Archive for March, 2020

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This is a reminder that the Science Center is working with The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to identify the most innovative products and technologies to protect Americans from the most serious systemic, natural and intentional health security threats.

BARDA’s Division of Research, Innovation, and Ventures (DRIVe) is building a network of accelerators across the US to promote national health security innovation. The DRIVe Accelerator Network selected the Science Center and twelve other accelerators around the US to identify promising innovations in health security. At this time their focus is singularly on medical countermeasures for COVID-19.

If you have a company or technology that is currently working on COVID-19, you should consider applying to BARDA.

There are three ways to apply to BARDA:

1. EZ BAA:  Click here
   For earlier stage companies, the decision in 30 days, funding up to $749K
2. BARDA BAA: Click here
   For later-stage companies, at least at Phase II, no limit on funding, the decision in 6-8 months, although could be expedited.

There is also a TechWatch for COVID-19 related technologies. Click here for more information. Our recommendation is to apply to the TechWatch first, hear the feedback and then apply to EZ BAA.

The following opportunity is meant for undergraduate students only. Please forward to any undergraduates you feel would be interested in this opportunity:

REAC/TS is an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education facility with the mission to strengthen the medical response to radiological and nuclear incidents. REAC/TS has recently partnered with NASA to provide specialized knowledge for the medical community and emergency planners in the area around the upcoming Mars Rover Launch. ORISE is hosting a research-based challenge for undergraduate students to research a partner supporting NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 Launch, learn about the partner’s capabilities, and discuss why that partner is necessary for the mission. Your research could win you a $5,000 scholarship!

The deadline for this competition is March 31^st, 2020, and winners will be announced in early May.

For more information and to enter, please visit here.

As classes have now moved to a remote learning environment, you may have questions about how to access your textbooks and other reading materials remotely. You can now get access to most of your books as e-textbooks on Bookshelf from VitalSource. This access is granted to Penn State students who were enrolled in courses as of Mar. 16, 2020 and will be available through May 25, 2020.

Please follow these steps to ensure your access:

• Visit bookshelf.vitalsource.com where you can either log-in or create a Bookshelf account.
• If you are accessing Bookshelf for the first time, instructions on creating an account can be found here. After creating an account, login and click on the “Explore” tab in the upper left corner of the screen. This tab provides access to the freely-available e-textbooks.
• If you already have an existing Bookshelf account through your Penn State email address, login and click on the “Explore” tab in the upper left corner of the screen. This tab provides access to the freely-available e-textbooks.
• If you already have an existing Bookshelf account but it is not linked to your Penn State email address, an article explaining how you can access your Bookshelf account and change it to a Penn State email account is available here.

Free access to e-textbooks are available through May 25, 2020 to ensure you are able to use required learning materials through final exams.

If you have additional questions, please visit Penn State’s Remote Learning FAQ site. Keep up with the latest Coronavirus updates from Penn State here.

The Office of Graduate Fellowships and Award Administration is delighted to share the 2019-20 student award recipients from the College of Engineering. It is an honor to recognize these individuals and their outstanding achievements.

Alumni Association Dissertation Award

Chun-Wei Chen, Electrical Engineering

Bonnie McDevitt, Environmental Engineering

AT&T Graduate Fellowship

Corey Breznak, Mechanical Engineering

A full list of recipients can be found by visiting the Graduate School website.