Relevant Websites

• Group Calendar (contact Shane to obtain access privileges)

• Group Files

• my Individual Development Plan (myIDP) - Science Careers Individual Development Plan

• "Nature's guide for mentors" in Nature, by Adrian Lee, Carina Dennis & Philip Campbell

• "8 Things Really Efficient People Do" by Kevin Daum (Inc.com)

• "The Seven Sins in Academic Behavior in the Natural Sciences" in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, by Wilfred F. van Gunsteren

• George Heilmeier's Catechism for writing or presenting (e.g. proposals, manuscripts, seminars)

• "What's in a Name?" in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, by Prashant Kamat and George C. Schatz

• A Virtual Issue of Editor Tips for Authors Mastering the Art of Scientific Publication, from the American Chemical Society, by Jillian M. Buriak, Prashant V. Kamat, George C. Schatz, and Paul S. Weiss

• "Whitesides' Group: Writing a Paper," in Advanced Materials, by George M. Whitesides

• "How to Make Your Next Paper Scientifically Effective," in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, by Prashant Kamat and George C. Schatz

• "A Brief Guide to Designing Effective Figures for the Scientific Paper," in Advanced Materials, by Marco Rolandi, Karen Cheng and Sarah Pérez-Kriz

• "Perfect Your Presentations" by Chemical & Engineering News

• "Editorial: Effective Presentations—A Must," in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, by Craig J. Hawker

• "Seminar on Seminars: How to Give a Talk" by Kenneth S. Suslick

• "In praise of posters: Can you imagine scientific meetings without poster sessions?" editorial in Nature Chemistry

• "Communication: Two minutes to impress" in Nature, by Roberta Kwok

• "What Are You Saying - Or Not Saying?" editorial in ACS Careers

• "The perfect peer: What makes the ideal referee report?" editorial in Nature Chemistry

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Meetings (Pacifichem, and others)

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Meetings

• American Physical Society (APS) Meetings (March Meeting, and others)

• The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meetings (Pacific Rim Meeting on Electrochemical and Solid-State Science (PRiME), and others)

• Materials Research Society (MRS) Meetings

• Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conferences (SPIE Optics + Photonics, and others)

• Water Environment Federation (WEF) - Annual Conference (WEFTEC)

  
  

• Fusion Conferences (Frontiers in Photochemistry, Functional Polymeric Materials, and others)

• Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) (Electrochemistry, Electron Donor–Acceptor Interactions, Photochemistry, Renewable Energy: Solar Fuels, and others)

• nanoGe Conferences (Fall Meeting, Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV), and others)

• Telluride Science Research Center (TSRC) Meetings (Solar Solutions to Energy and Environmental Problems, Water: Grand Challenges for Molecular Science and Engineering, Platinum Group Metal-free Electrocatalysts, and others)

  
  

• Inter-American Photochemical Society (I-APS) Conference

• International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy (IPS)

• International Conference on Solid State Ionics

• International Conference on Solid State Proton Conductors

• International Solar Fuels Conference (ISF)

• International Symposium on Solar Fuels and Solar Cells (SFSC)

  
  

• US DOE ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit

• American Water Summit

• Global Water Summit

  
  Non-PI Opportunities
  

• Gordon Research Seminars

• Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates Graduate Student Awards (applications due September 2019)

• US DOE ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Student Program (applications due April 2019)

Undergraduate Student Fellowships


• Rose Hills Foundation - Scholarships

• US NSF - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) (due August 2020)

• American Chemical Society (ACS) - Ciba Travel Awards in Green Chemistry (due October 2019)

• Office of the American Secretary - The Rhodes Trust - Rhodes Scholarship (due October 2020)

• The Winston Churchill Foundation of the US - Churchill Scholarship (due October 2020)

• US DOE - Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) (due October 2019, January 2020, May 2020)

• US NSF - Division of Human Resource Development - Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) - Bridge to Baccalaureate (B2B) Alliances Fellowship (due November 2020)

• UC Irvine - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Grant/Fellowship (due November 2019 and May 2020), with Proposal Writing Workshop on October 2019

• UC Irvine - Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) Program (sophomore level; due February 2019)

• UC Irvine - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Chem-SURF) Program (no stipend for UCI students; due TBD)

• UC Irvine - Maria Rebecca and Maureen Bellettini Award (junior level; due April 2020)

• Fulbright U.S. Student Program - Academic - Fulbright Grants (due April 2019)

• UC Irvine - Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Fellowship (due May 2020, with Proposal Writing Workshop on April 2020)

