Eileen Spain
Eileen Spain
@eileenms.bsky.social
Program Director at RCSA
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The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST closes with pitches for team projects to ignite discovery with @vrubinobs.bsky.social. Initiative cosponsored with @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, with additional support from Leinweber Foundation and Kevin Wells.
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Nominations for RCSA’s 2026 Holland Awards are due November 4! To nominate an outstanding senior scientist for their commitment to excellence in research and teaching, creativity, and mentorship, please contact a #CottrellScholar or Holland awardee.
Robert Holland Jr. Award
Cottrell Scholars / for Research and Leadership Excellence The Robert Holland Jr. Award (Holland Award) recognizes outstanding senior scientists for their commitment to creativity, excellence in re…
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October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Well done to all attendees of the 2025 QMI! #Scialog
The 1st meeting of #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information concludes with pitches for blue-sky interdisciplinary projects, and a better-networked quantum science community. See you next year! #IYQ2025
October 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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RCSA is accepting applications from #CottrellScholars, Holland Awardees, and #Scialog Fellows & Facilitators in the physical sciences to host mock interviews for the 2026 cohort of RCSA Fellows. Please apply by October 28!
Host an RCSA Fellow
RCSA Fellows / RCSA Fellows are postdoctoral scholars who hold a Ph.D. in chemistry, physics, or astronomy, or allied fields. Fellows will be prepared for their job search by being paired with host…
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October 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
RCSA Fellows find these mock interviews transformative, and host departments strengthen their own processes for supporting faculty excellence.
October 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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As a first step in supporting our community through these challenging times, RCSA is announcing a new, need-based grant opportunity focused on members of the #CottrellScholar community.
RCSA Bridge Award
As a first step in supporting our community through these challenging times, RCSA is announcing a new initiative: the RCSA Bridge Award, a need-based grant opportunity for our community of scholars.
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September 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Applications are due Oct. 15 for the 7th Academic Leadership Training (ALT) Workshop in Pittsburgh, a project supported by a #CottrellScholars Collaborative award. The Feb. 12-14 workshop aims to train the next generation of academic leaders. Details & application here: bit.ly/46gnicg
September 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Attention #CottrellScholar community! Nominations for 2026 STAR & IMPACT awards are open. Due November 18. Eligibility and application details on the STAR & IMPACT pages of our website.
Cottrell Scholars
Talks by STAR and IMPACT Awardees are a highlight of each year’s Cottrell Scholar Conference. The Cottrell Scholar program champions the very best early career teacher-scholars in chemistry, …
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September 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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News & Awards: September 2025
Email from Research Corporation for Science Advancement   RCSA News & Awards: September 2025   Ten Researchers Win 2025 SEED Awards RCSA made $600,000 total in awards to ten Cottrell Scholars to advan
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September 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Two weeks left to nominate a postdoc for the #RCSAFellows Initiative. Due September 8!
August 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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A multigenerational community of #CottrellScholars representing almost every cohort since the program began in 1994 met to network, welcome new members, and share ideas.
31st Annual Cottrell Scholar Conference
The Cottrell Scholar community gathered in July to welcome new members, network, and share ideas.
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July 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Attention, #CottrellScholar, #Scialog & #RCSAFellows communities! RCSA is now accepting nominations for the 2026 class of RCSA Fellows, as well as applications to volunteer as host institution for their mock interviews. Details here: bit.ly/4m9iKus
RCSA Fellows
The RCSA Fellows initiative is building building an engaged community of faculty who bring a variety of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to teaching and research in the physical scie…
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July 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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News & Awards: June 2025
Email from Research Corporation for Science Advancement   Reflections on RCSA: Leveraging Capabilities and Connections As RCSA President Daniel Linzer prepares to retire on July 1, he offers a few ref
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June 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Though we adjourned a few days ago, I continue to reflect on the quality experience and strong rapport created at this year’s # RCSAFellows Conference. Thanks sincerely to all participants!🎉
2nd Annual #RCSAFellows Conference is underway in Tucson! Congrats to 2024 & 2025 Fellows, and thanks to our speakers, Facilitators & advisors for giving their time and advice so generously to help prepare these outstanding postdoctoral scholars for the faculty search process and the professoriate.
