OSU MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN

Week of October 8, 2007

 

 

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MIME Seminars

Miscellaneous Announcements

Scholarships and Fellowships

Job and Internship Postings—Students

Faculty and Post-Doc Positions

About this e-bulletin

 

INCOMING STUDENTS:

WELCOME TO ENGINEERING ORIENTATION WEEK!

 

 

ANOTHER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR

FRESHMAN ME & GENERAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS

 

General sign-ups for undergraduate ME and IME winter term advising (which runs from Oct. 29^th through November 30^th) start on October 22^nd. But due to the exceptionally large sizes of our  ME and General Engineering freshman classes, ME and General Engineering freshmen may sign up for winter advising starting today, Monday Oct. 8^th, in Dearborn 102. If you are not sure who your advisor is, please check the bulletin board outside Dearborn 102.  Take advantage of this opportunity to schedule your advising session now and avoid the Oct 22^nd rush!  And remember, you MUST be advised in order to receive your PIN for next term.

 

INVITATION TO ALL MIME STUDENTS:

UPCOMING OSU Student Community Symposium

 

You are cordially invited to be part of a Student Community Symposium series organized by the Department of Student Leadership and Involvement. The focus of these symposiums is to provide an opportunity for students across campus to meet, engage, and network with one another in a meaningful way. Being part of the OSU community means knowing those around you, so please join your fellow students and be part of this new initiative! This event is open to any and all students who are interested in meeting people and helping build community.

 

When: 6-8 pm on three Thursday nights (including Thursday of this week):

§  October 11th: Building a better Community at OSU (Speaker: Jackie Balzer, Dean of Student Life)

§  October 25th: Defining Leadership: What it Means for You

§  November 8th: NETWORKING: Expanding Your Potential

What: Meet, Engage, Make a Difference…Free Food Too!

Where: Reser Club Level (Entrance on the North side near Gill)

 

RSVP: Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 9^th, by sending an e-mail to getinvolved@oregonstate.edu. In your email, include your name, organization you’re representing (if any), which of the three events you plan to attend, and any special accommodations you may need.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS                                                                     [back to top]

 

This Week…

 

October 8–12: Engineering Awareness Week. Department presentations on all engineering majors at 6 pm and 7 pm on M, T, W, and Th. For schedule and location information, see http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/engr_awareness_flyer_2007.pdf.    

 

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:  Formula SAE Team Meeting. 6 pm, SAE shop in the basement of Rogers Hall (room 132). All OSU students are welcome. For more information, contact Bill Murray at murrayw@onid.orst.edu.

 

Mon Oct 8:  Engineers without Borders (EWB) Project Design Team Meeting. 6:30 pm, STAG 109. Meeting agenda includes (1) finalizing design options for the rain-catchment system planned for December's implementation trip in El Salvador and (2) finalizing details surrounding our Organic Growers shed/gutter project. NOTE: If being on the design team interests you, please e-mail carl.e.moen@gmail.com to be in the loop about future meeting times, etc. This will be one of the only times that a design team meeting reminder will be sent out to the entire listserv.

 

Mon Oct  8:  "Mood Disorders and Artistic Creativity"—public lecture by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison.  7–9 pm, 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 9: MIME Graduate Communications Seminar. 12­–1 pm, Rogers 226. Dr. Vicki Tolar Burton, Department of English faculty and OSU Writing Across the Curriculum Program director, will discuss strategies for negotiating the writing process (pre-writing, drafting, and revising)—and what do when you get stuck. All MIME graduate students are invited; MIME faculty are also welcome. Sandwich fixings and beverages provided. Come a few minutes early to get lunch; we’d like to start the presentation promptly at noon.

 

Wed Oct 10: Baja SAE Team Meeting. 6 pm, SAE shop in the basement of Rogers Hall (room 132). All OSU students are welcome. For more information, contact Nick Purdy at purdyn@onid.orst.edu.

 

Wed Oct 10: Engineers without Borders (EWB) General Meeting. 7 pm, KEC 1003. Join us for pizza, pop, and a presentation by Ted Brekken (EECS faculty and co-director of the OSU Wallace Energy Systems and Renewables Facility) about current OSU research on ocean wave energy generation. EWB–OSU is open to all OSU students—not just engineers. So come and bring a friend! We hope to see some new faces at this meeting.

