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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 MIME
AWARDS PICNIC COMING UP on MAY 31 Attention
all ME and IME seniors, current & incoming pro-school students, and grad
students: The Mechanical, Industrial &
Manufacturing Engineering Awards Ceremony and Picnic happens a week from
Thursday! This is when we celebrate YOU and your accomplishments, and even hand
out a few awards. Faculty will be barbecuing hamburgers, veggie burgers, and hotdogs,
and we’ll provide all the trimmings. So mark your calendar and plan to attend
this fun evening of food, games, and celebration. The
date: Thursday, May 31st, 5:00 pm The
place: Please RSVP by emailing karen.willard3@oregonstate.edu If you prefer a veggie burger to hamburgers/hotdogs,
include that information with your RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there! UPCOMING EVENTS
[back to top] This Week… 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 Thurs May 24: IGERT
Seminar: “Time-Resolved
Surface X-ray Diffraction at the Advanced Photon Source: Pulsed Laser
Deposition Growth of SrTiO3.” Presenter: Dr. Paul Zschack,
Fri May 25:
MIME Seminar: “Solution
Processing for Inorganic Electronics.”
Presenter: Douglas Keszler, Distinguished
Professor of Chemistry, Plan Ahead... 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: Engineering
Day at 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. Thurs June 7: 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. 12 noon, Covell 139. Sat June 16:. Mechanical,
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Commencement. 4–6 pm,
Tuesday, June
19: Diversity Book Club Discussion of Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee. 12 noon–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 Fri May 25: “Solution
Processing for Inorganic Electronics.”
Presenter: Douglas Keszler, Distinguished
Professor of Chemistry, MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
[back to top] Departments-wide… HELP MAKE AIR TRAVEL NOT
ONLY ACCESSIBLE, BUT ALSO SAFE AND COMFORTABLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. OSU Mechanical Engineers are designing a device to
transfer a traveler with disabilities between a wheelchair and an airplane
seat. To help us determine the most comfortable squeezing force required to
secure individuals and transfer them between the wheelchair and airplane seat,
we are seeking healthy women and men,
aged 18-40 years, with no history of heart or respiratory
problems, high blood pressure, chest injuries, or osteoporosis,
as testing subjects. If you participate,
all you will do is sit in a chair and allow us to lift you up using our
new device. Risk of injury is insignificant. The test session will last about
45 minutes. Participating in this study gives you a chance to experience the
latest technology in aircraft accessibility and to contribute to the work of
making air travel safe and comfortable for people with disabilities. For more
information, contact John Mast (mastjo@onid.orst.edu)
or Sushim Koshti (koshti@engr.orst.edu). If you know someone
else who might be interested, please tell them about this study too. CALL
FOR APPLICATIONS FOR WINTER BREAK 2007 ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS (EWB) TRIP TO MIME PRO-SCHOOL
STUDENTS: VOTE NOW FOR THE 2006–07COE OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR! Annually since
1949, juniors and seniors in the 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. •
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Processing Assistant. The Coastal Imaging Lab (CIL) in the FALL TERM
ADVISING ENDS THIS FRIDAY. 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 Grad Students/Faculty/Staff POSSIBLE
RESEARCH COLLABORATION? Esme, Inc. (http://esmebiosolutions.com/default.aspx)
is interested in using algae farms to reduce eutrophic
pollution. We envision a system capable of reducing TMDL resulting from
both point and non-point sources. We would like to investigate using the
biomass produced to make carbon neutral fuel and/or energy. Our research
indicates the chief obstacle is the high capitalization cost of building
the algae farm infrastructure. Our goal is to create a working
design and build a coalition of public and private funders
and then contract maintenance and operation the publicly owned farm. Our
secondary goal would be to set up an experimental station to find optimal
solutions to extracting energy from the algae biomass. Hydromential
out of THE GRADUATE TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION (GRAD TLA) is a new OSU club dedicated to establishing a supportive home for graduate students across the campus who are interested in teaching and learning. Join us for events, both intellectual and social, that connect graduate students across disciplines in order to share ideas about teaching and learning. Benefits of club participation include: opportunity to participate in intellectual and social events that connect graduate students across disciplines in order to share ideas about teaching and learning; access to a literature database generated by graduate students that share your research interests; opportunity to participate in a regional graduate student research conference on teaching and learning with other students from across the Pacific Northwest. Grad TLA officers include Gulden Karakok, president; Sue Ellen DeChenne, president-elect; Celeste Barthel, treasurer; Molly Phipps, event coordinator; Rachel Harrington, webmaster. Dr. Nam Hwa Kang is the faculty advisor. For more information about the Grad TLA, email gtla@oregonstate.edu. 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
[back to top] $500 LOVE
OF LEARNING AWARDS AVAILABLE NOW.
