She highlights the importance of hands-on learning, pointing to labs where students transform wood chips into finished paper as a way to see the entire process in action. Ericka’s approach ensures that students not only master the technical and mathematical aspects of their field but also understand how their work translates to real-world applications, preparing them for careers in industry or even entrepreneurship.
Ericka Redmond describes how her path to ESF was inspired by professors in her undergraduate program who completed their Ph.D.s there, sparking her decision to pursue her own doctoral studies in the U.S. She shares how ESF’s reputation for excellence in paper engineering made it her top choice — but once she arrived, she discovered an unexpected passion for teaching. Ericka emphasizes how she designs her courses to go beyond lectures, using interactive methods like case studies, quizzes, and in-class activities to keep students engaged and help them connect theory with practice.
"In this conversation, President Joanie Mahoney speaks with the Sue Fassler Director of Sustainability at ESF.
Click here: Campus Conversations (esf.edu)
Statewide Financial System for Grants Management, after transition, look!
Use these resources to help guide your organization through the process using the Statewide Financial System. Once grant applicants identify an opportunity they want to apply for, there are multiple steps to complete registration, the Prequalification process (for nonprofits, only), completing an application, managing awarded contracts, and submitting claims for payment.
In this webinar about America's Seed Fund, powered by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Lindsay Portnoy, a Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program Director, shares about how to get started, the basics of eligibility and what we look for when we review Project Pitches.
Click here: www.nsf.gov
Online training
Our team are seeking opportunities, and you?
NIFA hosted a five-day workshop in March 2024 to support prospective applicants and other stakeholders interested in grants development and/or grants management. The recordings and presentation materials are accessible here.
Grant Support Technical Assistance Workshop 2024 Resources | NIFA (usda.gov)
All the opportunities in only one portal?!
Grants.gov recently updated its mobile application that gives registered users search, subscription and notification tools they can access on the go. The app is available for download.
Click here: https://www.grants.gov
The DARPAConnect Corner showcases live events where knowledge, dialogue, and tech advancement for the national security ecosystem converge through webinars, Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) sessions, office hours and 1-on-1 meetings. Grow your understanding of working with DARPA through virtual events that cover the breadth of your DARPA journey: how to navigate the enterprise, engage with PMs, communicate effectively, strategies for success and much more.
Click here: www.darpaconnect.us/home
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Better Buildings Affiliates who are working with DOE to promote energy efficiency in U.S. buildings and manufacturing plants. Below is a collection of webinars, courses, and other e-learning resources covering a range of areas relevant to Better Buildings, Better Plants partners.
National and international events
Associations
In 1915, thirty enterprising papermakers gathered together determined to form a new technical arm of the American Paper & Pulp Association (APPA). Their idea was to gather and disseminate information concerning matters which have to do with production. This forward thinking group wanted to create a forum where information could be channeled and ideas could be exchanged. In less than a year, TAPPI was born and more than 100 years later, their formula for success continues to work.
Published at: About TAPPI
Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation