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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 Merger
Accomplished… Dear Colleagues, Students, and ME and IME Program Supporters, After many months of work, the OSU Departments of
Mechanical Engineering and Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering are now
officially merged into the I look forward to continuing to work with you all in the
new unit, Belinda Batten Professor and Department Head, Mechanical Engineering Interim Department Head, Industrial & Manufacturing
Engineering Reminder: Upcoming MIME Event If you’re a grad student; a graduating, current,
or incoming pro-school student; or a faculty or staff member in the We hope to see you this Thursday at the
First Annual MIME Awards Ceremony and Picnic! 5 pm, Families welcome (there’s a playground nearby!) RSVP by emailing karen.willard3@oregonstate.edu. Directions: UPCOMING EVENTS
[back to top] This Week… Mon May 28:
As this bulletin goes out on Tuesday this week, here’s hoping you all enjoyed a wonderful Memorial Day holiday on
Monday. Tues May 29–Sun June 3: Tues May 29:
ME 519 Seminar:
“Systems
Health Management in NASA Programs.” Presenter: Stephen Johnson, Wed May 30: SUBAWARDS:
Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Compliance Workshop. 10–11 am,
MU 213. This workshop will discuss subawards
– how they are used, how to budget for them, and how they are handled at OSU.
Pre-registration is NOT required for this workshop. Just show
up! For more information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/research/osprc/index.htm Wed May 30: Technology Across Curriculum class: Podcasting with Blackboard. 11–11:50 am, Waldo
115A. a.m., is
On Monday, June 4, starting at 11 a.m., is Blackboard: Hands-On Clinic. On
Tuesday, June 5, starting at 11 a.m., is PowerPoint:
Online with Narration. All classes are in Waldo Hall Room 115A. Register… Wed May 30: Thurs May 31: Engineering
Day at Thurs May 31:
"Mechanical
Characterization of a Simple Gel in a Prototype Device that Models a
Degenerative Intervertebral Disc."
Presenter: Yannick Cenar, OSU MSME candidate. 12–1
pm, Thurs May 31: MIME Annual Awards Ceremony and Picnic.
5 pm, Fri June 1:
MIME Seminar: ”Delamination and Deflection at Interfaces”
Presenter: John Parmigiani, PE, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Plan Ahead... Mon June 4: FREE DEAD WEEK BREAKFAST for ALL MIME
STUDENTS, FACULTY, and STAFF. 8 am–11 am in the Caliper Lounge, 4th
floor of Rogers Hall. Join us for pancakes, muffins, fruit, and other breakfast
foods! Hosted by ASME and Pi Tau Sigma. Mon June 4: Free MATLAB Training Seminar. 9–11 am and/or 2–4 pm, Valley Library Willamette Seminar Room 3622. Register for either or both sessions at http://www.mathworks.com/seminars/osu. Walk-ins are also welcome. See Announcements section below for details. Mon June 4: Technology Across Curriculum class:
Blackboard: Hands-On Clinic. 11 am–12:20 pm, Waldo 115A. Register… Tues June 5: “International
Engineering Interns in Their Own Words: Past Interns Share Their Stories and Their
Wisdom with the Future.” Presenter: Douglas Van Bossuyt, Candidate for the
International Degree in Mechanical Engineering. 9 am, Tues June 5: Technology Across Curriculum class:
Blackboard: Hands-On Clinic. 11 am–12 noon, Waldo 115A. Register… Thurs June 7: MIME Seminar: “A Cohort
Study of Freshman Engineering Students: The Impact of Collaborative Learning
and a Common First-term Schedule on Student Success.” Presenter: Toni
Doolen, Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Sat June 16:. Mechanical,
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Commencement. 4–6 pm,
Tuesday, June
19: Diversity Book Club Discussion of Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee. 12 noon–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–I Tues May 29:
ME 519 Seminar:
“Systems
Health Management in NASA Programs.” Presenter: Stephen Johnson, Thurs May 31:
"Mechanical
Characterization of a Simple Gel in a Prototype Device that Models a
Degenerative Intervertebral Disc." Presenter:
Yannick Cenar, OSU MSME candidate. 12–1 pm, Fri June 1:
MIME Seminar: ”Delamination and Deflection at Interfaces”
Presenter: John Parmigiani, PE, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thurs June 7: MIME Seminar: “A Cohort
Study of Freshman Engineering Students: The Impact of Collaborative Learning
and a Common First-term Schedule on Student Success.” Presenter: Toni
Doolen, Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
[back to top] Departments-wide… ATTENTION GRADUATING
ME & IME SENIORS: If you are graduating Spring Term and you have not
already picked up your graduation audit and filled out your Senior
Questionnaire, please do so ASAP in THINKING ABOUT GETTING
A MASTER’S DEGREE? CONSIDER THE U of O MASTERS INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.
