STAR, IMPACT Awards Honor Cottrell Scholars

RCSA has named three exemplary Cottrell Scholars as recipients of its 2024 STAR and IMPACT Awards. CS 1997 Mark Moldwin, Physics, University of Michigan, has won the STAR award, and CS 2009 Maura McLaughlin, Physics, West Virginia University, and CS 2009 Rory Waterman, Chemistry, University of Vermont, have won IMPACT awards. Read more.

2025 Cottrell Scholar Awards Process is Open

The application process for 2025 Cottrell Scholar Awards is now open. Proposals are due 11:59 p.m. PDT July 1, 2024. Read more about eligibility and how to apply.

RCSA will hold two virtual Cottrell Scholar Office Hours sessions on May 16 and 17 to help potential applicants prepare. Register by May 3.

New Scialog Series to Debut in 2025

RCSA, The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, and The Kavli Foundation will launch a new Scialog series in 2025 to catalyze research to explore neurobiological response to change and advance our understanding of the brain’s chemistry, physiology, and adaptation mechanisms. The first meeting of Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems will be held March 13 – 16, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona.

Current, Upcoming Scialog Meetings

RCSA's other Scialog meetings include the first year of Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials in September 2024, the third year of Molecular Basis of Cognition in October 2024, the first year of Early Science with the LSST in November 2024, and the second year of Automating Chemical Laboratories in April 2025.

Fellow applications are being accepted for 2025 meetings but are on a space-available basis for our remaining 2024 meetings. Please check each initiative's webpage for details.



Inaugural RCSA Fellows Cohort Selected

RCSA has selected eight postdoctoral scholars to participate in the first year of its RCSA Fellows initiative, which aims to help increase faculty diversity in the physical sciences through job search preparation and community building. Read more.