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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 24 2010 - 09:48:02 CDT

Hi,
  Dr. Simmerling asked that I forward on this information to VMD-L.

Cheers,
  John Stone
  johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu

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From: Carlos Simmerling <carlos.simmerling_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:14:06 -0400
Subject: Re: ACS award information, Oct 15 deadline
To: John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu>

   Applications are open for 3 types of awards from the ACS Division of
   Computers in Chemistry, to be awarded at the Spring 2011 national meeting
   in Anaheim. The deadline is October 15, 2010.

   *

   CCG Research Excellence award (graduate students)

   HP Outstanding Junior Faculty Award (tenure-track Assistant Professors)

   ACS Graduate Award in Supercomputing (graduate students)

   *

   CCG

   Five $1,150 CCG Excellence Student Travel Award Stipends Available for the
   Spring 2011 Anaheim ACS National Meeting

   *

   The CCG Excellence Awards have been created to stimulate graduate student
   participation in ACS COMP Division activities (symposia and poster
   sessions) at ACS National Meetings. Those eligible for a CCG Excellence
   Award are graduate students in good standing who present work within the
   COMP program, either in oral or poster format. Winners receive $1,150, as
   well as a copy of CCG's MOE (Molecular Operating Environment) software
   with a one-year license. They are also honored during a ceremony at the
   COMP Division Poster Session.

   *

   Up to 5 awardees will be chosen on the basis of the quality and
   significance of the research to be presented, as well as the strength of
   the supporting letter and other materials. All graduate students of the
   Americas (North, South or Central) are encouraged to submit applications.
   Awards will be given only to those individuals making presentations, not
   co-authors. There is a limit of one CCG award application per research lab
   (PI). Previous winners are not eligible.

   *

   To apply for an award for the ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA, March
   27-21, 2011, an extended abstract of the work (no more than 2 pages), a
   two page CV along with a letter of support from the research advisor, and
   a personal statement (no more than 1 page) should be sent as pdf or text
   files to carlos.simmerling_at_gmail.com. A single pdf file is preferred. You
   must include your last name and the type of information (CV, abstract,
   etc.) in the file name. The application deadline is 5pm EDT on October 15.
   Applicants will receive email confirmation of receipt of materials. If you
   do not receive confirmation by October 19, 2010, please contact the
   organizer immediately by telephone (see below).

   *

   In addition, you must submit your normal poster abstract to the "Chemical
   Computing Group Excellence Award" symposium on the ACS PACS system prior
   to the PACS deadline. Note that you MUST APPLY TWICE: email your
   application, and submit an abstract to PACS. Both must be submitted before
   their respective deadlines. Do not submit your PACS abstract to the
   standard poster session- it must be submitted for the CCG session or your
   application will not be considered.

   *

   More information on awards offered by the ACS COMP division can be found
   on the web site at http://www.acscomp.org/Awards/index.html

   *

   Carlos Simmerling

   Chair, ACS COMP Division Awards Committee

   *

   Professor, Department of Chemistry

   Stony Brook University

   Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400

   631-632-1336

   carlos.simmerling_at_gmail.com

   *

   *

   *

   HP

   *

   The ACS COMP Outstanding Junior Faculty Award program provides $1,000 to
   up to four outstanding tenure-track junior faculty members to present
   their work in COMP symposia at ACS National Meetings.* The Awards are
   designed to assist new faculty members in gaining visibility within the
   COMP community.* Award certificates and $1,000 prizes will be presented at
   the COMP Poster session.* While special consideration will be given to
   Assistant Professors presenting work in the area of algorithm and methods
   development, applications for Outstanding Junior Faculty Awards are
   invited from all current tenure-track junior faculty who are members of
   ACS and the ACS Division of Computers in Chemistry.* Postdoctoral
   researchers in transition to faculty appointments may also be considered.
   Selection criteria will include the novelty and importance of the work to
   be presented, CV of the applicant, as well as the level of Departmental
   support as indicated by the applicant's department Chair or Chair
   designee.*

   *

   To apply for an award for the ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA, March
   27-21, 2011, an extended abstract of the work (no more than 2 pages), a CV
   and the letter of departmental support should be sent as pdf or text files
   to carlos.simmerling_at_gmail.com. You must include your last name and the
   type of information (CV, abstract, etc.) in the file name. A single pdf
   file with all materials is preferable.

