Hosei International Fund Foreign Scholars Fellowship
In 1980, Hosei University in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of its founding, established the Hosei International Fund (HIF) to advance international cooperation in academic research and scholarship. As one undertaking covered by this fund, academics may apply to the HIF Fellowship Program, also known as the Foreign Scholars Fellowship Program, as described below.
Purpose
Invitations are extended to young scholars from abroad who are, at the least, enrolled in a doctoral degree program to apply to the HIF Fellowship Program to carry out non-degree research programs at Hosei University under the direction of and/or in cooperation with Hosei faculty and researchers. It is expected that joint cooperation and coordination with Hosei faculty will contribute much to the development of the university's research capabilities.
Qualifications / Eligibility
Applicant must:
- be foreign national (includes stateless person, foreign national currently residing in Japan)
- be presently enrolled in a doctoral degree program, hold a Doctorate, or its equivalent as recognized by the University
- have sufficient fluency in either Japanese or English
- be no more than 39 years of age as of April 1, 2014
- not have been a previous recipient of this fellowship
Research Areas
Research areas include those studies in the humanities, social or natural sciences, or engineering as deemed acceptable by Hosei. Please refer to the following for information concerning faculties, graduate school departments, research institutes.
Note 1: Positions are not available in medical or veterinary sciences, pharmacology, nursing, agriculture, marine sciences, home economics, fine arts.
Note 2: Any research involving the import/export of components and/or technology which could lead to creation, production and development of weapons of mass destruction is unacceptable in accordance with Japanese Government policy.
Fellowships Available
2-3
*Number of positions available may change according to period of candidates' fellowship (see below)
Fellowship Period
6 to 12 months.
The academic year begins in April and ends in March; however, HIF Fellows can begin their research either in April or October of 2014.
Fellowship Grant
An HIF Fellow can receive ¥300,000 each month.
Travel Grant and Other Perquisites
- An HIF Fellow can receive all or part of economy class transportation expenses for travel to and from Japan. The travel subsidy for round-trip travel is ¥300,000 maximum (or up to ¥150,000 for one way travel). To receive the inbound travel subsidy, the researcher must be living outside Japan; to receive the outbound subsidy a researcher must leave Japan within 30 days of completion of the research program.
- An HIF Fellow may receive assistance in his/her research from the research advisor, participate in lectures and seminars, and use other facilities of Hosei University.
- An HIF Fellow will be provided with shared office space, PC, and a Hosei University network ID.
Housing
Hosei University will provide, upon request, a furnished apartment. However, the rent (approximately ¥100,000 per month) must be borne by the Fellow. (Note that rental expenses are subject to change)
Requisite
- The HIF Fellow must submit a research paper in Japanese or English to the International Center, Hosei University, within a month of completion of research here; the papers will comprise the HIF Fellowship Program Papers publication "Hosei University International Fund Foreign Scholars Fellowship Reports" put out by the Center every 2-3 years.
- Within 2 years of completion of his/her research, the HIF Fellow, shall make public the results or findings verbally or in written form, via academic paper, academic journal, book, international conference, or symposium. The HIF Fellow shall acknowledge in his report that the research was conducted under the auspices of the Hosei International Fund (HIF) Foreign Scholars Fellowship and shall submit the copies of the results of his/her research to Hosei University.
- During the Fellowship period while in residence on campus, with the support and direction of the research advisor, in a measure of reciprocity, the Fellow shall assist in fostering awareness of the program through lectures and/or seminars concerning the research and its results for University students, faculty, and staff.
Other Conditions
- All statements made in the application must be true and correct in every detail; if found otherwise, the grant will be withdrawn.
- Grantees who are concurrently awarded a scholarship from any other institution or organization in Japan will have their HIF grants suspended or reduced according to the amount received from these outside sources.
- The Fellow may not engage in any paid activities for a Japanese or foreign institution, while receiving the HIF Fellowship.
How to Apply
To Obtain Information on Application
Contact International Center.
Note that neither the application forms nor the application guidelines can be sent via email or email attachment.
Application form can be downloaded from the following link.
1) 2014-2015 HIF Foreign Scholars Fellowship Application Form
Download PDF : http://www.hosei.ac.jp/ic/en/research/hif/2014/downloads/hifAppForm_2014-2015.pdf
Download [Word] : http://www.hosei.ac.jp/ic/en/research/hif/2014/downloads/hifAppForm_2014-2015.doc
Contact and Mailing Address
Coordinator, HIF Foreign Scholars Fellowship
International Center, Hosei University
2-17-1 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8160 Japan
Fax: +81-3-3264-4624
E-mail: hif@hosei.ac.jp
Application Deadline
Application documents must reach the International Center of Hosei University by Friday, June 7, 2013.