 

Thurs Oct 11: High Tech After Hours Expo. 2­­–8 pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center, OSU campus. High Tech After Hours, an annual event staged by the Corvallis Chapter of the Software Association of Oregon, is the largest gathering of the technology community in the entire Mid Willamette Valley. Come discover the newest technologies being developed locally. Many of these companies are looking to hire. Speaker presentations (2–4 pm) by Greg Merten, former Vice President and General Manager at Hewlett-Packard (and OSU EE grad!); Chris Klemm, Director of the OSU Austin Entrepreneurship Program; and Frank Hall and Robert Best, presidents of Entredigm Consulting and VisionQuest Consulting, resepectively.  Complimentary food and beverages. Students get in free with ID. For more information, visit http://www.hightechafterhours.com/ or call 757-1505.

 

Fri Oct 12–Sun Oct 14: Engineers Without Borders–USA West Coast Regional Workshop. Held at Portland State University’s Northwest Center for Engineering, Science, and Technology. For more information and to register, visit http://www.ewbwestccoast.org/workshop. There will be a carpool from Corvallis and housing options at/near the conference site. For more information, contact Douglas Van Bossuyt at vanbossd@onid.orst.edu.

 

 

Plan Ahead...

 

Mon Oct 16: OSU Career Services Dining and Networking Etiquette session. 5 pm, MU Ballroom. Often employers will ask you to lunch or dinner during your 2^nd interview. Learn how to use your time effectively in this type of social function. Cost is $8.00 and registration is required. Register by noon on Oct 12 at http://oregonstate.edu/career/N&DEregistration.php. Contact Career Services at 737-4085 if you have any questions. Note: For those of you who plan to attend the Oct. 23^rd EECS-MIME Senior Dinner, this would be an excellent warm-up session!

 

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.

 

Wed Oct 17: Precision Castparts Info Session for MIME and EECS pro-school students. 6–10 pm, Hilton Garden Inn.  At this session PCC will provide a buffet dinner, have a display of components manufactured by PCC, a brief presentation on the company and career opportunities, including the PCC Management Development Program. Recent OSU grads who are currently working at PCC will be on hand to answer questions. Please RSVP to dcoates@pccstructurals.com. Seating is limited, so this is a first-come, first-served event. Note: PCC will also be attending the EECS-MIME Senior dinner on Tuesday, October 23^rd.

 

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

 

Thurs Oct 18 and Fri Oct 19: Career Development Conference for OSU Students.  9:30 am–4 pm, OSU Memorial Union. Sponsored by OSU Career Services. FREE! For more information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/career/OSUFall07Calendar.pdf.

 

Fri Oct 19: LL Stewart Scholar Workshop: Using a Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Tool to Promote Active Learning. Presenter: Milo Koretsky, School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (CBEE). 4­–6 pm, Owen 24. This workshop introduces instructors to the Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Tool. WISE allows an instructor to pose to the class different types of questions (including: multiple choice answers, multiple choice with short answer follow-up, numerical answers, short answers, and Likert-scale survey). WISE is designed to utilize the COE’s Wireless Laptop Initiative so that every student in a class is simultaneously engaged, creating a learner-centered class based on active learning.

 

Fri Oct 19: Engineers without Borders Annual Banquet. More details forthcoming. But no need to wait for them to appear in the e-bulletin. You can also get them by contacting Kendra Brown (brownke@engr.orst.edu) or Brad Eagleson (bradleyalan@gmail.com).

 

Mon Oct 22: Mock Interviews at Career Services. 9 am– 4 pm, Career Services Office (basement of Kerr Admin.) To sign up for a ½ -hour practice interview with a professional recruiter, call 737-4085 today. For more information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/career/OSUFall07Calendar.pdf.

 

Tues Oct 23: EECS–MIME Senior Dinner. 6 pm, MU Ballroom. Check next week’s e-bulletin for details and registration instructions.

 

Wed Oct 24: Engineering Career Fair. 11 am–4 pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. We have a record number of engineering companies (close to 150) attending this fall, so this is an opportunity not to be missed! For a list of registered companies, visit http://oregonstate.edu/career/fair/engineering.php.  Note: Some engineering employers will also be at the university-wide fair (Oct 23). For that one, check the listing at http://oregonstate.edu/career/fair/university.php

 

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.