   *

   The application deadline is 5pm EDT on October 15. Applicants will receive
   email confirmation of receipt of materials. If you do not receive
   confirmation by October 19, 2010, please contact the organizer immediately
   by telephone (see below).

   *

   In addition, you must submit your normal poster abstract to the
   "Outstanding Junior Faculty Award" symposium on the ACS PACS system prior
   to the PACS deadline. Note that you MUST APPLY TWICE: email your
   application, and submit an abstract to PACS. Both must be submitted before
   their respective deadlines. Do not submit your PACS abstract to the
   standard poster session- it must be submitted for the HP session or your
   application will not be considered.

   *

   We also suggest that HP award applicants submit a separate abstract to
   PACS for an oral presentation in a relevant session, in addition to their
   poster abstract in the HP award section (note that acceptance into the
   oral sessions is not guaranteed).

   *

   More information on awards offered by the ACS COMP division can be found
   on the web site at http://www.acscomp.org/Awards/index.html

   *

   *

   Carlos Simmerling

   Professor, Department of Chemistry

   Stony Brook University

   Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400

   631-632-1336

   carlos.simmerling_at_gmail.com

   *

   *

   *

   Supercomputing

   **Graduate Student Awards in Supercomputing* to be awarded at the Spring
   2011 Anaheim ACS National Meeting

   *

   The ACS Graduate Student Award in Supercomputing has been created to
   provide supercomputer resources to outstanding students in the early
   stages of their graduate career, particularly for projects that need high
   performance computing resources for their chemistry-related project. Those
   eligible for the award are graduate students in good standing who are
   carrying out research in the broadly defined area of computational
   chemistry. Winners (or their adviser, if necessary) will be the Principal
   Investigator of a new account on the *kraken* supercomputer at the
   National Institute of Computational Sciences (NICS). They will also be
   honored during a ceremony at the COMP Division poster session. Applicants
   are encouraged (but not required) to present work within the COMP program
   at the meeting, either in oral or poster format.

   *

   Up to 2 awardees will be chosen on the basis of: the significance of the
   project plan, potential impact on the project of additional supercomputer
   resources, qualifications of the student, and the strength of the
   supporting letter and other materials.

   *

   Application requirements for the ACS National Meeting in Anaheim include
   an extended abstract of the work (no more than 1 page), a two page CV, a
   brief letter of support from the research advisor, and a 1 page detailed
   computational plan indicating: computational resources already available
   for the project, the types of calculations to be performed, availability
   of software, justification of number and length of runs, and an estimate
   of the total time needed (up to 200,000 CPU hours maximum). Please include
   your last name and the type of information (CV, abstract, etc.) in the
   file name. For information about kraken, see
   http://www.nics.tennessee.edu/computing-resources/kraken. There is a limit
   of one Supercomputing Award application per research lab (PI) per award
   type.

   *

   These should be sent as pdf or text files (no other formats accepted) to
   carlos.simmerling_at_gmail.com. A single pdf file is preferred. Please
   include your last name and the type of information (CV, abstract, etc.) in
   the file name. The application deadline is 5pm EDT on October 15.
   Applicants will receive email confirmation of receipt of materials. If you
   do not receive confirmation by October 19, 2010, please contact the
   organizer immediately by telephone (see below).

   *

   If you want to present your work in an oral or poster presentation, you
   must also submit your abstract using the ACS PACS system, prior to the
   PACS deadline. Application for the supercomputing award does not
   constitute an application for a presentation.

   *

   More information on awards offered by the ACS COMP division can be found
   on the web site at http://www.acscomp.org/Awards/index.html

   *

   Carlos Simmerling

   Chair, ACS COMP Division Awards Committee

   *

   Professor, Department of Chemistry

   Stony Brook University

   Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400

   631-632-1336

   carlos.simmerling_at_gmail.com

                                       *

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