What to Include in Application
Prescribed HIF Fellowship application form for academic year 2014-2015
Two complete copies of applicant’s book, or thesis considered most significant in his/her academic career (two copies of the same one, article of the book/thesis is unacceptable)
An abstract for the submitted copy above in either Japanese or English (approximately 2 [A4 or 210 mm x 297 mm] pages)
One letter of recommendation from the head of the institution with which the applicant is affiliated (Rec-1).
One letter of recommendation from the applicant’s supervisor or instructor attesting to the applicant’s research(Rec-2).
A recommendation letter from an academic advisor you name for this program will not be accepted.
Official degree certificate, accompanied by an official translation into either Japanese or English if the certificate is in neither of these languages.
Certificate attesting to institution presently enrolled in or affiliated with, accompanied by an official translation into either Japanese or English if the certificate is in neither of these languages.
Certificate of applicant’s Japanese or English ability (TOEFL® score etc.) or a letter from the applicant’s supervisor or instructor attesting to the applicant’s Japanese or English ability if there is neither result nor score of examinations to certify the ability.
*This is not required for native language
Check sheet
2) 2014-2015 HIF Foreign Scholars Fellowship - Check Sheet -
Download [PDF]
Note
Application documents should be prepared in English or Japanese.
application form must be the one issued for academic year 2014-2015 by Hosei University (photocopy admissible)
All required information should be set down in the application form.
Note that attached documents explaining certain items will invalidate the application.
Item 18 of the Application Form regarding the research advisor at Hosei must be filled in or the application will not be considered valid.
Research advisor
· It is not mandatory that you have the approval or the consent from Hosei professor to become your research advisor at the time of application.
· It is required for you to search our website and decide the most adequate professor and fill the application form Item 17 with reason.
· Information and the academic field of Hosei academic staff can be referred at the following website:
≫ http://kenkyu-web.i.hosei.ac.jp/scripts/websearch/
Please push the button [English] on the upper left side of the site
· Once you become the nominee for the HIF position, International Center will contact the designated professor and request to become your academic advisor.
Letters of recommendation must clearly specify writers’ occupations and titles, and must be submitted in sealed envelopes.
Recommendations must be recent and written exclusively for the HIF Fellowship application.
If submitted documents are incomplete, found unsatisfactory, false, or exceed what is requested, your application will not be accepted.
Papers and documents submitted will not be returned to the applicant. Hosei University will observe the related domestic law to protect personal data obtained from applicants and will use them only for the purpose of executing the HIF Foreign Scholars Fellowship Program.
Written inquiries concerning the program will be accepted if received
by Friday, May 17, 2013.
You can use the check sheet for your final confirmation. Please put it at the top of all other documents for the submission.
Selection Procedure
A committee will be set up to select HIF Fellowship recipients according to the documents submitted. The results will be sent out to all applicants on December 6, 2013.
No inquiries concerning the committee decision process will be answered.
From the Office of Foundation Relations
Below you will find information on a call for applications for the James S. McDonnell Foundation's Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in Studying Complex Systems.
Please forward to anyone who might be interested.
NOTE: The Office of Foundation Relations would be pleased to provide assistance to anyone applying for a grant from this program. It would also be helpful for us to know if someone has applied, whether or not we assist him/her. For more information, including a list of recently issued RFPs, please visit our website (http://foundations.mit.edu/).
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Deadline: June 14, 2013
The Studying Complex Systems program supports scholarship and research directed toward the development of theoretical and mathematical tools contributing to the science of complex, adaptive, and nonlinear systems. While the program's emphasis is on the development and application of the theory and tools used in the study of complex research questions and not on particular fields of research per se, the Foundation is particularly interested in continued development of complex systems science, and in projects attempting to apply complex systems approaches to coherently articulated questions.
The James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) Fellowship provides fellowships to students completing doctoral training in the multidisciplinary field of complex systems science. This award provides $200,000 to be expended in no less than 2 and no more than 3 years.
