OSU MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, &
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN
Week
of March 5, 2007
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THANK YOU IME–ME FACULTY AND GRAD STUDENTS!
Many thanks to those of you who contributed to the success of this year’s
Prospective Grad Student Weekend. We had a strong and enthusiastic contingent
of visiting students this year, and we’re hoping many of them will decide to do
their graduate work at OSU. Thank each of you for taking the time to welcome
them to campus, encourage their interest in our programs, and show them around Corvallis and the coast!
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. BOB PAASCH,
who was recently
named OSU’S new BOEING PROFESSOR OF DESIGN. See the news story at http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/story/2030.
UPCOMING EVENTS [back to top]
This Week…
Mon, Mar 5: SAE Formula Team Meeting. 6 pm, Rogers 132 (SAE shop).
Wed, Mar 7: SAE
Baja Team Meeting. 5 pm, Rogers
230.
Wed,
Mar 7: WME Afternoon Tea with Dr. Belinda Batten, Professor and Department Head of
Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering. This event is part
of the WME “Lunch and Learn” series. Are there things you want to know about
the COE? Or whether grad school right for you? Or what it’s like to work in a
male-dominated profession? Or for that matter, what mechanical, industrial,
and/or manufacturing engineers really do? Here's your chance to meet informally
with a leader of the College
of Engineering, ask
questions, and share your ideas! All engineering students are welcome.
Beverages and sweet treats provided.
Tues, Mar 6: IIE Meeting and Officer Elections. 6 pm, Covell 221. Pizza and beverages
provided. Holding an officer position gives you a chance to network at national
and regional conferences, build your resume, and have fun! All positions are
available, including President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, FE Review
Chair (2), Web Master, Historian, Newsletter, Social Chair, and Membership. If
you have questions regarding position responsibilities please email
dunhamg@engr.orst.edu
Thurs,
Mar 8: American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) meeting. 8 pm, Rogers 230. We’ll eat cookies, watch
explosions, build recycled airplanes, and continue working on our Human-Powered
Submarine. All comers welcome!
Fri. Mar 9: Oregon WAVE weekly meeting. 10 am, Graf
Basement. Contact Matt Knudsen at matt.knudson@gmail.com
for more information.
Fri,
Mar 9: ME–IME Seminar: Location Management Strategy for
Cellular Networks. Presented by Jipyo Kim, Department of
Industrial & Information Systems Engineering, Seoul National
University of Technology,
and OSU Visiting Professor. 2:30–4 pm, Rogers
230. (Social time 2:30–3; seminar begins promptly at 3.)
Fri, March 9: Center For Teaching and Learning Workshop: Course Portfolios. 2–4 pm, Milam 215.
Course portfolios are powerful tools for capturing and making visible the
intellectual work that faculty engage in as they plan their learning outcomes
and teach to these outcomes. This workshop will introduce the course portfolio,
will discuss its purpose and illustrate sample faculty portfolios. We will also
explore ways that the portfolio can be used to advance the scholarship of
teaching and learning.
Fri,
Mar 9: HPV Team Meeting. 3 pm, Dearborn 5B (basement). For
more information, contact Ryan Carpenter at carpryan@onid.orst.edu.
Plan Ahead...
Mon, Mar 12: EWB
General Meeting and 2007-08 Officer Elections. 6 pm, Peavy 272. The four
positions up for election are President, Vice President, Secretary, and
Treasurer. Please send your nominations to douglas.vanbossuyt@gmail.com before 5pm Monday, March 12, or bring
them to the meeting. You may nominate someone else or yourself; but note
that both you and whomever you nominate must be chapter members in good
standing. Voting is also restricted to members in good standing. If you're not sure
of your membership status, please check with EWB membership coordinator Andy
Sabalowsky (sabaloan@engr.orst.edu). Dues may be paid to Andy up
until the start of the meeting on March 12.
Mon, Mar 12: Free Public Forum on
Nanotechnology. 7–9 pm, U of O Erb Memorial Union Gumwood Room. The aim of
the forum is to engage the public in exploring the societal benefits and
potential risks of nanotechnology. Brief presentations on what nanoscience is,
how it can benefit society, and its possible risks, will befollowed by small
group discussions where the participants will weigh the benefits and risks of
nanotechnology in the context of nanoparticle-based solar cells. For more
information and to register for this event, go to http://greennano.org/register.html.
NOTE: This forum is being offered in conjunction with a two-day Safer Nano
Conference, Mar 12-13. For more information and conference registration, visit http://greennano.org/marchevent.html
Wed, Mar 14:
IME 2007 Senior Project Presentation,
6–8 pm, Building 60, Xerox–Wilsonville. Event features a 6-7 pm poster session
and, from 7 to 7:45, formal presentations by the three top project teams.
Wed, Mar 29–Fri, Mar 31:
2007 American Nuclear Society Student Conference,
held at Oregon State University
this year. Open to all who are interested in attending. To register,
visit http://ne.oregonstate.edu/current/index.htm.
(You may not attend if you haven’t registered, and for OSU students the
registration fee is a great deal!). For more information about the conference
please see http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/ans/
or email Tony Elliott (Co-Chair) at ellioant@onid.orst.edu.
Thurs,
May 31: 2006–07 ME–IME Awards
Picnic. 5 pm–???, Avery Park Lyons
Shelter. SAVE THE DATE! Details to
come.
Sat,
June 16:. Mechanical, Industrial and
Manufacturing Engineering Commencement. 4– 6 pm, La Sells Stewart
Center Austen Auditorium.
SAVE THE DATE! More details to come
as the date approaches. (Note: This commencement is separate from the
university commencement.)
UPCOMING ME–IME FACULTY/GRADUATE
SEMINARS [back to top]
Fri,
Mar 9: Location Management Strategy for
Cellular Networks. Presented by Jipyo Kim, Department of
Industrial & Information Systems Engineering, Seoul National
University of Technology,
and OSU Visiting Professor. 2:30–4 pm, Rogers
230. (Social time 2:30–3; seminar begins promptly at 3.)
MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS [back to top]
Departments-wide…
MECOP, PRO-SCHOOL,
AND COE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE at http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/apps/. All applications are due by April
10th!
BOEING
ENGINEERING STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD: CALL FOR ENTRIES. Entries for the 2007 Boeing-sponsored
Engineering Student of the Year Award are due on May 1, 2007. The key criterion
for this award (which is open to Bachelors, Masters, and PhD candidates) is the
impact, or potential for impact, of the candidate's work on current or future
aeronautical or space technology. This impact might be seen in new or enhanced
systems or processes or tools, new levels of performance, improved life cycle
costs, new capabilities, or in other areas. Entries should include a 200 word
summary and supporting material, which could include new patents or documented
applications that have been adopted by industry, published papers or research
that have won recognition from academic, professional or industrial
associations. Entries are judged by a panel of former Boeing senior engineers
and results are announced at the Flights Awards dinner in