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Joint Meeting of the Princeton
& Trenton ACS Sections
&
Presentation of the 2012
Outstanding HS Chemistry Teacher Award
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
our guest speaker will be
Celeste Rohlfing, PhD
Deputy Assistant Director for
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
at the National Science
Foundation
“Work/Life Balance Initiatives at the NSF”
Location: Frick
Laboratory, Princeton University
Social mixer: 5:30 pm in
CaFe, Taylor Commons
Presentation: 6:30 pm in
the Auditorium
Dinner: following
presentation, in CaFe,
Abstract
At a
time when other nations are increasingly developing and
retaining their own scientific talent, it is critical that
the U.S. ensure future leadership in science and technology
through its own globally competitive, domestic workforce.
Women comprise a significant and growing fraction of U.S.
scientists and engineers, but often accept adverse effects
to their careers by attempting to balance the extreme
demands of career and life without full institutional
support.
Life
has always been, and is now, a balancing act. Given the
close linkages between academic researchers and academic
institutions, NSF is taking a leadership role in finding
ways forward along the career-life path. In general, NSF
policies and procedures support the ability of project
personnel to address personal issues such as dependent care.
For example, existing NSF-wide policies permit the extension
of NSF awards for researchers who take a leave of absence
for dependent care responsibilities, as well as the use of
NSF award funds to replace project personnel during a leave
of absence. NSF also provides several new opportunities in
the specific solicitations.
Biography
Celeste earned her PhD at
Princeton University, Department of Chemistry, doing
theoretical studies with Professor Lee Allen. She has been
at the NSF for several years, and before that at Sandia
National Labs.
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