 

MIME SEMINARS                                                                                       [back to top]

 

Tues Oct 9: MIME Graduate Communications Seminar. 12­–1 pm, Rogers 226. Dr. Vicki Tolar Burton, Department of English faculty and OSU Writing Across the Curriculum Program director, will discuss strategies for negotiating the writing process (pre-writing, drafting, and revising)—and what do when you get stuck. All MIME graduate students are invited; MIME faculty are also welcome. Sandwich fixings and beverages provided. Come a few minutes early to get lunch; we’d like to start the presentation promptly at noon.

 

No Friday MIME Faculty­–Grad seminar this week.

 

MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS                                              [back to top]

 

School-wide…

 

ME & IME PRO-SCHOOL APPLICATIONS FOR WINTER TERM ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE at  http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/apps/index.html. Application deadline is 11:59 pm on November 1^st.

 

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES? The College of Engineering now has a web site where you can go to has volunteer for COE events. Besides helping the College, volunteering is an excellent way for you to get connected to the College, to meet people throughout the College, to develop leadership skills, and to have fun! Check out the site (and volunteer for something while you’re at it) at http://engr.oregonstate.edu/wme/volunteer/volviewevent.php

 

Skilled bi-lingual (Korean/English) engineering translator needed. VTM, Inc. is looking for a bi-lingual (Korean and English) engineering student who has the ability to conduct two-way translations of technical documents and be a conversation translator during meetings. A qualified candidate would have the ability to speak, read, and write Korean and English, comprehend mechanical and electrical drawings in both languages and facilitate two-way translations of engineering dimensions and annotations. Most work can be done remotely; and travel compensation will be reimbursed if Portland visits are necessary. If you meet the above criteria and are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity; please send a resume, unofficial transcripts, and a cover letter to lifesbetter@vtm-inc.com. If you have questions about this opportunity, please contact Kristine Kelley, PHR

HR Manager, VTM, Inc, at 503-619-0505 or  kkelley@vtm-inc.com.

 

INTERESTED IN A LOW-INTEREST STUDENT LOAN? The ASME Winter/Spring 2008 Student Loan Application is available online.  The application postmark deadline is October 15, 2007.  Don't miss out on this opportunity.  The loan rate is only 4.3%.Applicants must: * Be an ASME Student Members in good standing; * Be enrolled in full-time academic studies in the U.S., Canada or Mexico and making satisfactory progress in his or her degree program in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or closely related program; * Have a minimum GPA of 2.20 on a 0 to 4.00 scale for undergraduate students. or 3.20 on a 0 to 4.00 scale for graduate students; and * Have a demonstrated financial need. For complete details and an application form, visit http://www.asme.org/Education/College/FinancialAid/Student_Loan_Funds.cfm.

 

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

 

Grad Students/Faculty/Staff

 

Congratulations to IREM TUMER on a new NSF GRANT! Title: VOICED--A virtual organization for innovative conceptual engineering design PIs: Irem Tumer, MIME/Oregon State University; Robert Stone, University of Missouri-Rolla; Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin. Funding: $198,000 total for a Multi-University collaboration. Topic: This pilot project will create a tool called VOICED  (Virtual Organization for Innovation in Conceptual Engineering Design)  to synthesize innovative conceptual designs of products and systems from design knowledge in a cyber-repository.  Analogous to open source computer code which allows individuals and organizations to create better software, VOICED is focused on fostering and gathering product information to help individuals, students and industries create better and more competitive products, from geographically dispersed organizations.  Objectives:  The research and educational objectives of this work are to: (1) enable designers to generate a large space of feasible design concepts and quickly explore that space to determine concepts that offer better performance and value; (2) reduce product risks in the conceptual stage of design, primarily by enabling the rapid evaluation of candidate designs and connecting the methods used to generate them to downstream engineering evaluation and manufacturing assessment; (3) create an environment where educators can develop course material and directions by sharing data and input with educators from around the world, in particular providing an open courseware environment that can benefit novice design educators; (4) create a community where industry can eavesdrop on design education and both have input on content as well as identify topics of interest for continuing education.

