OSU MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN

Week of September 24, 2007

 

 

BULLETIN SECTIONS—QUICK LINKS

Upcoming Events

Miscellaneous Announcements

Scholarships and Fellowships

Job and Internship Postings—Students

Faculty and Post-Doc Positions

About this e-bulletin

 

WELCOME TO FALL TERM IN THE NEW SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING!

 

Welcome back, returning students, staff and faculty—and welcome to those of you who are new to our school. We are looking forward to our first full year as the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, and we’re glad you’re part of the OSU MIME community. As some of you have already noticed, our school restructuring has led to an administrative office location change. Undergraduate student services remains in Dearborn 102, but all other MIME program functions, including those that used to be in Covell Hall, are now centralized in Rogers 204. Several faculty have also moved their offices from Covell to Rogers, and other such moves are in the works. Please stay tuned and bear with us as we complete this transition process!

 

I’m confident that this will be a great year for our new school, and I wish each of you the best for 2007–08.

 

Belinda Batten

 

New MIME Trans-Atlantic Double-Degree Bachelor’s Program

 

Thanks largely to the efforts of Dr. Bill Warnes (ME/Materials Science) and Drs. Ralf and Isabella Busch (former OSU ME/Mat Sci faculty and now at Universitaet des Saarlandes in Saarbrucken, Germany), the OSU School of MIME is about to embark on an exciting new undergraduate program. We will be teaming up with Universitaet des Saarlandes and Lulea University of Technology (Lulea, Sweden) in an innovative, trans-atlantic effort to create engineers with global perspectives and experience. Students who complete this 4-year program will receive two bachelors degrees: a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University and a BS in Materials Science from Universitaet des Saarlandes.

 

This multi-institutional project is part of the EU–US ATLANTIS Programme (Actions for Transatlantic Links and Academic Networks for Training and Integrated Studies) and is being jointly funded through the US Department of Education and the European Commission.  The program will provide travel stipends for US students to spend their junior year in Europe, studying at both Lulea University of Technology and Saarlands University. European students will travel to the US to complete their senior year at Oregon State University. Candidate recruitment will begin next fall (2008), with the first cohort of US students planned to travel overseas during the 2009-10 academic year.

 

For more information about this program, contact Dr. Bill Warnes, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Materials Science Graduate Program, 204 Rogers Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR  97331, (541) 737-7016, or by email at WarnesW@engr.orst.edu.  

 

More Kudos to Members of the MIME Community!

 

Three members of the MIME community were honored at last week’s OSU College of Engineering annual faculty–staff breakfast and awards ceremony:

 

• Dr. Nancy Squires is this year’s winner of the COE Carter Award for Outstanding Professor. (Note that Carter Award winners are determined entirely by student vote.)
• ME doctoral student Matt Knudsen is this year’s winner of the COE Graduate Teaching Award.
• Lea Clayton is this year’s winner of the COE Classified Employee Award. 

 

On behalf of all of the rest of us in MIME, congratulations to all three of you on these well-deserved recognitions! And Lea, we wish you well in your new full-time position with the School of CBEE. As we say farewell to Lea, we also say hello to Shirley Weaver, our new grant accountant! For those of you who haven’t met Shirley yet, she’s yet another bright star in the MIME offices. Please stop by Rogers 204 and welcome her to our midst.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS                                                                     [back to top]

 

This Week…

 

Tues Sept 25: MIME Graduate Communications Seminar. 12–1 pm, Rogers 226. Introductory session and set-up for next week’s session on “Deciphering Academic Writing” led by Dr. David Bella, CEE emeritus faculty. These seminars are targeted to new MIME graduate students, but all MIME graduate students are invited to attend. Sandwich fixings and beverages will be provided. Note: For those of you who wish to register for this seminar as a 1-credit ME 507 class, registration forms with the required departmental approval will be available at this session. There’s no need to register ahead of time.

 

Tues Sept 25: PacificSource Benefit Meeting for GTAs and GRAs. 4 pm, Weniger 153.

