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MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN ME–IME Faculty/Graduate
Seminars Job and
Internship Postings—ME & IME Students Faculty and
Post-Doc Positions Students:
Have an Idea to Make OSU More Sustainable? Now’s Your Chance to Make It Happen! The Student
Sustainability Initiative (SSI) is offering grants of up to $5,000 for projects
that promote sustainability (renewables, efficiency,
technology, agriculture, awareness, direct action, etc.) at OSU. All proposals
are welcome and encouraged. If you’re interested in applying for an SSI grant, you’ll
need to: (1) attend the informational meeting on Monday, May 14, 6 pm in MU 208.
(2) Develop a Statement of Interest for your project, include outcomes and
intended methodology. (3) Identify a professor or other campus official to
mentor the project. (4) Submit your Statement of Interest to SSI by Friday,
June 15. Successful applicants will have the summer to complete a full grant
proposal; projects must be completed by June 2008. A grant flier is available at http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/SSIgrant07.pdf. For more information, contact SSI at student.sustainability@oregonstate.edu. 2007 Fall Term
Advising Begins Today, April 30TH! Scheduled Advising for all ME, IME, & GenE
undergraduates begins to day and runs through Friday, June 1. If you haven’t
already done so, schedule a 15-minute appointment with your advisor NOW. You
can sign up in OSU
Innovations in Engineering and Science Education Conference Coming Up OSU faculty, instructors, staff, and graduate students are invited to attend this one-day conference focused on classroom innovations to improve student
learning and retention. The conference will be held on June 1, 2007, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm at the CH2M
UPCOMING EVENTS
[back to top] This Week… Tues May 1:
Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop: Assessment Part 2:
Assessment Tools and Their Use in the Classroom. 2–4 pm, Milam 215. All OSU
faculty and GTAs welcome. Pre-registration
required. Wed May 2: “Sustainability
101: Arithmetic, Population, and Energy.” In this presentation, Thurs May 3: Annual Thurs May 3: “Model
Based Design” ME 519 Seminar presentation
by Steve Wall, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 10–11 am, Rogers 226 Thurs May 3: “Science and the Sustainability
Transition.” In this final presentation of the 206–07 Starker Lecture Series, Pamela Matson, dean of the Fri May 4: Last day for IME students to choose the IME Teacher of the Year! Please take a couple of seconds to vote at the following link (you will need to use your ONID login): https://secure.oregonstate.edu/survey/214. Fri May 4: “Designing
a Safer Operating Room Environment” Presenters: John Hunter, Director of
Surgery, OHSU, and Paul White, President and Founder, CompView
Medical. 2:30–4 pm, Plan Ahead... Tues May 8: Diversity
Book Club Discussion of Coyote
Warrior by Paul VanDevelder. 12:00-1:30 pm, Valley Library
Willamette Room. Facilitated by Paul VanDevelder. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome
to participate. Copies of the books are available at the Valley Library and at
the OSU Bookstore. For more information, contact Terryl Ross at (541)
737-4381 or Terryl.Ross@oregonstate.edu.
Wed May 9: Fulbright Scholars Program
Faculty Grants Information
Session. Presenter: David Adams (Fulbright Senior Program Officer). 12 noon
– 1:30 pm, 448 Snell Hall. For more information, see Faculty/Grads
Announcements section below. Thurs May 10: ASME
meeting. 6 pm, KEC 1003. Agenda included in next week’s bulletin. Thurs May 10: AEP Fellow Fireside Chat with Michael Powell, Owner,
Powell's Books. 7:30- 9 pm,
Weatherford Trysting Tree Conference Room. Michael Powell moved to Fri May 11: 8th Annual Engineering
Expo. 1–5
pm, Mon May 14: Student Sustainability Grants Info Session. 6 pm, MU 208. The Student Sustainability Initiative (http://recycle.oregonstate.edu/sustainability/) is awarding grants of up to $5000 for student-initiated projects See announcement at the beginning of this bulletin. Wed May 16:
Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop: Discover
Your Teaching Philosophy Fri May 18: MECOP/CECOP Spring Selection interviews at OSU. Fri May 18 and Fri
May 25: Center for Teaching and
Learning Workshop: How Grading Rubrics
Can Make Your Teaching Life Easier. 2 – 4 pm on May 18 and 3 – 5 pm on May 25th, Milam 215. All
OSU faculty and GTAs welcome. Pre-registration
required. Attendees must
attend both sessions. Thurs May 31: ME–IME Annual Awards Ceremony and Picnic. 5 pm–whenever, Avery Park. All faculty, staff, grad students, seniors, and current and incoming pro school students are invited. SAVE THE DATE! Details to come. Sat June 16:. Mechanical,
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Commencement. 4– 6
pm, La Tuesday, June
19: Diversity Book Club Discussion of Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee 12:00-1:30 pm, Valley Library
Willamette Room. Facilitated by Liz Clark, Associate Director
of Federal Relations. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to
participate. Copies of the books are available at the Valley Library and at the
OSU Bookstore. For more information, contact Terryl Ross at (541)
737-4381 or Terryl.Ross@oregonstate.edu. UPCOMING ME–IME FACULTY/GRADUATE SEMINARS
[back to
top] Thurs May 3: “Model Based
Design” ME 519 Seminar presentation by Steve Wall, NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 10–11 am,
Rogers 226. Fri May 4: “Designing
a Safer Operating Room Environment” Presenters: John Hunter, Director of
