The IEC Brief: February 5, 2021 |
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Smart Cities Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers (SCR2) |
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The Smart City REU/RET trains students and teachers in a variety of cutting edge technologies related to research in Smart and Connected Cities. Participants work side-by-side with leading researchers across multiple institutions with projects relating to the Internet of Things Security, Energy Storage Systems, Nanomaterials and Sensor Networks, Smart Grid Systems, and Materials Research. This program offers an excellent opportunity for students to explore various electrical and computer engineering research topics while gaining experience in the process of conducting research. Teachers get exposed to various engineering topics and hands-on projects that they can leverage to enhance their class activities to better inspire their students to pursue careers in electrical and computer engineering.
Deadline:
February 12, 2021
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Anti-Racism Practice in Engineering: Exploring, Learning & Solutions (ARPELS) Workshop |
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The IEC has announced *New Dates* for the Anti-Racism Practice in Engineering: Exploring, Learning & Solutions Workshop.
The first installment of this workshop series will be a pair of 90-minute sessions on February 9th, 2021 and February 11th, 2021, led by Dr. Delia Saenz, a social psychologist and executive council member of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues—an organization focused on social justice. The content aims to engage IEC members in a discussion of anti-racist principles and their utility in helping to identify bias and inequitable patterns in their units, institutions, and disciplines. We will also begin a discussion on change strategies. The desired outcomes of this workshop are to create shared understanding and promote the development of skills that can be applied at IEC institutions (e.g., metrics, initiatives, partnerships).
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Day One: Understanding
Anti-Racism
Tuesday, February 9th at 2pm ET
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Day Two: Problem Solving
Solution Generation
Thursday, February 11th at 2pm ET
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We are about to start the next round of RAPID Project surveys for both faculty and students. Please watch for a series of email messages over the next month for details. |
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Call for aspiring PIs and student award applicants
The Smart Health Annual Principal Investigator Meeting March 1-2, 2021
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The Smart Health meeting will be held virtually on March 1-2, 2021. A limited number of Smart Health Aspiring PIs and Selected Students, as well as current Smart Health NSF and NIH PIs, will participate. The meeting will feature two keynote presentations, three expert panels, a government (NSF/NIH) panel, and mini workshop sessions. A concurrent poster session is envisioned to run virtually for the duration of the PI meeting. In addition, a virtual platform (https://gather.town) will be used to facilitate social networking among all the participants.
Because of the virtual format, we ask that only one participant per team apply to the workshop. We want to have plenty of time and space for discussion.
The theme this year is Smart Health in the AI and COVID Era. Clearly, we are experiencing once in a century public health challenge, and – at the same time – an exponential explosion of advances in AI, data science, machine learning and engineering. Thus, the meeting will serve as means of bringing together the computing, engineering, mathematical, behavioral and social sciences, biomedical and clinical research communities to explore challenges and opportunities and build new collaborations.
Aspiring PIs registration is limited, please apply soon at the link below.
Student applicants: NSF is inviting ten graduate students at advanced levels of engineering and computer and information science to attend the workshop, promoting the mission of developing a new generation of technologies and data analytics for smart health. All students from traditionally underrepresented groups in computing and engineering are eligible. Eligible students include women, minorities (African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders), persons from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and persons with disabilities. Application Requirements: One-page NSF-formatted Project Summary describing the proposed or current research. The summary should be written in the third person and include a statement of objectives and the methods to be employed. It must clearly address in separate statements the two National Science Board (NSB)-approved merit review criteria and a letter of support from the student’s research advisor explaining why this workshop would enhance their training.
Submission Deadline: Feb. 15, 2021 and Decision Notification: Feb. 21, 2021
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