June 26, 2018 Voiland College This Week

Go Cougs!

Jinwen Zhang’s research into how plastic trash can be converted into valuable products was featured in Chemical & Engineering News.

Sandi Brabb was recently elected to the ASEE CEED Board of Directors.

Kim Zentz was featured in the Spokane Journal of Business magazine, Women in Leadership.

Jean-Sabin McEwen served as a co-editor for a recently published special issue on computational catalysis in the journal Catalysis Today.

Science Magazine published a study from a team of researchers, including Regents Professor Brian Lamb, that found US oil and gas methane emissions are 60 percent higher than estimated.

Paul Hirzel was featured in a story in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.

A paper on using carbon fiber for permeable pavement written by Somayeh Nassiri and Karl Englund was featured in the Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center’s Spotlight Magazine (PDF).

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Safety Tip of the Week

Fireworks Safety

Here are a few tips to make this Independence Day a safe one:

• A responsible adult should supervise all firework activities.
• Never give fireworks to children.
• Alcohol and fireworks do not mix.
• Never relight a “dud” firework. Wait 20 minutes and then soak it in a bucket of water.
• Always have a bucket of water and charged water hose nearby.
• Dispose of spent fireworks by wetting them down and placing in a metal trash can away from buildings or combustible materials until the next day.
• Never shoot fireworks of any kind near pets.
• Make sure your pet has an identification tag, in case it runs away.

For more fireworks safety tips, go to the National Council on Fireworks Safety.

WSU Pullman Safety Fair June 30

A free community safety fair to help children learn first-hand about “stop, drop and roll” and how firefighters put out a fire, will be presented 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center, 150 E. Spring St. in Pullman. An emergency and safety resource fair featuring various WSU and Pullman agencies will occur inside the visitor center.

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For Your Information

Faculty Senate Opportunity

WSU Faculty Senate committees have a number of vacancies, including Academic Affairs, Admissions, Budget, Catalogue, Graduate Studies, Library, and Research & Arts.

Please contact Jeannette Mageo to represent Voiland College!

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Award and Research Opportunities

Requests for Proposals, Research Announcements, and Events

Please note: As of August 15, 2018, there are no more “submission windows” for unsolicited proposals to CBET, CMMI, ECCS, or EEC core programs in NSF.

Investigators can submit proposals at any time during the year.

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

Title	Agency	Close Date
Crimson Spirit Award	WSU	Ongoing
WSU Office of Research Information Sessions	WSU Office of Research	Ongoing
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
Experiential, Cooperative, and Work-integrated Education Research Grants	CEED- ASEE	Continuous
Space Technology Research Institutes (STRI)	NASA	07/02/2018
2019 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) Self Drive Challenge	US Army	07/31/2018
Major Research Instrumentation Program  (MRI): VCEA submissions must include a letter of acknowledgment from the Assoc. Dean for Research	NSF	09/17/2018
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
NEW Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Student Co-op of the Year / Student Intern of the Year Award	CEED-ASEE	11/02/2018

Resources

• WSU Office of Research’s Large Funding Opportunities Database

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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, including:

WSU Honors College Research Opportunities and Internships Database

Voiland College Career & Internship Center

WSU’s student employment/internship portal: Handshake.