How to Write a Successful Grant Application
Dr. Stephen Steadman
Thu Jan 29, 03-04:00pm, 26-414
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Many researchers writing grant applications make serious errors despite having outstanding ideas that are well worth support by federal agencies. These include sending the proposal to the wrong program, missing deadlines for proposal submission, and submitting incomplete or poorly written proposals. A description of the proposal process will be presented with information to help avoid these and other errors, with particular emphasis on funding in the physical sciences by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Dr. Steadman has been a Program Director/Manager in both agencies. Please send email request by Tuesday, Jan. 29 for a copy of handout materials. Video conferencing of presentation may be arranged -- please contact S. Steadman.
Contact: Stephen Steadman, 26-505, x8-8678, steadman@mit.edu
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International Luncheon
Cheryl Cagnina
Tue Jan 27, 12-02:00pm, 26-414
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2009
Single session event
Bring your favorite International dish for approx 20 people to sample. Please contact Cheryl Cagnina with what dish you will bring at least a week prior to the luncheon. This will help ensure a balanced menu.
Contact: Cheryl Cagnina, 26-519, x3-2394, ccagnina@mit.edu
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Nuclear Energy: What are the options?
Prof. Bruno Coppi, Prof. Andrew C. Kadak, Prof. Neil E. Todreas
Thu Jan 15, 01-03:00pm, 26-414
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The severity of the climate problem, the world energy needs and the fact that it is not desirable to continue the present energy production based (91%) on the combustion of CO2 producing fuels lead one to consider a significant expansion relative to the present contribution (6%) of the nuclear energy option. There are issues involved with this that will be discussed, such as the existence in the U.S. of a "nuclear deficit" (lack of the necessary technological and industrial infrastructure), the need to have a vigorous research effort to develop new advanced fission reactors, a serious parallel program to produce a proof of scientific feasibility of a fusion reactor capable of producing net energy and the exploration of fission-fusion systems.
Contact: Dr. Stephen Steadman, 26-505, x8-8678, steadman@mit.edu
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Tour of the MIT-Bates Electron Linear Accelerator Center
Dr. Stephen Steadman, Dr. Karen Dow
Tue Jan 27, 12:45-04:30pm, Leave from 26-502
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 26-Jan-2009
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
The MIT Bates Linear Accelerator Center, supported primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, is located in Middleton, MA. It has a large accelerator that provides up to 1 GeV beams of electrons. The facility is an interdisciplinary center for research and development in accelerator science and technology and for development of new detectors for nuclear and particle physics and homeland security. A brief general description of the facility and its research will be followed by a tour of the facility. (It's impressive -- see the web link below for details.) Transportation to Bates will be provided; signup needed to have ride available. (The facility is in Middleton, about 22 miles from the MIT Cambridge campus.)
Web: http://mitbates.lns.mit.edu/bates/control/main
Contact: Dr. Stephen Steadman, 26-505, x8-8678, steadman@mit.edu
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