Sept. 3, 2019 Voiland College This Week

Events

Wednesday, September 4

@3 PM
VPR Distinguished Lecture: “Accelerating Scientific Discovery through QIS”
Nathan Baker, director for the Advanced Computing, Mathematics, and Data Division at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

@ 4 PM
“What is Research?” Undergraduate Workshop
Students can gain insight about getting started in undergraduate research with a STEM faculty mentor.

@ 6 PM
Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute Info Meeting
Students can learn how they can build their professional network with a trip to Silicon Valley; Compete in business plan competitions, complete their senior capstone, and earn a $2500 scholarship.

Thursday, September 5

@4:10 PM
Physics & Astronomy 100 years celebration
Highlights include dedication of the J. Thomas Dickinson Undergraduate Study, Distinguished Colloquium presented by Dr. Dickinson 4:10-5 p.m., and a reception from 5:00-6:30 p.m.

@4:30 PM
Fall Orientation for New MME Undergraduate Students (attendance is mandatory)
Topics Covered: Academic Advising, Student Support and Resources, Student Clubs, Career Services and Internships, Safety, and Much More . . .

SWE Tea
Please encourage students to come and learn about the Society of Women Engineers! They get the opportunity to connect with faculty and advisors from the Voiland College, while enjoying free refreshments.

Friday September 6

@ 12:10 PM
Writing resumes and interviewing for federal engineering positions
WSU Bremerton Seminar presented by Undersea Naval Warfare Center Division – Keyport engineers.

Monday, September 8

@ 4:10 PM
CHE 598 Seminar
Old Stagnant Technology Becoming Hot Technology: Electroplating Advanced Functional Materials- with Professor Nosang Vincent Myung, founding director for UC-KIMS Center for Innovative Materials for Energy and Environment.

Coming Soon:

Sept 16 – 20: National Post-Doc Appreciation Week

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Voiland College events.

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Go Cougs!

Joseph Iannelli secured ERASMUS+ grant funding to support WSU students and professors on exchange visits to Austria’s Graz University of Technology(TU Graz) for the purpose of establishing transatlantic research collaborations and transformative educational programs.

WSU signed a memorandum of agreement with Germany’s Technische Universität Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt) for establishing a partnership to support student exchanges, transatlantic research, and funding collaborations from European Union and US agencies that fund international research partnerships.

Voiland College’s website features a story on Florian Baertsch, who recently became the first European student to complete an international, double master’s degree with Washington State University and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW).

WSU Everett engineering students Antonio Barber and Josh Gowdey were featured in a Whidbey News-Times story about how they are using WSU Extension’s videoconferencing system to attend classes from remote locations.

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Opportunities

Ice Cream Social

Check out the photos from our Ice Cream Social! We’d love to hear your feedback on how this year’s event went and how we can make it better. Send your comments and ideas to Monika Jones, monika.jones@wsu.edu

WSU I-Corps Entrepreneurship Program – Apply by Sept. 6

WSU I-Corps is a National Science Foundation funded program enabling students, faculty, staff, and community members to catalyze their technology and innovation concepts for high-growth start-up companies by utilizing LEAN Startup Methodologies. The 10-week course provides teams with education, resources, mentors, and funding to conduct discovery and determine if their innovation is a product-market fit. Apply by September 6.

ORAP “Pitching the Business Value of Your Research” Competition

Cash awards to support lab accounts. Applications are due Sept. 9.

Faculty Award Nominations Due September 13

Faculty awards are given annually by WSU to honor those faculty members who epitomize the highest levels of excellence in the pursuit of the university’s mission and goals. Learn more and nominate a faculty member.

ORAP Travel Grant Competition – Apply by Sept 15

Applications are due Sept. 15.

ORAP RA and $10K Competition – Apply by Sept 24

Opportunity for $10,000 and a doctoral-level research assistant for the calendar year 2020. Applications are due Sept. 24.

ORAP Team Planning Grant – Apply by Oct. 1

Opportunity to win $50,000 plus a two‑semester doctoral-level research assistant to develop an extramural center-type grant proposal. Applications are due by Oct. 1.

NSF – Research Traineeship Program – Apply by Oct. 17

WSU ORAP is now accepting limited submission pre-proposals for the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) program. The NRT is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program –Apply by Oct. 22

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

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Be Safe Cougs

Update Lab Signage

WSU EH&S recently updated the laboratory signage program. The new program aligns with the Globally Harmonized System of hazard communication, assists users with identifying chemical hazards, and provides valuable information for emergency responders.

The Google Chrome browser provides the best user experience for interfacing with the program.

EH&S asks that all laboratories update their signage by September 30, 2019. A user’s manual detailing signage program components may be found by clicking on the cougar logo in the upper left hand corner of the page and selecting user help.

For additional assistance, please contact our Laboratory Signage Program Manager Tom Ebeling at tom.ebeling@wsu.edu or at 509-335-0948.