ASU Core Research Facilities continues TECTalks, a series of lectures and workshops hosted by ASU faculty and guests surrounding science and technology topics.

High Performance Computing on ASU’s Agave Cluster

This talk will cover the Agave cluster configuration, batch and interactive access, and available software packages. A sample of applications run on the system will demonstrate the variety of computational research Agave supports.

Date: Monday, Feb. 11
Time: 3 – 4 p.m.
Location: MU 242
RSVP: researchacademy.asu.edu/AgaveComp

Fundamentals of Biostatistics: Hypothesis Testing, Errors, P-values, and Power

In this seminar, fundamental concepts in biostatistics will be discussed: How are hypothesis tests formed within the framework of an experimental design? How is uncertainty (such as error) treated? How are decisions made within hypothesis testing frameworks? How can we present our results as novel scientific findings?

Date: Monday, Feb. 18
Time: 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Biodesign Institute AL1-1014
RSVP: Signup.asubioinformatics.org

Check back for March 2019 TECTalks.

In 2018, Skysong Innovations, formerly AzTE, launched a new accelerator and competition for ASU startups. The winners of the inaugural competition were announced in December.

Dr. Hanqing Jiang, creator of Vantronics, won the grand prize of $50,000. Vantronics develops vanishing electronics for biological monitoring and treatment. The other finalists, Dr. Ashfaque Shafique and Dr. Josh LaBaer, each received $25,000. Dr. Shafique's company, GreyDyne, develops systems for seizure detection and prediction. Dr. LaBaer's company, Ordinatrix, provides customers with screening of the complete human proteome (comprised of 15,000 unique proteins), or selected target proteins of their choosing. The judging panel comprised four Skysong Innovations board members.

All founders who went through the program continue to receive ongoing support through ASU Entrepreneurship and Innovation's Venture Devils and the ASU Startup Mill, a collection of experienced entrepreneurs and executives who provide mentoring and go-to-market, executive-level leadership.

The 2019 contest is open now!

Every ASU startup with a completed license agreement before June 30, 2019 (also the application deadline) is eligible to apply. Up to six winners may be selected for seed investments from a total prize pool of up to $150,000.

This is an incredible opportunity for entrepreneurial faculty and postdocs. ASU’s track record of successful startups now extends more than a decade. These startups, and their sublicensees, have attracted more than $720 million in venture capital and other funding.

Apply to the faculty startup competition

For more information, please contact Charlie Lewis at clewis@skysonginnovations.com.

I-Corps Boot Camps focus on assumption/hypothesis testing and customer-focused discovery process to gather important insights needed to maximize the impact of researcher innovations. Training takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on two consecutive Fridays. The first session will be on Jan. 25, and Feb. 1, 2019 and the next on March 23 and 29, 2019.
 

After training, selected teams will advance to a Three-Week Next Stage Invitational with the chance to win a $2,000 I-Corps Site Grant. High-performing teams may be accepted into the National I-Corps Program, which provides $50,000 grants for continued customer discovery efforts. The Invitational takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. for three consecutive Fridays. The first Invitational will be held February 15, 22 and March 1, 2019 and the second will be held April 12, 19 and 26, 2019.

ASU Research Computing is hosting another free, hands-on XSEDE Open MP workshop for faculty, staff and students working in high-performance computing.

Date: Wednesday, Jan.16

Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Centerpoint 310-10

ASU Core Research Facilities continues TECTalks, a series of lectures and workshops hosted by ASU faculty and guests surrounding science and technology topics. 

CHREM Winter School

The Winter School introduces the theory and practice of high-resolution electron microscopy to scientists currently using transmission electron microscopes for materials science studies.

Date: Monday, Jan. 7 to Friday Jan. 11
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Tempe campus
RSVP: eiseverywhere.com/ASUwinterschool2019

4D Materials Science

Learn about time-resolved X-ray microtomography and focused ion beam characterization techniques.

Date: Monday, Jan. 21
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Location: ISTB4 240