The IEC Brief: August 16, 2021 |
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Deadline: September 9, 2021 at 9:00 pm GMT (5:00 pm EST)
The U.S. Army is now accepting Research Concept Papers for its newest prize competition - the xTech Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority Serving Institutions (xTechHBCU) - with the opportunity for eligible institutions to win prize money, collaborate with the Army, and provide potential research funding opportunities to tackle Army challenges.
Eligible HBCUs and MSIs can lend their expertise to technical efforts across the Army and DoD to ultimately contribute to national security. Topic areas for this competition include:
- Knowledge Systems
- Advanced Learning Intelligent Cyber Physical Systems
- Neurophysiology of Cognition
- Human Dimension
- Interface Science of Emerging Electronic Materials
Research Concept Paper submissions must be received by 9:00 PM GMT (5:00 pm EST) September 9, 2021.
If you are interested in participating in the xTechHBCU competition, please check out this flyer for further details and share with your colleagues that may be interested in this competition.
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Apply by August 31, 2021
Intel has partnered with the National Society of Black Engineers to award scholarships to students attending Historical Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs).
Criteria:
- GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
- Residency Status: U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident
- Degree Levels: Undergraduate (i.e., Sophomore, Junior or Senior), Graduate (i.e. Master or Doctoral)
- Disciplines: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics
- Award Amount: $5,000
To apply, visit apply.nsbe.org and complete the following steps, by August 31, 2021.
- Renew your NSBE membership for the year
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Verify your GPA by following the GPA Verification directions
- Provide your latest degree level, discipline, associated HBCU, citizenship status, resume, and answer 5 essay questions
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Friday, September 10, 2021
Many faculty and researchers are conducting research related to energy, environment, and technology. To connect researchers and support interdisciplinary efforts, ERC-CURENT will host a virtual workshop on Social Inequality in Energy, Environment, and Technology, on September 10th (Friday), 2021.
Please register to attend here. The workshop will feature a series of lightening talks delivered by faculty members. If you are interested in submitting a five-minute presentation, please register by August 29th, 2021, and indicate your interest, presentation title, and a short summary on the registration form.
Lightning talks will be followed by discussion between participants to identify future research goals and steps. This event will be relevant to researchers who are interested in studying environmental and energy justice, technology adoption, social inequality, and the impacts of these injustices on all factors of life and society. This event could include many topics on environment, technology, transportation, internet, computer, and health infrastructure on energy burdens, economic and socio-demographic, mental and physical health, the impacts of the pandemic, and so on.
The goal of this workshop is to bring potential collaborators together and stimulate the conversation around environmental, technological and energy injustices, share ongoing research initiatives, and build a community of interest with whom the CURENT can communicate emerging research opportunities and bring the concept of inclusion into research.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Chien-fei Chen at cchen26@utk.edu.
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