Go Cougs
A wind energy team consisting of WSU Everett and Everett Community College students has earned a spot in the Collegiate Wind Competition.
WSU Tri-Cities researchers Josef Christ, Nahal Aliheidari and Amir Ameli have developed a way to 3D print flexible sensors using nanomaterials and a special type of plastic.
The work of Steve Austin’s landscape architecture students to improve downtown Pullman was highlighted in the WSU Insider.
The research of graduate student Abdelrhman Mohamed, postdoctoral researcher Phuc Ha, and Paul Hohenschuh Distinguished Professor Haluk Beyenal to capture heat-loving bacteria that “breathe” electricity through the solid carbon surface of electrodes was published the Journal of Power Sources.
Kim Zentz represented Urbanova on a U.S. Senate Committee panel on 5G Cybersecurity.
Voiland College’s research in the use of renewable biomass material from the region’s fields and forests to develop bio‑products and biofuels helped WSU top USDA’s research and development list for second year in a row.
Ayumi Manawadu on the VCEA Three-Minute Thesis Competition.
Frank Scholars Lars Neuenschwander and TJ Goble won 2nd place at the UW Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge.
Mona Ghandi’s students are developing inflatable architecture for the WSU Children Center playground.
The Daily Evergreen featured metal-organic framework research by Min-Kyu Song’s team.
Mike Wolcott spoke with KUOW about the challenges of aviation biofuels.
Assefaw Gebremedhin led a team of researchers in creating a network model to represent similarities between short DNA sequences that could help advance understanding of disease-causing bacteria and guide vaccine development.
Events
NSF Opportunities
Stephanie Hampton, division director for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB), will give a talk entitled, “Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Sciences – Opportunities at the National Science Foundation,” on Thursday, March 28, at 1:30 pm in PACCAR 202.
Additional Events
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18-22 | Week of Women in Stem | Various | Various |
| Mar 18 | VSCEB Seminar by Gurpreet Singh, Harold O. and Jane C. Massey Neff Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State- “Molecular Precursor Derived Ceramics and 2-D Layered Composites for Energy Storage Applications” | 4:10PM | SPARK G45/ Floyd 210 (WSU Tri-Cities) |
| Mar 18 | CE Seminar Dave Bollinger- Wastewater Treatment Technologies & Applications | 4:10 PM | PACCAR 202 |
| Mar 18 | CE Webinar Bio-inspired Geotechnics: Opportunities and Challenges, by Julian Tao, Arizona State University | 4:10 PM | Clark 149 |
| Mar 22 | Faculty Regalia Rental Deadline for college specific colors (black only after this date) | n/a | n/a |
| Mar 23 | Kids’ Science and Engineering Day | 10 – 3 pm | CUE |
| Mar 26 | CE Seminar - John Hall, BLM- Joint Fire Science Program | 4:10 PM | PACCAR 202 |
| Mar 28 | VCEA Town Hall - New date, time, and location! | 3:30 PM | ETRL 101 and AMS |
| Apr 1 | CE Seminar - Laura Condon, Univ. of Arizona-Large-scale Integrated Hydrologic Modeling and Groundwater Surface Water Interactions | 4:10 PM | PACCAR 202 |
| Apr 1 | CE Seminar- The Art of Selling by Pete Isakson, Interim Athletic Director, University of Idaho | 4:10 PM | Clark 149 |
| Ends Apr 26 | Faculty Registration for Spring Commencement | n/a | n/a |
| May 4 | Spring Commencement | 11:30 AM | Beasley Coliseum |
| 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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Awards and Research
Apply for Smith Teaching and Learning Grants by March 18
Washington State University faculty with innovative ideas to enhance student learning are encouraged to apply by March 18 for a Smith Teaching and Learning Grant of up to $7,000.
Opportunities and Deadlines
| Opportunities and Deadlines | Agency | Close Date |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) | NSF ($2-4M/yr) | WSU Deadline: Anticipated, 4/4/2019 |
| Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program - The SCGSR program provides doctoral dissertation/thesis research opportunities for graduate students at DOE national laboratories | DOE | 05/09/2019 |
| NEW Army Research Laboratory Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship | NASEM | 05/31/2019 |
| 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.
- Pathways to Science Database.
- VCEA Research Support Web Page.
Student Opportunities
- WSU Honors College Research Opportunities and Internships Database
- Voiland College Career & Internship Services
- Pathways to Science Database
- Search for jobs, internships and alumni contacts with Voiland CareerShift
- WSU’s student employment/internship portal: Handshake
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