Oct. 23, 2018 Voiland College This Week

Go Cougs!

Kim Zentz was interviewed in the Spokesman Review regarding Verizon’s partnership with Urbanova, the smarty city initiative that aims to add technology that improves air quality monitoring, saves energy and potentially improves traffic safety in Spokane region.

KREM 2 News did a story on architecture student Andrew Cho, whose artwork goes viral from time to time.


Upcoming Seminars and Events

DateEventTimeLocation
Oct 23ESIC Seminar Series: “Towards a Generalized Micro-Grid Simulator: Optimal Planning and Optimal Control” w/ Dustin McLarty11 AMETRL 101
Oct 25Seminar: “IT Services and Security at WSU Today” Presented by Sasi Pillay and Tom Ambrosi11 AMETRL 101
Oct 30ESIC Seminar Series: “Power System Protection Challenges in Modern Power Systems” w/ Bartosz Brusilowicz11 AMETRL 101

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Be Safe Cougs

Halloween Safety

Halloween is an exciting time of year, and to help ensure it’s a safe holiday, here are some tips.

Plan a route in advance, wear comfortable shoes, apply reflective tape to your costume, and carry a flashlight. For more Halloween safety information, visit the National Safety Council website.


Research Opportunities

OpportunityAgencyClose Date
Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Student Co-op of the Year / Student Intern of the Year AwardCEED-ASEE11/02/2018
ASEE 2019 Curtis W. McGraw Research AwardASEE12/03/2018
Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM)NSFWSU Deadline: 1/8/2019
NSF CMMI CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop- March 25 – 27, in Charlotte, NCNSF01/08/2019
NEW! 2019 JCATI Request for Proposals (PDF)JCATI03/01/2019
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)NSF ($2-4M/yr)WSU Deadline: Anticipated, 4/4/2019
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, & MPS(Supplements to existing NSF awards)NSFContinuous
Experiential, Cooperative, and Work-integrated Education Research GrantsCEED- ASEEContinuous

Resources


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.


For Your Information

Technical Services Electronics Shop

The Electronics Shop is committed to supporting the research community with experience in a wide range of electronics and instrumentation. We can often repair older apparatus saving research groups from having to purchase new equipment. We also offer consultation services, engineering, testing, calibration, installation and setup of laboratory instruments and devices. Our services can save you time and money over factory support or manufacturer’s maintenance contracts.

Examples of services:

  • Component-level repairs
  • Equipment factory interface
  • Laser peak lock circuitry
  • Magnetic field controller circuitry
  • Temperature verses time characterization and control of Rubidium ribbon resistance heater
  • Consulting, instruction and circuitry for nanosecond pulse applications (RF transmission optimization)
  • Ion current circuitry
  • Temperature measurement and control
  • Maintenance and repair of vacuum pumps, centrifuges, incubators, autoclaves, etc.

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