Aug. 29, 2017 Voiland College This Week

From the Dean

In case you hadn’t heard, Voiland College’s degree offerings recently grew by two when Landscape Architecture and Interior Design were formally reassigned to be full members of the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture structure.

In 2012, the School of Design and Construction was established by combining Architecture and Construction Management from Voiland College with Landscape Architecture and Interior Design from the College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Sciences. So, for the past five years, SDC has had two programs reporting to Voiland College and two to CAHNRS. Over the course of the past year, SDC Interim Director Greg Kessler, VCEA interim dean Don Bender and CAHNRS dean Ron Mittlehammer worked to construct a deal that worked for all involved. Happily, that final agreement was signed into effect this past July.

I’m excited that they’re here and looking forward to continued research and teaching collaborations between Landscape Architecture, Interior Design and others in Voiland College. So, next time you bump into an LA or ID colleague, please welcome them to the VCEA family.
Go Cougs!

Mary Rezac, Dean
Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
mary.rezac@wsu.edu

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Congratulations

An interview with bioengineering major Madison Newberry is featured on this week’s Voiland College home page.

Architecture major Samantha Geibel received an honorable mention in the 2017 HERE+NOW: A House for the 21st Century Residential Student Design Competition, organized by the American Institute of Architects and Custom Residential Architects Network in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

Research from Voiland College’s Laboratory of Atmospheric Research was featured last week in the National Science Foundation’s Photo of the Day.

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Voiland College in the News

• MP Daily News: WSU Solar Decathlon team focuses on lot-sized communities
• Daily Evergreen: WSU researchers develop cutting edge brain-mapping algorithm
• CMFE News: Researchers discover solution to wasteful methane flaring

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Upcoming Seminars and Events

Date	Event	Time	Venue
Aug 29	VCEA Safety Training	1 PM	ETRL 101
Aug 29	EECS Undergraduate Student Club Night	4:10 PM	Sloan 146
Aug 31	Mechanical and Materials Engineering Graduate Seminar Series - Safety Seminar	10:30 AM	ETRL 119
Sept 1	College Colors Day	All day	All campus
Sept 1	Harold Frank Scholar Info Meeting	5 PM	Dana Basement
Sept 7	NSF EFRI Informational Webinar	1 pm EST	online
Sept 13	VCEA Town Hall w/WSU President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo	12 PM	ETRL 101
Sept 14	Dean’s Voiland College Office Hours	3-4 PM	Carpenter 526

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Safety Tip of the Week

In 2011, 4,432 pedestrians were killed and an estimated 69,000 were injured in traffic crashes in the United States.

As a driver, make sure to always watch for pedestrians at all times, especially in poor driving conditions. Always stop for pedestrians at crosswalks and never pass vehicles that are stopped at a crosswalk, as they are stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross.

For more driver safety information, contact Environmental Health and Safety at ehs@wsu.edu.

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Research Opportunities

Requests for Proposals, Research Announcements, and Events

Title	Sponsor	Award	Deadline
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers	NSF	Up to $2m	09/05/2018
NSF Scholarships in S-STEM	NSF	Varies	09/12/2017
Engineering for Natural Hazards	NSF	Unspecified	09/15/2017
ARPA-E Announces New Funding Opportunity for High-Efficiency Distributed Generation Systems	DOE, ARPA-E	Unspecified	9/11/2017
FY 2017 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (PDF)	DOE	Unspecified	Up to 9/30/2017
Global Faculty Research Awards	Google	Up to $150,000	09/30/2017
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program	NSF	$500,000	07/19/2018
Synthetic Biology for Engineering Applications (R01)	NIH	Unspecified	10/04/17
NIBIB Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21)	NIH	Unspecified	10/16/2017
ACS Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) grants	ACS	Unspecified	10/25/2017
Dear Colleague Letter: NSF/NSFC Joint Research on Environmental Sustainability Challenges	NSF	Unspecified	10/20/2017
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program (WSU Limited Submission)	NSF	Unspecified	10/25/2017
Science & Technology Policy Fellowships	AAAS	Unspecified	11/01/2017
Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR-TMRP)	NSF	Unspecified	11/1/2017
The Keck Foundation Research Program	W.M. Keck Foundation	Unspecified	11/1/2017
The Keck Foundation Undergraduate Education Program	W.M. Keck Foundation	Unspecified	11/1/2017
CISE Research Infrastructure (CRI)	NSF	Unspecified	11/2/2017 (preproposal); 1/11/ 2018 (encouraged full proposals)
Japan-US Network Opportunity 2 (JUNO2) R&D for Trustworthy Networking for Smart and Connected Communities	NSF	Unspecified	11/30/2017
Process Separations	NSF	Unspecified	anytime
Dear Colleague Letter: Removal of Deadlines for the Combustion and Fire Systems Program in the Division of Chemical, Biological, Environmental, and Transport Systems in the Directorate for Engineering	NSF	Unspecified	n/a
Announcement of Teaming Partner List for an Upcoming Funding Opportunity Announcement: Designs for Advanced Modular Nuclear Reactors	DOE	Unspecified	n/a
VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research) Faculty Scheme	VAJRA	Unspecified	anytime

For Students and Postdocs

Title	Sponsor	Award	Deadline
Grants for U.S. Students	Fulbright	Unspecified	10/06/2017
BWF's Career Awards at the Scientific Interface	BWF	Unspecified	9/06/2017 (preproposal); 1/10/2018 (Invited full proposal)
American Fellowships Dissertation Fellowships	AAUW	Unspecified	11/15/2017
American Fellowships Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships	AAUW	Unspecified	11/15/2017
Doris Duke Fellowship Program	The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation	Unspecified	12/1/2017
Career Development Grants	AAUW	Unspecified	12/15/2017