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MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN ME–IME Faculty/Graduate
Seminars Job and
Internship Postings—ME & IME Students Faculty and
Post-Doc Positions FRIDAY'S ENGINEERING EXPO FEATURES ME AND IME SENIOR
PROJECTS The 8th Annual OSU Engineering Expo happens THIS FRIDAY, MAY 11th, 1–5 pm in and
around the KUDOS TO ME SENIOR DESIGN TEAM Speaking of Senior Design Projects, congratulations to Ruander Cardenas, Douglas Heymann, and Jordan Young, members of one
of only 10 student design teams nationwide selected to compete in the
2007 Innovation Showcase (I-SHOW) at
the ASME International Congress next November. As a selected team,
Cardenas, Heymann, and Young will also participate in technology
entrepreneurship workshops and receive other expert assistance in refining
and marketing their product in preparation for competing in the 2007
I-SHOW. This honor is based
on the technological merit and marketing potential of their senior project
"Time dependent measurements of void fraction in two phase flow." The
device they designed and built non-intrusively measures the presence
of vapor within a 100 micron wide channel through a transparent medium
and is capable of acquiring data at 100kHz and has a signal to noise ratio
greater than 10:1. As if that weren't enough, the team has also successfully submitted an abstract
to the Young Engineer Paper (YEP) contest of the International
Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Congratulations on both of these
achievements, Ruander, Doug, and MIME
Pro-School Students: VOTE NOW
for the 2006–07COE Outstanding Instructor! Annually since
1949, juniors and seniors in the UPCOMING EVENTS
[back to top] This Week… Mon May 7: Engineers
Without Borders (EWB-OSU) General Meeting. 6-7
pm, KEC 1007. Pizza and soda provided. Dr. Ken Williamson (OSU's Civil,
Environmental, and Construction Management department head and Chemical
Engineering interim department head) will speak on "World-Wide
Water Resources: Supply and Demand in the World's Future." Ever
wonder what will happen when all the water in the world is used up? Will
the great cities of the world dry up and become urban deserts? Can we
meet the growing demand for food with ever shrinking water resources?
What about recreation in the face of water scarcity? All of these
questions will be answered and so much more in Dr. Williamson's
presentation. This meeting is open to all; you don't have to be an EWB member to participate. We hope to see you there! Thurs May 3: “Model
Based Design” ME 519 Seminar presentation
by Steve Wall, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 10–11 am, Rogers 226 Thurs May 3: “Science and the Sustainability
Transition.” In this final presentation of the 206–07 Starker Lecture Series, Pamela Matson, dean of the Tues May 8: "System Safety in Complex Systems." ME 519 Seminar
presented by Dr. Nancy Leveson, MIT. 10–11
am, Tues May 8: Diversity
Book Club Discussion of Coyote
Warrior by Paul VanDevelder. 12:00-1:30 pm, Valley Library Willamette Room. Facilitated by Paul VanDevelder. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome
to participate. Copies of the books are available at the Valley Library and at
the OSU Bookstore. For more information, contact Terryl Ross at (541)
737-4381 or Terryl.Ross@oregonstate.edu.
Wed May 9: Fulbright Scholars Program Faculty Grants Information Session.
Presenter: David Adams (Fulbright Senior Program Officer). 12 noon – 1:30 pm, 448
Snell Hall. For more information, see Faculty/Grads Announcements section
below. Wed
May 9:
"Nonlinear
Model Reduction Using the Group Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Method."
MSME Thesis Defense presented by Ben Dickinson. 3 pm, Thurs May 10: ASME
meeting. 6 pm, Thurs May 10: AEP Fellow Fireside Chat with Michael Powell, Owner,
Powell's Books. 7:30–9 pm,
Weatherford Trysting Tree Conference Room. Michael Powell moved to Fri May 11: 8th Annual Engineering
Expo. 1–5
pm, Fri May 11:
MIME Seminar: “A Cohort
Study of Freshman Engineering Students: The Impact of Collaborative Learning
and a Common First-term Schedule on Student Success.” Presenter: Toni
Doolen, Oregon State University Department of Industrial & Manufacturing
Engineering. 2:30–4 pm, Plan Ahead... Mon May 14: Student Sustainability Grants Info Session. 6 pm, MU 208. The Student Sustainability Initiative (http://recycle.oregonstate.edu/sustainability/) is awarding grants of up to $5000 for student-initiated projects. See announcements section. Tues May 15: BUDGETS.GOV:
Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Compliance Workshop. 2:30–4 pm,
MU 213. This workshop will introduce using Grants.gov for proposal
submission. Grants.gov allows organization 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. Wed May 16:
Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop: Discover
Your Teaching Philosophy. 2–4 pm, Milam 215. All OSU faculty and GTAs
welcome. Pre-registration
required. Fri May 18: MECOP/CECOP Spring Selection interviews at OSU. Fri May 18 and Fri
May 25: Center for Teaching and
Learning Workshop: How Grading Rubrics
Can Make Your Teaching Life Easier. 2 – 4 pm on May 18 and 3 – 5 pm on May 25th, Milam 215. All
OSU faculty and GTAs welcome. Pre-registration
required. Attendees must
attend both sessions. Mon May 21: Engineers
Without Borders (EWB-OSU) General Meeting. 5-6 PM KEC
1007. Pizza and soda provided. Professor Mary Pettenger
(Western Oregon University Dept. of Political Science )
will speak on "The UN: Introduction and Opportunities for
Involvement." We
all know that the UN's headquarters re
in Wed May 30: SUBAWARDS:
Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Compliance Workshop. 10–11 am,
MU 213. This workshop will discuss subawards
– how they are used, how to budget for them, and how they are handled at OSU.
