ADVANCE Scholar Award Symposium
This symposium is presented to you by UC Davis ADVANCE. The ADVANCE Scholar Award Program is a prestigious award program and lecture series that encourages research leadership and outreach to underserved communities and/or mentorship of underrepresented students, and highlights and celebrates the contributions that women STEM faculty at the University of California, Davis have made to their respective fields.
Where: Student Community Center, Multi-Purpose Room
When: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 2:30pm-5:00pm
“Designing New Catalysts and Methods on the Path to Discovery for Medicines and Biofuels,” Annaliese Franz, Associate Professor, Chemistry
“Combining Historical and Contemporary Approaches to Learn about Natural Communities and Biodiversity,” Sharon Strauss, Professor, Evolution and Ecology
Annaliese Franz is an
Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department. Her research
program is focused on synthesis of bioactive molecules,
catalysis, and sustainable biofuels from microalgae coupled with
wastewater remediation. She has received several awards,
including a prestigious NSF CAREER award, the American Chemical
Society WCC Rising Star Award, and the Outstanding Mentor Award
from the Consortium for Women & Research at UC Davis. She is an
author of 42 papers and one book chapter. She has served as
a research adviser/mentor for a total of 21 PhD students, 38
undergraduate student researchers, and 6 high school scholars.
Dr. Franz is passionate about education and mentoring students in
many programs on campus.
Sharon Strauss is an
evolutionary ecologist who has been on the faculty at UC Davis
for over 20 years. She studies how evolutionary history shapes
the traits and ecology of species. Her goals are to use
ecological and evolutionary processes to understand mechanisms
that allow species to coexist in complex and diverse assemblages
in nature, and to also understand how evolutionary processes of
adaptation and speciation influence species’ niches.
Register by November 4, 2016: http://advancescholarsymposium9nov2016.eventbrite.com
Audience: Faculty Members, Staff, Postdoctoral Scholars, Graduate and Undergraduate Students