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OSU MECHANICAL ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN Issue #17 Week of February 13 YOUR AWARENESS AND HELP IS NEEDED! Dear Faculty ME department
buildings and others in the college have been the recent targets of many
thefts. The state police have indicated that these recent thefts have
been directed at laptop computers Please be
aware of anything unusual and report it to campus security. Do not prop
doors open after hours, and if you see this, please report it to the ME office.
Be vigilant about keeping doors locked and secure. Thank you, Belinda
Batten, ME Department Head ME & EECS INDUSTRY–STUDENT RECEPTION: SIGN-UPS CONTINUE
UNTIL WEDNESDAY ALL ME AND IME STUDENTS
are
invited to attend the first annual EECS & ME Industry-Student
Reception To sign up for the reception All ME and IME
students (whether attending the reception or not) are also invited to turn
in a copy of your one-page resume in the ME main office by Feb. 15 so we
can include it in the resume handbook we’re preparing for industry
participants. Companies signed up for the reception
include: ·
Airefco ·
ATS Systems ·
Boeing ·
CH2M Hill ·
Garmin ·
Greenberry
Industrial ·
Hewlett
Packard ·
Intel ·
Jeld-Wen ·
Precision
Castparts (recruiting for both line engineering and engineering-management
training positions) ·
Stryker
Endoscopy ·
Tektronix ·
·
Weyerhaeuser ·
Winzler &
Kelly Consulting Engineers UPCOMING EVENTS MONDAY NOTE: Several of the ME scholarship and
fellowship applications that have been listed in this bulletin are due at the
end of this week. See the “Scholarships and Fellowships” section. This Week... Monday,
February 13, and Tuesday, February 14: Valentine Candy
Sale in Monday, February
13: Weekly Pi Tau Sigma Tutoring Session for ENGR 211, 212, 213 students. Monday, February
13: February ASME Meeting in Woodburn. Dr George Zahib of the Tuesday,
February 14: HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! Tuesday,
February 14: Human-Powered
Vehicle Team weekly meeting Tuesday Tuesday,
February 14: Solar
Vehicle Team weekly meeting Wednesday, February 15: Proposal Writing Panel for faculty and
graduate students. Several senior faculty members who are
successful proposal writers and who have served as peer reviewers will
briefly share some of their insights on these processes and answer questions
about proposal writing and peer review issues. Wednesday,
February 15: Microgravity
Flight Team weekly meeting, Wednesday, February 15: "Acoustic Emission Analysis: Benefits, Limitations and New
Developments for the Inspection of Bridges." Kiewit Center Lecture presented
by Professor Christian Grosse of the Wednesday, February 15, and Thursday, February 16, Wednesday,
February 15: Alumni
Panel: “This is the True Story”. Wednesday Thursday Thursday Plan Ahead... Monday Monday Monday,
February 20: Employer
Panel, Tuesday,
February 21: First
Annual ME & EECS Student-Industry Reception. Wednesday,
February 22: Winter
Engineering Career Fair. Wednesday,
February 22: Information
sessions for students interested in the Education Double Degree. 12 noon-1
pm in Education Hall 107. For more information, please contact For questions,
please contact: Gene Compton Newburgh, Director
of Student Services/Head Advisor, Thursday,
February 23: Interviews
for Precision Castparts Management Development Program (MDP) in the Career
Services Office. Note: To participate in these interviews, submit an MDP
application by February 9 through the Beaver Recruiting System (sign up at http://oregonstate.edu/career/students/recruiting.php,
or review the MDP posting by logging in as a visitor at http://oregonstate.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp). Thursday,
February 23: "Intrapreneurship
- Innovative Marketing and Business Development within a Corporation."