June 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Many congratulations to the 2025 RCSA Fellows! They join the 2024 RCSA Fellows in community to advance scientific and educational excellence.
RCSA has selected a new class of outstanding postdoctoral scholars in the second year of the #RCSAFellows Initiative, which aims to increase faculty excellence in the physical sciences through a multiyear program of job search preparation, professional development, and community building.
RCSA Fellows Initiative Selects 2025 Cohort
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April 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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For years, meaningful research at many colleges went unrecognized. That’s changing.

As part of the Carnegie Classifications redesign, we introduced the new RCU designation—highlighting 216 institutions.

Here’s what some are saying: carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/institutions...
Institutions Across U.S. React to New RCU Designations - CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
For years, the Carnegie Classifications research designations were only open to a narrow set of doctoral-granting institutions. Many colleges and universities across the country were engaging in meani...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🌟Early career scientists, please take a look and share widely.#Scialog
RCSA is launching a new initiative! #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information aims to promote broader interactions among different sectors of the quantum science community. For full consideration to participate as a Fellow, nominate yourself by April 15, 2025. bit.ly/3ZGRD1x
February 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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RCSA has named 16 early career teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy as recipients of its 2025 #CottrellScholar Awards. Each awardee receives $120,000. Congratulations to this distinguished class!
RCSA Welcomes 2025 Class of Cottrell Scholars
Research Corporation for Science Advancement, America's first foundation dedicated wholly to science, has named 16 early career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy as recipients of its 2025 ...
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February 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Take a look at this new #Scialog initiative, and please apply or forward to your early career faculty colleagues.
RCSA is launching a new initiative! #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information aims to promote broader interactions among different sectors of the quantum science community. For full consideration to participate as a Fellow, nominate yourself by April 15, 2025. bit.ly/3ZGRD1x
December 6, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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The 1st meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the LSST begins today in Tucson! Read how RCSA’s support of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has come full circle.
RCSA Played Founding Role in Creation of the LSST
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November 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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RCSA is accepting applications from #CottrellScholars, #Scialog Fellows & Facilitators, 2024 RCSA Fellows, and Holland Awardees to host mock interviews for the 2025 cohort of #RCSAFellows. Please apply by Oct. 21. bit.ly/4dq5Q7o
August 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM
The #RCSAFellows Initiative enters its second year! RCSA looks forward to receiving nominations to help broaden faculty representation in the physical sciences.
#CottrellScholars, #Scialog Fellows & Facilitators, Holland Awardees, 2024 #RCSAFellows! Nominate applicants for the 2nd cohort of RCSA Fellows by Sept. 23. Help RCSA increase faculty diversity in the physical sciences in the U.S. & Canada through job search prep & community building. bit.ly/3AsYpO6
August 17, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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#CottrellScholars, #Scialog participants and initiative advisors welcomed the first cohort of #RCSAFellows to an extended community of support, mentorship, and skill building at the first annual RCSA Fellows Conference May 21-22 in Tucson.
1st RCSA Fellows Conference Builds Community of Support
Cottrell Scholars, Scialog participants, and initiative advisors welcomed the first cohort of RCSA Fellows to an extended community of support, mentorship, and skill building at the first annual RCSA ...
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June 6, 2024 at 3:48 PM
A week later I remain energized by the camaraderie developed at this conference.
Congratulations to our #RCSAFellows, and many thanks to the Facilitators, advisory committee members, panelists, host institution representatives, and other participants who helped make the 1st Annual RCSA Fellows Conference in Tucson a success!
May 30, 2024 at 10:41 PM
I am incredibly fortunate to be able to work with these amazing scientists.
Eight postdoctoral scholars have been selected to participate in the first year of the #RCSAFellows initiative, which aims to help increase faculty diversity in the physical sciences through job search preparation and community building.
RCSA Selects Inaugural Class of RCSA Fellows
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has selected eight postdoctoral scholars to participate in the first year of its new RCSA Fellows initiative, which aims to help increase faculty diversity...
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March 26, 2024 at 5:37 PM