 

Wed Sept 26: Engineers Without Borders—First Meeting of the Year!
For this kick-off meeting, people interested in learning what EWB is all about should come at 6:30PM for an introduction to the chapter.  Returning members are asked to join us at 7:00 pm.  All are welcome to attend!  There will be pizza and pop, too!  Check our web site for more information: http://www.ewb-osu.org

Fri Sept 28: 2007 Beaver Community Fair. 11 am–3 pm, MU Quad.

 

Fri Sept 28–Sun Sept 30: Engineers Without Borders South Sister Trip. See Announcements section for details.

 

Plan Ahead...

 

Tues Oct 2: Advanced Academy of Teaching & Learning Open House. 12–1 pm, Milam 215. Come explore OSU’s latest faculty development facility located in Milam 215. Refreshments will be available. See link for more information.

 

Tues Oct 2: Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Workshop: Survival Skills for Instructors New to Teaching.  2–4 pm, Milam 215. Graduate students are encouraged to attend. See link for more information and to pre-register.

 

Thurs Oct 4: CTL Workshop: Assessment Part 1: Are Your Students Learning? 1–4 pm, Milam 215. This workshop is intended to give faculty new to assessment practical tools they can use to ensure that what they are teaching is indeed being learned. CTL Director Dr. Saunders will introduce key concepts regarding assessment and then demonstrate three different tools faculty across all disciplines can use to ensure that their students are learning what is being taught. Preregistration required (visit link.)

 

Thurs Oct 4: ASME–OSU Chapter Kick-off Meeting. 6:30 pm, location TBA (check next week’s e-bulletin).

 

October 8–12: Engineering Awareness Week. Department presentations on all engineering majors at 6 pm and 7 pm on M, T, W, and Th. See “Miscellaneous Announcements” section for schedule and location information.  

 

Mon Oct 8: Diversity Book Club review/discussion: An Unquiet Mind by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison. 11:30 am–1 pm, MU Lounge. As a founder of UCLA's Affective Disorder Clinic and co-author of a standard medical text, Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison may be the foremost authority on manic-depressive illness.  She is also one of its survivors.  And it is this dual perspective—as healer and healed— that makes Jamison's memoir so lucid, learned, and profoundly affecting.
Note: Copies of this book are available for sale at the OSU bookstore and for checkout at the Valley Library. Student Affairs also  has a limited number of copies available for loan. For more information, contact jodi.nelson@oregonstate.edu.

 

Mon Oct  8:  "Mood Disorders and Artistic Creativity"—public lecture by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison.  7–9pm, LaSells Stewart Center Austin Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Dr. Jamison is an international authority and researcher on mood disorders, and trusted spokesperson for millions who suffer with mental illness. This public lecture will address the clinical and personal realities of depression and bipolar disorder in a manner that encourages dialogue, empathy and hope.

 

Tues Oct 16:  CTL Workshop:  Assessment Part II: Assessment Tools and Their Use in the Classroom. 2–4 pm, Milam 215. See link for workshop description and to pre-register.

 

Thurs Oct 18: CTL Workshop: Research Assignments That Work.  1–3 pm, Milam 215. See link for workshop description and to pre-register.

 

Tues Oct 23: EECS–MIME Senior Dinner. 6 pm, MU Ballroom. Details and registration forthcoming.

 

Wed Oct 24: Engineering Career Fair. 11 am–4 pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center.

 

Tues Oct 30: CTL Workshop:  Emerging Technologies. 1:30–3 pm, Milam 215. See link for workshop description and to pre-register.

 

Fri Nov 2: CTL Seminar: Visual Teaching in an Auditory World.  8:30am–12:30pm, Milam 215. Today’s learners mirror the changes in society where 60 to 90% of the population thinks with mental visual language. However, education has not changed “teaching strategies” to match with the change in learners. As a result, more learners experience difficulty with higher order thinking skills. The purpose of this presentation is threefold: 1) to share teaching strategies developed to meet the learning needs of visual thinkers; 2) to offer innovative teaching ideas grounded in neurobiological learning theory; and 3) to demonstrate how higher order thinking strategies, based on lower order knowledge, assist visual thinkers. Pre-register at link.

