List of Announcements (details below):
* VSE in the News
* Photo of the Week
* Brown Bag Series: A Day in the Life of a Cyber-warrier (Feb. 5, 1:30 pm)
* Pitch IT Competition Sponsored by Pragmatics
* SBIR/STTR Training Program
* Graduate Student Research Program: Dept. of Energy
* Funding Opportunity:Airport Cooperative Research Program (TRB)
* Funding Opportunity:Preparation for Extreme Weather Events (TRB)
* Funding Opportunity:Increasing College Opportunity Through Improved
Mathematics Success (NSF)
* Funding Opportunity:Faculty Research Awards (Google)
* Funding Opportunity:Transparent Computing (DARPA) [amendment]
* Funding Opportunity:Professional Formation of Engineers (NSF)
* Ken Hintz Receives Patent
* Sushil Jajodia Receives Funding from U.S. Dept. of the Navy
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*VSE in the News*
Here is a list of news stories about VSE that have been posted:
Beyond Mason:
* Washington Business Journal
<http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/print-edition/2015/01/23/paul-singh-the-startup-savant.html>interviewed
Volgenau alumnus Paul Singh
At the Mason News Desk (http://newsdesk.gmu.edu):
* Deborah Goodings to Lead NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical, and
Manufacturing Innovation
<http://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2015/01/deborah-goodings-lead-nsf-division-civil-mechanical-manufacturing-innovation/>
* Mason Professors Kick Up Teaching Techniques With NSF Grant
<http://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2015/01/mason-professors-kick-teaching-techniques-nsf-grant/>(this
article features Jill Nelson of the Electrical & Computer
Engineering Department)
At the Volgenau website (http://volgenau.gmu.edu/):
* Faculty in the News - Kathleen Wage
<http://volgenau.gmu.edu/home/-/asset_publisher/HNSOWRmBcc5U/content/faculty-in-the-news-kathleen-wage?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fvolgenau.gmu.edu%2Fhome%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_HNSOWRmBcc5U%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-3%26p_p_col_count%3D1>
* Deborah Goodings to Lead NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical, and
Manufacturing Innovation
<http://volgenau.gmu.edu/home/-/asset_publisher/HNSOWRmBcc5U/content/deborah-goodings-to-lead-nsf-division-of-civil-mechanical-and-manufacturing-innovation?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fvolgenau.gmu.edu%2Fhome%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_HNSOWRmBcc5U%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-3%26p_p_col_count%3D1>(this
is a version of the Mason News article above)
* Mason Professors Kick Up Teaching Techniques With NSF Grant
<http://volgenau.gmu.edu/home/-/asset_publisher/HNSOWRmBcc5U/content/mason-professors-kick-up-teaching-techniques-with-nsf-grant?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fvolgenau.gmu.edu%2Fhome%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_HNSOWRmBcc5U%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-3%26p_p_col_count%3D1>(this
is a version of the Mason News article above)
If you have suggestions for other stories, please submit them to Martha
Bushong, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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*Photo of the Week*
Engineering students traveled to Guatemala over winter break to help
repair medical equipment in a rural hospital.
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*Brown Bag Series: A Day in the Life of a Cyber-warrier (Feb. 5, 1:30 pm)*
Location:Research Hall 163
Presented by Cyber Warrior Academy
This technical session will showcase the ample career opportunities
available for computer science and engineering undergraduates in the US
law enforcement, defense and intelligence community. In this session you
will learn about the insatiable need for cyber-security talent within
the US government and defense contractors and how you can develop the
skills to participate in this high growth area that virtually guarantees
internships and employment. You will get visibility into the high impact
and mission critical work performed by these institutions in the an area
of applied computer science called "offensive cyber-security" that
involves skills like Binary Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Vulnerability
Discovery and Exploit Development.
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*Pitch IT Competition Sponsored by Pragmatics*
URL:http://lite.gmu.edu/pitch-it.html
Pragmatics Pitch IT 2015 is the second edition of LITE’s business idea
competition. The 2015 edition is named after our generous corporate
sponsor, Pragmatics, a Northern Virginia-based company delivering
innovative technology solutions to a large number of government clients.