Eligibility
Applicants must not already have a Ph.D. or expect to receive one before the application deadline
Applicants should have theoretical and/or experimental training in Complex Systems Science
Applicants should not have already identified a postdoctoral position and postdoctoral research mentor
Applicants should understand that JSMF Fellowships can only be used to support postdoctoral training at a qualified institution
Visit the James S. McDonnell Foundation's website for complete program information and application procedures: http://www.jsmf.org/apply/fellowship/index.php.
Angela Frey
Development Associate
Office of Foundation Relations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
600 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.253.3829
Fax: 617.258.8800
E-mail: afrey@mit.eduhttp://foundations.mit.edu
@MITFoundations
From the Office of Foundation Relations
Below you will find information on a call for applications for the James S. McDonnell Foundation's Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in Studying Complex Systems.
Please forward to anyone who might be interested.
NOTE: The Office of Foundation Relations would be pleased to provide assistance to anyone applying for a grant from this program. It would also be helpful for us to know if someone has applied, whether or not we assist him/her. For more information, including a list of recently issued RFPs, please visit our website (http://foundations.mit.edu/).
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Deadline: June 14, 2013
The Studying Complex Systems program supports scholarship and research directed toward the development of theoretical and mathematical tools contributing to the science of complex, adaptive, and nonlinear systems. While the program's emphasis is on the development and application of the theory and tools used in the study of complex research questions and not on particular fields of research per se, the Foundation is particularly interested in continued development of complex systems science, and in projects attempting to apply complex systems approaches to coherently articulated questions.
The James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) Fellowship provides fellowships to students completing doctoral training in the multidisciplinary field of complex systems science. This award provides $200,000 to be expended in no less than 2 and no more than 3 years.
Eligibility
• Applicants must not already have a Ph.D. or expect to receive one before the application deadline
• Applicants should have theoretical and/or experimental training in Complex Systems Science
• Applicants should not have already identified a postdoctoral position and postdoctoral research mentor
• Applicants should understand that JSMF Fellowships can only be used to support postdoctoral training at a qualified institution
Visit the James S. McDonnell Foundation's website for complete program information and application procedures: http://www.jsmf.org/apply/fellowship/index.php.
Angela Frey
Development Associate
Office of Foundation Relations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
600 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.253.3829
Fax: 617.258.8800
E-mail: afrey@mit.edu
http://foundations.mit.edu
@MITFoundations
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The First Annual MIT Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspired Art and Performance Contest
Are you inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr or other civil rights leaders such as Ghandhi, Cesar Chavez and Harvey Milk?
Express yourself by entering your visual art (painting, photography, sculpture, video), performance art (music, song, spoken word, dance, theater) or literary work (poetry, short story, speech) to win cash prizes up to $250.00 each!
This contest is open to all MIT Undergraduates and Graduate Students!
Your entry should be related to or inspired by any of the ideals of Dr. King and/or other civil rights leaders in the past or current human rights activists in the US and the World. These ideals include freedom, justice, peace, equality, civil rights, human rights and/or social justice.
The contest event and performances will be held Wednesday, April 10 7:00 pm in the Wong Auditorium
The visual art will be displayed in the Lobby and performances will begin at 7:00 pm. Following the performances there will be a reception with refreshments and judges will award the prizes.
Deadline to submit your proposal: April 1
Use the entry form below
For more information contact visit the Committee on Race and Diversity website
http://diversity.mit.edu/
or
contact Tobie Weiner iguanatw@mit.edu, 617 253-3649
This contest is sponsored by the MIT Committee on Race and Diversity and the MIT Political Science Department
Please send this out to anyone you think might be interested.
Thanks,
Tobie
Joule Fuels: A Transformative Production Platform forLiquid Fuel from the Sun
Thursday, March 21
4-5 pm
Room 54-100
Joule was founded in 2007 to develop and implement direct photosynthetic conversion to fuels and commodity products. The company has developed cyanobacterial photobiocatalysts that operate continuously in a proprietary SolarConverter to use sunlight, waste CO2 and brackish water to synthesize drop-in ethanol and paraffins.
Dan Robertson, Senior Vice President and Lead Scientist
Dr. Robertson has led the bioscience efforts at Joule since its inception in 2007. Prior to Joule, he served as Director of Enzymology at DiversaCorporation and as Vice President of Biofuels R&D for Verenium, where he led the development of microbial strains for cellulosic ethanol production. In addition to his 14 years of industrial experience, Dr. Robertson also has a 14-year academic background focused on the energetics of membrane transport and photosynthesis. He received his PhD degree in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.
