Requested:
$28,161
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$28,161
Ph.D. students at the School of Social Work (SSW) have expressed the need for dedicated laptops to be used throughout the course of their programs to facilitate off and on-site research and teaching activities. Additionally, the needed accessories to present at on and off-site conferences and in the field wherever their work may take place.
Requested:
$129,010
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$130,560
This proposal is requesting support for the acquisition of a Q-200442 Techpap Dynamic Handsheet Former (DHF), which will fill a critical need for the production of fibrous materials on campus. Currently, there are only a few options to assemble fibers into macroscale paper-like materials at the University of Washington: either bench-scale filtration and spinning methods, or a pilot scale web forming process. The former techniques are time-consuming and limited in their ability to control the fiber orientation in the final sheet. Although the latter approach can generate anisotropic materials, it requires very large quantities of feedstock, which is not suitable for rationale design studies and research at the micro and nano scales. The proposed DHF instrument bridges this gap and will enable unprecedented capability the manufacturing of highly-oriented sheets and laminated structures with minimal material input, offering unique opportunities to benefit a large variety of multidisciplinary research projects on campus, including but not limited to nanotechnology, materials sciences, bio-composites, and chemical and mechanical engineering.
Requested:
$44,886
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$49,290
As the Office of Student Veteran Life strives to achieve completion of the key findings within the 2014 UW Assessment regarding Veteran Services,we continue to face difficulties, especially in this last academic year. Due to COVID-19, we have needed to innovate and find new ways to utilize our resources as an office for Students but also understand the alteration to the environment we will be in for some time. This center continues to strive for an academic, professional, and community design that is at the forefront of accessibility and utilization. The continued demand by our Student Veterans and military connected students has risen significantly throughout the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to fund specific equipment additions to the Office of Student Veteran Life to meet the needs of our students throughout the coming years.
Requested:
$12,975
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$12,975
The Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion (SARP) is an RSO dedicated to providing aerospace focused education for its student members. As an organization, SARP works towards enabling skill development and experience from developing a rocket throughout each academic year. SARP aims to create and maintain an environment to facilitate knowledge and skill development for all of its members by providing resources to learn and apply skills in designing, building, and testing aerospace systems. The organization develops a necessary foundation to set members up for success in their futures. This year, SARP is continuing development from the previous year to successfully build and launch a rocket at the Spaceport America Cup, held by the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA). In 2019, SARP placed 1st overall at the competition and the team is currently continuing development from the previous year to return to the Spaceport America Cup in June 2021. Purchasing the listed testing and manufacturing equipment will promote success for SARP through enabling members and other student teams to continue system development. This proposal requests funds for equipment to effectively complete test operations, manufacture, clean components, and transport materials. As the team continues forward, we aim to continue to provide a platform for members to learn aerospace processes on the student team development level in order to help find their passions in the industry. COVID-19 restrictions have taken a toll on sponsor outreach efforts.
Requested:
$17,794
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$17,794
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE) is seeking funding to replace our Linux server with nodes on Hyak and run a pilot to test out using Hyak to eventually replace our in-person linux lab. The linux server is over 6 years old and isn't able to handle the needs of all of our current students. This will also be a pilot to see if we can eventually phase out our in-person linux labs and move everything virtual. Currently we're all virtual due to Covid-19 so now is the perfect time to replace the server and run the pilot.
