Jen Schaefer

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

I’m generally a cynic. Glass half empty kind of guy. But then I see something like this and think…there are good people out there. be positive and have hope. There is light in darkness. Early career scientists are being prioritized. Take a look! 🧪

www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

03.05.2025 01:42 — 👍 61    🔁 30    💬 2    📌 2

SMASH Engineering REU Notre Dame Materials Science and Engineering aims to promote the interdisciplinary understanding of materials through collaborative research to advance knowledge and promote the greater good.

SMASH Engineering REU (Soft Materials for Applications in Sustainability and Healthcare Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates) site program is accepting applications for summer 2025! Please share this opportunity!!
mse.nd.edu/research/sma...

18.03.2025 11:41 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

EARTH Annual Meeting participant picture

17.03.2025 20:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Last week, 19 of us traveled from ND to KU for our first NSF ERC EARTH (Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub) Annual Meeting. I forgot to get an ND-team pic - oops. Here is Emmanuel and I outside of the charter bus. Emmanuel is just beginning his PhD research on the EARTH project.

17.03.2025 20:21 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We just started getting this magazine for our 12 year old... will check it out

11.03.2025 02:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The group now has four new graduate students. Welcome to Fati, Nellie, Emmanuel, and Raúl!

10.03.2025 20:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In this update process, I realized that we are in desperate need of a new research group picture. I also found a nice pic of the team from last summer on the day that we celebrated Lingyu's new position at Honeywell.

10.03.2025 20:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

People — Schaefer Research Group

Lab website finally updated! Whoohoo!!

www.schaeferresearch.com/people

10.03.2025 20:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

One of our University strategic priorities is sustainability. Please reach out if you are interested in this unique opportunity!

17.02.2025 23:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Share! Announcing the Notre Dame Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowships in Engineering
engineering.nd.edu/provosts-pos...

17.02.2025 23:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Graph the evolution of number of regulations affecting federal research

“But if we want to reduce indirect costs more seriously, we also need to reduce the federal regulatory burden that causes universities to hire so many administrators in the first place.”

goodscience.substack.com/p/indirect-c...

09.02.2025 05:13 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Forbes 2025 America's Best Large Employers List Forbes' list of America's Best Large Employers ranks the largest top companies to work for, featuring companies with the best benefits and best work-life balance.

ND is ranked #1 of large employers nationwide
www.forbes.com/lists/best-l...

17.02.2025 01:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Forbes 2025 America's Best Large Employers List Forbes' list of America's Best Large Employers ranks the largest top companies to work for, featuring companies with the best benefits and best work-life balance.

ND is ranked #1 of large employers nationwide
www.forbes.com/lists/best-l...

17.02.2025 01:52 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0