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Faculty and students working on the Rural Communities Design Initiative’s Pullman Depot renovation were featured in the Daily Evergreen.
Engineering students from WSU’s Team Mentoring Program recently toured several Boeing facilities in Everett, Wash.
Diane Cook was featured in an InsuranceNewsNet article highlighting smart technology advances and concerns for senior independent living.
Marc Levin gave a webinar for Chemical Processing Journal titled, “Runaway Reactions.”
Be Safe Cougs
Decking the Halls
Decorating for the holiday season? Be careful when hanging lights. Use clips, instead of nails to ensure that the cords are not damaged. Any strings with loose or broken wires need to be replaced. Never hang up decorations about doors or windows.
For more safety information, contact Environmental Health and Safety at ehs@wsu.edu.
Upcoming Seminars and Events
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1-Nov 30 | Faculty Registration for Fall Commencement | n/a | n/a |
| Nov 27 | Giving Tuesday—Supporting the ASWSU Coug Health Fund - a student-run, student-led initiative to directly support WSU students within the realms of mental health and sexual violence prevention. | n/a | n/a |
| Nov 27 | ESIC Seminar Series: Resilient Infrastructure Systems: Assessment and Decision-Making with Ji Yun Lee | 11 AM | ETRL 101 |
| Nov 29 | MME Seminar: “Engineering Funding 101–Entrepreneurial Faculty Ambassadors” | 11 AM | ETRL 101 |
| Dec 3 | 3rd Year Architect Student Showcase | 4 PM | Fine Art Locker Gallery |
| Dec 3 | Seminar by Simon Bare, Distinguished Staff Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, “X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Heterogeneous Catalysis: a Retrospective and Perspective” | 4:10 PM | ADBF 1002 |
| Dec 4 | ESIC Seminar Series: Renewable Scenario Generation Using Adversarial Networks with Baosen Zhang | 11 AM | ETRL 101 |
| Dec 7 | Fall 2018 EECS Senior Design Poster Competition Award ceremony to follow in ETRL 101 | 10 – 1:30 | EME hallways |
| Various | WSU Training for Supervisors Topics include workplace management issues, recruitment and hiring, equal opportunity, preventing sexual harassment, etc. | Various | Various |
| Various | HRS Research Administration Series Subjects include grant process, compliance, F&A costs, cost sharing, award administration, etc. | Various | Various |
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Research Opportunities
NSF PPAPG Changes
Be aware of the latest updates from NSF on PPAPG changes for the coming year (PDF).
Opportunities and Deadlines
| Opportunity | Agency | Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| ASEE 2019 Curtis W. McGraw Research Award | ASEE | 12/03/2018 |
| WSU New Faculty Seed Grants | WSU | 12/05/2018 Notice of Intent |
| 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 |
| The Visiting Faculty Program (VFP) Program 2019 Summer Term The VFP seeks to increase the research competitiveness of faculty members and their students at institutions historically underrepresented in the research community in order to expand the workforce vital to the DOE mission areas. As part of the program, selected university/college faculty members collaborate with DOE laboratory research staff on a research project of mutual interest. Faculty member participants may invite up to two students (one of which may be a graduate student) to participate in the research project | DOE | 01/10/2019 |
| 2019 JCATI Request for Proposals (PDF) | JCATI | 03/01/2019 |
| 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.
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.
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