Pre-registration is NOT required for this workshop. Just show
up! For more information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/research/osprc/index.htm Thurs May 31: ME–IME Annual Awards Ceremony and Picnic. 5 pm–whenever, Avery Park. All faculty, staff, grad students, seniors, and current and incoming pro school students are invited. SAVE THE DATE! Details to come. Sat June 16:. Mechanical,
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Commencement. 4– 6
pm, La Tuesday, June
19: Diversity Book Club Discussion of Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee 12:00-1:30 pm, Valley Library
Willamette Room. Facilitated by Liz Clark, Associate Director
of Federal Relations. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to
participate. Copies of the books are available at the Valley Library and at the
OSU Bookstore. For more information, contact Terryl Ross at (541)
737-4381 or Terryl.Ross@oregonstate.edu. UPCOMING ME–I Tues May 8: "System Safety in Complex Systems." ME 519 Seminar
presented by Dr. Nancy Leveson, MIT. 10–11
am, Wed
May 9:
"Nonlinear
Model Reduction Using the Group Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Method."
MSME Thesis Defense presented by Ben Dickinson. 3 pm, Fri May 11: “A Cohort
Study of Freshman Engineering Students: The Impact of Collaborative Learning
and a Common First-term Schedule on Student Success.” Presenter: Toni Doolen, Oregon
State University Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering. 2:30–4
pm, MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
[back to top] Departments-wide… TWO PART-TIME STUDENT
JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIME STUDENTS—AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: • An Information System Development/Maintenance Assistant position is currently available for qualified graduate or undergraduate student, start date ASAP. This job requires skills in PHP and MySQL. Familiarity with OSU Central Web Services and/or OSU Engineering Web Services is a plus. Hours: 10-20 hrs/week. Hourly wage DOE. If you are interested in this position, please contact Prof. Shiwoo Lee at Shiwoo.Lee@oregonstate.edu. •
Image
Processing Assistant. The Coastal Imaging Lab (CIL) in the FALL TERM
ADVISING IS HAPPENING NOW. Scheduled Advising for all ME, IME, & GenE undergraduates runs through Friday, June 1. If you haven’t already done so,
schedule a 15-minute appointment with your advisor NOW. You can sign up in STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE GRANTS: CALL FOR PROPOSALS. The Student Sustainability Initiative (SSI) is offering grants of up to $5,000 for projects that promote sustainability (renewables, efficiency, technology, agriculture, awareness, direct action, etc.) at OSU. All proposals are welcome and encouraged. If you’re interested in applying for an SSI grant, you’ll need to: (1) attend the informational meeting on Monday, May 14, 6 pm in MU 208. (2) Develop a Statement of Interest for your project, include outcomes and intended methodology. (3) Identify a professor or other campus official to mentor the project. (4) Submit your Statement of Interest to SSI by Friday, June 15. Successful applicants will have the summer to complete a full grant proposal; projects must be completed by June 2008. A grant flier is available at http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/SSIgrant07.pdf. For more information, contact SSI at student.sustainability@oregonstate.edu. CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW 2007-08 PI TAU SIGMA OFFICERS Jaime Junell (President), Alex Naef (VP), Adam Aschenbach (Secretary), Hitesh Patel (Treasurer), Layne Clemen (Tutoring Chair), Melissa Jensen-Morgan (Fundraising Chair), and Douglas Van Bossuyt (Webmaster). The 2007 OSU
LICENSED VENDORS INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENTS AND STUDENT GROUPS. The office of University Marketing often
receives inquiries from departments and student groups who are looking for a
vendor to produce OSU items for giveaways or for the department's or student
group's use. A list of local vendors who are licensed to use the OSU name
and logos and who produce novelty items (pens, pencils, decals),
t-shirts, polo shirts, pennants and car magnets that could be used by your unit
as giveaways or for department/student wearables is
available at http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/Oregon-State-Licensees-by-Product-Category.pdf.