Event graciously funded by the MIT BioEnergy Community and SynBERC
Questions? Contact trivedi@mit.edu.
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Parthsarathi Trivedi
Graduate Research Assistant
MIT Laboratory for Aviation & the Environment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave, Room 33-115
Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE Energy Production and Infrastructure center (EPIC) and the Systems Engineering and Engineering Management program (SEEM) at the William States Lee College of Engineering of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor position in the general area of systems engineering and operations research with applications to emerging power systems and markets including, but not limited to renewable energy, smart grid, and energy storage technologies.
Candidates are required to hold or expected to complete a doctorate (PhD) in Engineering, Operations Research or a closely related energy field with strong emphasis on operations research, systems modeling and optimization. Candidates must possess excellent teamwork, leadership, interpersonal, organizational, communication skills, and must be able to multi-task that serves a diverse student population. Evidence of an existing research program or the potential to build a successful research program in the area of emerging power systems is desired. Evidence of potential for successful teaching at the university level is also essential.
Essential Job Duties
Applicants are expected to:
- Build a strong research program in the area of energy markets, systems modeling, analysis, and optimization. In particular, EPIC will consider applicants demonstrating a desire and potential for interdisciplinary research that integrates emerging power systems.
- Establish a strong externally funded research program in power systems engineering with focuses on renewable energy systems, Smart Grid, and energy storage technologies.
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses as needed under the System Engineering and Engineering Management Program.
- Supervise graduate students' research
- Contribute to departmental, college, and university services.
Preferred Experiences
Applicants possessing the following experiences are preferred.
- PhD in Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Operations Research.
- Industrial experience at an Independent Systems Operator (ISO) or power utility.
- Research on reliability modeling and risk management for intermittent power generation due to uncertainty in renewable energy.
- Energy systems optimization for emerging power generation and storage systems.
The starting date for this position is August 2013 or January 2014. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Only electronic application submissions through https://jobs.uncc.edu will be accepted (#4349). Please include: a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research, a statement of teaching, and a list of three references. For further questions, please contact: Systems Engineering Faculty Search Committee at UNCC-SEEM@uncc.edu.
UNC Charlotte is an AA/EOE. Women, members of minority groups, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems | Associate Director
UNC Charlotte | Room: Cameron 204
9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-1952 | Fax: 704-687-3616
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c/o Prof. J. Utterback
Dear colleagues
The attached call for papers for the special issue on "Information and Decisions in Social and Economic Networks" may be of interest. The special issue will be published in the journal Operations Research.
The submission deadline is July 1st, 2013.
I would appreciate if you could circulate the attached CFP.
Best regards
Asu Ozdaglar
On behalf of the Editors
NEW SPRING 2013 COURSE LAUNCHED IN H2:
15.S70/10.S95 Ideas to Impact: Foundations for Commercializing Technological Advance
Instructors: Edward Roberts, Rory O’Shea, Luis Perez-Breva, Violetta Gerasymenko
Schedule: MW 10:30 AM-12:00 PM (Begins April 1st)
Room: E62-221
Credit: 3-0-3 G(A)
Pilot subject of MIT-Skolkovo Joint Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Principles of movement of technological ideas into impact, in the forms of new and/or improved products and processes, or possibly as new companies. Mixed teams of Skolkovo engineering students with MIT students drawn from across the Institute will address technical challenges, and move them beyond technical solutions into proposals that include such commercially-oriented considerations as intellectual property, market suitability, competitive strengths, financial requirements, etc.
Class will not exceed 30 students, and will include several special students from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia, as well as selected graduate students from across MIT. A few Undergraduate Seniors will also be considered for admission to the class.
Permission of instructor required. If you would like to apply, send application email immediately to eroberts@mit.edu, including a one page CV and one paragraph explaining why you want to be in the class. (Members of MIT Sloan E&I Track will not be admitted due to overlap.)
Global Fellows Program, a Collaboration between MIT & Imperial College
Sponsored by
Office of the Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)
Dean for Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Global Education & Career Development (GECD)
MIT and Imperial College London are jointly offering an intensive 4 ½ day Global Fellows Program for PhD students. Through presentations, interactive work and hands-on activities, PhD students from Imperial (20) and MIT (20) will develop professional skills required to launch and manage a successful research career. Emphasis will be on creating and sustaining successful international research collaborations.
Program Dates: June 24-28, 2013
Time: 5 Days, Monday - Friday
• Participants must commit to the entire program, which includes full day events and some evenings.
