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OSU MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, & MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN Job and Internship Postings—Students Faculty and Post-Doc Positions ADVISING
SIGN-UPS NOW OPEN TO ALL IME, ME, AND GENERAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS Starting today, October
22nd, advising appointment
sign-ups in Dearborn 102 are
open to all MIME and General Engineering undergrads. You should schedule
a 15-minute appointment to meet with your advisor during the fall advising
period (Monday Oct 29 through Friday Nov 30) ASAP. Why is it so important to meet with your advisor DURING
the official advising period? First, advising will be limited after this
time, and second, if you don’t get advised, you don’t get your
PIN#, which is required for winter term registration! NOTE: Advisors have
changed. Current advisor assignments are posted on the bulletin
board located outside Dearborn 102. Also, you can schedule only one appointment during the advising period.
If you miss that appointment, you’ll have to wait until after the
scheduled advising period, and that drastically reduces your chances of getting
into classes you want. --SOPHOMORE ADVISING REQUIREMENT-- All students who will be applying to Pro-School this coming spring or
fall term must calculate their current Pre-Core GPA and bring TWO COPIES to
their scheduled advising appointment this term.
This will help you and your advisor plan your schedule for applying to
pro-school. Students who do not bring these to their appointment will need to
RESCHEDULE. The GPA calculator is on the COE website at Http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/advising/documents/ADMIT_GPA_v2.xls.
If you have questions, please contact your advisor. COME ONE, COME
ALL TO THE 1ST ANNUAL ASME PUMPKIN
LAUNCHING COMPETITION! The First Annual ASME
Pumpkin Launching Competition is only two Fridays away! This competition, to be held in the Rogers Hall
breezeway, will commence at 4 pm on Friday, November 2nd. The challenge for this competition is to
construct a contraption capable of accurately delivering—terrestrially or
aerially—a pumpkin to a target 50 feet away. This competition is open to one and
all (but should not be attempted by the faint-hearted). So take a
careful look at the Official 1st Annual ASME Pumpkin Launching
Competition Rules,
register for the competition in Dearborn
102, and start building your pumpkin launcher today! And as you build, find
inspiration and motivation in the fact that fabulous prizes will be awarded at
the discretion of the PLC Judicial Board…and that the judgment of this esteemed
board is subject to the influence of humor, entertainment, and/or
under-the-table bribes. This Week… Mon Oct 22: Mock
Interviews at Career Services. 9 am–4 pm, Career Services Office (basement
of Kerr Admin.) For more information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/career/OSUFall07Calendar.pdf. Mon Oct 22: 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 22: EWB Project/Design Meeting. 6:30 pm, STAG 109. Tues Oct 23: University-wide Engineering Career Fair. 11 am–4 pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. This year, some engineering employers are participating in this fair. Check the listing at http://oregonstate.edu/career/fair/university.php Tues Oct 23: MIME Graduate Communications Seminar. 12–1 pm, Rogers 226. Dr. Jon Dorbolo, OSU Technology Across the Curriculum director and Department of Philosophy faculty, and Dr. Dave Cann, Materials Science faculty, will co-present a session on ethics in engineering communication. Specific topics include a philosophical and practical look at the problem of plagiarism and the ethics of data representation. All MIME graduate students and faculty are welcome and encouraged to attend. This is a full agenda, so plan to arrive a few minutes early to grab a a sandwich—we’ll want to start the session promptly at noon. Tues Oct 23: Info Session on MIME Internship and Exchange Programs with Germany. 1:30–2 pm, Covell 129. Open to all MIME students. Tues Oct 23: “Radiological Controls Programs at the Puget
Sound Naval Shipyard.” Speaker: Bruce Bordenick. 3:30 pm, Peavy 101. Free
and open to the public. Tues Oct 23: EECS–MIME
Senior Dinner. 6 pm, MU Ballroom. Students who have registered for the
dinner should arrive at the Memorial Union Ballroom at 5:30 pm. (If you have a
class that goes until 5:50, please come to the MU ASAP after class is
dismissed.) You’ll receive your table assignments when you sign in. Dress is
business casual. Bring copies of your resume to share. Tues Oct 23: Microgravity
Flight Team Meeting. 6 pm, KEC 1005. This year’s MFT project is “Spray Cooling