The full list of over 300 OSU licensed vendors is available at http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/OSULicensedVendors.doc.
NOTE:
The university does require that all individuals, organizations, departments
and companies, both internal and external, obtain prior approval before
producing any product(s) that will display OSU indicia; regardless of the
method of distribution. Our licensed vendors are aware that artwork does need
to be submitted to University Marketing for approval prior to production and
they will take care of the permission process for you. If you have a
vendor that you would like to use for a product, that is not on this list,
please contact Melody Oldfield, Director of University Marketing, at
541-737-8956 or melody.oldfield@oregonstate.edu, to discuss how to get them
licensed. VESTAS WIND
SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAM: APPLY NOW. Vestas Wind Systems A/S is the world leader
in wind technology and a driving force in the development of the wind power
industry. Vestas is very excited to announce that applications are now
being accepted for our International Graduate Program. This is an
excellent opportunity for upcoming graduates and recent graduates from 2006 to
work in three different Vestas companies and locations around the world.
Participants will be mentored and work on various challenging projects. For
more information, see http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/VestasGradAd.pdf.
Questions? Contact Inge-Mette
Rosenberg Jørgensen at inros@vestas.com Grad Students/Faculty/Staff FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR
PROGRAM FACULTY GRANTS INFO SESSION ON MAY 9TH. Presenter: David
Adams (Fulbright Senior Program Officer). 12 noon – 1:30 pm, 448 Snell Hall. Need
funding for an upcoming sabbatical? Want to spend time in another country
teaching, doing research, or both? Come to this information session and learn
more about the Fulbright application process and how to receive a lecture or
research grant for travel to another country. There are many opportunities for
scholars and many countries to choose from. Applicants must be US citizens and
have a terminal degree in their field. Begin your search for information by
visiting the Fulbright Scholar Program website: www.cies.org.
NOTE: If you’d like to meet with David Adams individually, please contact
Marion McNamara at 737-6419
or marion.mcnamara@oregonstate.edu.
INNOVATIONS IN
ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE EDUCATION CONFERENCE: REGISTER BY MAY 14. OSU
faculty, instructors, staff, and graduate students are invited to attend this
one-day conference focused on classroom innovations to improve student learning
and retention. The conference will be held on June 1, 2007, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm at the CH2M SUMMER 2007 DPD FACULTY SEMINAR: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS. The Summer 2007 Difference, Power, and Discrimination Faculty Seminar (runs Monday, July 9–Friday, July 27, meeting 9 am–1 pm M–F) offers a unique professional development opportunity for faculty. Whether you teach a DPD course or simply want to include more content about issues of difference and power in your classes, the seminar offers an opportunity for you to reflect on the intersections of difference, power, and privilege within your discipline in the context of a multidisciplinary and supportive community of colleagues. The seminar also focuses on pedagogical issues and should enhance your repertoire of teaching strategies, especially those related to issues of difference and power. The Summer 2007 faculty seminar is open to all faculty members, with preference given to academic/teaching faculty. Nine month faculty members receive a $2500 stipend for their participation. All other interested faculty members are welcome to participate. Books and other materials are provided. We have space available for eight nine-month faculty, and we have room for fifteen participants. Please let us know as soon as possible of your interest in the seminar. Faculty seminar participants will have the following responsibilities during the seminar: Attend all seminar sessions during Summer term 2007; read and discuss assigned readings that relate to DPD theories and pedagogy; engage with other seminar participants in ideas about new courses and teaching strategies; and act as a consultant within your own unit, and across disciplines about DPD, and serve as a mentor to other faculty who are interested in teaching DPD courses and/or course content related to DPD issues. Applications, due Friday May 19, are at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/dpd/index.html. For additional information, contact Roni Sue, DPD Program Associate, 737-2760, The Grant Institute's GRANTS
101: PROFESSIONAL GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP will be held at STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
[back to top] Alpha Pi Mu is the National Industrial Engineering honor society.
Its goals are to recognize and support exceptional IE students; encourage
advances in IE education; unify the IE student body and further IE
student-faculty relationships; assist and cooperate with other IE-affiliated
organizations and individuals; and promote the academic and professional welfare
of APM members through the associations and experiences that result from
bringing together a group with similar interests, objectives, and abilities.