• Morning programs will begin at 9:30 am; evening programs should be completed by 9:00 pm.
Location: Sharon, Massachusetts
Cost: Fellowship covers cost of travel, program and some meals.
Content: Topics covered will include:
• Building successful working relationships and global collaborations
• Team and project development
• Global intercultural skills and communication
Participants will work in small groups with either an MIT or Imperial facilitator. Faculty members from each university will present on the topic of developing and managing international collaborations as an integral part of a research career. For a brief video describing aspects of the program including student comments, please see:http://ttv.mit.edu/videos/19728-mit-imperial-global-fellows-program.
Imperial College London is a science-based institution, consistently rated amongst the world's best universities. For more information about Imperial College: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/aboutimperial.
Eligibility: PhD Students. Preference is for students who have passed qualifying exams and have a few years remaining before completing their PhD program. However, all PhD students will be considered.
Application Due Date (extended): March 25 (midnight), 2013
For more information contact: Kim Benard in the GECD, globalphd@mit.edu
Apply: Application form at http://gecd.mit.edu/about/global_fellows_application_form
Finalists will be invited to interview in April (if not on campus we will support Skype interviews).
The Sloan School of Management at MIT and the Massachusetts General Hospital are seeking candidates for postdoctoral fellowship positions in a multiyear collaborative research project.
MGH is one of the oldest hospitals in the US, and was recently ranked first in the country. The hospital has a long tradition of innovation and excellence in clinical care and research. Over the last five years the Sloan School of Management and MGH have been collaborating on a hospital-wide project that is focused on major design and operational issues within academic medical centers. The goal of the project is to develop new scientific and data-driven methodologies, predictive models and decision support tools to design patient care processes and systems within the unique environment of academic medical centers, and apply them effectively in the MGH environment. The project is supported by the president of MGH and is considered as strategic to the organization.
Appropriate candidates should demonstrate strong research abilities, passion to conduct applied and theoretical publishable research in the respective area, as well as an ability to work within a large team of faculty, students and hospital’s clinicians and administrators. Candidates should have a PhD by July 1, 2013 in related areas, such as operations management, operations research, statistics and machine learning and electrical engineering.
Interested candidates should send to Ariel Brandner( abrandne@mit.edu): (i) a CV including updated list of publications and at least three references and (ii) a 1-page statements that articulates their interest in the position. Emails should be titled with “MIT/Sloan-MGH Postdoctoral Fellowship in System Design and Operations of Academic Medical Centers”. *The application review will start by *March 10, 2013.
HUGS 2013
Jefferson Lab, Newport News, Virginia
May 28 - June 14, 2013
With support from the United States Department of Energy (DOE), the 28th Annual Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS) summer school is scheduled to run from May 28 through June 14, 2013 at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) in Newport News, VA. Students will arrive on Monday, May 27 and depart on Saturday, June 15.
The HUGS Program at Jefferson Lab is a summer school designed for experimental or theoretical nuclear/particle physics graduate students who have finished their coursework and have at least one year of research experience. Students who are well into a research project are encouraged to apply as well. Acceptance into the program is competitive. The 2013 school will focus primarily on experimental and theoretical topics of high current interest in strong interaction physics. In particular, students will receive excellent insight into the physics to be studied at Jefferson Lab in the upcoming years, as well as related topics of interest in nuclear and particle physics.
Speakers and Topics:
- Nuclear Structure and Reactions
Brad Sherrill (Michigan State U.) - Form Factors with Electrons and Positrons
Michael Kohl (Hampton U. & Jefferson Lab) - Introduction to Statistics
Elton Smith(Jefferson Lab) - Applications of Light-Front Dynamics in Hadron Physics
Chueng Ji (North Carolina State U.) - Perturbative QCD and Transverse Momentum Dependence in Hadronic Collisions
Ted Rogers (Stony Brook U.) - The Standard Model and the Higgs Boson
Marcela Carena (Fermilab)
During the HUGS program at Jefferson Lab, students will attend all lectures and seminars offered. The program is simultaneously intensive, friendly, and casual. All lecturers are internationally renowned and leaders in their fields. The students will be housed on site at Jefferson Lab. There will be many opportunities to interact with Jefferson Lab staff, as well as the lecturers, other graduate students and visitors.
