Archive for August, 2019

Nominate a Faculty Member for the Lawrence J. Perez Memorial Student Advocate Award.

Purpose of the award: To recognize a College of Engineering faculty member who contributes to the welfare of students and enriches the College by his or her willingness to devote significant time and effort to assist students academically and/or personally as they pursue their engineering degrees.

Award amount: $3,000

Eligibility: All full-time College of Engineering faculty members may receive this award no more than once every four years. View past recipients.

Nominations for this award may be made by individual students, the Engineering Student Council, student engineering honor societies, or student engineering professional societies.

To nominate a faculty member, submit a statement of no more than 1,500 words by September 5 to PSESNOM@engr.psu.edu.

The University Libraries invites faculty to join Ana Enriquez, Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian, for the following online workshops on Copyright and Scholarly Communication. Click on the links for more information. Contact Beth Thomsett-Scott, Engineering Library Head, at ect9@psu.edu, or Ana Enriquez at aee32@psu.edu for additional information.

• Copyright and Your Thesis or Dissertation: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
  Thursday, October 3, 2019
  4:00 to 5 p.m.
  (Zoom)
• Negotiating Publishing Contracts
  Tuesday, October 22, 2019
  12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
  (Zoom)
• Open Access Basics
  Wednesday, October 23, 2019
  12:00 to 1 p.m.
  (Zoom)
• Understanding Rights Reversion (for published book authors)
  Thursday, November 14, 2019
  12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
  (Zoom)
• Complying with the NSF Public Access Policy
  Thursday, September 19, 2019
  12:15 to 12:45 p.m.
  (Zoom)
• Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy
  Tuesday, October 1, 2019
  12:15 to 12:45 p.m.
  (Zoom)
• Complying with the Department of Energy Public Access Policy
  Thursday, October 10, 2019
  12:15 to 12:45 p.m.
  (Zoom)
• Who Owns What
  Thursday, October 17, 2019
  12:15 to 12:45 p.m.
  (Zoom)

The recently awarded Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus Strategic Initiative team seeks to expand the executive steering committee to include dedicated faculty, staff, and students from across all Penn State campuses and colleges.

The goals of the steering committee include:

• alignment and expansion of local and global research initiatives;
• formation of working groups and research teams;
• integration of related seminar series; etc.

If you are interested in serving, please send your résumé and a half-page description of how you are already contributing to FEW-nexus research and activities to Rachel Brennan at rab44@psu.edu by Tuesday, September 3, 2019, with Subject Line: FEW Steering Committee.

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP) will start accepting applications for FY2020 on September 1, 2019, from qualified faculty members interested in conducting research at Air Force (AF) Research Labs/Centers.

The AFRL SFFP is managed and administered by Systems Plus, Inc. and offers hands-on exposure to faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities to perform high-quality and meaningful research at AFRL Directorates, Air Force Test Centers, the U.S. Air Force Academy, or the Air Force Institute of Technology during the summer months for an 8- to 12-week period. Research Fellows are highly encouraged to bring a graduate student with them for the research period.

Research Fellows use the residencies for full-time research in the science, technology, mathematics, and engineering fields engaging in challenging research at some of our nation’s most advanced laboratories and facilities.

Click here for more information »

Penn State students interested in applying for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) are encouraged to attend any of the following information sessions. Registration is requested.

• Wednesday, August 28, 2019
  3:00–4:30 p.m.
  102 Kern Graduate Building
• Tuesday, September 3, 2019
  Note date change!
  3:00–4:30 p.m.
  C9 Atherton Hall
• Wednesday, September 18, 2019
  3:00–4:30 p.m.
  Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library

Students will learn about the GRFP application process and will have the opportunity to hear from a faculty mentor and a student who received the GRFP. They will share their experiences with the program and offer advice on developing strong applications.

Students are encouraged to submit their questions on the form when registering for the session. Students may also ask questions at the event. Registration closes the day before the session.

Click here to register »