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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