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OSU MECHANICAL, INDUSTRIAL, & MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN Job and Internship Postings—Students Faculty and Post-Doc Positions INCOMING STUDENTS: WELCOME TO ENGINEERING ORIENTATION WEEK! This week, between Monday and Thursday, all
sixteen of OSU’s engineering programs will be holding information sessions for incoming
freshmen. The sessions are designed to
familiarize new students with the various engineering majors offered here at
OSU…and with what you can do with a degree in these majors after you graduate. Different
programs will be offering their sessions on different nights. To see the
session schedule, visit
http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/engr_awareness_flyer_2007.pdf.
On all nights, the first round of sessions starts promptly at 6 pm, and the
second (identical) round starts at 7 pm. This gives you the option of finding
out about two programs per night, or up to eight programs over the course of
the week!
FRESHMAN ME & GENERAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS General sign-ups for undergraduate ME and IME winter term advising
(which runs from Oct. 29th through November 30th) start on October 22nd. But due to
the exceptionally large sizes of our ME
and General Engineering freshman classes, ME and General Engineering freshmen may sign up for winter
advising starting today, Monday Oct. 8th, in Dearborn 102. If you are not sure who
your advisor is, please check the bulletin board outside Dearborn 102. Take
advantage of this opportunity to schedule your advising session now and avoid the
Oct 22nd rush! And remember, you
MUST be advised in order to receive your PIN for next term. INVITATION TO ALL MIME STUDENTS: UPCOMING OSU Student Community
Symposium You are cordially invited to be part of a Student Community
Symposium series organized by the Department of Student Leadership and
Involvement. The focus of these symposiums is to provide an opportunity for
students across campus to meet, engage, and network with one another in a
meaningful way. Being part of the OSU community means knowing those around you,
so please join your fellow students and be part of this new initiative! This event is open to any and all students
who are interested in meeting people and helping build community. When: 6-8 pm on three Thursday nights
(including Thursday of this week): § October 11th: Building a better Community at OSU (Speaker: Jackie Balzer,
Dean of Student Life) § October 25th:
Defining Leadership: What it Means for You § November 8th:
NETWORKING: Expanding Your Potential What:
Meet,
Engage, Make a Difference…Free Food Too! Where: Reser Club Level (Entrance on
the North side near Gill) RSVP: Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 9th, by sending an e-mail
to getinvolved@oregonstate.edu. In your email, include your name,
organization you’re representing (if any), which of the three events you plan to
attend, and any special accommodations you may need. This Week… October 8–12: Engineering
Awareness Week. Department
presentations on all engineering majors at 6 pm and 7 pm on M, T, W, and Th. For
schedule and location information, see http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/engr_awareness_flyer_2007.pdf.
Mon Oct 8: Diversity
Book Club review/discussion: An Unquiet
Mind by Dr. Kay
Redfield Jamison. Mon Oct 8: 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
8: Engineers
without Borders (EWB) Project Design Team Meeting. 6:30 pm, STAG 109.
Meeting agenda includes (1) finalizing design options for the rain-catchment
system planned for December's implementation trip in El Salvador and (2) finalizing
details surrounding our Organic Growers shed/gutter project. NOTE: If being on the design team
interests you, please e-mail carl.e.moen@gmail.com
to be in the loop about future meeting times, etc. This will be one of the only
times that a design team meeting reminder will be sent out to the entire
listserv. Mon Oct 8: "Mood
Disorders and Artistic Creativity"—public lecture by Dr. Kay Redfield
Jamison. 7–9 pm, LaSells Stewart Center Austin
Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Dr. Jamison is an international
authority and researcher on mood disorders, and trusted spokesperson for
millions who suffer with mental illness. This public lecture will address the
clinical and personal realities of depression and bipolar disorder in a manner
that encourages dialogue, empathy and hope. Tues Oct 9: MIME
Graduate Communications Seminar. 12–1 pm, Rogers 226.