The FREE MATLAB TRAINING AT OSU ON MONDAY JUNE 4th. This free MathWorks seminar, “Technical Computing with MATLAB” is targeted to professors, researchers, and students. Dr. Jiro Doke, Mathworks Senior Applications Engineer, will demonstrate how MATLAB and Simulink are used as a flexible platform for technical computing and application development in engineering, math, and science curricula and research. The seminar includes two sessions: 9–11 am and 2–4 pm. Morning session topics include: Data Analysis and Acquisition using MATLAB, Overview of Hardware Connectivity Tools in MATLAB, and Introduction to Simulink and Physical Modeling. Afternoon session topics include Data Analysis using MATLAB, Algorithm Development and Application Deployment using MATLAB, and Distributed and Parallel Computing with MATLAB. When: Monday, June 4, 2007. Where: OSU Valley Library Willamette Seminar Room 3622. Register for either or both sessions at http://www.mathworks.com/seminars/osu. Walk-ins are also welcome. For more information contact Alyssa Winer, alyssa.winer@mathworks.com, Account Manager, Education Department, 508-647-4343 HELP MAKE AIR TRAVEL NOT
ONLY ACCESSIBLE, BUT ALSO SAFE AND COMFORTABLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. OSU Mechanical Engineers are designing a device to
transfer a traveler with disabilities between a wheelchair and an airplane
seat. To help us determine the most comfortable squeezing force required to
secure individuals and transfer them between the wheelchair and airplane seat,
we are seeking healthy women and men,
aged 18-40 years, with no history of heart or respiratory
problems, high blood pressure, chest injuries, or osteoporosis,
as testing subjects. If you
participate, all you will do is sit in a chair and allow us to lift you
up using our new device. Risk of injury is insignificant. The test session will
last about 45 minutes. Participating in this study gives you a chance to
experience the latest technology in aircraft accessibility and to contribute to
the work of making air travel safe and comfortable for people with
disabilities. For more information, contact John Mast (mastjo@onid.orst.edu) or Sushim
Koshti (koshti@engr.orst.edu). If you know someone else who might be
interested, please tell them about this study too. CALL
FOR APPLICATIONS FOR WINTER BREAK 2007 ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS (EWB) TRIP TO MIME PRO-SCHOOL
STUDENTS: VOTE NOW FOR THE 2006–07 COE OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR! Annually since
1949, juniors and seniors in the INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT/MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT position is currently available for qualified graduate or undergraduate student, start date ASAP. This job requires skills in PHP and MySQL. Familiarity with OSU Central Web Services and/or OSU Engineering Web Services is a plus. Hours: 10–20 hrs/week. Hourly wage DOE. If you are interested in this position, please contact Prof. Shiwoo Lee at Shiwoo.Lee@oregonstate.edu. Grad Students/Faculty/Staff BRUCE RETTIG
RETIREMENT PARTY. Please join the POSSIBLE
RESEARCH COLLABORATION? Esme, Inc. (http://esmebiosolutions.com/default.aspx)
is interested in using algae farms to reduce eutrophic
pollution. We envision a system capable of reducing TMDL resulting from
both point and non-point sources. We would like to investigate using the
biomass produced to make carbon neutral fuel and/or energy. Our research
indicates the chief obstacle is the high capitalization cost of building
the algae farm infrastructure. Our goal is to create a working
design and build a coalition of public and private funders
and then contract maintenance and operation the publicly owned farm. Our
secondary goal would be to set up an experimental station to find optimal
solutions to extracting energy from the algae biomass. Hydromential