  
  Graduate Student Fellowships
  

• UC Irvine - Graduate Division - Internal Fellowships

• UC Irvine - Graduate Division - Diversity Fellowships

• US NIH - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (due August 2019, December 2019, April 2020)

• UC Irvine - Graduate Division - International Fellowships (Fulbright U.S. Student Program - Academic - Fulbright Grants (due September 2019) and DAAD Fellowship in Germany (due October 2019))

• American Chemical Society (ACS), Women Chemists Committee (WCC) and Eli Lilly and Company - WCC/Eli Lilly Travel Award (due September 2019 for the Spring ACS National Meeting, and March 2020 for the Fall ACS National Meeting)

• American Chemical Society (ACS) - Ciba Travel Awards in Green Chemistry (due October 2019)

• US NSF - Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) (due October 2020)

• Hertz Foundation - Hertz Fellowship (first years only; due October 2019)

• UC Irvine - Associated Graduate Students (AGS) - Travel Grants (due October 2019, January 2020, April 2020, July 2020 depending on the conference dates)

• Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation - P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans (first or second years only; due November 2019 (New Americans only))

• National Water Research Institute (NWRI) Fellowship Program (due November 2019)

• The National Academies - National Research Council (NRC) - Research Associateship Programs (RAP) Fellowships (due November 2020, February 2020, May 2020, August 2020)

• The National GEM Consortium (GEM) - The GEM Fellowship Program (due November 2020)

• US DOE - Office of Science - Graduate Student Research (DOE SCGSR) Program (due November 2019 and May 2020)

• Link Foundation - Graduate Fellowships and Grants in the Energy Field (advanced-year graduate students; due December 2019)

• US Department of Defense (DOD) - National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship (due December 2019)

• US DOD - Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) (due December 2020)

• American Chemical Society (ACS), Division of Inorganic Chemistry (DIC) - DIC Student Travel Award Program (due January 2019 for the Spring ACS National Meeting, and June 2019 for the Fall ACS National Meeting)

• The National Academies - Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships (due January 2020 (diversity))

• US DOE - Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration - Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) (due January 2020)

• The Electrochemical Society (ECS) - Graduate Summer Fellowships (due January 2019)

• Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program (due January 2020 but needs UC Irvine nomination from Sharon Salinger)

• American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) Graduate Level Research Fellowships (due March 2020)

• The Newkirk Center at UC Irvine - Newkirk Graduate Student Fellowships (due June 2019)

  
  Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowships
  

• US NIH - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (due August 2019, December 2019, April 2020)

• Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Programs (due September 2019)

• Schmidt Science Fellowship (due September 2020)

• University of California - President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (due November 2019)

• UC Irvine - Chancellor's ADVANCE Postdoctoral Fellowships (due November 2019)

• The National Academies - National Research Council (NRC) - Research Associateship Programs (RAP) Research Associateships (due November 2019, February 2020, May 2020, and August 2020 (non-permanent US residents allowed)

• The National Academies - Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships (due December 2019 (diversity))

• The Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science (due January 2020 (non-permanent US residents allowed))

• L'Oréal Foundation - L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowships (due January 2020)

• US DOE EERE - Postdoctoral Research Awards (due January 2019)

• James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) - Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in Understanding Dynamic and Multi-scale Systems (due June 2019 (non-permanent US residents allowed))

• Harvard University - The Rowland Institute - Rowland Fellows Program (due August 2019)

  
  PI General Funding Opportunities
  

• Research.gov

• Grants.gov

• SAM.gov

• Pivot - Funding Search Tool

• UC Irvine Internal Funding Opportunities (Look Ahead Calendar)

• UC Berkeley - Research Administration and Compliance - Funding Opportunities for New and Young Faculty

• Nature Journals

• Science Magazine

• Cell Press Journals (Joule)

• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

  
  

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals (Journal of Chemical Education)

• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Journals (Energy & Environmental Science)

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Journal

• American Physical Society (APS) Journals

• American Institute of Physics (AIP) Journals

• The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Journals

• Materials Research Society (MRS) Publications

• Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Proceedings

• Water Environment Federation (WEF) Magazines and Water Desalination Report

  
  

• Wiley-VCH

• ScienceDirect

• Wiley InterScience (Progress in Inorganic Chemistry)

• SpringerLink (Topics in Current Chemistry)

• IngentaConnect (Philosophical Magazine)

