News

The NanoDays 2012 festival is coming to Santa Barbara this April 14 and 15.  The event is sponsored by the California NanoSystems Institute and the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network and hosted by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.  For more information: please look at the flier or go to: sbnature.org

Five Santa Barbara City College students were among the 16 participants in the Internships in Nanosystems Science, Engineering and Technology (INSET) program this summer on the University of California Santa Barbara Campus.

http://www.independent.com/news/2011/sep/10/sbcc-students-attend-summer-inset-program/

Summer Undergraduate and Graduate Research Colloquium

Thursday, August 11th 2011
Elings Hall Foyer

1st Session: 12:30 – 2:00 pm
2nd Session: 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Refreshments served 2:00 – 2:30 pm

Press Release: http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=2544

For further information, please contact: Ofelia Aguirre, aguirre@cnsi.ucsb.edu

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed $417,822 to continue funding UC Santa Barbara's innovative Internships in Nanosystems Science, Engineering and Technology (INSET) program.

In a first for the campus, UC Santa Barbara has been selected for the Beckman Scholars Program, which provides support for undergraduates conducting interdisciplinary research in the chemical and biological sciences.  Full press release is here.  Program website for undergraduates can be found here.

Dr. Jean-luc Doumont (Principiae) will give a talk titled:
"Teaching is not Learning"
Monday, April 18
2:00-3:30PM
Corwin Pavilion

The Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) invites you to celebrate the culmination of our first year's programming with a new speaker series focusing on issues of education and professional development for emerging scientists and engineers.  CSEP will also be holding an Open House Reception during this time for faculty and students interested in learning more about opportunities to get involved with current programming, program development, and evaluation services offered.

Winter Session now accepting applications, due date January 19.  Please see program page for more info.

The UCSB Student Chapter of SACNAS (the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) has been selected as the National Chapter of the Year out of over thirty student chapters across the nation. The UCSB Chapter received a $1,000 gift from the National SACNAS Organization in recognition of its achievements. The active participation of UCSB faculty in many SACNAS activities, including ‘Lunch with a Scientist’ was cited as a major strength of the UCSB chapter.