Dr. Vicki
Tolar Burton, Department of English faculty and OSU Writing Across the
Curriculum Program director, will discuss strategies
for negotiating the writing process (pre-writing, drafting, and revising)—and
what do when you get stuck. All MIME graduate students are invited; MIME faculty are also welcome. Sandwich fixings and beverages
provided. Come a few minutes early to get lunch; we’d like to start the presentation
promptly at noon. Wed Oct 10: 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 10: Engineers
without Borders (EWB) General Meeting. 7 pm, KEC 1003. Join us for pizza,
pop, and a presentation by Ted Brekken (EECS faculty and co-director of the OSU Wallace
Energy Systems and Renewables Facility) about current
OSU research on ocean wave energy generation. EWB–OSU is open to all OSU students—not just engineers. So
come and bring a friend! We hope to see some new faces at this meeting. Thurs Oct 11: High
Tech After Hours Expo. 2–8 pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center,
OSU campus. High
Tech After Hours, an annual event staged by the Corvallis Chapter of the
Software Association of Oregon, is the largest gathering of the technology
community in the entire Mid Willamette Valley. Come discover the newest
technologies being developed locally. Many of these companies are looking to
hire. Speaker presentations (2–4 pm) by Greg Merten, former Vice President and General
Manager at Hewlett-Packard (and OSU EE grad!); Chris Klemm,
Director of the OSU Austin Entrepreneurship Program; and Frank Hall and Robert
Best, presidents of Entredigm Consulting and VisionQuest Consulting, resepectively. Complimentary food and
beverages. Students get in free
with ID. For more information, visit http://www.hightechafterhours.com/ or call 757-1505. Fri Oct 12–Sun
Oct 14: Engineers Without Borders–USA West Coast
Regional Workshop. Held at Portland State University’s
Northwest Center for Engineering, Science, and Technology. For more
information and to register, visit http://www.ewbwestccoast.org/workshop.
There will be a carpool from Corvallis and housing options at/near the
conference site. For more information, contact Douglas Van Bossuyt at vanbossd@onid.orst.edu. Plan Ahead... Mon
Oct 16: OSU Career Services Dining and Networking
Etiquette session. 5
pm, MU Ballroom. Often employers will ask you to lunch or dinner during your 2nd
interview. Learn how to use your time effectively in this type of social
function. Cost is $8.00 and registration is required. Register by noon on Oct
12 at http://oregonstate.edu/career/N&DEregistration.php.
Contact Career Services at 737-4085 if you have any questions. Note: For those of you who plan to attend
the Oct. 23rd EECS-MIME Senior Dinner, this would be an excellent
warm-up session! Tues Oct 16: CTL Workshop: Assessment Part II: Assessment Tools and Their Use in the Classroom.
Wed Oct 17: Precision
Castparts Info Session for MIME and
EECS pro-school students. 6–10 pm, Hilton Garden Inn. At this session
PCC will provide a buffet dinner, have a display of components manufactured by
PCC, a brief presentation on the company and career opportunities, including
the PCC Management Development Program. Recent OSU grads who are currently
working at PCC will be on hand to answer questions. Please RSVP to dcoates@pccstructurals.com. Seating
is limited, so this is a first-come, first-served event. Note: PCC will also be attending the EECS-MIME Senior dinner on
Tuesday, October 23rd. Thurs Oct 18: CTL
Workshop: Research Assignments That Work. Thurs Oct 18 and
Fri Oct 19: Career
Development Conference for OSU
Students. 9:30 am–4 pm, OSU Memorial
Union. Sponsored by OSU Career Services. FREE! For
more information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/career/OSUFall07Calendar.pdf.
