Announcements

Rowland Fellows Program now accepting applications for 2019

July 13, 2018

The application period for the 2019 Rowland Fellowship Program in Energy Science and Engineering is now open. We seek the best young experimentalists in energy science and engineering in the broadest sense. The Rowland Fellowship provides an opportunity to establish an independent program within the rich intellectual environment at Harvard.

Interested applicants should follow the link listed below to read more on the position, desired qualifications, and complete the online application process. Deadline for applications is Friday, August 17, 2018.

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Rowland Institute welcomes the 2018 Summer Students

June 13, 2018

The Rowland Institute at Harvard welcomes the 2018 group of summer students to the Institute. The Rowland Summer Students have the opportunity to further their scientific experience by working along side the current Rowland Fellows, their postdocs, and the Scientific Staff. The Rowland Institute is excited to offer an environment where students in the sciences can take part in the creative... Read more about Rowland Institute welcomes the 2018 Summer Students

Rowland Institute at Harvard Congreve Lab – Fulbright Award Collaboration with Columbia University

May 22, 2018

University of Cambridge Research Associate, Kealan Fallon, Receives a Fulbright Award to the US

Kealan Fallon, a postdoctoral research associate from the University of Cambridge has received a Lloyd’s of London Fulbright Award to enable him to research at Columbia University and at the Rowland Institute at Harvard University on one of the most well-regarded and impactful scholarship programmes in the world.

As a participant, Kealan has been selected to undertake...

Connecticut Valley Zebrafish Meeting (CVZM) Friday, May 4, 2018

May 4, 2018

On May 4, 2018, the Rowland Institute at Harvard hosted the Connecticut Vlley Zebrafish Meeting (CVZM). Rowland Fellows Jennifer Li and Drew Robson were pleased to bring this collaborative biannual conference to our institute. CVZM gathers together local zebrafish labs from all over New England, including labs from UMass, BU, University of Maine, Yale, Harvard, Brown, Amherst, and many others, This meeting aims to foster interaction among the local zebrafish research community, and share new results and tools across labs. For postdocs and students, in particular, it is a great...

Director, Cynthia M. Friend presenting at Stanford, Honoring Prof. Bob Madix

May 2, 2018

Director, Cynthia M. Friend will be presenting at a Symposium at Stanford, Honoring Prof. Bob Madix on Monday, May 7, 2018 at the 43rd David M. Mason Lectures. The title of her talk will be “Predicting catalytic selectivity using fundamental surface chemistry”.

Rowland Alumna Claire Hur wins inaugural Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D (WiSTEM2D) Scholars Award

April 26, 2018

Rowland Fellow Alumna Soojung Claire Hur is one of six inaugural winners of the Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM²D (WiSTEM2D) Scholars Award, which supports women at significant points in their research careers in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design (STEM²D). The women each will receive up to $150,000 in funding and three years...

Rowland Fellow Robert Brucker to receive 2018 John R. Marquan Award

April 24, 2018

On May 3rd, Rowland Fellow Robert Brucker will be receiving the 2018 John R. Marquan Award for Exceptional Advising and Counseling of Harvard Students. This award is given to members of the Harvard faculty, that are nominated by Harvard Students, to recognize excellence in mentorship. The John R. Marquand Award for Exceptional Advising and Counseling of Harvard Students is named after legendary Senior Tutor of Dudley House John R. Marquand, to, in the words of the award’s donors, remember his “devoted service to the students of Harvard College, to...

Rowland Director, Cynthia M. Friend, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 19, 2018

Rowland Director, Cynthia M. Friend, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. As one of the nation's oldest learned societies and independent research centers, the Academy convenes leaders from the academic, business, and government sectors to address critical challenges...

Rowland Institute Visiting Distinguished Scholar - Professor Shana Kelley

April 16, 2018

Professor Shana Kelley, professor of the Departments of Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto, will be visiting the Rowland Institute at Harvard from Monday, April 16th through Thursday, April 19, 2018. Professor Kelley will be giving a talk "New Tools for Tracking Infectious Disease, Cancer and Beyond" on Wednesday, April 18th at 11:00AM in the Rowland Auditorium.

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Rowland Institute Visiting Distinguished Scholar - Professor Ted Sargent

April 11, 2018

Professor Ted Sargent, University Professor in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, will be visiting the Rowland Institute at Harvard on Thursday, April 12th and Friday April 13, 2018. Professor Sargent will be giving at talk "Engineered nanomaterials and devices for light sensing, optical sources, and energy storage" on Friday, April 13th at 12PM at Harvard's John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Pierce Hall Room 209.