Friend of ESN Andy Bocarsly is the speaker for a meetup of Christians at the American Chemical Society in Boston on August 20. We hope lots of ESN members can make it. Read more…
Interview with 2017 Christian Scholars Foundation Grant Awardee Jill Ellenbarger
Jill Ellenbarger is one of the two scholars who received a 2017 Christian Scholars Foundation Grant, given to ESN members who are junior faculty. In this interview, she talks about her research, how the CSF grant is supporting her work, and how her faith and her scholarly vocation fit together.Read more…
Science Corner: All Signs Point to Nihonium
The discovery of nihonium, moscovium and the others was long awaited, their arrival prefigured by the creation of the [periodic] table nearly 150 years ago.Read more…
Trouble in Mind: Attending to the Interplay of Mind and Body in Treating Depression
When I finished my post-doctoral research in biochemistry, my career took a turn that was both unexpected and a surprise to my graduate student and post-doc colleagues. I had gone out on faculty interviews at two different universities, expecting to pursue the “traditional” academic route for science Ph.Ds.Read more…
Scholar’s Compass Navigating Knowledge: Creativity That Delights
What do chemistry and Tolkien have in common? Dave Vosburg explains at #ScholarsCompassRead more…
Faculty Testimony: Chemistry
The updated InterVarsity Graduate & Faculty Ministry website is “live”. As a teaser, below is the InterVarsity twentyonehundred productions video of Dr. Terry Gustafson, Professor of Chemistry, Ohio State University. In this piece, we hear a story about how the real integrationRead more…
Candidate for What? — InterVarsity staff
Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for sharing a glimpse of his academic/vocational journey through Candidate for What? A few questions for the reader as we wrap up the series with Part 5 (Click here for Part 1 on Pre-collegiate chemistry, here forRead more…
Candidate for What? — Postdoctoral Puzzle
Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for continuing his Candidate for What? series by sharing a glimpse of his postdoctoral puzzle. Below are a few questions for your consideration as you dive into Part 4 (Click here for Part 1 and here forRead more…
Candidate For What? — Collegiate Chemistry
Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for continuing his Candidate for What? series by sharing a glimpse of his undergraduate and graduate school journey. A few questions for you as you dive into Part 2 and 3 (Click here for Part 1): How doRead more…
Candidate For What? — Pre-college Chemistry
Introduction Thank-you to Dwight Schwartz, Ph.D., for taking a few minutes to share a glimpse of his pre-college journey through school — a teaser for the insights he will relate not only in his Candidate for What? series, but also in his futureRead more…
So Close, and Yet…So Far
This week has been Nobel week, as the various Nobel Prizes have been announced. (I see this morning that Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has won the Nobel for Literature. I guess Americans really are insular – I had not heardRead more…