 

Wed Nov 7: CTL Workshop: Learning Styles and Learning Perspectives. 10 am–noon, Milam 215. See link for Workshop description and to pre-register.

 

MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS                                              [back to top]

 

School-wide…

 

INTEL VIRTUAL CHAT—ALL ENGINEERING STUDENTS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. Intel is hosting a Virtual Chat on Thursday, September 27th. Come learn about our Rotation Engineers Program (REP)! Join Nicole Mather, Rotation Engineer and Intern Programs Manager, and watch our taped interview with program founder, past-CEO, and current Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, to learn more about Intel’s distinguished program for recent college graduates during this web-based virtual event.  To register, visit the AfterCollege MIME Job Resource Center at http://www.aftercollege.com/groups/listings.asp?id=626233891. Then click on the link to the Intel Virtual Chat Event located at the top of the website.

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS SOUTH SISTER TRIP! Engineers Without Borders is holding our first-ever South Sister camping and mountain climbing trip over the weekend of September 28-30.  The cost is $15 which includes one dinner and one breakfast (Saturday evening and Sunday morning).  For those who are interested in summiting the mountain, we will be making the attempt starting early on Saturday morning.  There are carpools available as well as some tents and cooking gear to share.  Please contact Douglas or Birdie at Douglas.VanBossuyt@gmail.com or cornynt@engr.orst.edu for further information and to reserve your spot.

NEW FALL CLASS: ALS 210, “HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR INTERNSHIP SEARCH.” Tuesdays, 2-3:50 pm, Waldo 244. Internship preparation course designed to provide students with the fundamental tools to find and secure an internship. Topics will include internship search strategies, resumes, cover letters, and interviewing. Guest speakers and site visits will provide additional insight into these topics from the perspective of employers and students with prior internship experience. Reflection on student's interests, values, and goals will also be integrated into the course. Everyone is welcome - there are no prerequisites or over-qualification. In addition to the regular curriculum, we will focus on the fall application process for highly competitive Summer ’07 internships.

 

CAMPUS JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR OSU STUDENTS: “LEARNING STRATEGIST.” Description: The Academic Success Center and Academics for Student Athletes (102 Waldo Hall) need to fill academic coaching positions for the 2007-2008 academic year. These Learning Strategists will provide intensive academic coaching for at-risk students. The Learning Strategists will provide assistance with time management and organization, reading and note taking and, in addition, will work intensively with one or two students, three to four times per week. They will assist students in applying learning strategies directly to their reading and assignments. While not necessarily content tutoring, this is an intensive and applied study assistance program. Mandatory training and orientation prepare students for this peer support position. Required job qualifications: minimum two terms at OSU, good academic standing (minimum GPA 2.5). Preferred job qualifications: prior tutoring experience, good interpersonal skills. Other details: Number of positions to be filled: up to 30; 6-20 hours per week, variable; Work study or non-work study; $8-10 per hour; September 17 - June 13; Supervisor: Moira Dempsey. Search will remain open until positions have filled. Mandatory training date to be determined. To apply: Indicate the job title "Learning Strategist" and address the required and preferred job qualifications in your correspondence. Deliver or send a brief cover letter, your fall term schedule, resume, unofficial transcripts, and contact information (including phone and email) to: Elizabeth Thomas, 102 Waldo Hall, OSU, elizabeth.thomas@oregonstate.edu.

