Research Corporation for Science Advancement
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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.
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
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!
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
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
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!
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials comes to a close today. Thanks, everyone, for great discussions & ideas on how to acquire, use, and recycle the critical materials that sustain our high-tech society. – with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org
September 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials comes to a close today. Thanks, everyone, for great discussions & ideas on how to acquire, use, and recycle the critical materials that sustain our high-tech society. – with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org
Thanks to keynote speaker Eric Schelter @upenn.edu for kicking off discussions at #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials with a terrific talk, “Challenges and Opportunities in Critical Metals Separations Chemistry.” - with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Thanks to keynote speaker Eric Schelter @upenn.edu for kicking off discussions at #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials with a terrific talk, “Challenges and Opportunities in Critical Metals Separations Chemistry.” - with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials has begun in Tucson. Special welcome to this year’s new Fellows! – with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org
September 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials has begun in Tucson. Special welcome to this year’s new Fellows! – with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org
Nominations for 2026 Holland Awards are now being accepted! 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. Due November 4. bit.ly/3QH75TZ
September 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Nominations for 2026 Holland Awards are now being accepted! 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. Due November 4. bit.ly/3QH75TZ
Members of all but four cohorts of #CottrellScholars since 1994 were in Tucson this week to welcome a new group of outstanding teacher-scholars to this special community. Congratulations!
July 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Members of all but four cohorts of #CottrellScholars since 1994 were in Tucson this week to welcome a new group of outstanding teacher-scholars to this special community. Congratulations!
2025 Holland Awardees Enrico Ramirez Ruiz @ucsantacruz.bsky.social, Angel Martí, Rice University, and Kevin Hewitt @cise-atlantic.bsky.social @dalhousieu.bsky.social, gave talks about their research and mentorship, receiving a warm welcome as new members of the #CottrellScholar community.
July 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
2025 Holland Awardees Enrico Ramirez Ruiz @ucsantacruz.bsky.social, Angel Martí, Rice University, and Kevin Hewitt @cise-atlantic.bsky.social @dalhousieu.bsky.social, gave talks about their research and mentorship, receiving a warm welcome as new members of the #CottrellScholar community.
31st Annual #CottrellScholars Conference is underway in Tucson! Thanks to keynote speaker Archie Holmes @utexasece.bsky.social for exploring the recent consensus study report from the National Academies, “Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Supporting Equitable and Effective Teaching.”
July 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
31st Annual #CottrellScholars Conference is underway in Tucson! Thanks to keynote speaker Archie Holmes @utexasece.bsky.social for exploring the recent consensus study report from the National Academies, “Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Supporting Equitable and Effective Teaching.”
RCSA, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation have funded seven team projects in the second year of the #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories initiative. bit.ly/4e15oxp
June 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
RCSA, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation have funded seven team projects in the second year of the #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories initiative. bit.ly/4e15oxp
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 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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.
Applications to participate in 2026 #Scialog meetings are now open in RCSA's grants management system. Please check details on each initiative's page. bit.ly/3FxNvtm
May 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Applications to participate in 2026 #Scialog meetings are now open in RCSA's grants management system. Please check details on each initiative's page. bit.ly/3FxNvtm
Congratulations to Shainaz Landge, Georgia Southern University, who has been named 2025 recipient of the Council on Undergraduate Research’s Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Award! The award was established in 2022 by a gift from RCSA. bit.ly/3SgibSP
May 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Congratulations to Shainaz Landge, Georgia Southern University, who has been named 2025 recipient of the Council on Undergraduate Research’s Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Award! The award was established in 2022 by a gift from RCSA. bit.ly/3SgibSP
Many thanks to #CottrellScholar 2018 Abigail Vieregg, CS 2002 & #Scialog CMC Facilitator Neil Kelleher, MND Fellow Stephanie Cologna, and CS 2004 & TDA Facilitator Vicky Kalogera, who spoke at last week’s RCSA Board of Directors meeting in Chicago.
May 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Many thanks to #CottrellScholar 2018 Abigail Vieregg, CS 2002 & #Scialog CMC Facilitator Neil Kelleher, MND Fellow Stephanie Cologna, and CS 2004 & TDA Facilitator Vicky Kalogera, who spoke at last week’s RCSA Board of Directors meeting in Chicago.
Thanks to all who participated in the 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories! – with Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and Walder Foundation.
April 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thanks to all who participated in the 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories! – with Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and Walder Foundation.
When designing new technologies, where do people fit in? Thanks to Nikki Pohl, Indiana University, Bloomington, for kicking off the dialogue at #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories with a terrific keynote talk, “Toward Human-Centered Lab Automation.”
April 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
When designing new technologies, where do people fit in? Thanks to Nikki Pohl, Indiana University, Bloomington, for kicking off the dialogue at #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories with a terrific keynote talk, “Toward Human-Centered Lab Automation.”
The 2nd meeting of Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories begins today in Tucson! Cosponsored by RCSA, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, with support from Walder Foundation.
April 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The 2nd meeting of Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories begins today in Tucson! Cosponsored by RCSA, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, with support from Walder Foundation.
As the 1st meeting of #Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems comes to a close, thanks to all participants and cosponsors The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group @alleninstitute.bsky.social, the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and @kavlifoundation.bsky.social. See you next year!
March 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As the 1st meeting of #Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems comes to a close, thanks to all participants and cosponsors The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group @alleninstitute.bsky.social, the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and @kavlifoundation.bsky.social. See you next year!