OSU MECHANICAL ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN

OSU MECHANICAL ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN

Issue #18

Week of February 20, 2006

Happy National Engineers Week To All You MEs (and Friends) Out There!

First Annual ME & EECS Student-Industry Reception—Tuesday evening (Feb. 21) in the Kelley Engineering Center Atrium

ME, IME, and EECS students who have pre-registered for this event should plan to arrive at the Kelley Center no later than 5:15 pm on Tuesday to sign in, get your name tag and break-out session assignments, and welcome the industry reps who are attending the event. The event schedule is as follows:

5:30–6:30: General reception and short program with company information

6:30–7:30: Two consecutive break-out sessions with individual companies

All students who attend this reception are expected to attend both company break-out sessions to which they are assigned. Dress code is business casual. (If you don’t know what that means, check out http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/BusCasual.htm#ATTIREMENWOMEN)

First Annual Engineering Ball coming up this Saturday!

The Society of Women Engineers is hosting the first annual Engineering Ball on February 25 from 7 pm to midnight in the Kelley Engineering Center Atrium. All CoE students, staff, and faculty are invited. The cost is $10 ticket, which covers both you and a guest. There will be live music as well as refreshments. Tickets are on sale starting today (Monday, February 20) in front of the Kelley Center main office during the following times: Monday 9-5; Tuesday 9-12 and 1-5; Wednesday 9-12 and 1-5; Thursday 9-12 and 1-5; and Friday 9-12.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

Christina Anderson
OSU-SWE Vice President

UPCOMING EVENTS

This Week...

Monday, February 20: Photo session for ME Graduate Student Directory. 2 pm–5 pm in Rogers 304. All graduate students need to get their picture taken! See “Miscellaneous Announcements” below.

Monday, February 20: Weekly Pi Tau Sigma Tutoring Session for ENGR 211, 212, 213 students. 5–7 pm, Caliper Lounge (4^th floor of Rogers).

Monday, February 20: Precision Castparts information session, 5 pm in Memorial Union 208. For more information, check with OSU Career Services.

Monday, February 20: Employer Panel, 5:30-7 pm, Career Services Office – 8 Kerr Administration Building (basement). Representatives from Hewlett Packard, Enterprise, Fred Meyer and Foster Farms will talk about what employers look for on your resume and in your interview. Come learn how to "stand out" for the right reasons.

Tuesday, February 21: Human-Powered Vehicle Team weekly meeting, 4:45 in Graf 210.

Tuesday, February 21: Mini Baja Team weekly meeting, 5 pm in the SAE shop (Rogers 132).

Tuesday, February 21: First Annual ME & EECS Student-Industry Reception. 5:30 pm, Kelley Engineering Center Atrium. Hosted by the OSU chapters of ACM, ASME, IEEE, and PTS. Students who have pre-registered for this event should arrive between 5 and 5:30 to sign in, get your break-out session assignments, and welcome industry reps. 5:30–6:30: General reception and short program with company information. 6:30–7:30: Two consecutive break-out sessions with individual companies.

Tuesday, February 21: Solar Vehicle Team weekly meeting, 6 pm in MU 211.

Wednesday, February 22: Winter Engineering Career Fair. 11:00 am– 4:00 pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Employers will be there to speak with students about full-time, co-op & internship opportunities. For a listing of employers attending the fair: http://oregonstate.edu/career/fair/engineering.php. Check out other winter term career services events at http://oregonstate.edu/career/fair/careerconnectionswinter06b.doc.

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, College of Education, Oregon State University, newburgg@oregonstate.edu.

Wednesday, February 22: Microgravity Flight Team weekly meeting, 2-3 pm, basement of Graf Hall. (Look for the door with the DARPA sticker.) If you’re interested in finding out more about the MGFT and working on this year’s NASA research project, please join us!

Wednesday, February 22: Engineers Without Borders (EWB-OSU) fundraising meeting, 6 pm in Apperson 101.

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. 7:30 pm, Weatherford Hall Trysting Tree Conference Room D107.