Weatherford Fireside Chat with Stephen
J. Brown, VP & General Manager, HP Display Technology and Products. Steve has been with
HP for over 24 years in a variety of R&D, Marketing, and Sales Management
positions. Steve assumed management
responsibilities for the Display Technology and Products organization in
November, 2001. Before joining the digital projection organization, he spent
the previous year starting up a new worldwide outbound marketing and sales
system for HP’s commercial printing solutions organization. This critical new cross-company initiative
included the acquisition of Indigo, an industry leading commercial printing
vendor. As part of the core acquisition team, Steve focused on designing a new
model for high-value, consultative selling that was cost effective, service
oriented, customer centric, and scalable. Previous to CPS, Steve managed the
North American Printer/Scanner marketing center. He managed a team of 90 sales and marketing
professionals that had an annual quota of $3B and expense envelope of $125M. In addition to managing the sales and
marketing of IPS products to the largest consumer retailers, Steve stressed new
and emerging channel development. Event is free and open to all OSU students,
but you must pre-register at http://www.bus.oregonstate.edu/aepfellows/home.aspx Saturday,
February 25: Mark your
calendars for SWE’s First Annual
Engineering Ball – Tuesday,
February 28: ASME meeting, 5:30 pm in FACULTY/GRADUATE SEMINARS Wednesday, February 15, Apperson 302: The Friday, February
17, This seminar will discuss the various electronic resources relevant to mechanical engineering that are available through the OSU Libraries, including databases, journals, conference proceedings, and standards. Informal social
time starts at Note:
The most current
ME Seminar schedule and other OSU seminar information is available on the
Rogers Hall bulletin boards near the ME main office. MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS VALENTINE'S CANDY Did you graduate Summer or Fall of 2005 THE ME UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING PERIOD STARTS
TODAY (February 13) and runs through
Friday, March 3rd. If you have not yet signed up for an
appointment, please come to the ME Undergraduate Office (Dearborn 102) ASAP. Before you sign up, be sure to check the
advisor lists posted on the bulletin board right outside ATTENTION GRADUATE STUDENTS: The ME Department is creating a Graduate
Student Directory that will be posted in Rogers Hallway and on the ME web site.
We need your photos! A photographer
will be available this Thursday NEW SPRING ’06 GRADUATE COURSE OFFERING:
ME 667 Computational
Fluid Dynamics (Spring 06 PRO SCHOOL STUDENTS: REGISTER YOUR VOTE! Each year the Carter Award for Outstanding and Inspirational Teaching is awarded
to the UPDATE ON MACHINE SHOP PROCEDURES: All students wishing to use the Lathe and
Milling machines must now use the machine sign-up sheets located on the inside
door of the ME shop. In addition FACULTY RESEARCH GRANT Link to program information:
http://www.hfsp.org/about/AboutProg.php.
Link to application
instructions: http://www.hfsp.org/how/appl_forms_RG.php.
WORKSHOP For the fifth
consecutive year, faculty from Bucknell University are proud to offer this
hands on workshop for engineering and science faculty and graduate students to
enhance their skills in course design by: Writing clear instructional
objectives; Using active, cooperative, & problem-based learning; Teaching
teamwork and problem solving skills; Assessing learning outcomes; and Sharing
experiences about what works and what doesn't work. Workshop Tuition and
Meals: $600 Before May 15th, $650 After May 15th.
(Tuition is non-refundable after May 30.) On-campus room ($120) is
available but optional. Apply for the workshop online @ www.bucknell.edu/Engineering/ProjectCatalyst on
or before May 30. Accepted applicants will be notified on or before June
15. Late applicants will be considered depending upon availability. QUESTIONS? Contact Professor Michael Prince, Chemical Engineering Department, STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (ASME) Want to know why
you should become a student member of the ASME? Find out the 10 Top Reasons for
joining at http://www.asme.org/jointoday/.
You can apply for membership online, or pick up a paper application form from
Murty Kanury, OSU ASME chapter advisor, OSU (EWB-OSU) is a
student chapter of EWB-USA with a mission to implement sustainable engineering
projects in developing countries while developing responsible engineering
students. We are currently working on developing and implementing a potable
water delivery system for a small community in rural
The HPV team is
affiliated with the OSU chapter of ASME and shares a similar role in the MICROGRAVITY
FLIGHT TEAM Want to work on a
research project for NASA? Want to develop something that will help put a
person on Mars? You like engines, why not work on a prototype nuclear engine
that powers a plasma rocket? Do you want to conduct an experiment in zero
gravity at 26,000 ft? If you answered yes to any of these questions, come check out the OSU Microgravity Flight Team! We meet in
the basement of Graf (look for the DARPA Sticker, we’re in there), Wednesdays
at SOCIETY OF
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE) Formula SAE
group meets every Monday at OSU SOLAR
VEHICLE TEAM (OSUSVT) OSUSVT
