The Next Nobel Kickoff: Your Guide to the Scholarship
The Next Nobel: Closing the Gender Gap in Academic Excellence
▪️ February 13th, 9 pm EST
▪️ Online in Zoom
Join us for an inspiring evening dedicated to closing the gender gap in academic research! This exclusive event will guide you through the scholarship application process, share tips on crafting a strong research proposal, and provide key insights on submitting a successful application. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Brenda Rubenstein, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Brown University, will share her journey in academia, the challenges women face in research, and how mentorship can open doors to groundbreaking opportunities.
▪️ Online in Zoom
Join us for an inspiring evening dedicated to closing the gender gap in academic research! This exclusive event will guide you through the scholarship application process, share tips on crafting a strong research proposal, and provide key insights on submitting a successful application. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Brenda Rubenstein, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Brown University, will share her journey in academia, the challenges women face in research, and how mentorship can open doors to groundbreaking opportunities.
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The application will go live
on January 27, 2025!
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on January 27, 2025!
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Dr. Brenda Rubenstein
Winners of the Next Nobel Scholarship receive
CURRENT POSITION
Dr. Brenda Rubenstein is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Brown University, where she also serves as a Graduate Trainer in the Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry (MCB) Department and the Computational Biology Program. Her research focuses on developing and applying new stochastic electronic structure algorithms to study complex molecular and quantum systems. She also explores alternative computing architectures, quantum computing, and computational biophysics, integrating tools from data science and artificial intelligence. Dr. Rubenstein is deeply committed to mentorship, working with postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students, and high school researchers. Her contributions to science have earned her numerous accolades, including the Sloan Research Fellowship, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, and recognition in Popular Science’s Brilliant 10 and C&EN’s Talented 12 lists.
EDUCATION
• Sc.B. in Chemical Physics and Applied Mathematics, Brown University
• M.Phil. in Computational Chemistry, University of Cambridge (Churchill Scholar)
• Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, Columbia University
• Lawrence Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dr. Brenda Rubenstein is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Brown University, where she also serves as a Graduate Trainer in the Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry (MCB) Department and the Computational Biology Program. Her research focuses on developing and applying new stochastic electronic structure algorithms to study complex molecular and quantum systems. She also explores alternative computing architectures, quantum computing, and computational biophysics, integrating tools from data science and artificial intelligence. Dr. Rubenstein is deeply committed to mentorship, working with postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students, and high school researchers. Her contributions to science have earned her numerous accolades, including the Sloan Research Fellowship, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, and recognition in Popular Science’s Brilliant 10 and C&EN’s Talented 12 lists.
EDUCATION
• Sc.B. in Chemical Physics and Applied Mathematics, Brown University
• M.Phil. in Computational Chemistry, University of Cambridge (Churchill Scholar)
• Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, Columbia University
• Lawrence Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