of Electrical Components and Hardware with the Use of Electrical Fields.” All
students are welcome. If you’re interested in joining the MFT, come to a
meeting and check us out! And/or, visit our web site at http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/microgravity. 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 Wed Oct 24: Worm
Bin Workshop hosted by the Student Sustainability Initiative and the Native
American Longhouse. This
workshop will teach about composting organic waste and how to build and
maintain a worm bin. 4:30–6:30 pm, Native American Longhouse (corner of 26th
& Jefferson, across from the MU). Wed Oct 24: 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 24: Schlumberger Info Session. 6 pm, Career Services Classroom B (basement
of Kerr Admin). Schlumberger is looking for IE, ManufE, and ME majors (among
others) to hire as field engineers. The Schlumberger Field Engineer
position is a demanding, sometimes physical job involving complex technology
utilized to optimize solutions for E&P companies. The information and
services the Field Engineer provides helps clients locate, evaluate, and
produce oil and gas reservoirs more efficiently. Stop by the Schlumberger booth
at the Engineering Career fair for more information. Thurs Oct 25: OSU
Student Community Symposium on “Defining Leadership: What it Means for You.” 6–8 pm,
Reser Stadium Club Level
(Entrance on the North side near Gill). This event is open to any and all
students who are interested in meeting people and helping build community. Free
food, too! Fri Oct 26: MIME Faculty–Grad Seminar: Effective Presentations. Presenter: Dr. Belinda Batten, Head of the School of MIME. 2:30–4 pm, Rogers 230. 2:30–3 is social time with coffee and tea served. Seminar begins promptly at 3 pm. Plan Ahead... Tues Oct 30: CTL Workshop: Emerging Technologies. 1:30–3 pm, Milam 215. See link for workshop description and to pre-register. Thurs Nov 1: ASME General Meeting. 6:30 pm, Rogers 230. Fri Nov 2: CTL
Seminar: Visual Teaching in an Auditory World.
Fri Nov 2: 1st Annual ASME Pumpkin Launching Competition. 4 pm, Rogers Hall breezeway. The purpose of this competition? To construct a contraption capable of accurately delivering (aerially or terrestrially) a pumpkin to a target 50 feet away. All comers welcome. Read the Official 1st Annual ASME Pumpkin Launching Competition Rules, click here. Wed Nov 7: CTL Workshop: Learning Styles and Learning Perspectives. 10 am–noon, Milam 215. See link for Workshop description and to pre-register. Wed Nov 7: SMTA Student Chapter Lunch and Membership Meeting. 6 pm, Covell 129. Sandwiches provided. We will hold officer elections and discuss plans for the upcoming year. All students (pre-engineering, pro-school, and graduate students) are welcome to join OSU SMTA. If you plan to attend this meeting, please RSVP to Dr. Doolen, SMTA faculty advisor, at doolen@engr.orst.edu. Also, i you are unable to attend the membership meeting but are interested in joining, please contact Dr. Doolen as well. Thurs Nov 8: OSU
Student Community Symposium on “Networking: Expanding Your Potential.” 6–8 pm, Reser Stadium Club Level (Entrance on the North side near
Gill). This event is open to any and all students who are interested in meeting
people and helping build community. Free food, too! Feb 16, 2008: Engineering Ball MIME SEMINARS
[back to top] Tues Oct 22: MIME Graduate Communications Seminar. 12–1 pm, Rogers 226. Dr. Jon Dorbolo, OSU Technology Across the Curriculum director and Department of Philosophy faculty, and Dr. Dave Cann, Materials Science faculty, will co-present a session on ethics in engineering communication. Specific topics include a philosophical and practical look at the problem of plagiarism and the ethics of data representation. All MIME graduate students and faculty are welcome and encouraged to attend. This is a full agenda, so plan to arrive a few minutes early to grab a a sandwich—we’ll want to start the session promptly at noon. Fri Oct 26: MIME Faculty–Grad Seminar: Effective Presentations. Presenter: Dr. Belinda Batten, Head of the School of MIME.. 2:30–4 pm, Rogers 230. 2:30–3 is social time with coffee and tea served. Seminar begins promptly at 3 pm. 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 1st. IIE–OSU GOES GOLD!
Congratulations to the OSU Chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Gold Award winner in the nation-wide 2006-07
IIE Chapter Recognition Competition. As the highest chapter-excellence recognition
award from IIE, the Gold Award recognizes outstanding chapter improvements and
progress. For more information about IIE–OSU, visit http://oregonstate.edu/groups/iie/.