Fri Oct 19: LL Stewart Scholar Workshop: Using a Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE)
Learning Tool to Promote Active Learning. Presenter: Milo Koretsky, School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental
Engineering (CBEE). 4–6 pm, Owen 24. This workshop
introduces instructors to the Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering
(WISE) Learning Tool. WISE allows an instructor to pose to the class different
types of questions (including: multiple choice answers, multiple choice with
short answer follow-up, numerical answers, short answers, and Likert-scale survey). WISE is designed to utilize the COE’s
Wireless Laptop Initiative so that every student in a class is simultaneously
engaged, creating a learner-centered class based on active learning. Fri Oct 19: Engineers
without Borders Annual Banquet. More details forthcoming.
But no need to wait for them to appear in the e-bulletin.
You can also get them by contacting Kendra Brown (brownke@engr.orst.edu) or Brad Eagleson (bradleyalan@gmail.com).
Mon Oct 22: Mock
Interviews at Career Services. 9 am– 4 pm, Career Services Office (basement
of Kerr Admin.) To sign up for a ½ -hour practice interview with a professional
recruiter, call 737-4085 today. For more information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/career/OSUFall07Calendar.pdf. Tues Oct 23: EECS–MIME
Senior Dinner. 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 Tues Oct 30: CTL
Workshop: Emerging Technologies. 1:30–3 pm, Milam 215. See link for
workshop description and to pre-register. Fri Nov 2: CTL
Seminar: Visual Teaching in an Auditory World.
Wed Nov 7: CTL
Workshop: Learning Styles and Learning Perspectives.
10 am–noon, Milam 215. See link for Workshop
description and to pre-register. MIME SEMINARS
[back to top] Tues Oct 9: MIME
Graduate Communications Seminar. 12–1 pm, Rogers 226.
Dr. Vicki Tolar Burton, Department
of English faculty and OSU Writing Across the Curriculum Program director, will
discuss strategies for negotiating the writing process (pre-writing, drafting,
and revising)—and what do when you get stuck. All MIME graduate students are
invited; MIME faculty are also welcome. Sandwich
fixings and beverages provided. Come a few minutes early to get lunch; we’d
like to start the presentation promptly at noon. No Friday MIME
Faculty–Grad seminar this week. 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. LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES? The
College of Engineering now has a web site where you can go to has volunteer for
COE events. Besides helping the College, volunteering is an excellent way for
you to get connected to the College, to meet people throughout the College, to
develop leadership skills, and to have fun! Check out the site (and volunteer
for something while you’re at it) at http://engr.oregonstate.edu/wme/volunteer/volviewevent.php Skilled bi-lingual
(Korean/English) engineering translator needed. VTM, Inc. is looking for a bi-lingual
(Korean and English) engineering student who has the ability to conduct two-way
translations of technical documents and be a conversation translator during
meetings. A qualified candidate would have the ability to speak, read, and
write Korean and English, comprehend mechanical and electrical drawings in both
languages and facilitate two-way translations of engineering dimensions and
annotations. Most work can be done remotely; and travel compensation will be
reimbursed if Portland visits are necessary. If you meet the above criteria and
are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity; please send a resume,
unofficial transcripts, and a cover letter to lifesbetter@vtm-inc.com. If you have
questions about this opportunity, please contact Kristine Kelley, PHR HR Manager, VTM,
Inc, at 503-619-0505 or
kkelley@vtm-inc.com. INTERESTED IN A LOW-INTEREST STUDENT
LOAN? The ASME
Winter/Spring 2008 Student Loan Application is available online. The application
postmark deadline is October 15, 2007. Don't miss out on this
opportunity. The loan rate is only
4.3%.Applicants must: * Be an ASME Student Members in good standing; * Be
enrolled in full-time academic studies in the U.S., Canada or Mexico and making
satisfactory progress in his or her degree program in Mechanical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering Technology, or closely related program; * Have a
minimum GPA of 2.20 on a 0 to 4.00 scale for undergraduate students. or 3.20 on
a 0 to 4.00 scale for graduate students; and * Have a demonstrated financial
need. For complete details and an application form, visit http://www.asme.org/Education/College/FinancialAid/Student_Loan_Funds.cfm. New MIME Trans-Atlantic Double-Degree Bachelor’s Program
. The School of MIME
is about to embark on an exciting new undergraduate program. We will be teaming
up with Universitaet des Saarlandes
and Lulea University of Technology (Lulea, Sweden) in an innovative, trans-atlantic effort to create engineers with global
perspectives and experience. Students who complete this 4-year program will
receive two bachelors
degrees: a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University and a BS
in Materials Science from Universitaet des Saarlandes. This multi-institutional project is part of the
EU–US ATLANTIS Programme (Actions for
Transatlantic Links and Academic Networks for Training and Integrated Studies)
and is being jointly funded through the US Department of Education and the European
Commission. The program will provide travel stipends for
US students to spend their junior year in Europe, studying at both Lulea
University of Technology and Saarlands University.
