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  • 2.27.2026

    RCSA Grants Management System in Transition

    RCSA is moving to a new grants management system. These instructions will be updated as work progresses.

  • RCSA Names William Dichtel 2018 Cottrell FRED Winner
    7.25.2018

    RCSA Names William Dichtel 2018 Cottrell FRED Winner

    Dichtel’s research addresses important challenges at the interface of organic chemistry and materials science.

  • 2018 Cottrell Scholar Conference: Personalizing Education
    7.19.2018

    2018 Cottrell Scholar Conference: Personalizing Education

    The 24th-Annual Cottrell Scholar Conference drew 110 attendees, the most-ever.

  • Catherine J. Murphy
    7.19.2018

    Catherine J. Murphy

    Murphy was one of the first researchers to examine the interaction of nanoparticles with biological systems.

  • Scialog: Time Domain Astrophysics, 2018
    6.15.2018

    Scialog: Time Domain Astrophysics, 2018

    Scialog: TDA No. 3 focuses on massive Gaia data release.

  • Expanding the CURE Model: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience
    6.7.2018

    Expanding the CURE Model: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience

    A Cottrell Scholars Collaborative report on the challenges, solutions, and opportunties associated with broader adoption of CUREs in physical science curricula.

  • First Cottrell Scholar Regional Meeting Reinforces Community, Connectedness
    4.24.2018

    First Cottrell Scholar Regional Meeting Reinforces Community, Connectedness

    Cottrell Scholars came together in mid-April at the University of Illiniois, Urbana-Champaign.

  • E. Norval Fortson
    3.27.2018

    E. Norval Fortson

    “Make the most of it.” That’s the advice E. Norval Fortson, professor emeritus, physics, University of Washington, gives to early career…

  • Thomas J. Meade
    3.27.2018

    Thomas J. Meade

    Thomas J. Meade is a highly successful inventor and entrepreneur, a founder of several tech companies worth hundreds of millions. He…

  • Marshall Wilt
    3.27.2018

    Marshall Wilt

    “Follow your interests and don’t be stymied by adversity. If you’re a person like I was at an institution that didn’t…

  • 2.12.2018

    RCSA Names 24 Cottrell Scholars for 2018

    CS Program Funds $2.4M in Research/Science Education

  • Three TREE Awardees Named for 2018
    2.12.2018

    Three TREE Awardees Named for 2018

    Gruebele, Odom, Shields

  • 2018 LEAD Award Goes to Penny Beuning of Northeastern University
    1.17.2018

    2018 LEAD Award Goes to Penny Beuning of Northeastern University

    Beuning will use LEAD Award in new role as director of graduate studies for Northeastern Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.

  • Six Team Awards Announced for Scialog: Advanced Energy Storage
    1.12.2018

    Six Team Awards Announced for Scialog: Advanced Energy Storage

    Competitive Awards for Scialog: Advanced Energy Storage

  • 2017 Was a Good Year for Nathan Gabor
    12.11.2017

    2017 Was a Good Year for Nathan Gabor

    In 2017 Nathan Gabor, a condensed matter physicist at the University of California, Riverside, had the unique experience of being named…

  • 11.14.2017

    Cottrell Scholars Collaborate on 2-Volume ACS Symposium Book

    More than Two Dozen Cottrell Scholars Share Projects 

  • Sara Skrabalak, FRED Award Winner 2017
    11.13.2017

    Sara Skrabalak, FRED Award Winner 2017

    Sara E. Skrabalak, chemistry, Indiana University Bloomington, is the 2017 winner of RCSA’s Frontiers in Research Excellence and Discovery (FRED) Award.…

  • Cottrell Scholar David Reitze’s LIGO Adventure
    11.1.2017

    Cottrell Scholar David Reitze’s LIGO Adventure

    1996 Cottrell Scholar David Reitze recalls how he became executive director of the LIGO Observatory 

  • RCSA Community Participates in LIGO Discovery
    10.17.2017

    RCSA Community Participates in LIGO Discovery

    A major achievement in time domain astrophysics

  • 7.18.2017

    RCSA Announces 2017 FRED and SEED Awards for Cottrell Scholars

    RCSA announces the 2017 FRED and SEED awards for Cottrell Scholars

  • 7.17.2017

    2017 Cottrell Scholar Conference

    110 people attended the 23rd Annual Cottrell Conference

  • Implementing Effective Evaluation of Teaching and Learning in STEM
    7.11.2017

    Implementing Effective Evaluation of Teaching and Learning in STEM

    Building upon the work of Searching for Better Approaches: Effective Evaluation of Teaching and Learning in STEM this group proposed to…

  • Northwestern Provost Daniel Linzer Named RCSA President
    6.5.2017

    Northwestern Provost Daniel Linzer Named RCSA President

    Daniel I.H. Linzer, formerly provost of Northwestern University, is the new president and CEO of Research Corporation for Science Advancement.

  • Third Scialog: MCL Conference Yields Great Science Discussions and 13 Team Proposals
    5.2.2017

    Third Scialog: MCL Conference Yields Great Science Discussions and 13 Team Proposals

    Scialong: Molecules Come to Life 2017

  • 3.28.2017

    German-American Fulbright Commission Names Two Cottrell-Fulbright Scholars

    Hellmich and Schumann will each receive €63,000 

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