Jan. 9, 2018 Voiland College This Week

From the Dean

Happy New Year!

As many of you know, the schools of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Mechanical and Materials Engineering have been very effectively led by interim directors Partha Pande and Indranath Dutta, respectively, for more than a semester now.

In the next few weeks, the process for identifying permanent directors in these schools will begin. I’ll be meeting with faculty in each school to discuss the next steps in recruitment. If you would like to share your thoughts on these positions, you are welcome contact me directly as well.

Go Cougs!

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

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Congratulations

Kristin Bryant and Trent Graham from the Saunders Sustainable Nanotechnology Laboratory recently won travel awards to attend different conferences.

Recent grad Ryan Summers is featured on the WSU home page.

Clinical instructor Cara Morton’s involvement with the Future City Competition is featured on the Voiland College home page.

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Safety Tip of the Week

More Power to You

A significant amount of workplace fatalities occur as a result of electrocution. Make sure to be careful in how to you place and work with your electronics. Keep walkways and doors clear of any cords or clutter and never hang extension cords on wires, staples or nails. There should be at least a three-foot clearance in front of electrical panels.

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

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Voiland College in the News

Moscow Pullman Daily News

• WSU researchers use platinum-gold nanoparticles to increase efficiency of cancer therapy

Communications of the ACM

• Smartphone Science

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Upcoming Seminars and Events

Date	Event	Time	Venue
Jan. 10	Boeing Career Development Lecture Series	4 PM	Todd 121
Jan. 10	CleanTech Alliance Breakfast Series, Elliot Mainzer; Bonneville Power Administration	8 AM	Free viewing in EME B46
Jan. 13	Future City Competition	various	PACCAR
Jan. 24	Westrock Information Session and Interviews	5:30 PM	TBA
Jan. 25	“The Destruction of Memory” Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Featuring the film’s director Tim Slade, and WSU faculty from architecture, history, and English	6:30 PM	Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center
Jan. 24 – Feb.1	ORAP Information Sessions	Various	Lighty 280
Mar. 24	Kids’ Science in Engineering Day	Various	Dana Hall
June 24 – 27, 2018	ASEE 125th  Annual Conference & Exposition	Various	Salt Lake City, UT

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Research Opportunities

Requests for Proposals, Research Announcements, and Events

For a more complete listing of research funding opportunities, contact Dave Field.

Title	Agency	Close Date
ONNL Alternate Sponsored Fellowships (ASF) for Students, Faculty, and Visiting Scientists	PNNL, DOE	Continuous
NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research in BIO, ENG, & MPS	NSF	Continuous
Ford Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship	NASEM	01/31/2018
WSU Amazon Catalyst Grants	Amazon	01/31/2018
NRC Research Associateship Program	NRC	02/01/2018
Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet	EPA	02/07/2018
LIFT Faculty Fellowship	WSU Center for Transformational Learning and Leadership	02/09/2018
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) NIST Boulder Programs	National Institute of Standards and Technology	02/12/2018
BRAIN Initiative:  Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)	NIH	02/23/2018
Academic-Industrial Partnerships to Translate and Validate in vivo Cancer Imaging Systems	NIH	03/01/2018
2018 JCATI Requests for Proposals: JCATI provides short term funding via academic collaboration for WA aerospace companies with technology roadblocks.	JCATI	03/02/2018
Expeditions in Computing	NSF	04/25/2018
Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction	DOD	09/30/2018
Catalysis	NSF	10/22/2018
Fluid Dynamics	NSF	10/22/2018
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers	NSF	09/05/2018
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program	NSF	09/27/2018

For Students and Postdocs

Title	Agency	Close Date
2018 AFRL Repperger Research Internship Program	ORAU	01/21/2018
Amazon Catalyst Fellowship	Amazon	01/31/2018
Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) – deadline for abstracts	WSU	02/22/2018
WSU Office of Undergraduate Research Awards Application – application deadline	WSU	02/15/2018
SURCA Undergraduate Grants	WSU Emeritus Society	03/19/2018

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WSU Student Research Opportunities and Internships

WSU offers a number of opportunities available to undergraduate students who wish to gain experiences working in their field of interest.

Visit Honors College website for announcements about job openings and internships at WSU.