 

ENGINEERING AWARENESS WEEK IS WEEK 3 OF FALL TERM! On October 8-11, all engineering departments will run 1-hour informational sessions and tours as an introduction to the variety of engineering majors available at OSU. These presentations are geared to incoming undergraduates, but all students are welcome to attend. Here’s the schedule of sessions:

Monday, October 8 (one session at 6 pm, one at 7 pm)

§ Mechanical Engineering - Dearborn 118

§ Ecological Engineering - Gilmore 234

Tuesday, October 9 (one session at 6 pm, one at 7 pm)

§ Industrial Engineering - Covell 216

§ Manufacturing Engineering - Covell 216

§ Forest Engineering - Peavy 130

§ Ecological Engineering - Gilmore 234

Wednesday, October 10 (one session at 6 pm, one at 7 pm)

§ Chemical Engineering - Gleeson 200

§ Bio Engineering - Gleeson 200

§ Environmental Engineering - Gleeson 200

§ Civil Engineering - Owen 102

§ Construction Engineering Management - Owen 102

Thursday, October 11 (one session at 6 pm, one at 7 pm)

§ Electrical and Computer Engineering - KEC 1001

§ Computer Science - KEC 1001

§ Engineering Physics - Weniger 304

§ Nuclear Engineering - Withycombe 109

§ Radiation Health Physics - Withycombe 109

 

Grad Students/Faculty/Staff

 

PACIFICSOURCE BENEFIT MEETING FOR GTAs and GRAs. 4 pm on Tues., September 25, 2007, Weniger 153. The Student Insurance Office and PacificSource are holding an informational meeting for all graduate research and teaching assistants.  A representative from PacificSource will give a brief overview of the graduate insurance plan and will then be available to answer questions.  For more information, call or email Erin Palmer in the Student Insurance Office: (541) 737-7562 or erin.palmer@oregonstate.edu

 

CALL FOR AIAA PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS: The Young Professionals of the Pacific Northwest section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will be holding a technical symposium on 3-4 November 2007 at the University of Washington in Seattle. The theme this year’s symposium is “Topics of Importance for the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Industry.” For more information, visit the following links: Call for papers AIAA-PNW tech symposium and Event info AIAA-PNW tech symposium.pdf.  Students and faculty who are interested in presenting at this conference should submit a one-page presentation abstract, in PDF or MS Word format, to YPTechSymposium@pnwaiaa.org.  Deadline for abstract submissions is Friday, October 12^th.  

 

TWO FALL COURSES OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO MIME GRADS:

§  ECE 530–Contemporary Energy Applications. Instructor: Ted Brekken. Time: Tuesday and Thursday, 8– 9:50 am, Owen 103. The course covers a broad range of energy issues, with a particular focus on renewable energy, e.g. wind, wave, and solar. We will cover the fundamental physics of these energy sources, and also cover the types of devices used to harvest the energy. We will look at real-world examples of cutting-edge renewable energy technology. We will also cover power transmission, transformers, and energy storage (e.g. batteries, flywheels, hydrogen). For more information contact Ted Brekken at brekken@eecs.oregonstate.edu or  541-737-2995.

§  IE 564 – Design and Scheduling of Cellular Manufacturing Systems. T, TH: 2:00-3:20 p.m. As it is transfer of research experiences, about 80-85% of the material comes from previous NSF-funded research, working with simplified examples. Emphasis is on operational issues and on solution algorithms and their applicability to solve large-industrial problems. We will also go through the application of one of the algorithmic techniques to an actual problem from the Parts Manufacturing Plant at Freightliner Corporation in Portland. The only prerequisite is good exposure to computers; no programming experience needed. There is no text book. For more information, please contact Dr. Logendran at Logen.Logendran@oregonstate.edu.

 

NSF OVERSEAS STUDY/RESEARCH SUMMER PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: APPLY NOW FOR SUMMER 2008. The NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) program offers U.S. graduate students in science and engineering a unique opportunity to study  abroad with foreign researchers (in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan) for 8 weeks during the summer. In 2008, the EAPSI awards will include a stipend of $5,000, an allowance for international travel, and support to attend a pre-departure orientation in Washington, DC. Foreign co-sponsoring organizations will provide additional support to cover EAPSI students' living expenses abroad. For more information about this program, visit the EAPSI website at http://www.nsf.gov/eapsi. Application deadline for EAPSI 2008 is December 12, 2007.