Surgery, OHSU, and Paul White, President and Founder, CompView
Medical. 2:30–4 pm, MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
[back to top] Departments-wide… ME RESEARCHER IN THE NEWS. Check out this Daily Astorian article on a hydroelectric and wind power
project feasibility study, which features Phil
Barbour, ME Senior Faculty Research Assistant. http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=41769. CONGRATULATIONS TO
NEW ASME OFFICERS! 2007–08 ASME officers are RJ Zaworski, President; Derek Wilson,
VP; Kevin Lewis, Treasurer; Kimmy Lyon, Secretary; David Shapiro, Social Activity
Chair; Carsten Grellman and
John Doltar, Under Treasurers; and Douglas Van
Bossuyt and Sherry Tucker, Graduate Advisors. New AS IE/IME STUDENTS: VOTE NOW! It's that time of the year for IE/IME students to choose the IME Teacher of the year. Please take a couple of seconds to complete the survey at the following link (you will need to use your ONID login): https://secure.oregonstate.edu/survey/214. Vote ASAP, as the voting poll will only be open only until May 4th, 2007. Sponsored by the IIE Student Chapter. VESTAS WIND
SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAM: APPLY NOW. Vestas Wind Systems A/S is the world leader
in wind technology and a driving force in the development of the wind power
industry. Vestas is very excited to announce that applications are now
being accepted for our International Graduate Program. This is an
excellent opportunity for upcoming graduates and recent graduates from 2006 to
work in three different Vestas companies and locations around the world.
Participants will be mentored and work on various challenging projects. For
more information, see http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/VestasGradAd.pdf.
Questions? Contact Inge-Mette
Rosenberg Jørgensen at inros@vestas.com Grad Students/Faculty/Staff FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR
PROGRAM FACULTY GRANTS INFO SESSION ON MAY 9TH. Presenter: David
Adams (Fulbright Senior Program Officer). 12 noon – 1:30 pm, 448 Snell Hall. Need
funding for an upcoming sabbatical? Want to spend time in another country
teaching, doing research, or both? Come to this information session and learn
more about the Fulbright application process and how to receive a lecture or
research grant for travel to another country. There are many opportunities for
scholars and many countries to choose from. Applicants must be US citizens and
have a terminal degree in their field. Begin your search for information by
visiting the Fulbright Scholar Program website: www.cies.org.
NOTE: If you’d like to meet with David Adams individually, please contact
Marion McNamara at 737-6419
or marion.mcnamara@oregonstate.edu.
SUMMER 2007 DPD FACULTY SEMINAR: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS. The Summer 2007 Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar (runs Monday, July 9–Friday, July 27, meeting 9 am–1 pm M–F) offers a unique professional development opportunity for faculty. Whether you teach a DPD course or simply want to include more content about issues of difference and power in your classes, the seminar offers an opportunity for you to reflect on the intersections of difference, power, and privilege within your discipline in the context of a multidisciplinary and supportive community of colleagues. The seminar also focuses on pedagogical issues and should enhance your repertoire of teaching strategies, especially those related to issues of difference and power. The Summer 2007 faculty seminar is open to all faculty members, with preference given to academic/teaching faculty. Nine month faculty members receive a $2500 stipend for their participation. All other interested faculty members are welcome to participate. Books and other materials are provided. We have space available for eight nine-month faculty, and we have room for fifteen participants. Please let us know as soon as possible of your interest in the seminar. Faculty seminar participants will have the following responsibilities during the seminar: Attend all seminar sessions during Summer term 2007; read and discuss assigned readings that relate to DPD theories and pedagogy; engage with other seminar participants in ideas about new courses and teaching strategies; and act as a consultant within your own unit, and across disciplines about DPD, and serve as a mentor to other faculty who are interested in teaching DPD courses and/or course content related to DPD issues. Applications, due Friday May 19, are at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/dpd/index.html. For additional information, contact Roni Sue, DPD Program Associate, 737-2760, The Grant Institute's GRANTS
101: PROFESSIONAL GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP will be held at FREE COMSOL WORKSHOP AT
OSU ON MAY 4. COMSOL Multiphysics is a finite
element software package used to model applications in all fields of
engineering and science. Modules designed specifically for CAD Import, Chemical
Engineering, Earth Science, Electromagnetics, Heat
Transfer, MEMS, and Structural Mechanics are available. Optionally integrated
with MATLAB®, COMSOL is used to model coupled systems of nonlinear partial differential
equations. COMSOL Multiphysics is equation-based, so
you can also define and couple your own PDEs freely
and arbitrarily. Workshop Time/Location: 9 am–12 noon, Owen 241. (9–10:15
Intro and demo; 10:30–noon hands-on session). Normally, the training cost for
this tool is very high, but COMSOL– STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS [back to top] Alpha Pi Mu is the National Industrial Engineering honor society.