European students will travel to the US to complete their senior year at Oregon
State University. Candidate recruitment will begin next fall (2008), with the
first cohort of US students planned to travel overseas during the 2009-10
academic year. For more information about this program, contact Dr. Bill
Warnes, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Materials
Science Graduate Program, 204 Rogers Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
OR 97331, (541) 737-7016, or by email at
WarnesW@engr.orst.edu. Grad Students/Faculty/Staff Congratulations to
IREM TUMER on a new NSF GRANT! Title: VOICED--A virtual organization for innovative conceptual engineering
design PIs: Irem Tumer,
MIME/Oregon State University; Robert Stone, University of Missouri-Rolla;
Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin. Funding: $198,000
total for a Multi-University collaboration. Topic: This pilot project
will create a tool called VOICED (Virtual Organization for Innovation
in Conceptual Engineering Design) to
synthesize innovative conceptual designs of products and systems from design
knowledge in a cyber-repository.
Analogous to open source computer code which allows individuals and
organizations to create better software, VOICED is focused on fostering and
gathering product information to help individuals, students and industries
create better and more competitive products, from geographically dispersed
organizations. Objectives: The
research and educational objectives of this work are to: (1) enable designers
to generate a large space of feasible design concepts and quickly explore that
space to determine concepts that offer better performance and value; (2) reduce
product risks in the conceptual stage of design, primarily by enabling the
rapid evaluation of candidate designs and connecting the methods used to
generate them to downstream engineering evaluation and manufacturing
assessment; (3) create an environment where educators can develop course
material and directions by sharing data and input with educators from around
the world, in particular providing an open courseware environment that can
benefit novice design educators; (4) create a community where industry can
eavesdrop on design education and both have input on content as well as
identify topics of interest for continuing education. 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. CALL
FOR AIAA PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS: The Young Professionals of the Pacific Northwest
section of the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will be holding a technical symposium on 3-4 November 2007 at the University of
Washington in Seattle. The theme this year’s symposium is “Topics of Importance
for the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Industry.” For more information, visit the
following links: Call
for papers AIAA-PNW tech symposium and Event
info AIAA-PNW tech symposium.pdf. Students and faculty who are interested in
presenting at this conference should submit a one-page presentation abstract, in PDF or MS
Word format, to YPTechSymposium@pnwaiaa.org. Deadline
for abstract submissions is Friday, October 12th. UPCOMING
FACULTY/GTA DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY. On Friday, Oct. 19th,
4–6 pm in Owen 24, Milo Koretsky (CBEE faculty) will present a workshop on
“Using a
Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Tool to Promote
Active Learning.” This workshop introduces instructors to the Web-based
Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Tool. WISE allows an
instructor to pose to the class different types of questions (including:
multiple choice answers, multiple choice with short answer follow-up, numerical
answers, short answers, and Likert-scale survey).
WISE is designed to utilize the COE’s Wireless Laptop Initiative so that every
student in a class is simultaneously engaged, creating a learner-centered class
based on active learning. For more
information: http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/WISE_Workshop.pdf. 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 | |||||||
