CRA is pleased to honor Mary Fernández with the 2018 Service to CRA Award for her work in transforming the visual identity and communications of the organization. Mary was a member of the CRA board from 2009 to 2015, during which time she spearheaded several key initiatives to re-brand and revitalize communications. Mary first became involved with CRA in 2008 by serving as a speaker and mentor at CRA-W’s Advanced Career Mentoring Workshop. Mary was also a speaker at CRA-W Grad Cohort 2011, the CRA-W Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper in 2012 and CRA-W’s Distinguished Lecture Series in 2017.

Research Presentation:  A Knowledge Base Analysis for Rosemary Officinalis Essential Oil (EO)
Speaker: Aneeta Uppal
As the world of essential oils continues to grow, researchers are becoming intrigued by what possible therapeutic benefits these oils may contain. This presentation will go over how a knowledge base on already existing data from multiple platforms can be used to predict the possible molecular mechanisms of essential oils by looking at their chemical constituents.

Mentor Presentation: Making Your Health a Priority in Graduate School
Speaker: Lori Pollock

Post-Discussion Chat: Join Aneeta Uppal & Lori Pollock for a chat to continue the discussion about undergraduate research opportunities, meet fellow students, and share your experiences.
Join us June 28th at 5:00pm ET

The Institute for African American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS) is offering scholarships to the 1st annual conference by the National Society of Blacks in Computing (NSBC). The scholarship will cover your costs for attending including registration fees, lodging, travel (up to $450), and conference meals.

Eligibility:
– U.S. Citizens and permanent residents of the United States or its territories,
– Currently attending U.S. institutions, and
– Underrepresented minorities and women in the computational science (computer science, applied mathematics, high performance computing applications) and engineering.

Scholarships to all others are considered as funding is available and on a case-by-case basis.
Conference Dates: August 9-11 2018
Location: New Orleans, LA – Hyatt Regency New Orleans
Deadline: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, as they are received, until all spots are filled.

On April 13-14, more than 400 women graduate students in computing from more than 150 institutions converged on San Francisco, CA, for the 2018 CRA-W Graduate Cohort for Women (CRA-W Grad Cohort). Throughout the two-day workshop, professional connections were made, new friendships were formed, and mentoring relationships with senior researchers were established. CRA-W organizes this workshop as part of its mission to increase the success and participation of women in computing research.