Research Week.

Research Week

October 16 – 20, 2023

Research Week is dedicated to celebrating achievements, building partnerships, and pursuing new opportunities for research, scholarship, and creative activity at WSU. This year’s featured events will include an invited lecture, events sponsored by units systemwide, and opportunities to compete for funding. See the calendar below and individual event pages for more details.

Calendar of Events

Monday, Oct. 16Tuesday, Oct. 17Wednesday, Oct. 18Thursday, Oct. 19Friday, Oct. 20
RA & $10K Competition
10:00 – 11:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
New Faculty Seed Grant Info Session
10:00 – 11:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Wake up with Research
7:30 – 8:30| Register
Event held on Zoom.
Interdisciplinary Climate and Environmental Research
9:00 – 10:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Research Excellence Awards
11:00 – 12:00 | Register
Event held in person (Pullman) and on Zoom.
Graduate Student Travel Grant Competition
2:00 – 3:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Community Engaged Research Opportunities
1:00 – 2:00 | Register
Event held in person (Pullman) and on Zoom.
VPR Distinguished Lecture: Innovating for a CarbonSmart Future
9:00 – 10:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Tribal Sovereignty in Research and Community Engaged Projects
11:00 – 12:00 | Register
Event held in person (Everett) and on Zoom.
Research, Commercialization, & You
1:00 – 2:30 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Travel with a Purpose Grant Competition
3:00 4:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Innovative Research in the Arts and Humanities, Part 1
3:00 – 4:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Entangled: Showcasing the Arts and Humanities through Art, Music, and Writing
12:00 – 1:00 | Register
Event held in person (Pullman) on Zoom.
Fulbright Scholars Experience
1:00 – 2:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Innovative Research in the Arts and Humanities, Part 2
2:00 – 3:00 | Register
Event held in person (Pullman).
Fulbright Visiting Scholars Experience
2:00 – 3:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Vancouver Campus Event: How Climate Change Affects Us and The Resources we Depend On
2:15 – 3:30 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Gender Gaps in Research, Research Funding, and the Workforce
3:00 – 4:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.
Tri-Cities Campus Event: Clean Energy and the Environment
3:00 – 4:00 | Register
Event held on Zoom.

Event Details

RA & $10K Competition

10:00 – 11:00 | Register (Zoom)
Faculty pitch their proposals for a $10K seed grant and funding for a graduate research assistant.
Hosted by the Office of Research

Graduate Student Travel Grant Competition

2:00 – 3:00 | Register (Zoom)
Grad students pitch proposals for three $500 travel grants.
Hosted by the Office of Research

Travel with a Purpose Grant Competition

3:00 4:00 | Register (Zoom)
Faculty pitch proposals for $3000 travel grants.
Hosted by ORAP, IREO, and ONLP

New Faculty Seed Grant Info Session

10:00 – 11:00 | Register (Zoom)
Emily Brashear of ORAP shares the essentials of the WSU New Faculty Seed Grant.
Hosted by the Office of Research

Community Engaged Research Opportunities

1:00 – 2:00 | Register (In-person, Pullman, and on Zoom)
A panel will discuss the practice of CER and an upcoming funding opportunity on the Pullman campus to jump start your own project.
Hosted by the Office of Research Advancement and Partnerships

Innovative Research in the Arts and Humanities, Part 1

3:00 – 4:00 | Register (Zoom)
Please join for three short talks that showcase the wide range of research underway by faculty in the Arts and Humanities.
Hosted by the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities

Wake up with Research

7:30 – 8:30 | (Zoom)
More details coming soon.
Hosted by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Spokane

Vice President for Research Distinguished Lecture: Innovating for a CarbonSmart Future

9:00 – 10:00 | Register (Zoom)

Dr. Jennifer Holmgren will discuss the importance of a systems-level view and solutions that can draw on multiple sources of waste carbon in addressing the climate crisis.

