Biophysical Society Bulletin | July-August 2022

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Welcome New Committee Members! The Biophysical Society is pleased to welcome the newest members of BPS Committees. These individuals will volunteer their time, energy, and expertise to help BPS Committees make a direct impact to our community and the Society. BPS aims for both diversity in perspective and depth of expertise and, with staggered terms, the Committees are always changing. We look forward to working together! Awards Committee Tanja Mittag Stephen Tucker Committee on Inclusion & Diversity (CID)

Early Careers Committee Maryam Al-Khannaq Senjuti Banerjee Swati Day Charlotte Smith Education Committee Esmael Haddadian Thayaparan Paramanathan Rita Sirrieh Fellows Committee Gilad Haran Lee Sweeney Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

Finance Committee Cynthia Czajkowski Membership Committee Seth Weinberg Publications Committee David Stokes

Meghna Gupta Catherine Royer Committee on Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW) Anne Carlson Nelli Mnatsakanyan Vivian Onyali Padmini Rangamani

Subgroups Theory & Computation Subgroup Launches Two NewAwards The Theory & Computation Subgroup is establishing an Early Career Award and a Mid-Career Award for scientists working in the topical areas covered by the Subgroup. The Early Career Award is intended for scientists within the first five years of their first independent appointment, while the Mid-Career Award is intended for researchers within the first fifteen years of their first independent appointment. Award recipients will present a talk on Subgroup Saturday in the Theory & Computation Subgroup Symposium. Each award also comes with a monetary prize of $1,500 which the awardee can use as they please, including to help defray the costs of travel to the BPS Annual Meeting. Both awards are sponsored by the Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry. For full eligibility requirements and nomination instructions, please visit biophysics.org/awards-funding/subgroup-awards. — Gregory A. Voth , Chair

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From 2018 to 2022, 701 students have participated in the Student Research Achievement Award (SRAA) Poster

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