PHMSA Pipeline Safety Research and Development Forum

November 16-17, 2016- Cleveland, OH

“The forum is a 2-day event held periodically to generate a National research agenda that fosters solutions for the various challenges associated with pipeline safety and with protecting the environment. The forum allows public, government and industry pipeline stakeholders to develop a consensus on the technical gaps and challenges for future research.”

Click here to visit the official webpage.

Announcement of Publication Opportunities for NASA Researchers

In response to a 2013 request from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, directing science-funding agencies to develop plans to increase access to the results of federally-funded research. NASA has partnered with HHS to allow NASA-funded authors and co-authors to deposit copies of their peer-reviewed articles from scientific journal publications and associated data into the PubMed Central (PMC) publication repository.   Though not required under the current NASA award, we want to make this opportunity available to you to deposit any papers supported by NASA awards that were published / or accepted for publication on or after Oct. 1, 2015. 

Starting in Oct. 2016 you should contact nasa-openaccess@mail.nasa.gov for instructions on depositing the manuscripts into PubMed Central

Thank you,

NASA Shared Services Center Procurement

Startup Career Fair

OCTOBER 26th, 2016

The University of Akron Student Union Ballroom

Brought to you by the University of Akron Engineering & Career Services Center in partnership with Launch League, The Akron Global Business Accelerator, and Jumpstart

We at UARF are excited to announce a great opportunity to connect NE Ohio startups to co-op and intern talent at the University of Akron. This is the first startup-focused career fair in our region, and we are excited to get as much participation as possible!

This half-day event is being offered free of charge to the NE Ohio startup community by the University of Akron Engineering & Career Services Center. The event will be hosted on-campus in the Student Union Ballroom from 11am-3pm. The event will include a workshop and lunch where startups will receive HR training and education on resources offered through the University and the State of Ohio for co-ops and internships, followed by a “career fair showcase” open to students from STEM and Business majors.

Startup Eligibility:

A “startup” is defined as any company that is less than 5 years old, has less than 20 employees, earns less than $2M/year in revenue, and is not yet cashflow positive. If you have any questions on your eligibility for the startup career fair, please contact Courtney Gras at: courtney@launchleague.org or 216-543-6066. Exceptions will be made on a case by case basis.

Registration:

All startups must preregister for the event using the form attached to this email. Forms must be completed and emailed to Erin Elosh at elosh1@uakron.edu by Monday, October 17th. There is a limit of 50 tables for the event.

November NSF Grants

Energy, Power, Control, and Networks

Deadline: November 1, 2016

The Energy, Power, Control and Networks (EPCN) Program invests in systems and control methods for analysis and design of cyber-physical systems to ensure stability, performance, robustness, and security.

Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetic Devices

Deadline: November 1, 2016

The Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) Program seeks to improve the fundamental understanding of devices and components based on the principles of micro- and nano-electronics, optics and photonics, optoelectronics, magnetics, electromechanics, electromagnetics, and related physical phenomena.

Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems

Deadline: November 1, 2016

The Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS) Program is intended to spur visionary systems-oriented activities in collaborative, multidisciplinary, and integrative engineering research. CCSS supports systems research in hardware, signal processing techniques, and architectures to enable the next generation of cyber-physical systems (CPS) that leverage computation, communication, and algorithms integrated with physical domains.

EarthScope

Deadline: November 15, 2016

The EarthScope Program provides a framework for broad, integrated studies across the Earth sciences, including research on fault properties and the earthquake process, strain transfer, magmatic and hydrous fluids in the crust and mantle, plate boundary processes, large-scale continental deformation, continental structure and evolution, and composition and structure of the deep Earth.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants

Deadline: November 15, 2016

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants (AAG) Program provides a flexible, coordinated, and inclusive funding opportunity for disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research in the astronomical sciences.

Biological Anthropology

Deadline: November 16, 2016

The Biological Anthropology Program supports basic research in areas related to human evolution and contemporary human biological variation. Research areas supported by the program include, but are not limited to, human genetic variation, human and nonhuman primate ecology and adaptability, human osteology and bone biology, human and nonhuman primate paleontology, functional anatomy, and primate socioecology.

NEH Grant Opportunities

Humanities Connections

Deadline: October 5, 2016

Through this new grant program, NEH invites proposals that reflect innovative and imaginative approaches to preparing students for their roles as engaged citizens and productive professionals in a rapidly changing and interdependent world.

Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges

Deadline: January 12, 2017

NEH Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges are intended to strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities in subjects such as history, philosophy, and literature. These grants may be used to enhance existing humanities programs, resources, or courses, or to develop new ones.