technology

WSU to administer Gates Foundations’ tech program

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday, April 6 that Washington State University Extension’s Center to Bridge the Digital Divide will now administer its Community Access to Technology program. Transfer of the program will provide long-term sustainability for community technology initiatives in Washington and create a statewide network of community technology organizations.  The shift […]

Groundbreaking ceremony for Spokane Technology Center

Mayor James West joined the boards of SIRTI and the SIRTI Foundation for the SIRTI Technology Center (STC) groundbreaking ceremony the morning of March 29, 2005. Due to weather restraints, the event was held in the SIRTI boardroom, not on site. Approximately 80 business, technology and higher education leaders attended. The growth of the region’s […]

WSU hones focus, efforts for technology transfer

A new director, strategic goals, program evaluation and funding requests have poised technology transfer at Washington State University to achieve its full potential. “Part of our land grant mission is to get technology out to impact the people and commerce of the state,” said Jim Petersen, WSU vice provost for research. “We actively are working […]

Industry collaboration helps researcher target needs

WSU research and industry collaborate through projects funded twice a year by grants from the Washington Technology Center’s Research and Technology Development program. WSU’s Karl Englund has participated in three RTD-funded projects with three different companies. A research associate in WSU’s Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, Englund works with wood-plastic composites used to produce building […]

Researchers, entrepreneurs can apply now for 2005 grants

The Washington Technology Center is now accepting applications for its spring round of research funding awards. WTC’s Research and Technology Development (RTD) awards are designed to help integrate new technologies into Washington business operations.   Companies that team with researchers from academic institutions or research centers can receive up to $240,000 in financial support for […]

Sustainability requires changing purchasing and involvement

What if technology and the economy were designed to sustain rather than degrade the natural environment? Imagine a world where waste is eliminated because all waste products are recycled. Does this sound like a pipe dream? Not if you believe in the concept of sustainability, which is reshaping state institutions from WSU to Olympia. Gov. […]

Forest technologies addressed at conference

Washington State University will co-sponsor a conference Dec. 14-15 when wood technology researchers, industry leaders and government agency representatives  gather to explore different ways to effectively use forest resources to reduce fire risk and restore forest health. The Wood Utilization Solutions to Hazardous Fuels conference is scheduled for two locations: Dec. 14 at Spokane’s Red […]

PBJ expands communication opportunities

Expanded teaching, learning and research opportunities are on the table for all at Washington State University — faculty, staff and students — in the form of PBJ. Not the type that sticks in your mouth, but PBJ, the portal-based journal, that opens wide WSU’s ability to communicate with the world.A journal is used to record […]

Researchers receive funding from technology center

SEATTLE —  From contamination detection to cattle waste, semiconductors to sawmill residue, six Washington companies have teamed with researchers from Washington State University to conduct critical research as a result of funding awards from the Washington Technology Center.WTC’s Research & Technology Development (RTD) program awards more than $1 million annually to university researchers working with […]

Washington technology funding

SEATTLE, Wash. — The Washington Technology Center awarded more than $400,000 in funding support to nine companies across the state to help support its research and development programs. Three of those involve Washington State University research efforts. Each year through its Research and Technology Development program, WTC awards more than $1 million to joint-research projects […]