out of THE GRADUATE TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION (GRAD TLA) is a new OSU club dedicated to establishing a supportive home for graduate students across the campus who are interested in teaching and learning. Join us for events, both intellectual and social, that connect graduate students across disciplines in order to share ideas about teaching and learning. Benefits of club participation include: opportunity to participate in intellectual and social events that connect graduate students across disciplines in order to share ideas about teaching and learning; access to a literature database generated by graduate students that share your research interests; opportunity to participate in a regional graduate student research conference on teaching and learning with other students from across the Pacific Northwest. Grad TLA officers include Gulden Karakok, president; Sue Ellen DeChenne, president-elect; Celeste Barthel, treasurer; Molly Phipps, event coordinator; Rachel Harrington, webmaster. Dr. Nam Hwa Kang is the faculty advisor. For more information about the Grad TLA, email gtla@oregonstate.edu. 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 be a part of the premier professional society for Mechanical Engineers and participate in the activities of such a group? Want to network and learn about opportunities for the future. Most of all, want to have fun? If so, join ASME and come to our bi-weekly OSU chapter meetings! You can apply for membership online, at http://www.asme.org/Membership/Join/Become_Member.cfm. To find out about upcoming OSU chapter meetings and other ASME–OSU activities, join the ASME mailing list (go to lists.oregonstate.edu group: ASME). Upcoming meetings are also listed in the Events section of this bulletin. 2007–08 ASME–OSU officers are RJ Zaworski, President (zawrskr@onid.orst.edu); 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. Faculty Advisor is Nancy Squires.
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.
2007-08 PTS officers include Jaime Junell (President), Alex Naef (VP), Adam Aschenbach
(Secretary), Hitesh Patel (Treasurer), Layne Clemen (Tutoring Chair), Melissa Jensen-Morgan (Fundraising
Chair), and Douglas Van Bossuyt (Webmaster) For more information please visit http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/pts/home.html. SOCIETY
OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE). SAE includes two subgroups: Formula (on-road racing car) and Mini Baja
(off-road racing vehicle). For more information, visit http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/SAE/.
All OSU students are encouraged
to become involved with OSU SAE! 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
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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/ TWO PART-TIME STUDENT JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIME STUDENTS—AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY: • An Information System Development/Maintenance Assistant position is currently available for qualified graduate or undergraduate student, start date ASAP. This job requires skills in PHP and MySQL. Familiarity with OSU Central Web Services and/or OSU Engineering Web Services is a plus. Hours: 10-20 hrs/week. Hourly wage DOE. If you are interested in this position, please contact Prof. Shiwoo Lee at Shiwoo.Lee@oregonstate.edu. •
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Processing Assistant. The Coastal Imaging Lab (CIL) in the Active Jobs as of 5/28/07 CH2M HILL - Mechanical Engineer. Corvallis, OR - Mechanical Engineer translates technical documents to and
from English and Japanese; acts as interpreter for technical project
communications relating to engineering, design, procurement, construction and
manufacturing; prepares calculations, designs, and specifications for HVAC,
refrigeration, plumbing, and fire protection systems; and prepares 2D/3D CAD
drafts/models. More ... ESCO CORPORATION - Design Engineer. ESCO
Corporation, a global company with operations around the world, is seeking
qualified candidates for the position of Design Engineer located in FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Mechanical Engineer. More ... GEORGIA-PACIFIC - Entry-Level Process
Control Engineer. Provide engineering support for mill-wide process control
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 ver | ||||
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