For Molecular Structure and Interactions

YOU Computational Center For Molecular Structure and Interactions At Jackson State University this summer! Summer Institute

Faculty, Undergraduate and Graduate Students Application Form Personal Information: (print or type) Return applications promptly to: Name: (Last, First, MI) Dr. Jerzy Leszczynski Dept. of Chemistry ______School Address: CCMSI Summer Institute ______Jackson State University ______* * * * * * Permanent Address: 1400 Lynch St. ______P.O. Box 17910 CCMSI ______Jackson, Mississippi 39217 Computational Center for Molecular Structure and Home Telephone: (include zip code) ______Interactions Email Address: For more information, please contact: 2005 ______

Educational Information Shonda Allen-Hill Summer School Name and location: Administrative Director ______Institute (601)979-3723 (office) * Please indicate status below: Email: [email protected] __ Faculty __ Freshman NSF-CREST __ Graduate __ Sophomore __ Junior __ Senior Tamara Taylor Program Major/Minor: Recruitment Coordinator * * * * ______(601)979-3981 (office) Jackson State Faculty Advisor: (601)454-0052 University [email protected] Jackson, Mississippi Students: Letters of Recommendation must accompany your application and transcript: List the names and affiliations of the * * * 2 individuals you intend to ask for letters of recommendation.

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2.______Faculty members, please provide a Curriculum Vitae with the Visit the website: application. (Students must submit an official transcript) Deadline: All applications/materials (letters of www.ccmsi.us recommendation, Curriculum Vitae, etc.) are due by March 31, 2005 (ASAP). We look forward to seeing Jackson State University’s structures, properties, and interactions. and successfully complete all final summer Department of Chemistry is widely institute requirements. After completion of the summer recognized for its many Faculty members will receive a 2-month outstanding programs and institute, students are invited to summer salary. The students will spend 8 outreach activities that are weeks in the program and the stipends for present their research at the annual implemented into the educational students are as follows: process. Fall Conferences on Current Trends in * * * Computational Chemistry (CCTCC). I. Undergraduate Students will receive The JSU Dept of Chemistry’s total support of $ 3,000.00 which RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * includes lodging, meals, and other personal expenses. PROGRAMS CCMSI Include: General Information CCMSI Summer Institute II. Graduate Students will receive total The Computational Center for Molecular support of $3,500.00 which includes JSU and the Chemistry Department host Structure and Interactions (CCMSI) at Jackson lodging, meals, and other personal State University offers a summer institute expenses. visiting scientists, faculty members, during June 5, 2005 – July 30, 2005. This program is open to all graduate and graduate and undergraduate students undergraduate students interested in from various schools and universities. Computational Chemistry. The objective of the Institute is to teach students quantum and Students come from all over the world computational chemistry as well as general The participant selection will be made by research skills. Institute’s participants will also April 15, 2005. All applications, transcripts, (USA, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Africa, engage in research projects with the CCMSI letters of recommendation and curriculum vitae faculty. for faculty members must be received no later i.e.) to partake in the educational than March 31, 2005. The Center will also offer summer research programs at JSU. The summer appointments to 2-3 Faculty members at our institute consists of lectures, Center during this time. They will have an opportunity to learn and apply computational mentorship, and knowledge base chemistry techniques to chemical and biochemical problems of their interest and to information necessary to begin a career initiate collaborative projects with the faculty from the Center. Summer Institute participants * * * * * * * in computational chemistry. The receive formal training in UNIX, quantum chemistry, computational chemistry, and institute’s main research focus is the numerical methods. Various professors give What is included in the development of efficient computational morning lectures daily. Additionally, participants attend evening sessions consisting CCMSI technologies and applications of of enrichment courses in quantum chemistry Summer Institute? and calculus. Participants individually meet modern methods of computational with mentors on a daily basis in order to  Daily morning lectures on prepare final presentations. All students and chemistry investigations of molecular faculty participants give formal presentations various topics in relations to computational chemistry.  Mentorship from CCMSI faculty & staff.  Field Trip  Participation in the research activities of the CCMSI Faculty.  Closing Ceremony of Presentations, Acknowledgements, etc.  Approximately $3,000- $3,500 stipend for the summer.

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