Questions regarding the scholarships or the application process can be directed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu.

APPLY TODAY for the Terp DREAM Scholarship. Deadline- 3.24.21

 APPLY TODAY: Applications for the Terp DREAM scholarship are due on March 24, 2021 by 5 PM. 

The Terp Dream Scholarship is intended to provide scholarships to undergraduate first-generation college students who have completed at least one semester at the University of Maryland. This scholarship will provide aid to undergraduate students who also have prevalent financial need. Multiple scholarships will be distributed. The monetary award for these scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year will range between $500 - $1,000. For complete award criteria, instructions, and an online application, please visit go.umd.edu/terpdream. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.  Questions regarding this scholarship or the application process should be directed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu.

UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY!

Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Research Experience for Undergraduates on Sustainable Land and Water Resources.

 

Application deadline:  February 15, 2021

 

Program dates:  June 7 -  August 13, 2021

 

Visit http://nced.dash.umn.edu/reu/ for more information and application.

 

Program Description: The aim of the proposed REU on Sustainable Land and Water Resources is to introduce undergraduate students to the key elements of research on land and water resources that are essential to improving management practices, with a focus on Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and diverse interdisciplinary research teams. Students will work on one of three teams on projects that integrate Earth-surface dynamics, geology, hydrology and other disciplines.  Research teams are hosted on two Native American reservations and at the Univ. MN and projects are developed in collaboration with the tribes? resource management divisions.  The REU incorporates an interdisciplinary team-oriented approach that emphasizes quantitative and predictive methods, CBPR, indigenous research methods, and traditional ecological knowledge.

Projects take place on the main campus of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Northern Minnesota; and at Salish Kootenai College on the Flathead Reservation in Montana.  Students in Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences, Hydrology, Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, Sustainability, Mathematics, and related disciplines are invited to apply.

 

Note:  If the Covid19 Pandemic prevents travel, we will run a virtual REU in 2021.

For a complete list of projects for this year, visit the project website at http://nced.dash.umn.edu/reu/ for more information.

 

You can also nominate a student at 

https://nced.dash.umn.edu/reu/nominate-a-student-for-the-reu/

 

If a student is nominated, I will personally contact them, let them know they were nominated, and encourage them to apply!  Thanks again!

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Diana Dalbotten

Diversity Director

National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics

St. Anthony Falls Laboratory

University of Minnesota

612-624-4608

dianad@umn.edu

 

Spaceflight research opportunity

 Gain research experience and design a microgravity experiment that could fly to space!

We are seeking freshmen, sophomores and juniors interested in research to participate in a microgravity experiment competition. No previous background in research is required.

Terps in Space gives science and engineering undergrads the opportunity to design and propose REAL experiments that compete for a spot on the International Space Station (ISS). Experiments spend 4-6 weeks in space then return to the students for analysis.

Find out more on our site (http://terpsinspace.umd.edu/).

If interested in participating, please complete this form (https://forms.gle/aGyuXwmntg7EEMBB7).

Timeline:

Spring 2021 (virtual):

Teams of 2-4 students work with a mentor to design and propose an experiment. This involves literature research, experiment planning, and gathering preliminary data. In May, three finalist teams will be selected.

Note: Non-finalist teams will conclude their participation in the program having gained a semester of independent, student-driven research experience.

Summer 2021-Fall 2021:

The three semi-finalist teams will have time to further develop their proposals and, optionally, do preliminary experiments. In December, the winning team will be selected.

Spring 2022:

The winning team will conduct lab work to optimize their proposed experiment, and then load their experiment and ship it to be flown to the ISS.

Summer 2022-Fall 2022:

The winning team will receive their experiment from the ISS and conduct analysis and do report writeup. They may also attend the SSEP conference in Washington, D.C. and present results.

Terps in Space is part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education. 

Nicole Catanzarite

PhD Candidate in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at University of Maryland

Neuroscience Policy Liaison (DC Metro Area), Society for Neuroscience

Community Program Director, Student Spaceflight Experiments Program - Terps in Space

Two AGI Scholarship Opportunities for Geoscience Students

 For those pursuing Master's or doctoral degress, see below

 

Dear Colleagues,

The American Geosciences Institute has two scholarship programs for the 2021-2022 academic year.  Please pass along the information to interested and eligible students.

Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship

There are two awards available with this scholarship program for 2021-2022.  The scholarship is available for female students pursuing a master's or doctoral degree at an accredited institution of higher education in a recognized geoscience program. Each scholarship award is $5,000.

One master's candidate and one doctoral candidate will be selected for the 2021-2022 scholarship cycle. Applicants may either be entering graduate school or already enrolled in a graduate program in the geosciences.  We strongly encourage incoming master's students to apply. Successful applicants will be thesis-based, full-time students and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The application deadline for the 2021-2022 academic year is February 7th, 2021.

For more information and to encourage your students to apply, please visit: https://www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/harriet-evelyn-wallace-scholarship

Scholarship for Advancing Diversity in the Geoscience Profession

This scholarship is a $5,000 award to support geoscience graduate studies by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who self-identifies as a member of an underrepresented minority (Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color) and will be entering a graduate geoscience program for the first time.  To be eligible, a student must have completed, or be within two semesters of completing, a bachelor’s degree at a recognized geoscience program and not actively enrolled in a graduate program.

