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Breakfast Series Livestream with Dr. John Stark: 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 11th

When: 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 11th
Where: via livestream

Join the Office of Research in attending the live stream of the Seattle Clean Tech Alliance Breakfast Series event at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11. This event will feature Dr. John Stark of the Washington Stormwater Center.

In addition to his work with the Center, Stark is a full professor and conducts ecotoxicology research for Washington State University in Puyallup. His research focuses on the protection of endangered species and ecological risk assessment of pollutants, emphasizing salmon and aquatic invertebrates.

John StarkJohn Stark, Ph.D., is a researcher for WSU and director of the Washington Stormwater Center. His research focuses on the protection of endangered species and ecological risk assessment of pollutants, emphasizing salmon and aquatic invertebrates.

This event is free and can be attended via livestream at any computer. For a link to log into the stream, email Rachelle Rozsonits (rachelle.rozsonits@wsu.edu).

EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

Open Date: June 13, 2018 – July 31, 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the release of its 2018-2019 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Solicitation to develop innovative technologies that will help protect human health and the environment.

EPA is calling for small businesses to apply for Phase I awards up to $100,000 to demonstrate proof of concept in the following topic areas: clean and safe water, air quality, land revitalization, homeland security, manufacturing, sustainable materials management and safer chemicals. See the full solicitation posted on FedConnect to learn more about these topic areas, view specific subtopics for each area, and access instructions on how to apply.

EPA is one of 11 federal agencies that participate in the SBIR program enacted in 1982 to strengthen the role of small businesses in federal research and development, create jobs, and promote U.S. technical innovation from conception to commercialization. EPA’s SBIR funding boosts local economies by supporting small businesses and creating jobs. This funding also supports technologies aimed at creating cleaner manufacturing materials and better infrastructure in communities. Successful Phase I companies are eligible to apply for Phase II funding, which awards up to $300,000 for two years with a commercialization option of up to $100,000, to further develop and commercialize their technologies

All applications must be submitted through FedConnect. For more information on eligibility, application process and the SBIR program, visit the EPA SBIR website at www.epa.gov/sbir.

Missed the June 11, 2018, informational webinar on how to apply for the 2018-2019 EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation? View the presentation slides on EPA’s SBIR Website.

The EPA SBIR Program is part of EPA’s Sustainable and Healthy (SHC) research program.

Learn more at https://www.epa.gov/sbir/sbir-funding-opportunities.

Steve Olson to give a seminar on his book “Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens” March 21, 5pm at WSU PACCAR 202.

March 21 in PACCAR 202 (4pm- refreshments and mixer; 5pm talk)

Steve Olson, who grew up in the Othello, Washington, will explore the historical forces that helped determine who lived and who died in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Title: Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens

Steve Olson is the author of Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens, which was named one of the top nonfiction books of 2016 by Amazon and won the Washington State Book Award. He also is the author of Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins, which was nominated for the National Book Award, and other books, and he has written for the Atlantic Monthly, Science, Nature, Scientific American, Wired, the Smithsonian, and many other magazines. Since 1979, he has been a consultant writer for the National Academy of Sciences, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and other national scientific organizations. A native of Washington State, he now lives in Seattle.

Co-sponsors: Foley, CEREO, WRC, CEE, English Dept.

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