• Annual Reviews

• Chimia

• International Journal of Photoenergy

• UC Irvine - UCI Career Resources

• AcademicJobsOnline

• NewScientist Jobs

• The Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs

• HigherEd360

  
  

• nature careers

• Science Careers

• American Chemical Society (ACS) - C&EN Jobs

• American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE) CareerEngineer

• American Physical Society (APS) Physics Job Center

• American Institute of Physics's (AIP) Physics Today Jobs

• The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Career Center

• Materials Research Society (MRS) Career Central

• Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Jobs

• Water Environment Federation (WEF) Career Center

• US National Science Foundation (NSF)

• US Department of Energy (DOE) - Office of Science - Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

• US DOE BES - Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs)

• US DOE BES - Solar Fuels Energy Innovation Hub - Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP)

• US DOE - Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) - Energy-Water Desalination Energy Innovation Hub - National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI)

• DOE - Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) - Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Program

• US DOE EERE - Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) - Photovoltaics Research and Development

• US DOE EERE - Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) - Hydrogen Resources

• US DOE - Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) - Programs

• US DOE - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - Photovoltaics Research

• US DOE NREL - Hydrogen & Fuel Cells - Hydrogen Production and Delivery

• US Department of the Interior (DOI) - US Bureau of Reclamation (BR)

• US DOI - US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• US DOI - US Geological Survey (USGS)

• US Department of Defense (DoD)

• US DoD - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

• United Nations (UN) - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• United Nations Climate Change

  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 2007 along with Al Gore

  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Climate Change

  • World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - World Energy Assessment (WEA)

• International Energy Agency (IEA)

  • World Energy Outlook (WEO)

  • Hydrogen Implementing Agreement (HIA) - Task/Annex List

• World Energy Council (WEC)

• World Water Council

• Global Water Intelligence (GWi)

• Chemistry Women Mentorship Network (Chem WMN)

• IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology Gold Book

• Historic Publications in Electrochemistry

• Principles of Semiconductor Devices

• Photovoltaic Education

• Solar Cell Simulation Software and Examples

• Water UCI

  
  

• US DOE - Basic Energy Sciences (BES) - BES Workshop Reports (Basic Research Needs for Catalysis Science to Transform Energy Technologies, Basic Research Needs for Energy and Water, Basic Research Needs for Next Generation Electrical Energy Storage, Basic Research Needs for Solar Energy Utilization, Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy, and others)

• US DOE NREL - Reference Solar Spectral Irradiance: Air Mass 1.5

• USGS - Abundance of Elements in Earth's Crust

• US DOE EERE - Fuel Cell Technologies Program (FCTO) - DOE Technical Targets for Hydrogen Production from Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

• US DOE EERE FCTO - Hydrogen Technical Publications

• US DOE EERE FCTO - Hydrogen Techno-economic Analysis (H2A) Production Analysis

• US DOE - Solar Decathlon

  
  

• Nobel Prizes

• Wolf Prizes

• Breakthrough Energy (Bill Gates, and others)

• World Economic Forum's Global Future Councils (Sir David King)

• REN21 Renewables Now

• RealClimate

• Earth Policy Institute

• American Solar Energy Society

• Solar Energy Industries Association

• US Water Alliance

• Water.org

• Greenpeace

• The Climate Reality Project (Al Gore)

• Lecture Slides: Electrochemistry, Solar Energy Activity Lab (SEAL) Summer Program, National Science Foundation, Solar Center for Chemical Innovation, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (July 11, 2013).

  Presentation Video: Juice from Juice Outreach Demo, National Science Foundation, Solar Center for Chemical Innovation Annual Retreat, Huntington Beach, CA (January 28, 2012).

  Presentation Slides: Prospects for a Carbon-Neutral Society: Renewable Energy Technologies and the Factors that Limit their Implementation, 8^th Annual Graduate Research Symposium, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (March 28, 2009).

  Lecture Slides: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Energy Engineering Course, Materials Science & Engineering Department, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (December 1, 2009).

  Presentation Video: Practical Renewable Energy Technologies: Why some ought to work and others most likely will not, Inaugural, Semiannual Eaton E. Lattman Graduate Student Community Lecture Series, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (October 10, 2008).

  
  

  Juice from Juice - A Solar Army Outreach Program of the NSF Center for Chemical Innovation in Solar Fuels (CCI Solar) centered at the California Institute of Technology

  Prof. Nathan S. Lewis Group Homepage - Postdoctoral Advisor

  Prof. Gerald J. Meyer Group Homepage - Doctoral Advisor