OSU Student Chapter SMTA Membership Meeting coming up! AND IT INCLUDES SUPPER! WHEN: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 6:00 pm. WHERE: IME Conference room (Covell Hall 129). RSVP: Dr. Doolen (doolen@engr.orst.edu). § A student chapter of SMTA (Surface Mount Technology Association) was chartered at OSU in 2002. We are now one of six student chapters in the US (see our web page at http://www.smta.org/chapters/chapters_detail.cfm?chapter_id=103). The mission of SMTA student chapters is to build a network of students and professionals and to create learning opportunities for students to develop skills and knowledge necessary to work in electronic assembly technologies and related business operations. As many of you know, we have a number of courses in the area of electronics manufacturing. Many of our students will leave OSU to work in the electronics industry. Please consider joining the OSU Chapter of SMTA. The student membership cost is $5.00 per year. You can find the application for an Associate (Student) membership on-line at http://www.smta.org/membership/membership_step_1.cfm. Your $5 student membership fee provides you full access to the Journal of Surface Mount Technology which is the premier research publication in this field. It also provides student discounts on conferences along with many opportunities for professional development. § At the meeting on Nov. 7th, we will hold elections for officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer) and make plans for activities for the academic year. Sandwiches will be provided. In the past, OSU SMTA members have attended industry training sessions on Lean in Electronics and Converting to Lead Free Production. We have also organized tours of local electronic manufacturers. In January 2008, members of the Portland Chapter of SMTA are planning to come to Corvallis to join us for an evening. Membership in SMTA will provide you with a great way to network with local companies and potential employers. All students (pre-engineering, pro-school, and graduate students) are welcome to join OSU SMTA. If you are unable to attend the membership meeting, but interested in joining, please contact Dr. Doolen, SMTA faculty advisor, at doolen@engr.orst.edu 1st Annual ASME Pumpkin Launching Competition ONLY Two fridays away! This competition, to be held in the Rogers Hall breezeway, will commence at 4 pm on Friday, November 2nd. As competitors, your goal is “to construct a contraption capable of accurately delivering a pumpkin to a target 50 feet away. Pumpkin delivery may be either terrestrial or aerial.” This competition is open to one and all but should not be attempted by the faint-hearted. So take a careful look at the Official 1st Annual ASME Pumpkin Launching Competition Rules and start building your pumpkin launcher today! And as you do so, keep in mind that “fabulous prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the Judicial Board,” and these judges “may be easily persuaded through humor, entertainment, or under-the-table bribes.” CALL FOR CoE-BASED BANDS! The Third Annual Engineering Ball is
going to take place on February 16, 2008 and we need a band for the event! The
Society of Women Engineers is interested in hiring a band, or multiple bands,
for the occasion. We would like the music at the Ball to be by other engineers
to highlight the many talents of the faculty and/or students. If anybody is
interested in playing at the Ball or would like more information we would love
to hear from you. Please contact Jennifer Coe (Society of Women Engineers) at coeje@engr.orst.edu. Thank you very much!
CH2M HILL
ALL-EXPENSES-PAID RECRUITING EVENT. CH2M HILL, a recognized global leader in engineering,
construction, and operations and a FORTUNE Most Admired Company, is accepting
resumes for our 3rd Annual Recruitment Event, January 9 -11, 2008 ,
at the CH2M HILL Corporate Headquarters in Denver, Colorado The Water Business
Group is looking to fill water, wastewater, water treatment design, water
resources, hydrogeologists and water modeling positions throughout the United
States and Canada. Only 40 B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. upcoming graduates will be
selected to attend this two-day, two-night event in Denver, Colorado (meals,
lodging, air, and ground transportation provided for all selected candidates).
Participants will have the opportunity to interview with staffing managers from
across the United States and Canada, explore a “Day In the Life of a Junior
Engineer” with current employees, interact with the CH2M HILL Leadership Team,
and learn how CH2M HILL develops people through challenging projects. For more
information and to apply for participation in this event, please email your
resume to Nicole Sulzen, College Relations Liaison, nsulzen@ch2m.com.
