The MAS awards small grants to undergraduate and graduate researchers in Montana. Please be aware that this year’s deadline is February 17, 2012 (earlier than previous years). Awards will be announced after the 2012 MAS Annual Meeting, April 13-14 in Butte. Awardees will be required to present their research at the 2013 MAS Annual Meeting.
For more information and application materials, see our Small Grants page, under Funding and Awards on the top navigation bar.
The following awards were given to our junior academy members at the 2011 MAS annual meeting in Butte:
The Gil & Marilyn Alexander Travel Award
The Effects of Caffeine on Precision Target Shooting. Mackenzie Enich, Big Sky High School, Missoula, MT.
Investigating the use of Ustilago bullata as a Biological Control Agent for Bromus tectorum: Is Genetic Variation Present within Various Ustilago bullata Populations on MPG Ranch? Stacia Hill, Big Sky High School, Missoula, MT.
First Honorable Mention
The Investigation of the Biological Properties of the Ayurvedic Plant Bacopa monnieri.
Michelle Nemetchek, Big Sky High School, Missoula, MT.
Second Honorable Mention
Is There a Difference in Academic Performance Between American Males and Females. Amy Galipeau, Sentinel High School, Missoula, MT.
The following awards were announced at the April 15-16 2011 MAS annual meeting in Butte:
2011 Mershon Award: Dr. Nick Natale, University of Montana
2011 Science Mentor of the Year: Dr. Nate Bickford, Great Falls University
Undergraduate Best Research Scientist: Matt Weaver, University of Montana (Presented both poster and oral presentation on the topic, “Will cation binding in the G-quadruplex cavity lead to enhanced efficacy?”
Best Undergraduate Poster: Alex Mackin, University of Montana Western – “Geometric realization of (13,3) and (13,4) round robin
tournaments.”
Best Graduate Poster: Scott Steiger, University of Montana – “Synthesis of a divalent isoxazole-dihydropyridine for use as a potential drug to combat multiple drug resistance.”
Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation: Josh Beaulaurier, University of Great Falls – “Commercially made fish feeds could potentially be exposing VHSV to P. herring and causing different growth in the pacific herring.”
Best Graduate Oral Presentation: Richard McCosh, Montana State University – “Preparation of an atlas of the ovine hypothalamus for colocalization of key signaling peptides in reproduction.”
Congratulations to all our 2011 award winners for a job well done!
The schedule for this year’s joint MAS/ACS Annual Meeting is now available here.
You can also download a pdf:
MAS-ACS Program 2011
Kicking off the 2011 MAS Annual Meeting, held jointly with the American Chemical Society, will be a symposium on “Weed Control Challenges Associated with Revegetation Efforts” beginning at 9:30 am on Friday, April 15, in the Thornton Building ballroom, 65 East Broadway, Butte, MT (northwest of the Finlen Hotel).
There will be four presentations, in addition to a tour of the greenhouse at Montana Tech and some reclamation sites. After lunch there will be a “refereed” discussion for an hour.
Please join us on Friday!
More information:
The weed symposium has two primary goals: first is the sharing of revegetation efforts on superfund sites using native plants. Second is weed management as it relates to those revegetation efforts, specifically how to effectively coordinate weed control efforts among the numerous responsible entities so that revegetation efforts are not jeopardized.
Time: 9:30-3:30 Lunch provided
Date: 04/15/11
The agenda will include:
- A presentation by Dr. Ray Calloway, a Plant Ecologist specializing in native systems invaded by exotics
- A presentation of the current revegetation projects being conducted by the Kriss and Rick Douglass
- Possibly a revegetation site tour (snow conditions permitting)
- A presentation by DOT engineer Phil Johnson, a prominent revegetation manager
- A presentation from the local weed coordinator
- A facilitated discussion to strategize coordination of weed control efforts
The 2011 Annual Meeting of the Montana Academy of Sciences will be held on the Montana Tech campus on April 15-16. Abstracts for poster and oral presentations must be submitted by April 1.
This year we plan to have a symposium on Friday, April 15, on Weed Problems and Reclamation. The poster session will be from 6-7 pm, after which we will have dinner, followed by the keynote talk at 8:15.
Saturday are general oral sessions.
The final detailed schedule will be posted shortly.
The new deadline for small grant applications is March 21, 2011. Please see below for details of submission guidelines.
The Montana Academy of Sciences Announces:
STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS – 2011
The Montana Academy of Sciences (MAS) is pleased to be able to award research grants to undergraduate and graduate students in the State of Montana. These grants (up to $500.00) are intended to help students pursue research projects at all Montana Universities, 4-year Colleges and Tribal Colleges. Application due date has been extended to March 21, with awards expected within two months for research during summer and the next academic year. Students that receive funding are expected to present the results of their research at the MAS annual meeting in the spring following the award.
All undergraduate and graduate students engaged in scientific research at the institutions above are eligible. Students need not be members of MAS. However, the application must be signed by and accompanied by a letter of support from a faculty mentor at the institution. If the faculty mentor is not a member of MAS, and the grant is awarded, it is expected that the faculty mentor will join the Academy. The membership form can be found on our website along with other information regarding this grant program.
The following four students were recognized at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the MT Academy of Sciences at MT Tech, UM on Saturday, April 10th. They received Travel Awards of $800 each as the Official MT Student Delegates to the National Junior of Academy of Science 2011 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