is currently designing a solar powered vehicle to compete in the 2007 American
Solar Challenge and the 2007 World Solar Challenge in SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS JACK KENT COOKE
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP: $50,000/yr . OSU seniors and recent graduates (since May 2001)
are invited to apply for a Jack Kent Cooke scholarship to support graduate
study. OSU will recommend two such applications to the Cooke Foundation
in its 2006 competition. The Cooke Scholarship can provide funding for tuition,
fees, living expenses and books for the time needed to complete the graduate
degree. A maximum of $50,000 annually is available for the winners
provided they maintain standards of excellence and progress as defined by the
Cooke Foundation. To be eligible for consideration a student must be a college
senior who will graduate no later than August 2006 or a recent graduate (since
May 2001); have a GPA of at least 3.5; and be preparing to begin full-time
graduate study in fall 2006. Only two student nominations can be
forwarded by OSU, and a faculty committee will pre-screen to select applicants
to forward. To apply: Obtain an application packet from the For more
information and to apply RODNEY C. WADDELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP,
SUPPORTED BY TUITION REMISSION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: The
application process is currently underway for Academic Year 06/07, with
limited funds also available for Spring 06. Eligibility for the scholarship is
based on economic need, academic promise and achievement, full-time enrollment,
minimum of 2.5 undergraduate GPA and/or 3.0 graduate GPA, and diversity of
cultural representation. Applications
may be submitted for: •
Spring term 2006 only
(application deadline: •
Academic year, Fall term
2006-Spring term 2006 (application deadline: For complete
eligibility requirements, please refer to the scholarship application available
at the International Student and Faculty Services office. For further information, or to request an
electronic copy of the application, please contact Kathy Sorensen, Int’l
Student and Faculty Services. kathy.sorensen@oregonstate.edu The AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS, INC.
(ASHRAE) offers a number of scholarships to undergraduate engineering
students. Application deadline is THE NAVAL RESEARCH THE NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (NRL)
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. This program is open to The OSU GRADUATE SCHOOL invites nominations for the P.F.
YEREX & NELLIE BUCK YEREX GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP and the BAYLEY GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP, both to be awarded this year to
selected graduate students who will be enrolled at •
The Yerex & Yerex Fellowship will provide one or more fellowships
for the 2006-07 academic year, with awards estimated
at the $10,000 level (final award distributions to be determined by actual
endowment earnings). Eligibility is limited to outstanding graduate students
who are pursuing study in a scientific or technological field and who
are •
The Bayley Fellowship
will provide funds of approximately $4,000 for the 2006-07 academic year. Final award level will be dependent upon actual
endowment earnings. The fellowship will be awarded on the basis of academic
performance and promise for the future. This award may be given in
addition to a graduate teaching or research assistantship. Domestic and
international students are eligible for nomination. Fellowship
recipients will be determined by the Dean of the The SCHATZ
ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER (SERC) (http://www.humboldt.edu/~serc/index.shtml) is pleased to
offer the Schatz Energy Fellowship for graduate studies at 1. A 500-word essay
describing the line of research or project work that the student intends to
pursue while studying at 2. Copies of all
materials submitted to Applicants will be
notified regarding the status of their application by April 15. SERC is
an equal opportunity institution; women, minorities, and foreign nationals are
encouraged to apply. SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND RESEARCH FOR
TRANSFORMATION (SMART) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. The SMART scholarship program provides
students with full tuition, monthly stipend, room and board and other
normal educational expenses. The purpose is to promote the education,
recruitment and retention of rising junior and senior undergraduate and
graduate students in science, mathematics and engineering studies. The SMART
Scholarship Program is open only to citizens of the JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS—ME STUDENTS Note: Job and internship opportunities
for ME students are also posted on the Rogers Hall bulletin boards near the ME
main office. Career Services also has ME-related job and internship
postings. To view the Career Services postings, visit http://oregonstate.edu/career/students/recruiting.php
and follow the instructions for logging in. Internships Interested in
doing an INTERNSHIP ABROAD? Check out the options available through the OSU IE3 Global Internships
office, http://ie3global.oregonstate.edu/.
For a partial listing of current international engineering internship
locations, see http://ie3global.oregonstate.edu/employers.html#engineering.
