Sept. 11, 2018 Voiland College This Week

Go Cougs!

The Lewiston Tribune featured a story on the Palouse RoboSub Club.

Starting September 16, Scott Hudson will become the interim Executive Director for the WSU Tri-Cities School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Founding SEAS Director Joseph Iannelli will return to faculty.

Jacqueline Reeve was featured in a story by the National Nuclear Security Administration.

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For Your Information

Dean’s Office Hours – Fall Semester

Dean Rezac will hold Voiland College office hours on September 19, October 8, November 19, December 19, from 4-5pm, in Carpenter 526. Ten-minute spots will be available for individuals or small, themed groups. To reserve your spot during these dates, contact Nelda Hume, nelda.hume@wsu.edu

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Safety Tip of the Week

School Zones

As the school year begins, it is important to keep a look out for school zone signals. Always obey the speed limits.Be aware of and watch out for students near schools, bus stops, sidewalks, in the streets, and in school parking lots.

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

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Upcoming Seminars and Events

Date	Event	Time	Venue
Sept 12	Town Halls 2018: Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture	4 PM	ETRL 101 and livestreamed
Sept 12	Intro to OR and the Life Cycle of a Grant	10:30 AM	Lighty 280 - RSVP
Sept 12	Architecture Public Lecture: Ayad Rahmani	5:30 PM	Spark G45
Sept 13	Intro to OR and the Life Cycle of a Grant	1:30 PM	Lighty 280 - RSVP
Sept 13	MME Seminar: “An evaluation of helmet test standards in predicting brain injury” By Arghavan Talebanpour	11 AM	ETRL 101
Sept 14	Rolls with Ryan Join your SDC students and the director, Ryan Smith, for rolls and conversation.	12 PM	Carpenter Gallery
Sept 14	VCEA Safety Training	Various	Various
Sept 19	Finding Funding with Pivot	10:30 AM	Lighty 280 - RSVP
Sept 20	Finding Funding with Pivot	1:30 PM	Lighty 280 - RSVP
Sept 20	Student Success Open House	9am-1pm	Dana Hall
Sept 26	PI Roles & Responsibilities	10:30 AM	Lighty 280 - RSVP
Sept 27	PI Roles & Responsibilities	1:30 PM	Lighty 280 - RSVP
Oct. 1	Evening with Industry presented by the Society of Women Engineers	5:30 PM	SEL Event Center
Oct 6	JCDREAM Symposium	9 – 5 PM	WSU Everett

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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 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.

Opportunities and Deadlines

Title	Agency	Close Date
Major Research Instrumentation Program  (MRI) VCEA submissions must include a letter from the Assoc. Dean for Research (dfield@wsu.edu)	NSF	WSU Deadline: 09/12/2018
Enabling Quantum Leap: Convergent Accelerated Discovery Foundries for Quantum Materials Science, Engineering and Information (Q-AMASE-i)	NSF ($20-25M award)	LOI: 9/17/2018
Washington Commercialization Gap Fund	WSU	Preproposal Deadline: 9/21/2018
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program	NSF	9/27/2018
Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction	DOD	09/30/2018
Idaho National Laboratory Graduate Fellowship	INL	Fall 2018
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Fellowship – Post Grads	LLNL	10/01/2018
National Security Internship Program for Undergraduates and Graduates	PNNL	10/03/2018
Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Student Co-op of the Year / Student Intern of the Year Award	CEED-ASEE	11/02/2018
Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM)	NSF	WSU Deadline: 1/8/2019
NSF CMMI CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop- March 25 – 27, in Charlotte, NC	NSF	01/08/2019
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)	NSF ($2-4M/yr)	WSU Deadline: Anticipated, 4/4/2019
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(Supplements to existing NSF awards)	NSF	Continuous
Experiential, Cooperative, and Work-integrated Education Research Grants	CEED- ASEE	Continuous

Resources

• WSU Limited Submission Opportunities and Deadlines.
• 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.