Go Cougs!
Energy News highlighted Karl Englund and his company’s efforts to recycle wind turbine blades.
The Daily Evergreen featured a story on the recent three NSF CAREER Award winners from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Led by Min-Kyu Song, a research team has developed a way to address a major safety issue with lithium metal batteries – an innovation that could make high-energy batteries more viable for next-generation energy storage.
The Daily Evergreen featured a story on Sen Du, a WSU graduate student who discovered how fly ash can replace large amounts of cement in concrete, which makes the concrete cheaper and more environmentally friendly.
Jana Doppa and graduate students Syrine Belakaria and Aryan Deshwal recently presented their research at several major international artificial intelligence and machine learning conferences.
Bioengineering students Jackson Rieb, Katie Lober and Sarah Schroeder were selected as Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge finalists.
Seventeen Voiland College faculty recently received tenure or promotions.
Events
Tuesday, February 25
@ 11:00 AM ESIC Seminar: “Enhancing Power State Estimation Accuracy and Cyber-security in the Smart Grid.”
Wednesday, February 26
@ 9:10 AM EECS Colloquium: Efficient Hardware Acceleration of Unsupervised Deep Learning In this talk, Fan Chen, Ph.D. candidate at Duke University, will discuss her work that devises a comprehensive full-stack solution for enabling GAN training in emerging resistive memory-based main memory.
@ 5:00 PM The SDC Lecture Series presents “Landscape for Humanity.”
Thursday, February 27
@ 11:00 AM MME Seminar: “Experimental Study of Aerodynamic Behavior of a Flapping Membrane” presented by Vibhav Durgesh, University of Idaho.
Monday, March 2
@ 4:10 PM CHE 598 Seminar: “Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formate by a series of Rh-bis (diphosphine) molecular catalysts and artificial metalloenzymes” presented by Joseph Laureanti, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Friday, March 6
@ 11 AM Prof. Hussein Zbib Memorial – CUB Jr. Ballroom.
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Opportunities
NW CASC Graduate/Post-doc Fellowship Proposals Due March 16
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) invites proposals for its 2020-2021 Research Fellowship Program from graduate students and post-doctoral scholars. The program supports research related to climate adaptation for Northwest natural and cultural resource management and provides training in the principles and practices of co-producing decision-relevant science. The deadline to submit proposals is March 16.
NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide FAQs Available
Now available! A new set of Current and Pending Support Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (FAQs) that accompany the revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1), effective June 1, 2020. The FAQs address policy questions related to the PAPPG clarifications to the current and pending support coverage, as well as questions regarding use of an NSF-approved format for current and pending support. The FAQs will be updated periodically as appropriate. If you have any questions regarding the 2020 PAPPG, please contact the DIAS/Policy Office by email at policy@nsf.gov.
JCDREAM Symposium March 26
Hear from the minds at the cutting edge of battery technology, electric fuels, and materials science education. This year’s Symposium has the potential to create visible changes in Washington state policies, as well as making positive impacts on a national and global scale.
Kids’ Science and Engineering Day March 28
The Society of Women Engineers is excited to host the 11th annual Kids’ Science and Engineering Day! This year, KSED will take place on Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m., in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE). Pre-register before Thursday, March 5, to reserve free youth-sized t-shirts!
Digital Ag-athon April 2-3
Use cloud computing, the Microsoft Azure platform, satellite and other imagery to deliver agriculture-focused insights. Open to WSU students/postdocs/researchers from all backgrounds and campuses. Limited travel support available.
The FIZ- Our Makerspace/Your Course Partner
Are you teaching a course that requires or could benefit from fabrication? If so, check out the FIZ’s Course Partnership website to get started, FIZ Course Partnerships.
Draft WSU Strategic Plan Feedback Due TODAY
Time is running out to provide feedback about the first draft of the 2020–2025 WSU system strategic plan.
Feb. 26 Workshop – Intro to Kamiak
Learn how to use Kamiak, WSU’s own HPC High Performance Computer with free compute resources available to any WSU member! This hands-on workshop covers the basics from logging on to an HPC to submitting and running jobs. Find out more and register.
Graduate Student Awards Nominations Due March 2
Nominations for the Graduate School’s Karen P. DePauw Leadership Award and the Association for Faculty Women’s Outstanding Master’s and Doctoral Student Awards are due Monday, March 2. These awards recognize the academic achievements and professional potential of WSU’s graduate students across all WSU campuses. Part-time and full-time students are eligible.
VCEA Staff Excellence Awards – Nominations due March 6
It is time to submit nominations for the VCEA Staff Excellence Awards! VCEA staff and faculty received their nominations forms from Chris Gass. Please scan the form electronically and email it back to chrisgass@wsu.edu.
IREACH Proposals Due March 10
The Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health is currently accepting applications for grants to foster research at Washington State University that will provide significant and innovative contributions to American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, LatinX, or rural health. Applications from faculty members in any discipline to fund research on health disparities impacting these populations are welcome.
Dedra Buchwald, MD, Director, IREACH, Clemma Muller, PhD, Methods Core Co-leader, and Caitlin Oberst, JD, Associate Director, IREACH, will conduct an application support meeting via Zoom on February 11 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Prospective applicants are encouraged, but not required, to attend.
Details for the February 11 Zoom meeting are as follows:
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 773 362 471
Oaks Academic Technology Award – Nominations Due March 23
Nominations are now being accepted for the $3,000 Oaks Academic Technology Award, which recognizes a faculty member’s innovative application of an existing technology to transform teaching and learning in their classroom (face-to-face, online, videoconferencing).
Affordable Learning Grant Applications Due March 23
The Office of the Provost is offering Affordable Learning Grants to fund faculty exploration and adoption of affordable learning materials. Grants ranging from $1,500 to $4,500 are available for faculty at all levels and all WSU locations.
Smith Teaching and Learning Grants – Apply by March 23
Faculty with innovative ideas to enhance teaching and learning are encouraged to apply by March 23 for a Smith Teaching and Learning Grant of up to $5,000.
March 30: SURCA Judges Needed
SURCA is March 30 and we are currently seeking judges to spend 2 hours judging posters. Please plan to be available from 2:00 – 3:45 Monday March 30. Please sign up here at the SURCA website.
Crimson Spirit Award
Have you noticed a WSU employee going out of their way to help a colleague or customer? Nominate them for the Crimson Spirit award to recognize their excellent service. Submit a nomination.
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