The Pragmatics Pitch IT 2015 is open to all teams with at least one
Mason student. The presenter _must_ be a Mason student. Participants
will compete for grants totaling $2,000. Students will present their
business idea to a panel of judges including faculty, entrepreneurs, and
other business experts. Participants will have the opportunity to get
funding, receive valuable feedback, and enhance their ability to present
and market their ideas to early stage investors (i.e., angel investors,
family and friends).
The second Pitch IT competition will take place on Friday, April 10,
2015, from 1:30pm to 4:30pm in Research Hall 163, on the Fairfax Campus
of George Mason University.
Registration is required to participate. Please complete a return the
registration form no later than 11:59 pm EDT on March 22, 2015.
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*SBIR/STTR Training Program*
CIT's Federal Funding Assistance Program supports Virginia based small
technology firms, university researchers, post-docs and graduate
students in their efforts to learn about, understand, and apply for
federal SBIR and STTR funding.A suite of workshops and webinars (live
and recorded) are available to assist with the important steps of
learning how to plan for and write proposals.A mentoring support program
and other assistance is also available to potential applicants.
To learn more about CIT's support for Virginia based SBIR/STTR applicants:
http://www.cit.org/service-lines/federal-funding/
or contact Robert Brooke, Director, Federal Funding Programs at the
Center for Innovative Technology, 703-689-3080 or [log in to unmask]
The next webinar is scheduled for February 27 from 1-2:30pm.
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*Graduate Student Research Program: Dept. of Energy*
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to
announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR)
program is now accepting applications for the 2015
solicitation.Applications are due 5:00pm ET on Tuesday April 14, 2015.
The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S.
graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a
DOE national laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist
for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months—with the goal of preparing
graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically
important to the DOE Office of Science mission.
The SCGSR program is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified
graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are
conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of
importance to the DOE Office of Science. The research opportunity is
expected to advance the graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis while
providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available
at the DOE laboratories. The supplemental award provides for additional,
incremental costs for living and travel expenses directly associated
with conducting the SCGSR research project at the DOE host laboratory
during the award period.
Detailed information about the program, including eligibility
requirements and access to the online application system, can be found
at: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/.
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*Funding Opportunity:Airport Cooperative Research Program (TRB)*
URL: http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3842
Sponsor:Transportation Research Board
Deadline(s):03/17/2015
The objectives of this research are to develop guidance and resources
for using GIS for land use compatibility planning in the vicinity of
airports, including, but not be limited to:
1. A guidebook of evidence-based best practices featuring, at a minimum: …
2. Training materials (e.g., webcast, brochures) summarizing the best
practices provided in the guidebook.
3. Sample outreach materials to foster ongoing stakeholder
collaboration through the use of GIS to enhance land use
compatibility around airports.
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*Funding Opportunity:Preparation for Extreme Weather Events (TRB)*
Title: Guidelines to Incorporate the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation
Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change
Sponsor:Transportation Research Board
The Transportation Research Board's National Cooperative Highway
Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to
provide guidance that enables transportation decision-makers to
integrate analysis of the costs and benefits of adaptation measures in
preparation for extreme weather events and climate change.
Deadline(s):03/17/2015
Program URL:
http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=3881
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*Funding Opportunity:Increasing College Opportunity Through Improved
Mathematics Success (NSF)*
Title:Dear Colleague Letter: Increasing College Opportunity Through
Improved Mathematics Success in the First Two Years of College
Sponsor:Directorate for Education and Human Resources/NSF
Students who are interested in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) and STEM-related careers have challenges moving ahead
unless they have successful experiences in mathematics in their first
one or two years of college. The Directorate for Education and Human
Resources (EHR) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) is pursuing a
multi-faceted approach to funding efforts to help us understand and
improve learning in mathematics to support college success. This Dear
Colleague Letter (DCL) highlights funding opportunities for innovative,
early-stage work to improve success in mathematics in the first two
years of college. This includes studies on ways to improve the learning
of the content of developmental mathematics, independent of setting, and
design and development work on interventions and tools, including
technology-enhanced learning approaches.