Its goals are to recognize and support exceptional IE students; encourage
advances in IE education; unify the IE student body and further IE
student-faculty relationships; assist and cooperate with other IE-affiliated
organizations and individuals; and promote the academic and professional
welfare of APM members through the associations and experiences that result
from bringing together a group with similar interests, objectives, and
abilities. 2006-07 APM officers include Kyle Sund (president), 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/Membership/Join/.
You can apply for membership online, at http://www.asme.org/Membership/Join/Become_Member.cfm.
Or contact ASME–OSU chapter president RJ
Zaworski at zawrskr@onid.orst.edu. You
are also invited to
join the ASME mailing list (go to lists.oregonstate.edu
group: ASME). 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 HUMAN POWERED
VEHICLE TEAM (HPV) The HPV team is
affiliated with the OSU chapter of ASME and shares a similar role in the The IIE provides
leadership in developing students as industrial engineers. IEE participation
enhances students’ networking and leadership skills and offers fun events for
students to participate in. 2007–08 IIE Officers are Grant Dunham, President; Cameron Follas, Vice President; Brenda Buckman,
Treasurer; Zach Fairman, Secretary; Chauna Roberts and Adam Erickson, FE Review; Josh
Wise, VP/Social Relations; Chris Imondi, Historian; and Brett Henton, Newsletter Coordinator. To learn more about the IIE, visit our web
site at http://oregonstate.edu/groups/iie/, or for membership/meeting
information, email IIE Membership Chair Adam Eriksen
at eriksena@gmail.com or faculty advisor
Shiwoo Lee at Shiwoo.Lee@oregonstate.edu. MICROGRAVITY
FLIGHT TEAM Want to work on a
research project for NASA? Want to find out if it’s feasible to use microwave
ovens for heating food in a micro-gravity environment? 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 on Mondays at 7 pm in KEC 1007. (Check the
top of the piano in the KEC Lobby for updates.) For more information,
contact Megan Colbath at colbathm@engr.orst.edu.
OREGON WAVE is a
group of OSU students, professors, and industry partners who have modified one
of the SAE MiniBAJA racers for autonomous control. We’re working on getting it
ready for the next DARPA Grand Challenge, tentatively set for 2007–08. If
you’re a graduate and undergraduate ME, EECS, or IME student interested in
helping to make our robot the best in the world, please come to our weekly
meeting in the basement of Graf Hall. Spring term, our meetings are Thursdays
at 1 pm. Add yourself to the group’s mailing list at http://lists.oregonstate.edu
(grandchallenge). OSU
SOLAR VEHICLE TEAM (OSUSVT) OSUSVT
is currently designing a solar-powered vehicle to compete in the 2007 World Solar Challenge in PI TAU SIGMA
–OSU OMEGA CHAPTER Pi Tau Sigma is a
national Mechanical Engineering Honor Society that seeks to unify exceptional
students so that they may use their talents in the service of others. Our PTS
chapter seeks to provide its members with social activities, leadership
positions, and networking opportunities with both colleagues and industry.
2006-07 PTS officers include Jonathan Ritter, president; Liz Campagna, vice
president; Clint Peterson, secretary; and Trevor Howard, treasurer. For more
information please visit http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/pts/home.html. SOCIETY
OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE). Formula SAE group meets
on Mondays at 6 pm in the
SAE shop (132 SOCIETY OF
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS (SME)—OSU CHAPTER OSU SME’s mission is to cultivate professional development,
promote cross disciplinary exposure and create networking opportunities for OSU
engineering students within the framework of manufacturing and manufacturing
technology. For more information, visit the SME web site at http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/sme/
or email the SME student chair, Aaron Black, at blacka@onid.orst.edu.
You can download a membership application from http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/sme/files/Student_app.pdf.
SURFACE
MOUNT TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (SMTA) —OSU CHAPTER. The SMTA is an international network of professionals who build skills,
share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly
technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related
business operations. For more information or to join the SMTA, visit www.smta.org.
