Events
Tuesday, October 22
@ 10 – 3:30 PM Safety, Health and Security Fair.
Discover the campus and community resources that are help you stay safe, healthy and secure. Find over 55 vendors providing info you can use! VCEA will be recognized for its safety efforts at an awards ceremony at 12:15 PM.
@ 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 to share experiences and expertise to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration and project development.
Wednesday, October 23
@ 6:02 AM TO 6:02 PM Mole Day.
Mole Day commemorates Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 1023), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry.
@ 10 AM Research Week RA and 10K competition.
@ 12:10 PM Research Week Workshop: Research Output Alerts from Databases.
Faculty, administrators and staff are often looking for tools to help track college or departmental research output.
@ 1 PM Research Week CAREER Award Recipients and Info Session.
@ 1 PM Open Access Week Chat.
Have questions about publishing, promoting your research, using open educational resources, or open access?
@ 3 PM Research Week: Pitching the business value of your research.
Thursday, October 24
@ 11 AM MME Seminar: How materials science is influencing the memory industry in electronics.
Presented by Tyler Lenzi, Senior Director Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho
@ 12 PM Research Week Faculty workshop-Generous Thinking.
Kathleen Fitzpatrick from MSU will lead faculty in an exploration of how generosity and collaboration can help us positively reimagine our research, teaching, and professional relationships, based on the ideas in her recent book, Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University.
@3 PM Research Week Award Ceremony.
Join the Office of Research in celebrating staff and faculty’s academic achievements. Each award will be presented by Vice President for Research Dr. Chris Keane.
Friday, October 25
@ 9 AM to 3 PM Final Flu Shot Friday.
Stop by to get your flu shot.
@ 12 PM Research Week Graduate Student Workshop.
@ 12 PM WSU Bremerton Seminar: Designing in Safety.
Presented by Les Okonek, BP
Monday, October 28
@ 4:10 PM CHE 598 Seminar- Cryo Electron Microscopy – A Promising Tool in Curing Cardiovascular Diseases.
Presented by Dr. Vitold E. Galkin, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Tuesday, October 29
@ 11 AM ESIC Seminar – Human Factors and the Control Room of the Future – ETRL 101.
Presented by Dr. Michael Legatt, CEO & Founder, ResilientGrid, Inc.
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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Go Cougs!
Yu-Chung Chang placed first at the recent ASTM Symposium on Structural Integrity of Additive Manufactured Materials and Parts Student Competition.
Mike Hugh took first place in his division at the recent Seattle Robothon.
SWE’s Ayumi Manawadu and Rachel Johnson were interviewed in a Daily Evergreen opinion piece about Women in STEM.
Paul Hirzel’s 3rd year architecture class will be presenting new ideas for Pullman’s old Mimosa Café at the Town and Gown Collaborative on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Opportunities
WSU Staff Mentoring Pilot Program now accepting applications
The purpose of the pilot WSU Staff Mentoring Program is to develop relationships and facilitate interaction among staff, resulting in a stronger, more collaborative environment. The goal is to provide new and existing staff with a valuable resource, a mentor, who offers support and is the point of reference for many additional resources.
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.
Be Safe Cougs
Safety Winners
Congrats to WSU Vancouver and Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering for having the highest rates of safety training completions in the college- lunch is on the Dean!
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