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: SWE’s First Annual Engineering Ball – 7 pm to midnight in the atrium of the Kelley Engineering Center. Open to all OSU engineering students, staff, and faculty (plus one guest each). Tickets are $10 (for two admissions) and are available throughout the week in the Kelley Center main office.

Plan Ahead...

Tuesday, February 28: Linus Pauling Birthday Celebration. 12-1 in Gleeson Hall. Guest Speaker Steven Lawson, who worked with Linus Pauling at the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine in California and now administers the Linus Pauling Institute here at OSU, will share some personal details about Linus Pauling’s life, touching especially on Pauling’s undergraduate student years. This event is sponsored by the Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Environmental Engineering departments. The public is welcome; cake and other refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, February 28: ASME meeting, 5:30 pm in Rogers 230. All ME students welcome! There will be hot pizza and ME Professor Rich Petersen will talk about his current research.

FACULTY/GRADUATE SEMINARS

Friday, February 24, 2-3:30 pm, Rogers 226: WAYNE ROBERTSON, Assistant Director, Center for Writing and Learning, Oregon State University will speak on “Writing Across Borders: What Faculty Need to Know about International Students and Writing.”

All CoE faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to attend this presentation, which starts with a showing of Writing Across Borders, a film designed to help faculty at American colleges and universities work more productively with their international student writers. Drawing on the experiences of Oregon State's international students, Writing Across Borders explores the following questions:

§ How does culture play out in writing, and how are our expectations for "effective" writing shaped by cultural preferences?

§ How do we assess international student writing when we have to grade it alongside the writing of native speakers? In particular, how can we think about international students' surface errors in a fair and constructive manner?

§ What kinds of teaching and testing practices disadvantage international students and which help them improve as writers?

Following the film, Robertson will lead a discussion focusing on writing-related issues specific to faculty and international students in the OSU College of Engineering.

Wayne Robertson, Writing Across Borders writer/director, graduated from UC Berkeley in 1994 and then spent four years in Japan as Head Teacher of a language school. After returning to the United States, he earned an MA in Rhetoric and Composition from the English Department at Oregon State University. From 2000 to 2004, Robertson coordinated the OSU Writing Center, and since 2004 he has served as Assistant Director of the University's Center for Writing and Learning. Since the release of Writing Across Borders in November 2005, Robertson's film has been used at more than 400 universities and has just been nominated as “Book of the Year” by the International Writing Centers Association.

Informal social time starts at 2:00 (coffee and tea provided). Come meet the speaker and visit with colleagues! Presentation begins at 2:30 pm sharp.

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

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! For those of you who didn’t make last Thursday’s photographing session, a photographer will be available today, Monday, Feb. 20, 2-5, in Rogers 304. A sign-up list for photo time slots is hanging on the bulletin board outside Rogers 204. If you can’t make this photo sessions, please contact Tracy.Ann.Robinson@oregonstate.edu to make alternate arrangements.

BUILDING/EQUIPMENT SECURITY ALERT. The 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, which according to them are marketable for identify theft. In many of these cases, the thieves have spotted a laptop through an office or lab window and have then broken it out to get at the items. Many of these occurrences have happened in the Thursday night to Sunday period. Please be aware of anything unusual and report it to campus security. Do not prop doors open after hours, and if you see doors propped open, please report it to the ME office. Be vigilant about keeping doors locked and secure.

Did you graduate Summer or Fall of 2005, or are you graduating Winter or Spring of 2006? MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE ME GRADUATION CEREMONY, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 4 - 6 P.M. This ceremony will be held in the Lasells Stewart Center, and will include individual recognition of each graduate. More information will be forthcoming.

THE ME UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING PERIOD STARTS TODAY (February 13) and runs through Friday, March 3^rd. 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 Dearborn 102, as you may have been assigned a new advisor. Note: Pro-School students who were advised last term DO NOT have to make an advising appointment. Your PINs are posted on the bulletin board outside Dearborn 102. If, however, you were not advised last term and/or you are on academic probation or suspension, you will need to schedule an appointment with your advisor in order to get your PIN.