2006-07 APM officers include Kyle Sund (president), AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (ASME) Want to be a part of the premier professional society for Mechanical Engineers and participate in the activities of such a group? Want to network and learn about opportunities for the future. Most of all, want to have fun? If so, join ASME and come to our bi-weekly OSU chapter meetings! You can apply for membership online, at http://www.asme.org/Membership/Join/Become_Member.cfm. To find out about upcoming OSU chapter meetings and other ASME–OSU activities, join the ASME mailing list (go to lists.oregonstate.edu group: ASME). Upcoming meetings are also listed in the Events section of this bulletin. 2007–08 ASME–OSU officers are RJ Zaworski, President (zawrskr@onid.orst.edu); Derek Wilson, VP; Kevin Lewis, Treasurer; Kimmy Lyon, Secretary; David Shapiro, Social Activity Chair; Carsten Grellman and John Doltar, Under Treasurers; and Douglas Van Bossuyt and Sherry Tucker, Graduate Advisors. Faculty Advisor is Nancy Squires.
EWB-OSU is a
student chapter of EWB-USA with a mission to implement sustainable engineering
projects in developing countries while developing responsible engineering
students. We are currently working on developing and implementing a potable water
delivery system for a small community in rural HUMAN POWERED
VEHICLE TEAM (HPV) The HPV team is
affiliated with the OSU chapter of ASME and shares a similar role in the The IIE provides
leadership in developing students as industrial engineers. IEE participation
enhances students’ networking and leadership skills and offers fun events for
students to participate in. 2007–08 IIE Officers are Grant Dunham, President; Cameron Follas, Vice President; Brenda Buckman,
Treasurer; Zach Fairman, Secretary; Chauna Roberts and Adam Erickson, FE Review; Josh
Wise, VP/Social Relations; Chris Imondi, Historian; and Brett Henton, Newsletter Coordinator. To learn more about the IIE, visit our web
site at http://oregonstate.edu/groups/iie/, or for membership/meeting
information, email IIE Membership Chair Adam Eriksen
at eriksena@gmail.com or faculty advisor
Shiwoo Lee at Shiwoo.Lee@oregonstate.edu. MICROGRAVITY
FLIGHT TEAM Want to work on a
research project for NASA? Want to find out if it’s feasible to use microwave
ovens for heating food in a micro-gravity environment? Want to conduct an
experiment in zero gravity at 26,000 ft? If you answered yes to any of these
questions, come check out the OSU Microgravity Flight
Team! We meet on Mondays at 7 pm in KEC 1007. (Check the
top of the piano in the KEC Lobby for updates.) For more information,
contact Megan Colbath at colbathm@engr.orst.edu.
OREGON WAVE is a
group of OSU students, professors, and industry partners who have modified one
of the SAE MiniBAJA racers for autonomous control. We’re working on getting it
ready for the next DARPA Grand Challenge, tentatively set for 2007–08. If
you’re a graduate and undergraduate ME, EECS, or IME student interested in
helping to make our robot the best in the world, please come to our weekly
meeting in the basement of Graf Hall. Spring term, our meetings are Thursdays
at 1 pm. Add yourself to the group’s mailing list at http://lists.oregonstate.edu
(grandchallenge). OSU
SOLAR VEHICLE TEAM (OSUSVT) OSUSVT
is currently designing a solar-powered vehicle to compete in the 2007 World Solar Challenge in PI TAU SIGMA
–OSU OMEGA CHAPTER Pi Tau Sigma is a
national Mechanical Engineering Honor Society that seeks to unify exceptional
students so that they may use their talents in the service of others. Our PTS
chapter seeks to provide its members with social activities, leadership
positions, and networking opportunities with both colleagues and industry. 2007-08
PTS officers include Jaime Junell (President), Alex Naef
(VP), Adam Aschenbach (Secretary), Hitesh Patel (Treasurer), Layne Clemen
(Tutoring Chair), Melissa Jensen-Morgan (Fundraising Chair), and Douglas Van
Bossuyt (Webmaster) For more
information please visit http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/pts/home.html. SOCIETY
OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE). SAE includes two subgroups: Formula (on-road racing car) and Mini Baja
(off-road racing vehicle). For more information, visit http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/SAE/.
All OSU students are encouraged
to become involved with OSU SAE! SOCIETY OF
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS (SME)—OSU CHAPTER OSU SME’s mission is to cultivate professional development,
promote cross disciplinary exposure and create networking opportunities for OSU
engineering students within the framework of manufacturing and manufacturing
technology. For more information, visit the SME web site at http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/sme/
or email the SME student chair, Aaron Black, at blacka@onid.orst.edu.
You can download a membership application from http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/sme/files/Student_app.pdf.
SURFACE
MOUNT TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (SMTA) —OSU CHAPTER. The SMTA is an international network of professionals who build skills,
share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies,
including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.
For more information or to join the SMTA, visit www.smta.org. 2006-07 officers for the OSU
chapter of SMTA are Tram Le, president; Chris Gregg, vice president; Roger Day,
secretary; and Eric Hysell, treasurer. The faculty
advisor is Dr. Toni Doolen. SCHOLARSHIPS and
FELLOWSHIPS
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