The application deadline is February 21, 2021. The scholarship winner will be notified in April 2021. To learn more, see https://www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/agi-scholarship-advancing-diversity-geoscience-profession

Please send any inquiries regarding to these scholarships to Christopher Keane at keane@americangeosciences.org. 

We look forward to reviewing your students' applications! 

Sincerely, 

Christopher Keane
Director, Geoscience Profession and Higher Education
American Geosciences Institute

APPLY TODAY for BSOS College Scholarships

 

APPLY TODAY: Applications for BSOS College Scholarships are due on February 26, 2021 by 9AM.

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences offers a variety of scholarships to current students! We encourage you to apply now for an award for the Fall 2021 semester. Before submitting your application, make sure to review each scholarship's unique eligibility criteria. To explore all of our BSOS scholarships, and determine which ones suit you, please visit go.umd.edu/BSOSscholarships.

UMD College of Education MCERT Information Sessions - Spring 2021

 

ERM job opportunities

 Job opportunities as a Remote Sensing Scientist or Data Scientist with ERM. The point of contact is Jacob Noel, a UMD alum! His email is:

jacobxnoel@gmail.com or jacob.noel@erm.com 

Links to job descriptions:

https://erm.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/ERM_Careers/job/Washington-DC/Remote-Sensing-Scientist--Associate-Level-_R00007411

https://erm.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ERM_Careers/job/Washington-DC/Data-Scientist--Associate-Level-_R00007410

Paid Internship with Thought Delivery Systems

 Thought Delivery Systems, Inc. (in Silver Spring, MD) is hiring an intern to assist with QGIS (or substantially similar software) mapping projects. The internship involves gathering data for a variety of mapping projects, including and not limited to:

• Species-specific global maps of the world's oldest and largest trees, overlaid with progress in (1) archiving their DNA, and (2) re-establishing old growth forests with each of these species. This mapping work is being done for the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive:   https://www.ancienttreearchive.org/
• National bicycle trail and infrastructure design-mapping projects as overlaid with 5G network designs. 
• Fiber Optic and Fixed Wireless Network planning and builds
• Visual Representation of Wireless radiation at various locations throughout a building, a neighborhood, a town, a metropolitan area, a state, a region, a country, and a continent.

A stipend of $1,000-to-3,000 will be provided (depending on hours the intern is available) will be provided this Spring semester. There will also be Summer semester internships/employment opportunities. 

If interested, send your resume and portfolio (if you have one) to:

james@thoughtdelivery.com  

James McPherson

Strategy and Operations

Thought Delivery Systems, Inc.

(o) 202-223-2003

(m) 336-266-4960

University of Oklahoma Graduate Program

 

[Remote Sensing] : Two Graduate Assistantships (Master's and/or Doctoral) in GIScience at New Mexico State University

 Dr. Michaela Buenemann from the Department of Geography at New Mexico State University is seeking Master of Applied Geography (MAG) and PhD Geography students broadly interested in remote sensing and/or GIS, predictive modeling, and land system science, to support funded research projects starting in Fall 2021. Funding support will include a monthly stipend, tuition and fees, health insurance, conference travel, and access to computing equipment in the Spatial Applications Research Center (SpARC) at New Mexico State University. The contracts will be renewable annually based on satisfactory performance and funding availability.

One master's student is sought to support a Natural Resources Conservation Service project aimed at developing a geospatial framework for mapping inactive acequias (communal irrigation ditches). The student should have an undergraduate and/or graduate degree in geography, computer science, or a related discipline, and experience in spatial analysis, predictive modeling, and programming (e.g., R or Python).

One master's or doctoral student is sought to support a Natural Resources Conservation Service project aimed at developing a geospatial framework for monitoring and assessing land cover (especially mesquite) dynamics in rangelands. The student should have an undergraduate and/or graduate degree in geography, environmental science, or a related discipline, and experience in remote sensing and dryland ecology.

Funded students will join an interdisciplinary team working to enhance our understanding of human-environment systems through mixed-methods research that combines remote sensing, GIS, and quantitative and qualitative methods in physical and human geography. Students should be interested and able to work in this kind of environment, committed to social and environmental justice, and self-motivated. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable, just, and anti-racist team. We strongly encourage members of marginalized and underrepresented groups to apply.

If interested, please email Dr. Buenemann (elabuen@nmsu.edu) with (i) a brief cover letter describing your research interests, research experience, and career goals, (ii) your CV, including contact information for three professional references, and (iii) your transcripts (unofficial okay). Following a review of applicants and interviews, competitive applicants will be asked to submit an official application for the Master of Applied Geography Program at New Mexico State University or the New Mexico Doctoral Program in Geography, which is offered jointly by New Mexico State University and the University of New Mexico. The application deadline for both programs is 15 January 2021, but interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Buenemann by 1 January 2021.

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Michaela Buenemann
New Mexico State University
elabuen@nmsu.edu