2006-07 officers for the OSU chapter of SMTA are Tram Le, president; Chris
Gregg, vice president; Roger Day, secretary; and Eric Hysell,
treasurer. The faculty advisor is Dr. Toni Doolen. SCHOLARSHIPS and
FELLOWSHIPS
[back to top] $500 LOVE
OF LEARNING AWARDS AVAILABLE NOW.
KNOW A RISING
SOPHOMORE? GRADUATE
FELLOWSHIP AT SMPS
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO OSU ENGINEERING STUDENTS. The Society for Marketing Professional Services will award up to two
$500 scholarships this spring. Candidates may be from OSU and must meet the
following criteria: (1) Upper division undergraduates in their Junior year or
higher with at least one year of school remaining. (2) Major must be in
Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or Marketing. (3) GPA of
3.2 or higher.
Download Application at: www.smpsoregon.org.
Applications must be postmarked by May 7, 2007. Recipients notified on
May 24, 2007. Questions? contact Sue Johnson, Account
Executive, Daily Journal of Commerce and Commerce Magazine, 503-802-7214, Fax
503-802-7219, sue.johnson@djcOregon.com. US
NAVY NUCLEAR PROPULSION OFFICER CANDIDATE PROGRAM. The US Navy is looking for Engineers,
Scientists and Mathematics majors to become officers in the Nuclear Propulsion
Officer Candidate (NUPOC) program. This program offers qualified individuals
unique technical training, exceptional benefits, and the opportunity to join
the elite group of Naval Officers responsible for the operation of the Navy's
nuclear propelled submarines and aircraft carriers. If you are a NATIONAL SCIENCE
FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP). The Graduate Research Fellowship provides
three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students
who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The
program offers a stipend of $30,000 a year for three years and a $10,500
cost of education allowance. THE NAVAL
RESEARCH LABORATORY (NRL) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM is open to US citizens and legal permanent
residents and offers a competitive stipend as well as insurance, relocation,
and travel allowances. This program offers 1–3-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. JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS—ME &
IME STUDENTS [back to top] Welcome to MIME’s
new job and internship posting system! The listing below was generated from
current postings at http://ie.oregonstate.edu/MIMEjobboard. We are in the
process of beta testing this system and welcome your input. Please send comments
and suggestions to mimejobs@engr.oregonstate.edu
. Note:
For additional job and internship possibilities not listed below, check the
links at http://me.oregonstate.edu/students/jobs/
BOEING COMPANY - Industrial Engineers,
Levels 1, 2, and 3. Boeing is currently
soliciting a pool of qualified industrial engineers at all levels of
experience. More ... FLIR SYSTEMS - Manufacturing Engineer. Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining assembly
processes in the fabrication of electro-mechanical sub-assemblies and final
assemblies. Ideal candidate will interface with multiple engineering
disciplines in coordinating the release of new products and
producing/troubleshooting existing products. More ... FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Mechanical Engineer. More ... GEORGIA-PACIFIC - Entry-Level Process
Control Engineer. Provide engineering support for mill-wide process control
projects. More ... GUNDERSON - Associate Design Engineer. PURPOSE OF POSITION: Plan, organize and perform engineering
assignments including the design of rail cars, parts, and components or
assigned phases or major projects as well as special projects. More ... HUNTER-DAVISSON - Entry-level A/B Q/C
Project Engineer. This position reports to the Sales & Engineering
Operations Manager and backs up and receives back up from other sales personnel
and project engineers. This is an excellent opportunity for a new ME grad to
gain immediate field experience in air balancing and quality control of system
verification and inspection for commercial HVAC systems in office buildings,
congregate housing facilities, schools, restaurants, and retail spaces. More ... JELD-WEN - Product Design Engineer. The
Product Design Engineer is responsible for designing and developing new
products, improving existing products, and coordinating all aspects of
development projects as directed by the Corporate Product Development Manager. More ... KIEWIT PACIFIC STRUCTURES DISTRICT -
Entry-level Engineer. This is a salaried staff
position reporting to the project engineer and/or the job superintendent. Start
date end of June. More ... MACDON INDUSTRIES - Harvest Support
Representative. MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. is a
family-owned Winnipeg-based corporation specializing in the design and
manufacture of harvesting equipment for global markets. We are seeking Harvest
Support Representatives to work on an 8-month contract basis in our Product
Support Department. More ... MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. - Entry-level
Equipment Engineer. This individual is responsible for Bulk Chemical Systems,
including sustained maintenance and new project work as it relates to
system/equipment improvements, start up, expansion or remodel. More ... PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC./PACIFIC CARGO CONTROL,
INC. - Entry-level Mechanical Engineer.
Technical support and assistance for purchasing- and sales-related activities
including vendor and customer contact. More ... VESTAS | ||||
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