Free online courses on water quality for water and wastewater system operators now available
Academic Technology and Outreach at Montana State University and the Montana University System Water Center will offer a series of four noncredit courses that provide water quality training and continuing education opportunities for water and wastewater system operators. Registration is now open for these fully online, free courses, which are self-paced and can be accessed at any time.
Four new citizen science kits available to check out at MSU Library
The MSU Science Math Resource Center, with support from Montana NSF EPSCoR, has partnered with the MSU Library to provide four citizen science kits that all MSU Library users, including community borrowers, may use for free.
Four MSU Undergraduates Chosen for Applied Internship Program
In the new internship program offered through the Thermal Biology Institute (TBI), students work on campus directly with MSU faculty members, then complete an internship with industry research partners. The four students selected, and the locations of their summer internships, are Conner Bailey (Pacific Northwest National Labs), Evangaline Koonce (National Renewable Energy Lab), Daniel McDonald (Lucigen Corporation), and Laura Whitmore (Pacific Northwest National Labs).
Family Science Day Outreach
On Thursday, February 6, staff from the Science Math Resource Center (SMRC) facilitated SMART FIRES activities at MSU’s Family Science Day. Over 200 fifth grade students from local schools came to campus to engage with hands-on activities centered around STEM research at MSU. Two graduate students from the SMART FIRES project Mary Farina and Azin Rashed graciously helped put on the event and brought their research expertise to the broader impacts team. At the SMART FIRES table the students learned about sensors, which are a core research area of the project.
Fall 2016 Newsletter
The September issue of Montana NSF EPSCoR's quarterly newsletter, with articles on research activities, new faculty hires, outreach programs, and diversity initiatives, is now available.
Everest Expedition
In Spring 2012, a team of world-class climbers will attempt to summit Mount Everest. Team member Dr. Dave Lageson, a Montana State University professor of geology, plans a rigorous scientific component to complement the expedition's climbing goals. The team is partnering with Montana NSF EPSCoR to produce an education and public outreach program that reaches schools and citizens throughout Montana and beyond. The focus of this outreach is the science of Everest, particularly glaciology, geology, weather, climate change, and high-altitude physiology.
EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation Newsletter
The EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation has released an end of year (December 2016) Newsletter.
EPSCoR Leadership Team Member Growing Montana Start-ups
Joe Fanguy, director of Technology transfer at the University of Montana (UM), is heading up EPSCoR's workforce development efforts at UM as director of the Montana Technology Enterprise Center (MonTEC), a business incubator in Missoula.
Upcoming Events
MSU Campus, Bozeman, MT
SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting
SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025.
MSU Campus, Bozeman, MT
SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting
SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025.