OSU MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, &
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN
Week
of March 12, 2007
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ME Undergrads: Want to Teach a Section of ME 101 Next
Fall?
We’re looking for some enthusiastic,
fun-loving, competitive, intelligent, communicative, and hard working
undergraduates to help teach Mechanical Engineering Orientation (ME 101) in
Fall ’07—and
GET PAID for the experience. We need students to run one or more
recitation sections. Fall ’07 ME 101 recitation
sections meet on Tuesdays at 10 am, noon, and 2 pm and on Wednesdays at 8 am,
10 am, noon, and 2 pm. If you’re
interested, check your class schedule for Fall term. If you’d be available to run at least one ME
101 section and would also be
available for the weekly TA training sessions (held on Fridays, 8–10 am during
Fall term), please contact Dr. Joe Zaworski ASAP at jrz@engr.orst.edu.
ME
and IME Polos and T-Shirts are In!
If you put in an ME or IME shirt order earlier this term, come
to Caliper Lounge (Rogers 438) between 11 am and 3 pm on Monday 3/12 or Tuesday 3/13 to pick it up.
If you did not order a shirt or a polo but would like one, we have a few
extra—but come early to get yours before they run out.
UPCOMING EVENTS [back to top]
This Week…
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 5 pm on March 12, or bring them
with you 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 Monday’s meeting.
Mon, Mar 12: SAE Formula Team Meeting. 6 pm, Rogers 132 (SAE shop).
Mon, Mar 12: Microgravity
Flight Team Meeting. 7 pm, Kelley 1007
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.
Wed, Mar 14: SAE
Baja Team Meeting. 5 pm, Rogers
230.
Wed, Mar 14:
IME 2007 Senior Project Presentation,
6–8 pm, Building 60, Xerox–Wilsonville. Event features a 6-7 pm poster session
with hors d’oeuvres and, from 7 to 7:45, formal presentations by the three top
project teams. This event is free and open to the public. If you plan on
attending, please RSVP to Phyllis Helvie
(Phyllis.helvie@oregonstate.edu) by 5 pm on Monday, March 12.
Thurs, Mar 15:
“Haida Gwaii’s Forests: Sustaining
Culture and Long-Term Islands–Stability.” Starker Lecture presented by Terri-Lynn
Williams-Davidson, Attorney, White Raven Law.
4 pm, LaSells Stewart Center
C&E Auditorium. Free and open to the public. For more information,
call 541-737-9300. For information about
the Starker Lecture Series, visit http://www.cof.orst.edu/starkerlectures/.
Fri. Mar 16: Oregon WAVE weekly meeting. 10 am, Graf
Basement. Contact Matt Knudsen at matt.knudson@gmail.com
for more information.
Fri,
Mar 16: ME–IME Seminar: Role
of Shape Optimization in Aircraft Design.
Presenter: Jan Vandenbrande, Boeing Associate Technical Fellow; Phantom Works'
Geometry and Optimization Group Member: 2:30–4 pm, Rogers 230. (Social time 2:30–3; seminar
begins promptly at 3.)
Fri,
Mar 16: HPV Team Meeting. 3 pm, Dearborn 5B (basement). For
more information, contact Ryan Carpenter at carpryan@onid.orst.edu.
Sat, Mar 17: Wishing you a wee bit of fun today, and more than a wee
bit of Irish luck in the (Finals) week ahead…
Plan Ahead...
Thurs
Mar 22: BUDGETS 101: Office of
Sponsored Programs & Research Compliance
Workshop. 9:30–10:30 am, MU 211. (This
workshop was originally scheduled for Nov 27, 2006.) Step-by-step primer on how
to prepare a proposal budget. Each of the major line items in a typical budget
will be discussed in detail; important topics such as cost-sharing and allowability
of costs will also be addressed. Pointers on how to get a proposal approved by
the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance quickly and
efficiently will also be presented. Pre-registration
is NOT required for this workshop—just show up! For more information, visit
http://oregonstate.edu/research/osprc/index.htm.
Thurs Mar 29–Sat 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.
Tues Apr 3:
GRANT.GOV: Office of Sponsored Programs & Research
Compliance
Workshop. 9:30–11 am, MU 211. This
workshop will introduce using Grants.gov for proposal submission. Grants.gov
allows organizations to electronically find and apply for
competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.
Grants.gov is the single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by
Federal grant-making agencies. Pre-registration is NOT required for this
workshop. Just show up! For more information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/research/osprc/index.htm.
Thurs
Apr 5: AEP Fellow Fireside Chat with
Stephen Nigro, Vice President and General Manager, Hewlett-Packard. 7:30- 9
pm, Weatherford Trysting Tree Conference Room. Stephen Nigro’s organization is
responsible for Imaging and Printing Group’s graphic businesses, generating new
imaging system businesses, and developing new printing and non-printing
technologies. Graphic and Imaging Business Unit (GIB) leads the strategy to
capture high-value pages by developing compelling solutions for the industrial,
commercial printing and graphics segments. GIB is responsible for developing
HP's own printing technologies, including all inkjet systems, liquid
electrophotography, and LightScribe.
Thurs
Apr 12: AEP Fellow Fireside Chat
with Roger Pollock, President, Buena Vista Custom Homes. 7:30- 9 pm, Weatherford Trysting Tree Conference
Room. Prior to working as president of Buena Vista Custom
Homes, Roger worked for his father, Don Pollock, for four years at Northland
Homes, Inc. At Northland Homes, he was in charge of all aspects of construction
including supervising all job sites, overseeing the construction of hundreds of
homes, developing a scheduling system and writing a construction manual that he
still uses today. In 1990, Roger started RMP Properties and quickly became one
of Oregon’s
leading builders. He grew RMP Properties from start-up to a $27 million dollar
company in sales in 1997. Roger was Oregon’s
#1 homebuilder from 1995 to 1998. He was one of Builder Magazine’s “National
Giants” three years in a row.
Thurs
May 3: Annual Austin Entrepreneurship
Program Conference: “Toward 2020: Addressing Tomorrow's Problems Today.
Creativity & Innovation for our Future.” 8:30 am- 4 pm, The Governor
Hotel, 614 SW 11th Avenue,
Portland. Keynote Speakers: Jeff
Wike, Director of Research and Development for Dreamworks Animation’s Glendale, CA studio, and
Annette von Jouanne, professor in the School of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science at OSU. Registration
fee: $100 per person by 4/19/07; $125 thereafter. For more information and
registration materials, visit http://www.bus.oregonstate.edu/programs/2007aep_conference.htm
Thurs
May 10: AEP Fellow Fireside Chat
with