Oct. 15, 2019 Voiland College This Week

Events

Tuesday, October 15

@ 5:30 PM The Linux Users Group is hosting “An Introduction to Linux” Tech Talk in Sloan 175.

Thursday, October 17

@ 11 AM MME Seminar: “A Scientifically– Achievable Green New Deal”
Presented by Dr. James L. Conca, Senior Scientist for UFA Ventures, Inc.

@ 4:10 PM Distinguished Colloquium in Physics: 60-plus years of shock wave research at WSU
Presented by Yogendra Gupta, Regents professor of physics, Creighton distinguished professor, and director of the Institute for Shock Physics.

@ 4:15 to 6:15 PM EECS Student Club Night
Meet faculty mentors and club members from the various student clubs in Carpenter 102 and then enjoy free dinner from Panda Express along with a prize raffle in EME 102!

@ 6:00 PM ETM Handshake Reception
WSU’s Engineering and Technology Management (ETM) Handshake Reception is an opportunity for ETM’s current, former, and future students to connect, meet and shake hands with ETM professors and administrators, and discuss career development through the sharing of experiences in the engineering and technical management fields.

Friday, October 18

@ 10:15 AM Coffee and Conversation with Chris Hopen
Join Chris Hopen, CEO/Co-founder of Strivve and serial tech entrepreneur, for coffee and conversation.

@ 12:10 PM WSU Bremerton: Professional Engineering and Engineering Ethics
Doug Hendrickson is a 1984 graduate of the University of Texas in Chemical Engineering and has a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University.

@ 3 PM CEE Symposium: Water resource recovery facilities
This presentation will look at water scarcity including pressure from population growth and distribution; provide statistics about how much usable water there is available and how it is being used.

Monday, October 21

@ 10 AM Research Week travel grant competition

@ 1 PM Research Week new faculty seed grant recipients and info session

@ 3 PM VPR Distinguished Lecture – “Barcoding Evolution” by Dr. Dimitri Petrov

@ 4:10 PM CHE 598 Seminar
Aalo Gupta is the Director of the Future & Renewable Fuels Group in the Phillips 66 Technology Organization. He manages the research portfolio related to the production of renewable and advanced fuels beyond traditional petroleum derived transportation fuels.

Tuesday, October 22

@10 AM Research Week Team Planning Competition

@3 PM Humanity and the Environment Flashtalks
The Office of Research and the Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach (CEREO) organized this session on the broad theme Humanity and the Environment to share experiences and expertise to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration and project development.

Coming Soon:

Oct. 31: VCEA Dean Mary Rezac Town Hall

Nov. 7: Jack T. Kimbrell Distinguished Lecture

Nov. 7: Innovation and Research Engagement Office: School of Materials and Mechanical Engineering Seminar

Nov. 7: IREO: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Seminar

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Voiland College events.

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Go Cougs!

By employing machine learning and game theory, WSU researchers, including graduate student Abu Sayed Chowdhury and Professor Shira Broschat, were able to determine with 93 to 99 percent accuracy the presence of antibiotic-resistant genes in three different types of bacteria.

A team of scientists led by Norbert Kruse has found a way to tune a major industrial chemical process to create commercially important fuels, lubricants and detergents in a simple, one-step process.

Ph.D. candidates Yu-Chung Chang and Cheng Hao discuss their research using coffee grounds to create plastic with the Daily Evergreen.

Patrick Robichaud, Hannah Goodspeed, Jessie Schweitzer, Gunnar Sly, and Maia Whitley won Carson and Auvil Awards.

The Daily Evergreen wrote a story on Connor Weller, mechanical engineering major, who is using 3D printing to create a Cougkie Cutter business.

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Opportunities

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.

The Science Coalition Student Video Challenge – Entries Due Oct. 21

Graduate and undergraduate students can win up to $1,000 by creating a 60 – 90 second video detailing why scientific research matters for our future. Contact Geeta Dutta for more assistance. Learn more about the video challenge.

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.

AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships: Apply by Nov 1

AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships is seeking applicants for the 2020-21 fellowship year. Gain hands-on policy experience, help develop and execute solutions to address societal challenges, and join a strong corps of over 3,000 influential alumni. Seeking candidates with strong STEM credentials, an interest in career transformation, and a desire to enhance federal policy. Washington-based fellowships available in all three branches of federal government. Apply today!

CPS – Center for Produce Safety Call for Preliminary Research Proposals Due Nov. 12

The Center for Produce Safety prioritizes research programs that support the development of solutions for critical industry produce safety needs across the entire supply chain.

DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program Applications Due Nov. 14

The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory/facility in collaboration with a lab scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months—with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers.

ORNL Jump into STEM Team Challenge: Apply by Nov. 15

The JUMP into STEM initiative seeks to inspire the next generation of building scientists, focusing on creative ideation and diversity in the building science field. Undergrad and grad students could win a 2020 paid summer internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory or the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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Be Safe Cougs

Flu Shot Fridays – Every Friday to October 25

9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Washington Building, ground floor entrance
WSU students, faculty, and staff can stop by to get their flu shots. Make sure to bring your insurance card! We won’t be taking payment at the time of the services for Flu Shot Fridays, but we’ll take down your insurance information for billing. Learn more about being a flu fighter.

Slippery Conditions

Facilities Services asks that all students, faculty and staff be properly prepared for winter driving and walking.

Please wear proper winter footwear with good traction soles. Yak Tracks are a good option for slick conditions but please don’t wear them inside buildings.

If you are driving on campus, please have the proper snow and ice traction tires on your vehicle. Most vehicle incidents during the winter are due to improper tires on the vehicles involved. We would like to remind everyone that parking areas will be plowed after hours when the vehicles are gone. Generally parking lots are not plowed until there is three inches of snow accumulation. We do pile snow and haul it away but it takes days to clear every location so please be patient. It is not possible to have all streets, roads, sidewalks and stairs free of snow and ice at all times.

If you have concerns about an area or see problems with ice or snow, please let us know- call 509-335-9000.

Employee Safety Training

Environmental Health and Safety encourages all WSU employees to complete the training requirements identified by SPPM 2.18.

The following training required for all employees may be on found Human Resource Services’ Learning and Organizational Development webpage: Back Safety and Injury Prevention; Slips, Trips and Falls; Emergency and Fire Preparedness; Portable Fire Extinguisher Safety – Sign up for an initial hands-on training with Darren Jones, WSU’s Fire Safety Officer; Personal Protective Equipment Fundamentals; Office Ergonomics; and Asbestos Awareness.

Employee Assistance Program Newsletter

EAP Frontline October newsletter offers a variety of tips and suggestions on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle both at home and within the workplace. Subscribe to receive monthly newsletters.