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RCSA supports early career researchers in the physical sciences (astronomy, chemistry, physics) at colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1912, RCSA is the nation’s oldest foundation dedicated solely to science.
#Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST continues! Thanks to Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz @ucsantacruz.bsky.social for a terrific keynote talk, “The Calm Before the Boom: Astrophysical Transients & Stellar Stories with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.”
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST continues! Thanks to Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz @ucsantacruz.bsky.social for a terrific keynote talk, “The Calm Before the Boom: Astrophysical Transients & Stellar Stories with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.”
Special welcome to our new Fellows as the 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the LSST begins in Tucson! Cosponsored with @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, with support from Leinweber Foundation and Kevin Wells. #RubinObservatory #LSST
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Special welcome to our new Fellows as the 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the LSST begins in Tucson! Cosponsored with @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, with support from Leinweber Foundation and Kevin Wells. #RubinObservatory #LSST
RCSA, @sloanfoundation.bsky.social & @kavlifoundation.org have made awards to eight cross-disciplinary teams of early career researchers in the second year of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials.
2025 Scialog SM3 Awards
Eight cross-disciplinary teams have won funding in the second year of Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials, a three-year initiative catalyzing cutting-edge basic science to address how...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
RCSA, @sloanfoundation.bsky.social & @kavlifoundation.org have made awards to eight cross-disciplinary teams of early career researchers in the second year of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials.
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2021 Jeanine Amacher, Western Washington University, one of eight new Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2025!
The Dreyfus Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 8 new Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars!
The award honors young faculty in the chemical sciences who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship & are deeply committed to education with undergraduates.
The award honors young faculty in the chemical sciences who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship & are deeply committed to education with undergraduates.
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2021 Jeanine Amacher, Western Washington University, one of eight new Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2025!
Congratulations to Daniel A. Pitonyak, Lebanon Valley College, winner of the APS 2026 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution. The prize is sponsored by RCSA. tinyurl.com/4hnvndz8
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Congratulations to Daniel A. Pitonyak, Lebanon Valley College, winner of the APS 2026 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution. The prize is sponsored by RCSA. tinyurl.com/4hnvndz8
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2021 & #Scialog QMI Fellow Justin Caram!
We’re excited to announce the 2025 cohort of the Experimental Physics Investigators – a distinguished group of 22 mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics!
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Advancing discovery: 2025 Experimental Physics Investigators
The 2025 cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators is a distinguished group of mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics. These 2…
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October 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2021 & #Scialog QMI Fellow Justin Caram!
Our 2025 #RCSAFellows are having transformative mock-interview experiences at campuses across the country. Many thanks to all the host institutions!
October 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Our 2025 #RCSAFellows are having transformative mock-interview experiences at campuses across the country. Many thanks to all the host institutions!
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
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.
Four #Scialog Fellows are among 20 innovative early career researchers named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering! Congratulations to: QMI Fellow James Gaynor; NES Fellow Dohyung Kim; NES Fellow Azahara Oliva Gonzalez; and NES Fellow Benjamin Snyder.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Announces the 2025 Class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today the recipients of the 2025 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. This year’s class features 20 innovative early-career scientists and...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Four #Scialog Fellows are among 20 innovative early career researchers named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering! Congratulations to: QMI Fellow James Gaynor; NES Fellow Dohyung Kim; NES Fellow Azahara Oliva Gonzalez; and NES Fellow Benjamin Snyder.
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2022 & #Scialog ABI Fellow Scott Cushing, and Scialog SM3 Fellow Grace Han, who are among five aspiring inventors selected as 2005 Moore Inventor Fellows!
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announces final cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows: 50 inventors to shape the next 50 years
Palo Alto, California — September 23, 2025, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation selected five aspiring inventors as the tenth cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows…
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October 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2022 & #Scialog ABI Fellow Scott Cushing, and Scialog SM3 Fellow Grace Han, who are among five aspiring inventors selected as 2005 Moore Inventor Fellows!
