June 18, 2019 Voiland College This Week

Go Cougs!

Susmita Bose has been named a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Yong Wang has been named a recipient of the 2019 Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division Practice Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Bernard Van Wie and graduate students Kitana Kaiphanliam and Olivia Reynolds received a Samuel H. and Patricia W. Smith Teaching and Learning Grant to develop kits which they hope will give students a taste of the real-world impact of engineering.

Yuehe Lin’s articles, “Self-Assembled Fe-N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Aerogels with Single-Atom Catalyst Feature as High-Efficiency Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts,” and “Single-Atom Electrocatalysts,” were among the most downloaded Wiley papers in 2018-2019.

“Abandoned Hole Effect on Ultimate Strength of Mechanical Anchors in Tension,” co-authored by Somayeh Nassiri, was named ASCE Publishing’s Editor’s Choice.

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Opportunities

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Accessibility Training

WSU is committed to making its website content available and usable for all people. This includes making content accessible to people with disabilities.

An online training program has been created to equip people with the fundamental skills needed to make websites accessible and to help meet WSU, state, and federal accessibility guidelines, regulations, and laws.

The training is required annually. Anyone who has a role in creating or updating WSU website content should take this training.

While the training is Web focused, it will also help you begin to understand what needs to be considered when developing all electronic content including email (and attachments), press releases, posts for social media, and digital displays. Take WSU’s accessibility training.

Multiple live and online resources are now available on the Web Communication website.

WSU-Pullman Community Safety Fair June 22

On Saturday, June 22, please join the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center, Pullman Fire Department and other local safety agencies for the fourth annual free, family-friendly WSU-Pullman Community Safety Fair.

Zoom Teleconferencing Training June 25

Free Zoom end user training for WSU is scheduled to take place Tuesday, June 25. Early registration is not required.

IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Summit July 30

The PNNL Section of the IEEE Women in Engineering is having an International Leadership Summit on July 30, designed for women students and engineers.

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Laboratory Exploratory

WSU-PNNL Advanced Grid Institute

The WSU-PNNL Advanced Grid Institute is a joint research collaboration of Washington State University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

The Institute combines complementary expertise from PNNL and WSU in the fields of advanced grid modeling, wide-area measurements, demand response, energy storage, grid architecture, cybersecurity, and power system reliability research. The goal: enhance the resilience of the power grid to withstand all hazards, including natural disasters and malicious threats.

Learn more about the WSU-PNNL Advanced Grid Institute.

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Inclusive Education Ideas

Stay in Motion

Move around the room to engage students and to discourage behavior such as chatting, browsing on a laptop/smart device, or newspaper-reading (use a lapel microphone if necessary).

Read more ideas to create a welcoming, engaging and inclusive classroom from the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.

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Be Safe Cougs

Construction Zones

It’s construction season in and around Pullman. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT):

Washington averages almost 850 highway work zone injuries each year. 96 percent of the people injured or killed in work zone collisions are drivers and their passengers. The top three causes of work zone crashes are distracted/inattentive driving, following too close and speeding.

Distracted/inattentive drivers are not prepared for sudden slowdowns and last minute lane changes in work zones. Work zone survival tips:

• Slow Down – drive the posted speeds, they’re there for your safety.
• Be Kind – workers are out there helping to keep you safe and improve the roadways.
• Pay Attention – both to workers directing you and surrounding traffic; put your phone down when behind the wheel.
• Stay Calm – expect delays, leave early or take an alternate route if possible; no meeting or appointment is worth risking someone’s life.

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