 

Applications for the L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Award are due October 31st, 2007. The L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Award provides individual faculty members with grants of up to $2,200 for professional development activities that have a clear connection to the enhancement of teaching and student learning at OSU. In addition, up to two grants for $4,400 may also be considered for exceptionally compelling and well-written proposals. Academic advising-related proposals are welcome. Application and guidelines are available at: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/senate/awards/application/llstewart/index.html. Applications are evaluated jointly by the Advancement of Teaching Committee of the Faculty Senate and the Center for Teaching and Learning. If you have any questions, contact Evelyn Reynolds ereynolds@oregonstate.edu.

 

THE 2008 Oregon Women in Higher Education (OWHE) Annual Conference takes place on January 25^th, 8 am–4 pm, at the Governor Hotel in Portland,. This year’s conference theme is “Women in Leadership: Action, Challenges, and Opportunities.” Conference highlights include keynote speakers Dr. Gloria Thomas, American Council on Education (ACE) Office of Women in Higher Education, and Dr. Donna Beegle, Communication Across Barriers. Lunchtime entertainment will be the amazing Portland Taiko. For more information, visit http://owhe.org/conference/OWHE2008.pdf. OWHE meets annually as an educational forum of female administrators, faculty, students, and support community. Our goal is to provide Oregon women in higher education the opportunity to meet and share professional knowledge and skills. Taking part in the conference is a proactive way to meet the strong and diverse women who comprise our state's higher education institutions. We strongly encourage active participation of those attending the conference. The deadline for submission of proposals for concurrent sessions and/or poster sessions is October 31^st, 2007.

 

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.  

 

UPCOMING FACULTY/GTA DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY.  On Friday, Oct. 19^th, 4­–6 pm in Owen 24, Milo Koretsky (CBEE faculty) will present a workshop on “Using a Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Tool to Promote Active Learning.”  This workshop introduces instructors to the Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Tool. WISE allows an instructor to pose to the class different types of questions (including: multiple choice answers, multiple choice with short answer follow-up, numerical answers, short answers, and Likert-scale survey). WISE is designed to utilize the COE’s Wireless Laptop Initiative so that every student in a class is simultaneously engaged, creating a learner-centered class based on active learning. For more information: http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/WISE_Workshop.pdf.

 

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, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS                 [back to top]

 

Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP).  This program is intended for US citizens or permanent residents who have an earned doctorate in science or engineering and who hold full-time science or engineering faculty positions at US colleges, community colleges and universities.  The duration of this summer fellowship is from 8 to 12 continuous weeks and research is performed on-site at Air Force laboratories.  There is a competitive weekly stipend, and relocation and daily expense allowances are available for those who qualify.  The application opened on August 1st, 2007.  To apply online, visit http://www.asee.org/sffp

 

Benjamin a. Gilman international scholarship program: Spring 2008 Application Open – Deadline: October 9, 2007. The Gilman International Scholarship Program (sponsored by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and administered by the Institute of International Education) provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year.  The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go.  The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.A limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000.  A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman. Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba. For more information, full eligibility criteria, and the online application, visit http://www.iie.org/gilman.

 

Delson Bridge to the Future Fund. The Delson Bridge to the Future Fund is designed to assist students in the final phase of their graduate education to pay research expenses, publication costs, and other incidentals that stand in the way of completing their studies. Master’s and doctoral students in the final phase of their graduate programs may be eligible for this award. Resident, nonresident, and international graduate students will be given equal consideration. Requests may include only students who have an extenuating financial emergency that would result in their attrition. Awards will be made on a one-time only basis, normally during a student’s final term in the graduate program, and are intended to help pay the cost of completion to finish the advanced degree. Awards up to $500 per recipient may be made. Procedure: Students may not apply directly for financial assistance under this program. Departments and programs must submit these nominations. If you qualify for this award or know of someone who does, please contact Dr. Logendren (IME grads) or Dr. Cann (ME grads). For immediate consideration, requests should be submitted by Friday, October 26, 2007. Thereafter, requests will be considered on an ongoing basis until funds are exhausted.

 

Educational Testing Service (ETS) Fellowship and Internship Programs in Research and Development.