NEW SPRING ’06 GRADUATE COURSE OFFERING: ME 667 Computational Fluid Dynamics (Spring 06, 3 credits). Instructor: Dr. Sourabh V. Apte, Department of Mechanical Engineering. This is an advanced graduate level course dealing with numerical methods used in simulation of turbulent flows. It is designed to understand and apply modern computational techniques to solve a wide variety of fluid dynamics problems involving incompressible and compressible flows. The course is intended for students from several disciplines interested in development and application of numerical schemes to a variety of problems involving fluid flows. Prerequisites include ME 560 or ME565 or ME566 and ME575 or instructor’s approval.

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, all students who use the shop after hours should use the after-hours sign-up sheet. These sheets provide an important record of Machine Shop use. Thanks!

ENGINEERING COMPUTING SERVICES FACT SHEET now available. For the convenience of engineering faculty who need information on our computing and networking facilities for proposals, the College has put together a "fact sheet" that lists all our capabilities. The information is available at http://engr.oregonstate.edu/it_boilerplate and will be updated as the CoE CS facilities improve.

FACULTY RESEARCH GRANT OPPORTUNITY: The Human Frontier Science Program has issued a Call for Letters of Intent for Research Grants for Interdisciplinary Research. This program is encouraging collaborative research across a wide range of disciplines including engineering, life sciences and physical sciences.

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 OPPORTUNITY FOR FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS: How to Engineer Engineering Education. July 17-19, 2006, at Bucknell University.

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 15^th, $650 After May 15^th. (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, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837. Telephone: 570.577.1781, email: prince@bucknell.edu

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, Rogers 324. You are also invited to join the ASME mailing list (go to lists.oregonstate.edu group: ASME)

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

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 El Salvador. We have many opportunities to participate in this multi-disciplinary group (currently, about 30 academic majors and programs are represented!) and on the project. If you would like more information, please contact EWB-OSU at ewb_osu@yahoo.com. To see pictures taken by EWB-OSU members on a recent trip to El Salvador, go to the new EWB-OSU forum at http://ewbosu.bbfunplus.com/?mforum=ewbosu. (Please register as a user.)

HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE TEAM

The HPV team is affiliated with the OSU chapter of ASME and shares a similar role in the College of Engineering as the Mini Baja and Formula One teams. Members of the HPV team bring experience from many different areas including exercise science, biomechanics, manufacturing, aviation, composite structures, and automotive repair. Many of our team members are dedicated cyclists and athletes. If you’re interested in joining the team this term and helping us build this year’s vehicle, come to on of our weekly meetings (Tuesdays, 4:45 pm in Graf 210) or contact team advisor Dr. Brian Bay or team captain Heidi Wolfe. Team web site: http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/hpv/index.htm.

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 2–3 pm. For more information, contact Adam Reiner at adamreiner@hotmail.com.

SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE)

Formula SAE group meets every Monday at 6 pm in Rogers 132. Baja SAE group meets every Tuesday at 5 pm, also in Rogers 132.

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 Australia. This is a university-wide project and interested people may still join in. (Winter term meetings are on Tuesdays, 6 pm, MU 211. For more information, see the team web site at http://oregonstate.edu/groups/osert/ and/or email one of the team leaders—Hei Yue Han (hanh@onid.orst.edu) or Kathy VanWormer (paphorchid@hotmail.com). You might also talk with ME seniors Nathan Lentini, Jim Byrne, and Cory Loomis, who are working on an OSUSVT-related senior project.

SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS

The US Army Materiel Command (AMC) is currently recruiting engineering graduates for the AMC FELLOWS PROGRAM. This is a is a fast-track program that provides the opportunity for a graduate education while beginning a career with AMC. Program details may be found at http://www.amccareers.com/amcfellowsprogram.htm. Interested engineers should fill out the Fellows Response Form available at http://www.amccareers.com/response%20form.htm. For more information about the AMC, visit http://www.amc.army.mil/.