Requested:
$43,836
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$43,836
This proposal requests funds to acquire an automatic platen cooling system to enable the manufacturing of recyclable thermoplastic composites. Different from traditional thermoset composites, thermoplastic composites provide enhanced mechanical properties and better processability while also providing routes for welding and overmolding. Another important characteristic of thermoplastics is that their matrix can be easily recycled and the reinforcing fibers easily repurposed. This latter aspect is particularly important for the environment considering that the composite market in the US is expected to break the 260,000 metric ton/year in 2025. Hence, it is imperative that we find ways to recycle these materials instead of damping them in landfills as current practice. This is one of the reasons why the aerospace and automotive industries are quickly shifting their focus to thermoplastic composites. Performing research on thermoplastic composites and provide pathways to train students on their manufacturing, characterization, and analysis represents a great opportunity for the UW. However, none of the facilities on campus are equipped for the manufacturing of these materials. This proposal aims at filling this gap by the acquisition of an equipment that will give access to student and faculty to state-of-the-art technology for the manufacturing of thermoplastic composites. Composites are used for advanced aerostructures such as the Boeing 787 where they account for more than 50% in weight, advanced bridges as well as the largest wind turbines in the world. Hence, the research and educational opportunities enabled by this proposal can pave the way to training of a new generation of students educated on manufacturing "greener" and more accessible composite structures
Requested:
$18,500
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$18,500
The search and development for a new Senate website has been dragged out for more than four years. As we have moved to a fully virtual platform, the need for a new website has only increased. After consulting in-house web developers in UW Creative Communications, we have come to the conclusion that we must hire a part-time web developer to build a new site while retiring the old one. This will ensure that the Senate is able to run effectively by providing transparency and access to materials and business.
Requested:
$2,000
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$2,000
Senate needs to hire a CART captioner to provide live captioning for our meetings. This will allow for greater accessibility to our Zoom meetings.
Requested:
$48,818
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$48,818
The Burke Museum houses over seven million artifacts and specimens. These collections are a critical resource for graduate and undergraduate students pursuing collections based research. That group comprises students participating in career internships and graduate research, and for student research from various disciplines such as the Biology, Genome sciences, Psychology, Earth and Space Sciences, Aquatic and Fish Sciences and Oceanography among others. Because of its size and the breadth of its activities the Burke serves roughly 17,500 graduate and undergraduate students per year on average. That breadth and diversity is also reflected in the many different campus locations that students can interact with the Burke and its collections. The Burke Museum comprises ten discipline specific computer labs (Genetic Resources, Ornithology, Mammalogy, Genetic Resources, Herbarium, Ichthyology, Ethnology, Paleontology, Archaeology and Education/Exhibits). Herein we request funding for five of the ten Burke computing labs under Traditional Computing Facilities. This proposal will replace eight year old labs funded by a Student Technology Grant in 2012. Crucial computing lab equipment at the Burke Museum is outdated and becoming increasingly unusable. The computers do not have adequate processing capability to support data collection and research analysis tools. The age and condition of the current computers increases student stress and lack of productivity, thus affecting the quality of their research and their ability to adapt to changing technological advancements required by their anticipated professions. Replacements and additions to the Burke computer laboratories will ensure continued and expanding opportunities for world-class student-conducted research and collections management.
Requested:
$55,270
Status:
Funded
Awarded:
$55,270
Historically, the UW Rome Center has been proud to host between 300 to 400 UW students annually, providing students with the opportunity to participate in the transformative experience of study abroad in the heart of Rome. COVID has had a devastating impact on study abroad and the Rome Center specifically, as we have cancelled all academic programming since March 2020. However, we are hopeful for the return of students in Autumn Quarter 2021. Before the pandemic, the UWRC began an extensive renovation project for the first time after opening over 35 years ago. Our renovated facilities will include a new Business Center for use by UW students and faculty. We plan to furnish the new Business Center with six PCs and six docking stations, and to provide six laptop computers available for students and faculty to borrow on a short-term basis. We plan to install up-to-date software on all PCs and laptops for use students in numerous disciplines (i.e., architecture, art, design, engineering, cinema studies). Finally, all classrooms will be equipped with a permanent projector, screen and laptop for use during instruction. Our ability to provide educational technology equivalent to that which faculty and students expect and use in Seattle is critical to our success in rebuilding the UW Rome Center, as we work to recruit more programs in the future in order to provide more students with access to study abroad and to make up for the devastating financial loses we've sustained in the last year. We are hopeful and excited to welcome students back and are excited to be able to do so in our newly renovated space and with new educational technology throughout the facility!
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Phone: 206-543-2975
Email: stfexec@uw.edu
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