ACS on Campus: Cornell University

Cornell University, April 20, 2012 ACS on Campus heads back to New York for the first time in two years to debut new ACS on Campus content at Cornell University. Join us for seminars on communicating your science to the general public, how to successfully tackle NSF grants, how to get a manuscript published, and more. The agenda is below, events are free, and REGISTRATION is required. Location: The event will be held in Clark Hall. Address: 700 Clark Hall Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853 Campus Map Agenda - Friday, April 20, 2012 MORNING SESSION: PUBLISHING & RESEARCH 9:00-9:30 Opening Remarks 9:30-11:00 Basics in Scholarly Publishing: From the Editors Themselves / Copyright and Ethics of Publishing 11:00-11:15 BREAK 11:15-12:30 Resume Writing 101 12:30-1:30 LUNCH / Becoming a SciFinder Ninja: Tips & Tricks to Master Search AFTERNOON SESSION: CAREERS AND IMPACT OF SCIENCE 1:30-2:30 There's life beyond the lab: Finding the Work/Life Balance 2:30- 3:45 What is it you do again? Why effectively communicating your science matters 3:45-4:00 BREAK 4:00-5:00 Broader Impacts: How to Approach the NSF Grant Proposal 5:00-6:00 Networking Reception Upcoming ACS on Campus Events: Peking University and Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Tuesday, April 10, 2012 and Monday, April 16, 2012

Event Speakers

Sara Rouhi Manager, Library Relations

Rudy Baum Editor-in-Chief, Chemical & Engineering News Bio

William D. Jones C.F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry Associate Editor for Journal of the American Chemical Society University of Rochester Bio

Richard Eisenberg Tracy H. Harris Professor of Chemistry Editor-in-Chief for Inorganic Chemistry

Barbara A. Baird Horace White Professor and Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University Bio

Mary Ermides Senior Account Consultant, CAS Bio

Angela DiCiccio Graduate Student Organizer Cornell University Bio

Jenny Novotney Graduate Student Organizer Cornell University Bio

Dr. Melissa A. Hines Professor and Director Cornell Center for Materials Research Bio

Chad Ellis NSF-ACC Postdoctoral Fellow Cornell University Bio

Christopher Goh Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry

Williams College Bio

Charles H. Trautmann Executive Director Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY Bio

Avtar Singh Graduate Student in Applied and Engineering Physics Cornell University Bio

Odessa Petzold Manager Glass Surface Research, Science & Technology Bio

Kenneth Chang Science reporter The New York Times Bio

Jodi Wesemann Assistant Director for Higher Education American Chemical Society Bio

Nancy Blount Assistant Director, Society Communications American Chemical Society Bio