May 1, 2018 Voiland College This Week

Go Cougs!

Jean-Sabin McEwen has been elected to the Early Career Advisory Board of ACS Catalysis, a prestigious journal in the field of catalysis.

Graduate students Kevin Estelle and Tyler Fouty have been awarded 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellowships.

Architecture 303 students won four out of five prizes at the 2018 AIA Spokane Design Awards.

Lei Li’s development of a low-cost, portable laboratory on a phone that works nearly as well as clinical laboratories to detect common infections was the feature of a TV news story.

Mona Ghandi is featured in this month’s 1889 Magazine.

Jolie B. Kaytes’ landscape architecture course that focuses on redesigning Lewiston’s waterfront was featured in The Lewiston Tribune.

What do you mean, science is different from science-fiction? Ian Richardson’s NASA-sponsored research is compared with the latest Avengers movie.

Students Tyrell Turner, Adam Doan and Maddie Newberry were featured in local press coverage of the VCEA Capstone Expo.


For Your Information

CleanTech Showcase June 25

The deadline to apply to present at CleanTech Innovation Showcase is May 7. This is a great way to spotlight your innovation or initiative at the June 25th premier event. There is no fee to apply.

Twenty-four selected presenters will each receive 20 minutes at the podium to share their innovations, ideas or initiatives. Past presenters included organizations as diverse as SuperCritical Technologyies, Boeing, easyXAFS, Helion, Urbanova, UniEnergy Technologies, Beta Hatech, and the Pacific Northwest Laboratory. More information at the CleanTech Alliance website.


Upcoming Seminars and Events

DateEventTimeVenue
4/30 – 5/5GALLERY DISPLAY: “Graduation Showcase” n/aCarpenter Gallery
May 5SDC Commencement Celebration11 AMCarpenter Gallery
May 16Voiland College Safety Training8:30 AMPACCAR 305
5/18-20Imagine TomorrowvariousBeasley Coliseum
6/24 – 27ASEE 125th  Annual Conference & ExpositionvariousSalt Lake City

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Award and Research Opportunities

Requests for Proposals, Research Announcements, and Events

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

TitleAgencyClose Date
Crimson Spirit AwardWSUOngoing
WSU Office of Research Information SessionsWSU Office of ResearchOngoing
ONNL Alternate Sponsored Fellowships (ASF) for Students, Faculty, and Visiting ScientistsPNNL, DOEContinuous
NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research in BIO, ENG, & MPSNSFContinuous
WSU Grant and Contract Administration Recognition AwardsWSU05/01/2018
Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass DestructionDOD09/30/2018
CatalysisNSF10/22/2018
Fluid DynamicsNSF10/22/2018
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and TeachersNSF09/05/2018
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) ProgramNSF09/27/2018

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