Application deadline for fall
2006 internships is April 15. The ARCTIC REGION SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
UNDERGRADUATE CHALLENGE is an internship program offered by the Arctic
Region Supercomputing Center (ARSC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
(UAF). This program allows up to 10 undergraduate students to perform research
in the areas of Computer Science, Supercomputing, and Visualization. Preference
is given to minority applicants. ARSC focuses our efforts on traditionally
underrepresented people in the science and research fields. Students from all
engineering disciplines can apply for this program; participants are assigned a
project related to their field of study, to be performed under the direct
supervision of a faculty member or senior staff. Students spend an average of
10 weeks in A JELD-WEN internship
is a hands-on management training opportunity to learn our business from the
inside out, and see if we're a perfect fit for your future, right upon
graduation. For more information, visit http://www.jwinterns.com/
The American
Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is now administering the NAVAL
RESEARCH ENTERPRISE INTERN PROGRAM (NREIP) sponsored by the Office of Naval
Research (ONR). NREIP is a 10-week summer research opportunity for
undergraduate juniors and seniors and graduate students to work at a
participating Navy Laboratory under the guidance of a mentor. A listing of
participating labs, along with other information about the program, is
available at http://www.asee.org/nreip;
for more program details see also the poster attached to this bulletin. The
stipend amounts for the program are $5,500 for undergraduate students and
$6,500 for graduate students. NASA
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM (USRP). NASA is seeking undergraduate students from
diverse communities who are interested in a challenging research experience at
a NASA center. Ten-week Summer sessions and 15-week Fall sessions will be
available. Aligned with NASA’s research and development mission, the USRP
program provides students with a technical mentor and excellent hands-on
experience. Students will receive weekly stipends of $500, plus round-trip
travel allowance. The USRP program seeks to extend and strengthen NASA’s
commitment to educational excellence and university research. Eligibility:
Students must meet the following eligibility requirements to participate in
NASA’s Undergraduate Student Research Program: (1) Must be classified as a
rising junior or senior after Spring 2006; (2) U.S. Citizenship; (3) Enrolled
full-time in an accredited U.S. College or University (community college
students may apply; however, placement is contingent on matriculation into a
four-year institution); (4) Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a
scale of 4.0; (5) Eligible fields of study are academic majors or demonstrated
coursework or concentration in engineering, mathematics, computer science or
physical/life science; (6) Demonstrated strong interest/commitment to one of
the above career fields or disciplines (e.g., science/math/engineering fairs,
clubs or awards; tutoring/mentoring, internships or other related experience). For
more information: Refer to the USRP website at http://education.nasa.gov/usrp
for more information including application instructions and eligibility
requirements. Note: The Jobs CARRUTHERS
EQUIPMENT COMPANY, a
growing manufacturer of proprietary equipment used in the food processing
industry, seeks a creative, capable Design Engineer to join our
engineering team. Mechanical engineer with a command of electro-mechanical and
solid modeling/micro-station modeler technologies required. The position
includes limited travel to factories of a wide variety of small to major food
processors. The successful candidate will have the ability to interface with
customers. Food industry experience is a plus. Tired of the same old
grind…boring scenery…long commute…overpriced housing? Our factory sits directly
on the mouth of the Carruthers also has
an immediate opening for an Industrial Engineer responsible for helping
Carruthers develop new production systems and procedures to help increase
capacity while also actively participating in our daily production process.
This position reports to the Production Manager; duties include: Prepare
production routing documents (Travelers) for all machine types; organize
Assembly Machine Shop and Fabrication Shop priorities; coordinate with
Assembly, Machine and Fabrication Shops on parts needed to accommodate timely
deliveries; create and monitor milestones for each order in terms of Last Day
out of Engineering to Planning, Last day out of Planning to Production, Last
Day to Assembly and Last day to Testing/Shipment; expedite production
requirements; coordinate sheet metal purchasing; and develop procedures that
improve the flow of parts and machines through the plant. Carruthers offers
competitive salaries and benefits along with the opportunity to work in a
dynamic small business environment while working on innovative projects for
many of the largest businesses in the food industry. If qualified and
interested in either of these positions, please send your resume and cover
letter to Tony Stevens, Controller, at tonys@carruthers.us (503-861-2273, ext. 111). CH2M HILL–Corvallis has an immediate opening for an Entry-Level Mechanical Process Engineer. Employee will work under the direct supervision of a senior level engineer to include preparation, development of plans and specs for process mechanical design, primarily on industrial or municipal water and wastewater projects. May also help support construction services. Position follows prescribed procedures and detailed instructions. Under close supervision, performs the routine aspects of assignments requiring knowledge and application of basic engineering principles. Uses fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures, performs specific and limited portions of assigned tasks. Work is reviewed for quality and as part of a mentoring process. Contacts limited with customers and user departments. Limited exercise of judgment is required in developing plans or alternatives. Limited contact with clients. No supervisory responsibility. BS degree required in Mechanical and EIT preferred. 1 to 2 years design | ||||