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 University Honors College, 229 Strand Hall, Ms Heather Boren (737-6400). Or contact Jon Hendricks, Dean, UHC for further information. Applications are due in the University Honors College no later than April 17, 2006.

NORTHWEST FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION (NWFPA) SCHOLARSHIP: $5000 for 2006/07 academic year. These scholarships were created to serve, attract and encourage outstanding students of the Northwest with a strong interest and potential to pursue a career in agribusiness, especially one focusing on disciplines which support food processing operations. The scholarships for the 2005-2006 academic year will target students from the land grant universities in Idaho, Oregon and Washington who will become leaders in the food manufacturing industry. Three scholarships will be awarded, one at each institution. To apply, you must have junior standing or above and at least 90 credit hours. More details about the scholarship, eligibility criteria, and selection process are available in the attached Word file and at http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/NWFPAScholarshipCrit06-07.pdf . The scholarship application form is also attached to this email and available at http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/NWFPAScholarshipApp06-07.pdf Both of these documents are also attached to this email. Submit application by April 14, 2006, to Linda Dunn, Academic Program Support, Food Science and Technology, 100 Wiegand Hall, Oregon State Universit, 97331. If you have questions, contact Linda Dunn at 541-737-6486 or linda.dunn@oregonstate.edu.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE (AFCI) AND THE GEN IV PROGRAM are offering 11 fellowships, valued at up to $42,500 each, to support to students who are or will be: (1) Pursuing a master's degree this fall in engineering, chemistry, physics, or radiochemistry; and (2) Conducting master's degree research in an area relevant to the funding program and approved by the relevant program managers. Preferred undergraduate degrees include Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Engineering Physics, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry.

For more information and to apply, please go to the University Fellowship Program web site: http://www.studentpipeline.org. Note: Fellows must be US citizens or permanent resident aliens and must be accepted into a master's degree program by September 1, 2006. Address any questions about the program or application process to Cathy Dixon at cdixon@mail.wtamu.edu or 806-651-3401. The application deadline is Sunday, March 19, 2006.

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: February 28, 2006)

• Academic year, Fall term 2006-Spring term 2006 (application deadline: April 1, 2006)

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 May 1, 2006. For more information on ASHRAE scholarships, go to http://www.ashrae.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/23628. A paper copy of the scholarship brochure is available in the ME undergraduate office (Dearborn 102)

THE NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (NRL) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. This program is open to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents and offers a competitive stipend as well as insurance, relocation, and travel allowances. This program offers one to three year postdoctoral fellowships designed to increase the involvement of scientists and engineers from academia and industry to scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Navy. This program has a rolling admission. Go to: http://www.asee.org/nrl to learn more about the program.

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 Oregon State University for Fall term 2006.

• 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 US citizens or permanent residents. International graduate students are not eligible. This award may be given in addition to a graduate teaching or research assistantship.

• 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 Graduate School and will be made on the basis of academic achievement and promise for the future. Nominations may be submitted by the student’s academic program coordinator or department chair/head, or by the dean of the program in which the student is enrolled. Students may not apply directly for these awards. Nominations must be received by the Graduate School by February 20, 2006. Recipients will be announced by March 10, 2006. Information about these and other fellowship programs administered by the Graduate School can be found at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/

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 Humboldt State University. Applicants for the Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE; http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/index.html) and International Development Technology (IDT; http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/idt/) options of the Environmental Systems Graduate Program who intend to focus on renewable energy or energy efficiency related work may be considered for the fellowship. The fellowship provides $10,000 in support during the academic year to the selected student. The fellowship may be renewed once to cover a second year of graduate study. The fellow is expected to participate in research activities at SERC during the nine month academic year. The fellowship does not guarantee summer employment at SERC, although this is a possibility depending on the availability of funds to compensate this additional work, as well as the fellow’s skills and initiative. Applicants for the Schatz Energy Fellowship should submit the following materials on or before March 15:

1. A 500-word essay describing the line of research or project work that the student intends to pursue while studying at Humboldt