The 1st meeting of #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information, a new 3-year initiative cosponsored by RCSA, The Brinson Foundation, @simonsfoundation.org, and Kevin Wells, has begun in Tucson. Congratulations to our QMI Fellows! #IYQ2025
October 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The 1st meeting of #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information, a new 3-year initiative cosponsored by RCSA, The Brinson Foundation, @simonsfoundation.org, and Kevin Wells, has begun in Tucson. Congratulations to our QMI Fellows! #IYQ2025
#CottrellScholar 2022 & #Scialog ABI Fellow Scott Cushing is interviewed in Chemical & Engineering News’ 2025 Trailblazer issue. He talks about changing the conversation around mental health and disabilities in chemistry by building spaces where students can focus on support and well-being.
Scott Cushing: A lab works best when chemists prioritize their health
Grad student <b>Charlotte Fuqua</b> talks with this physical chemist and spectroscopy maverick about lasers, mental health, and disabilities
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October 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#CottrellScholar 2022 & #Scialog ABI Fellow Scott Cushing is interviewed in Chemical & Engineering News’ 2025 Trailblazer issue. He talks about changing the conversation around mental health and disabilities in chemistry by building spaces where students can focus on support and well-being.
#CottrellScholar 2020 Frank Leibfarth was named one of three 2025 winners of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists for his “pioneering approaches to upcycle plastic waste and remove toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water.” bit.ly/3L95Ije
Trailblazing Young Scientists Honored with $250,000 Prizes at Blavatnik National Awards Gala | Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
Celebration held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#CottrellScholar 2020 Frank Leibfarth was named one of three 2025 winners of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists for his “pioneering approaches to upcycle plastic waste and remove toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water.” bit.ly/3L95Ije
Two members of RCSA's community — #Scialog LSST Fellow Kareem El-Badri, California Institute of Technology, and Scialog NES & SM3 Fellow Will Tarpeh, Stanford University — have been named 2025 MacArthur Fellows. Congratulations! bit.ly/4o7uRJj
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The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to ...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Two members of RCSA's community — #Scialog LSST Fellow Kareem El-Badri, California Institute of Technology, and Scialog NES & SM3 Fellow Will Tarpeh, Stanford University — have been named 2025 MacArthur Fellows. Congratulations! bit.ly/4o7uRJj
Meet the newest member of our team, Office Manager Phoebe Best. Welcome to RCSA, Phoebe! bit.ly/4o4Ckcc
October 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Meet the newest member of our team, Office Manager Phoebe Best. Welcome to RCSA, Phoebe! bit.ly/4o4Ckcc
RCSA President Emeritus Daniel Linzer shares his thoughts on the funding environment for basic research in this podcast. bit.ly/48fceyA
October 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
RCSA President Emeritus Daniel Linzer shares his thoughts on the funding environment for basic research in this podcast. bit.ly/48fceyA
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 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!
Congratulations and best wishes to Lisa Jo Kastigar, who is retiring after more than a decade of dedication to RCSA. We are grateful for your contributions to the success of the foundation and wish you health and happiness as you begin your next chapter!
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Congratulations and best wishes to Lisa Jo Kastigar, who is retiring after more than a decade of dedication to RCSA. We are grateful for your contributions to the success of the foundation and wish you health and happiness as you begin your next chapter!
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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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Our superstar graduate student @griffynsgro1.bsky.social
, and postdoc Mike Pence, are bringing automation to the quantitative analysis class @utahchemistry.bsky.social ! Thanks @rescorp.org @NSF for funding support! #modernize analytical chemistry labs!
, and postdoc Mike Pence, are bringing automation to the quantitative analysis class @utahchemistry.bsky.social ! Thanks @rescorp.org @NSF for funding support! #modernize analytical chemistry labs!
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Our superstar graduate student @griffynsgro1.bsky.social
, and postdoc Mike Pence, are bringing automation to the quantitative analysis class @utahchemistry.bsky.social ! Thanks @rescorp.org @NSF for funding support! #modernize analytical chemistry labs!
, and postdoc Mike Pence, are bringing automation to the quantitative analysis class @utahchemistry.bsky.social ! Thanks @rescorp.org @NSF for funding support! #modernize analytical chemistry labs!
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
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.
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
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
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
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.