Go Cougs!
Jennifer Adam has been named as the Berry Family Endowed Distinguished Professor.
Vaithianathan (Mani) Venkatasubramanian have been named as the Boeing Endowed Professor in Electrical Engineering.
Yong Wang is part of an international team whose low-temperature catalysis research was recently published in Nature Communications.
KREM TV and The Daily Evergreen featured Frank Scholars Lars Neuenschwander and TJ Goble and their app they are creating to improve early autism diagnosis.
The Daily Evergreen interviewed Abdelrhman Mohamed and Phuc Ha on their thermophilic bacteria research.
The Daily Evergreen featured a story on WSU’s Construction Management team that earned top rankings in an Associated Schools of Construction competition.
The Daily Evergreen interviewed Sandi Brabb about WSU’s Week in Women in STEM.
The Daily Evergreen interviewed Mike Wolcott about WSU’s growing USDA biofuels research.
The Daily Evergreen featured Reagan Stubb’s participation in the Society for American Baseball Research Analytics Conference.
Konstantin Matveev is modeling dolphins’ movements as he works to solve energy efficiency challenges of ocean-going ships.
The Daily Evergreen featured Darlene Neunherz and John Yates in their article on technology fee proposals.
Don Bender and Karl Englund talk timber with the Daily Evergreen.
Mona Ghandi was listed as a Top 10 Presenter at the recent 2019 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Conference in Charlotte, NC.
Mike Wolcott talks plant-based biofuels with Inverse.
Min-Kyu Song helped answer questions about batteries in the Spokesman Review.
Events
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | State of the University Address | 3:10 PM | Bryan Hall |
| Mar 27 | WSU Three-Minute Thesis Finals. Come cheer Ayumi Manawadu! | 1 PM | Spark Atrium |
| Mar 28 | MME Graduate Seminar: Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Structures, w/ Bonny Onuike, WSU PhD Candidate | 11 AM | ETRL 101 |
| Mar 28 | Academic Showcase / GPSA Research Expo | 9 – 12 PM | CUB |
| Mar 28 | VCEA Town Hall | 3:30 PM | ETRL 101 + 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 - Ryan Smith, Director of School of Design & Construction, Modular Construction | 4:10 PM | Clark 149 |
| Apr 2 | Currie & Brown Faculty Meet & Green with Civil, Construction Management, Mechanical, Industrial, Architecture, Interior Design, and Data Analytics | 4-5 PM | Sloan 146 |
| Apr 2 | Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award Reception | 3:30 PM | Lewis |
| Apr 10 | #CougsGive | All Day | Online |
| Apr 18 | VCEA Convocation | 3 PM | CUB |
| Apr 20 | VCEA Capstone and Internship Expo | 9-12 PM | CUB |
| 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
Green Coug Award nominations deadline March 31
Please take the time to become a Green Coug or nominate someone you know who has made a difference. The awards will be handed out on Earth Day, April 22, at the Sustainability Fair.
Opportunities and Deadlines
| Opportunity | 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 |
| Army Research Laboratory Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship | NASEM | 05/31/2019 |
| Crimson Spirit Award | WSU | 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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