September 29, 2022

Welcome!

Topic:

Research internships

National Membership Forms

• Last call for membership forms!
• If you don’t have it tonight but still want to renew/apply, let us know
• We’ll be reaching out to people who previously talked to us about getting forms

Crowdfunding

• Every year we raise money to send some of our members to the ACS Spring National Conference
• Can we take a picture to use in our advertisement video?

UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming Meeting Dates

AutumnFest

• October 8th, 11am-3pm on the A walk
• We’re making the Periodic Table of Cupcakes

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Mole Day/Tie-Dye

• October 24th 4:30-7pm on Mellon Patio
• Super fun mole-themed activities!
• Corn-MOLE tournament (sign-up here!)
• MOLE-in-1 mini golf with prizes
• Tie-dye a mole-themed shirt! Or a normal shirt!

Research

• What does it mean:

“the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.” according to oxford

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During the school year

• Find the research that excite you and contact the professor directly
• You can start as early as tomorrow
• If you start now it is better for your summer

URP (only for Duq students)

• 10 weeks at Duquesne University
• $4000 stipend food and housing included
• Undergraduate Research Program
• Biology Circle (5750$)
• PURE/NURE
• Resume
• Statement of goal
• 2 letters of recommendations
• transcripts

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Outside of Duquesne

• Look online
• There are thousands of opportunity nationally and internationally

Tips to increase your chance of getting in

1. Go with what you love
2. Look up every professor that has cool research to you
3. Get to know the professor
1. They can be your professor in chem, Bio class that you like their research
2. If they are not the one you see regularly email them!!! Set up a time
3. Find out who works in their lab and get to know them
4. They can be very good sources of information for you
4. Start your application early
5. Ask the professor or upperclassman to how to improve your application
6. Prepare your application professional

Resume

Personal statement

• Do not follow any rule
• Be as genuine as you can and that is what is beautiful
• Provide cohesive information about an story
• Make sure to provide information about the story and correlate that with your

Letter of Recommendation

• Ask the professor beforehand
• Make sure you are contacting the right person

Important Contact Info

Primary Contacts:

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Email: duqacs@gmail.com

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Serina Tressler:

• Email: tresslers@duq.edu

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Megan Treece:

• Email: treecem@duq.edu

Follow Us on Social Media!

• Facebook: Duquesne University American Chemical Society
• Instagram: duqacs
• Twitter: @duqacs
• Campus link - American Chemical Society

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Thanks for coming!

Slides will be posted on our website

duqacs.com

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