Entangled: Showcasing the Arts and Humanities through Art, Music, and Writing

12:00 – 1:00 | Register (Locker Gallery, Department of Art, Pullman and Zoom)

This session will showcase creative work across multiple areas including music, writing, and visual art.
Hosted by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Pullman

Innovative Research in the Arts and Humanities, Part 2

2:10 – 3:00 | Register (Bundy Reading Room, Avery Hall, Pullman and Zoom)
Please join us in-person (or by Zoom) for three short talks that showcase the wide range of research underway by faculty in the Arts and Humanities.
Hosted by the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities

How Climate Change Affects Us and the Resources We Depend On

2:15 – 3:30 | Register (Zoom)

Tri-Cities Campus Event: Clean Energy and the Environment

3:00 – 4:00 | Register (Zoom)
Hosted by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Tri-Cities

Engaging in Interdisciplinary Climate and Environmental Research

9:00 – 10:00 | Register (Zoom)
Researchers are invited to this event to learn more about how to apply for and manage large, interdisciplinary research grants.
Hosted by the Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach

Tribal Sovereignty in Research and Community Engaged Projects

11:00 – 12:00 | Register
Join Dr. Zoe Higheagle Strong (Nimiipuu/Nez Perce), Vice Provost for Native American Relations and Tribal Liaison to the President, as she dives deeper into WSU’s Executive Policy 41 on Tribal Engagement, Consultation, and Consent by interviewing an honored leader and activist in Tribal Sovereignty Brian Cladoosby (Swinomish).
Hosted by the Office of Tribal Relations

Fulbright Scholars Experience

1:00 – 2:00 | Register (Zoom)
Learn from the experiences of WSU Fulbright Scholars, about the program, and how to apply.
Hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences

Fulbright Visiting Scholars Experience

2:00 – 3:00 | Register (Zoom)
Learn about what it takes to host an incoming Fulbrighter and hear from the scholars and students themselves.
Hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences

Gender Gaps in Research, Research Funding, and the Workforce

3:00 – 4:00 | Register (Zoom)
Join for a panel discussion concerning gender gaps in the research enterprise moderated by Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, Executive Vice Chancellor for Research, WSU Health Sciences Spokane.
Hosted by the Association for Faculty Women

Research Excellence Awards

11:00 – 12:00 | Register (In-person, Pullman, and Zoom)
Join us for the presentation of the Research Excellence Awards, recognizing exceptional WSU faculty whose research has made an impact in their fields, their communities, and at WSU.
Hosted by the Office of Research

Research, Commercialization, & You

1:00 – 2:30 | Register (Zoom)
Hear from distinguished panelists whose collective innovations/technologies and research efforts over the years have resulted in a significant commercialization impact for WSU.
Hosted by the Office of Commercialization

Research Week Faculty Reception and Conversation with artist Zeinab Saab

5:00 – 7:00 pm, October 17 | Dengerink Administration Building, Rooms 129/130 and Gallery

Celebrate research and scholarly activity—enjoy refreshments as you mingle with fellow scholars and listen to artist Zeinab Saab talk about her exhibit, “Block Party.”

Grant Information Session and Donut Hour “Pivoting into SciENcv together!”

10:00 – 11:00 am, October 19 | Classroom Building, Room 308W

Join Diane Rathbun and Kayly Lembke for coffee, donuts and grant resources! Learn how Pivot can help you identify funding opportunities and how to use SciENcv to create your biosketch. SciENcv is a researcher profile system for all who apply for, receive or are associated with research investments from federal agencies. Starting Oct. 23, all NSF submissions will require biosketches to be built in SciENcv. Bring your laptops, sip some coffee and let’s build biosketches!

Faculty Flash Talks and Frozen Treats

11:15 am – 12:30 pm, October 20 | Engineering and Computer Science Building, Room 105 and Lobby

Hosted by Christine Portfors, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. Email Holly Davis at holly.davis@wsu.edu to register.


The Research Week logo was designed by WSU Digital Technology and Culture student Austin Wetzel.