Go Cougs!
SDC students participating the Rural Communities Design Initiative’s efforts to redesign the Pufferbelly Depot were recently mentioned in a story on KLEW TV. The program is led by Interior Design faculty member Bob Krikac.
A paper co-written by Hongfei Lin was featured on the cover of ChemSusChem.
Several SDC students are experiencing City of Lights for the first time together in the 2018 summer study tour “Paris: A Designer’s View” led by Bob Krikac and Carrie Vielle.
The DOE’s Office of Environmental Management featured a story on Jose Marcial.
Omar Al-Hassawi gave tips to the Spokesman Review on how to keep your home cool during summer heatwaves.
Anurag Srivastava organized a NSF workshop in Portland to connect power engineering and data science experts.
Voiland College in the News
WSU Insider
- Gambling for national success in robotic submarine competition
- NSF grant supports research advancing biological network analytics
- Private support for WSU surpasses $145 million in 2018
For Your Information
Boeing Mentorship Program Applications Due Aug 30
Know an outstanding student? Encourage them to apply for the Boeing Mentorship Program!
WSU engineering students are paired with a mentor from Boeing who can provide information about the aerospace industry, opportunities at Boeing, and general career guidance.
Applications are due August 30.
Safety Tip of the Week
Voiland College Safety Training
The Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, in partnership with WSU’s Environmental Health & Safety, has created a specifically designed safety course to address the most common safety practices and areas of risk lab users may experience at WSU.
The course has been taken by numerous seasoned scientists, as well as those with no lab experience. Both groups have noted they come away from the course pleasantly surprised at what they learned, and most make changes in their lab practices as a result. It is quite informative.
Voiland College strongly encourages all personnel working in or supporting a lab environment to take this training, regardless of experience. Undergraduates who are working/researching for a PI and who may be exposed to a lab are also encouraged to attend.
The training, already a requirement for any PACCAR Clean Technology Building lab user, provides an updated look at current lab practices as well as three primary areas that influence risk within a lab:
- Five Focus Areas and Chemical Compatibility
- General Laboratory Safety and Hazard Communication
- Dangerous Waste Generator, Chemical Storage, Emergency Response and Planning
The safety course is free of charge. See the Seminar and Events calendar below for days and times.
For more safety tips, contact Environmental Health and Safety at ehs@wsu.edu.
Upcoming Seminars and Events
| Date | Event | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | WSU Graduate School Orientation | Open at 8 am | CUB Sr Ballroom |
| Aug 15 | New Student Pep Rally and Class Picture | 6:30 PM | Martin Stadium |
| Aug 15, 16, 17, 29 | VCEA Safety Training | Various | Various |
| Aug 16 | “Ask Me Anything” Voiland College Academic Kick-Off | 2 pm | Todd 116 |
| Aug 17 | University Convocation | 10 am | Beasley |
| Aug 17 | All Campus Picnic | 11 am | Cougar Way |
| Aug 23 | Voiland College Ice Cream Social | 3 pm | ETRL Courtyard |
| Aug 29 | EECS Student Club Night | 4:10 PM | SPARK |
Share Your Event
Add your upcoming events to the WSU event calendar and we’ll share them here each week!
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 most of the core programs in the Engineering directorate of NSF (other directorates maintain proposal windows for unsolicited proposals).
Investigators can submit proposals to these programs at any time during the year.
There is a DOE Nuclear Energy Webinar Aug. 7-9 that discusses the upcoming calls for universities. Register for the webinar.
Opportunities and Deadlines
Resources
- WSU Limited Submission Opportunities and Deadlines
- WSU Office of Research’s Large Funding Opportunities Database
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.
Send Us Your News
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DEADLINE: Submit items by 12 pm Thursday for inclusion in the following Tuesday newsletter.