News And Current Events (Updated February 2009)

ANNOUNCEMENT: MAS/Sigma Xi 2009 Annual Meeting to be held April 10 & 11, 2009 at Montana Tech.  (Click here for details).

• 2009 Annual Meeting Registration Form (MSWORD) (PDF)
• Deadlines for Abstract Submission is April 1, 2009 (Oral/Poster) (Instructions)
• Directions for Presenters (posters) (oral presentations)
• Student Travel Awards are available.  Please complete and submit the application by April 1, 2009. (Student Travel)
• Best Student (Grad and Undergrad) and Post-Doc presentations receive cash awards
  

ANNOUNCEMENT: MAS to initiate STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM.  Deadline for grant proposals is March 31, 2009.  (Click here for details).

• Student Grant Cover Sheet (MSWORD)

ANNOUNCEMENT: MAS Jr. Academy Call for Papers for the MAS Annual Meeting (April 10th & 11th, 2009) Due 3/6/2009 Information

"Old" News

MAS/Sigma Xi 2008 Annual Meeting was held April 11 & 12, 2008 at Montana Tech. 

Award winners were:

• Mershon Award: Geroge McRae (U.Montana)

• Science Mentor of the Year: Marisa Pedulla (MT Tech)

• Best Undergraduate Poster (two): Jarred Rensvold (MSU-Billings)& Angela Schlenker (UM-Western)  

• Best Graduate Student Poster: Trideep Rajale (U.Montana)

• Best Post-Doctoral Poster: Arlene Alvarado (MT Tech)

• Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation(two): Joshua Pulst (MT Tech) & Matt Shipman (MSU-Bozeman)

• Brumley Family College Scholarship for “Best Research Scientist”: Shaun A. Tauck (MSU-Bozeman)

The MAS annual meeting features symposia for each of the following subjects:

• Biological/Environmental Sciences
• Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Sciences
• Molecular & Cellular Biology
• Neurosciences
• Pharmaceutical/Toxicological Sciences
• Physical, Earth & Space Sciences

Visiting Butte, Montana     

Brumley Family gift endows MAS programs to support students and their mentors. (William  Brumley Biography)