Application deadline is
October 31. Grad
Students/Faculty/Staff PAUL AXTELL CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS AT LBCC. Linn-Benton Community College is hosting Paul Axtell
in early November. He and LBCC are offering three workshops that may interest
you. You are welcome to enroll in any of the workshops. They are: § Personal Discovery: Using inquiry and reflection to
find useful insights about ourselves and about life. November 6, 2007, 8 a.m. to noon. $75 § Meta Conversations: The pathway to powerful groups and
special relationships. November 6,
2007, 1 to 5 p.m. $75 § Coaching Skills for Managers: A approach to achieving
results that also develops capacity in individuals. November 7, 2007, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $150 All three events are on the LBCC
campus. For more information about the workshops, locations, and how to enroll,
please contact Paul Axtell (PaulAxtell@mac.com) or his assistant, Cheri Boline (cboline@mchsi.com). 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. FREE EVENT
AT UPCOMING ASME IMECE! Tips for Tenure and Promotion: A Symposium for New and
Prospective Faculty. When:
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 7:45 AM – 12:45 PM. Where: ASME Congress
(IMECE), Seattle WA. Audience: New and prospective faculty, including
graduate students, thinking about a career in academia. Cost: Free to
anyone registered for the ASME Congress. However, you must register separately
for this event to secure your seat. Seating is limited to the first 60
people. For more information and to reserve a seat, please visit http://www.asme.org/Education/College/Faculty/Tenure_Promotion.cfm. 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 25th, 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 31st, 2007. ATTENTION ASEE MEMBERS: The
"Abstract Submission" phase is now open for the 2008 Annual
Conference & Exposition being held in ABSTRACTS ARE ALSO
BEING ACCEPTED for the FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS OF NONLINEAR ANALYSTS
(WCNA-2008) to be held at the Grand Cypress Resort in 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 Congress-Bundestag
Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is currently accepting applications
for the 2008-2009 program year. The application deadline is DECEMBER 1,
2007 for this unique work/study scholarship program to Germany with a strong
focus on cultural exchange. CBYX is a work/study scholarship program
designed for students in business, technical, vocational, and agricultural
fields. It gives participants an understanding of everyday life, education, and
professional training in Germany, with a strong focus on cultural
exchange. The program enables 75 Americans to work and study in Germany
each year in a program consisting of: §
2
months of intensive German language instruction (no prior German knowledge
required!) §
4
months of classroom instruction in the participant's career field at a German
university or vocational schoo §
5-month
internship in the participant's career fiel §
Housing
accommodation with a German host or in a shared-apartment The CBYX
scholarship includes round-trip international airfare; cost of university
tuition in Germany; housing stipend during schooling phase; pre-program,
midyear, and final seminars in Washington DC, Germany, and New York; and
assistance finding internships and support throughout the year through regional
offices of German partner organization (InWEnt). A candidate for the program
must: be a US citizen or permanent resident between 18 and 24 years old at the
start of the program (July 2008; have a high school diploma at the start of the
program; have clear career goals and some relevant work experience (paid or
unpaid); have a strong interest in international affairs and Germany; and
demonstrate flexibility, independence and diplomacy, and a strong sense of
American identity. For more information, or to complete an application online,
visit www.cdsintl.org/cbyx. 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. The Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Fellowship and Internship Programs in Research and Development are designed to
promote quality and distinction in educational measurement and related fields
as well as to encourage original and significant research for scholars and
graduate students. The goal of the programs is to provide talented individuals,
especially women and underrepresented minority scholars and students,
opportunities to carry out research under the mentorship of ETS senior research
scientists and psychometricians. Areas of emphasis in research encouraged by
this program include: Measurement Theory , Validity , Natural Language
Processing and Computational Linguistics, Cognitive Psychology, Learning
Theory, Linguistics, Speech Recognition and Processing, Teaching and Classroom
Research, and Statistics. Applicants should either hold a doctoral degree or be
enrolled in a doctoral program in one of the above fields. The application
process will open on November 1, 2007. At that time, information and
application instructions will be posted on the ETS Web site at http://www.ets.org/research/fellowships.html. The deadline for applying for the summer internship and postdoctoral fellowship
programs is February 1, 2008. The deadlines for applying for the Harold
Gulliksen program are December 3, 2007 for the preliminary nomination materials
and February 1, 2008 for the final application materials. Jesse M. Bell Memorial Graduate Student LoanS AVAILABLE. The Jesse M. Bell Memorial Graduate Student Loan Program provides loans for worthy graduate students of high scholastic standing to enable their pursuit of graduate study in an OUS institution. These non-need-based loans are a | ||||