Deadline(s):05/01/2015
Program URL:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15026/nsf15026.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_80
Proposers may request supplemental funding to existing awards,
Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) funding, or
funding for conferences.
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*Funding Opportunity:Faculty Research Awards (Google)*
Title:Faculty Research Awards
Sponsor:Google Research
Google Research Awards are one-year awards structured as unrestricted
gifts to universities to support the work of world-class full-time
faculty members at top universities around the world.
Deadline(s):04/15/2015, 10/15/2015
Program URL:
http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html
The intent of the Google Research Awards is to support cutting-edge
research in Computer Science, Engineering, and related fields.
Applicants are asked to categorize their proposals into one of the
following broad research areas of interest to Google: Economics and
market algorithms; Education innovation; Geo/maps; Human-computer
interaction; Information retrieval, extraction, and organization;
Machine learning and data mining; Machine perception; Machine
translation; Mobile; Natural language processing; Networking; Policy and
standards; Privacy; Security; Social networks; Software Engineering;
Speech; Structured data and database management; and Systems (hardware
and software).
Research Awards generally support basic expenses for one student for one
year, so budgets are frequently reduced to this level of support. If two
universities are involved, the awards may support one student at each
school. Most awards are in the $40,000-$70,000 range. The maximum amount
a PI can request is $150,000.
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*Funding Opportunity:Transparent Computing (DARPA) [amendment]*
Title:DARPA-BAA-15-15: Transparent Computing (TC)[amendment]
Sponsor:Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of
understanding complex distributed computing environments towards
exposing and stopping advanced cyber adversaries (also referred to as
Advanced Persistent Threats, or APTs).The Transparent Computing (TC)
program aims to make currently opaque computing systems transparent by
providing high-fidelity visibility into component interactions during
system operation across all layers of software abstraction, while
imposing minimal performance overhead.
Deadline(s):02/10/2015
Program URL:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=b76f6c503ce1654a05917f02302e2b57&tab=core&_cview=1
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*Funding Opportunity:Professional Formation of Engineers (NSF)*
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15539/nsf15539.htm
Deadline:April 30, 2015
The NSF Engineering (ENG) Directorate has launched a multi-year
initiative, the Professional Formation of Engineers, to create and
support an innovative and inclusive engineering profession for the 21st
Century. Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) refers to the formal
and informal processes and value systems by which people become
engineers. It also includes the ethical responsibility of practicing
engineers to sustain and grow the profession. The engineering profession
must be responsive to national priorities, grand challenges, and dynamic
workforce needs; it must be equally open and accessible to all.
Engineering faculty possess both deep technical expertise in their
engineering discipline and the primary responsibility for the process of
professional formation of future engineers. As such, engineering faculty
are in a unique position to help address critical challenges in
engineering formation. The Professional Formation of Engineers: Research
Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) program enables
engineering faculty who are renowned for teaching, mentoring, or leading
educational reform efforts on their campus to initiate collaborations
with colleagues in the social and/or learning sciences to address
difficult, boundary-spanning problems in the professional formation of
engineers.
Estimated Number of Awards: 20
Anticipated Funding Amount: $150,000
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*Ken Hintz Receives Patent*
Ken Hintz of the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department has been
awarded a patent:
Patent No.:US 8,939,367 B2
Date of Patent:January 27, 2015
Title:Cavity Axis Orientation Measurement Device
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*Sushil Jajodia Receives Funding from U.S. Dept. of the Navy*
Sushil Jajodia of the Center for Secure Information Systems received
$1.2M from the U.S. Department of the Navy for his project, “ASSERT:
Automated Security System Event Response Techniques.”
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Stephen G. Nash
Senior Associate Dean
Volgenau School of Engineering
George Mason University
Nguyen Engineering Building, Room 2500
Mailstop 5C8
Fairfax, VA 22030
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