Student Support:
Funding limitations require us to restrict the number of fellowships that will be awarded. Each fellowship will cover tuition, fees, room and board. In exceptional cases, we will be able to provide reimbursement of most, if not all, of the student's domestic, second-class round-trip airfare or mileage, whichever is less. (Foreign students' transportation reimbursement will be limited to travel to and from the point of entry into the United States.) Students will need to supply funds for incidentals, extra meals, etc.
Application:
To apply to HUGS 2013 at Jefferson Lab summer school, please submit to the address below a completed application, a letter of request for consideration of acceptance into the program, and one letter of recommendation (ideally from your Ph.D. advisor). Submission as such will automatically place the student in the fellowship competition. The deadline for application submittal is April 2, 2013.
Applications will still be accepted after this date but fellowships will only be awarded to students submitting applications by the April 2nd deadline. All students will be notified by April 30, 2013 of acceptance.
Forward all queries to:
HUGS 2013
Jefferson Lab
Attn: Tanya-Gaye Stewart
Suite 15
12000 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, VA 23606
http://www.jlab.org/hugs
Dear students and researchers,
We are soliciting your research projects for the 2013 MIT Energy Conference Showcase!
Event Details
The Friday Night Energy Showcase will be held on Friday March 1st, 2013 from 5pm – 8pm at the Boston Park Plaza Castle in Boston. This event, which is free and open to the public, exhibits the latest research and technologies in the energy space. With 100 presenters displaying their work and 1,500 attendees, it is the most widely attended event of the MIT Energy Conference. Unlike traditional poster sessions, presenters are highly encouraged to utilize physical samples, prototypes and interactive displays to showcase their research. Some presenters will have the opportunity to give a brief elevator-style pitch to attendees during the event.
Application process – Deadline February 15th, 2013
Please use the links below for your submissions for one of the four functional areas listed below. We encourage submissions as soon as possible.
- Renewables: Features research in the areas of Wind, Biofuels, Solar and any other form of energy that is considered renewable. Please click HERE to submit.
- Oil, Gas, Nuclear: Features research within the conventional space i.e. Nuclear, Oil, Gas, Coal, and all support services associated with this sector. Please click HERE to submit.
- Energy Management & Utilities: Features research into power, products for improving energy efficiency, grid management, etc. Please click HERE to submit.
- Transportation: Features research into alternate modes of transportation. Please click HERE to submit.
Learn more about the conference at: http://www.mitenergyconference.com/
The deadline for submissions is February 15th, 2013 and selected presenters will be notified by February 19th, 2013. We encourage early submissions due to the limited space.
Benefits of presenting at the Showcase
● Access to a varied and influential audience. You gain exposure to a 1,500 audience of students, researchers, investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers in the energy space.
● Exposure to media. Past Showcases have been featured in the Newhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/energy-geeks-converge-at-m-i-t/Yorkhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/energy-geeks-converge-at-m-i-t/Times, Xconomy, and other specialized media.
● Pitch your technology to the audience. Select presenters will have the opportunity to give a brief elevator-style pitch to attendees.
● Preferred ticketing policy for the Saturday Conference. Each confirmed presenter will have the opportunity to purchase two (2) guaranteed tickets for the Saturday Conference.
For more information about the Showcase and the MIT Energy Conference, including a list of tracks and past presenters at the Showcase, please visit www.mitenergyconference.com. If you have any questions, please contact either Kavita Baba (kbaba24@mit.edu) or Janak Raguraman (Janak@mit.edu) for more information.
We look forward to reading your application!
Sincerely,
2013 MIT Energy Conference Organizing Team
When: Monday Feb. 25 5:30 PM
Where: Stata 32-124
- Thinking of graduating in the next 6-18 months?
- Come to this event to learn how to prepare now for writing your thesis!
- Workshop led by Dr. Xiaolu Hsi will discuss common obstacles to writing the thesis and how to avoid them
- Topics include time management and negotiating with your committee
- Dinner will be served! RSVP/registration preferred: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pk_EAPBBP6wEigjUMfN5NgjB8JqSdmCJ8vBF7zCyZs4/viewform
Greetings!
Wen Fen successfully defended his dissertation! It will be turned in to us shortly.
Wen's dissertation title is: " Strategic Management for Large Engineering Projects - The Stakeholder Value Network Approach "
Committee: Prof. Edward Crawley (chair), Prof. Olivier de Weck, and Prof. Donald Lessard
We all join in congratulating Wen (a.k.a. Dr. Feng)!
Beth
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Elizabeth Milnes
MIT ESD Academic Office