 

RESEARCH OFFICE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FACULTY RELEASE TIME (FRT) for Fall 2007–08 (for Winter Term 2007–08 release). Deadline is Monday, Oct. 8. Info: Debbie Delmore at 737-8390 or Debbie.Delmore@oregonstate.edu.

 

ATTENTION  ASEE MEMBERS: The "Abstract Submission" phase is now open for the 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition being held in Pittsburgh, PA on June 22–-25, 2008.  Deadline for abstract submission is Friday, October 19. Please visit  http://www.asee.org/conferences/annual/2008/Call-for-Papers.cfm for details about the abstract and paper submission process as well as other conference events.

 

ABSTRACTS ARE ALSO BEING ACCEPTED for the FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS OF NONLINEAR ANALYSTS (WCNA-2008) to be held at the Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Florida  July – 9, 2008.  All interested parties in engineering/engineering technology,  mathematics, and sciences who wish to participate should submit an abstract of about 400 words to Gholam Ali Shaykhian gshaykhi@fit.edu  no later than November 15, 2007. Visit the conference Web at http://research.fit.edu/ifna/wcna2008/.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS                                                 [back to top]

 

Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) ScholarshipS. The Dept. of Defense (DOD) SMART Scholarship for Service Program offers our nation's research leaders of tomorrow not only an education, but rewarding career opportunities. Applications for the SMART Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year are now being accepted (through December 14). Visit the website for an application at http://www.asee.org/smart/index.cfm. SMART Scholars receive:

§  Annual stipend ranging from $22,000-$39,000 depending on prior educational experience

§  Full tuition and related education fees

§  Book allowance of $1,000

§  Paid summer internships

§  Career opportunities after graduation

The SMART Scholarship for Service Program is open only to citizens and nationals of the United States. Persons who hold permanent resident status are not eligible. Read the Application Instructions for more information. All applicants are required to submit applications online by 5:00 p.m. EST, December 14, 2007. All materials must be submitted electronically or received by this deadline. Notifications of awards are expected to be mailed March 2008. Application materials are not returned to applicants. Applicants must click the "Submit Application" button to submit the application.

 

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 U.S. citizen, attending or have graduated from an accredited college or university in the United States or United States Territory, less than 29 years of age, and can meet basic physical requirements, you may already be qualified.  For some programs, you may apply as early as your sophomore year after completing one academic year of calculus and one academic year of calculus-based physics.  If you are interested the Navy will pay you as an E-6 for up to 30 months to go to school. While you are going to school you are paid to get good grades and stay in shape. There is also a large sign-on bonus. After you finish school you will be trained as a Nuclear Officer and become qualified to drive a submarine or surface ship. There is no closing date. For more information contact Chief Warrant Officer Jimmy Smith at (503) 572-6275.

 

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. U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent resident aliens are eligible. Proposals are due in early November. For more information and to apply, go to: http://www.nsf.gov/grfp.

 

 

JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS—MIME Students                      [back to top]

 

The following listings were generated from the MIME Jobs and Internships Web site at http://ie.oregonstate.edu/MIMEjobboard/.

For additional job and internship listings, including the AfterCollege Job Resource Center for MIME Students, visit  http://me.oregonstate.edu/students/jobs/.

 

Jobs

 

CHEVRON - Facilities / Project / Design Engineers. Chevron is recruiting Facilities, Project, and Design Engineers. Expected openings are in the following companies and locations:

§    North America Exploration & Production Company (CNAEP) in New Orleans, LA, Lafayette, LA, Bakersfield, CA, Houston, TX, Midland, TX and Anchorage, AK.

§    Chevron International Exploration & Production Company (CIEP) in Houston, TX.

§    Energy Technology Company (ETC) in San Ramon, CA, Richmond, CA, and Houston, TX.

§    Chevron Global Refining in El Segundo, CA, Richmond, CA, Pascagoula, MS, and Salt Lake City, UT.

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