KNOW A RISING
SOPHOMORE? GRADUATE
FELLOWSHIP AT US
NAVY NUCLEAR PROPULSION OFFICER CANDIDATE PROGRAM. The US Navy is looking for Engineers,
Scientists and Mathematics majors to become officers in the Nuclear Propulsion
Officer Candidate (NUPOC) program. This program offers qualified individuals
unique technical training, exceptional benefits, and the opportunity to join
the elite group of Naval Officers responsible for the operation of the Navy's
nuclear propelled submarines and aircraft carriers. If you are a NATIONAL SCIENCE
FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP). The Graduate Research Fellowship provides
three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students
who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The
program offers a stipend of $30,000 a year for three years and a $10,500
cost of education allowance. THE NAVAL
RESEARCH LABORATORY (NRL) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM is open to US citizens and legal permanent
residents and offers a competitive stipend as well as insurance, relocation,
and travel allowances. This program offers 1–3-year postdoctoral
fellowships designed to increase the involvement of scientists and engineers
from academia and industry to scientific and technical areas of interest and
relevance to the Navy. This program has a rolling admission.
Go to: http://www.asee.org/nrl to learn more about
the program. JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS—ME &
IME STUDENTS [back to top] Welcome to MIME’s new job
and internship posting system! The listing below was generated from current
postings at http://ie.oregonstate.edu/MIMEjobboard. We are in the process of beta
testing this system and welcome your input. Please send comments and
suggestions to mimejobs@engr.oregonstate.edu. Note: For
additional job and internship possibilities not listed below, check the links at http://me.oregonstate.edu/students/jobs/ 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. •
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Processing Assistant. The Coastal Imaging Lab (CIL) in the Active Jobs as of 5/21/07 CH2M HILL - Mechanical Engineer. Corvallis, OR - Mechanical Engineer translates technical documents to and
from English and Japanese; acts as interpreter for technical project
communications relating to engineering, design, procurement, construction and
manufacturing; prepares calculations, designs, and specifications for HVAC,
refrigeration, plumbing, and fire protection systems; and prepares 2D/3D CAD
drafts/models. More ... ESCO CORPORATION - Design Engineer. ESCO
Corporation, a global company with operations around the world, is seeking
qualified candidates for the position of Design Engineer located in FLIR SYSTEMS - Manufacturing Engineer. Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining assembly
processes in the fabrication of electro-mechanical sub-assemblies and final
assemblies. Ideal candidate will interface with multiple engineering
disciplines in coordinating the release of new products and
producing/troubleshooting existing products. More ... FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Mechanical Engineer. More ... GEORGIA-PACIFIC - Entry-Level Process
Control Engineer. Provide engineering support for mill-wide process control
projects. More ... HUNTER-DAVISSON - Entry-level A/B Q/C
Project Engineer. This position reports to the Sales & Engineering
Operations Manager and backs up and receives back up from other sales personnel
and project engineers. This is an excellent opportunity for a new ME grad to
gain immediate field experience in air balancing and quality control of system
verification and inspection for commercial HVAC systems in office buildings,
congregate housing facilities, schools, restaurants, and retail spaces. More ... JELD-WEN - Product Design Engineer. The
Product Design Engineer is responsible for designing and developing new
products, improving existing products, and coordinating all aspects of
development projects as directed by the Corporate Product Development Manager. More ... MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. - Entry-level
Equipment Engineer. This individual is responsible for Bulk Chemical Systems,
including sustained maintenance and new project work as it relates to
system/equipment improvements, start up, expansion or remodel. More ... PACIFIC CAST TECHNOLOGIES - VESTAS VESTAS VESTAS ZONAR SYSTEMS, LLC - Production Engineer. Function: The primary responsibility of the person holding this position
is to oversee engineering and financial analysis of production and order
fulfillment processes. Provide project management leadership for the
implementation of business systems (ERP), quality control processes, production
plans and customer support to the team members. More ... Active Internships as of 5/21/07 ATS SYSTEMS HARDER MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS -
Project Engineer Internship. Project Engineer
Internship at one of current projects located in the NW. Currently have
opportunities in the MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS - MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP. Maxim Integrated Products is seeking an intern to work
in their Semiconductor Test Facility. More ... MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. - Industrial
Engineering Intern. Through a variety of projects and interactions with
management and executive management, this intern will have multiple
opportunities to apply IE concepts while gaining invaluable on-the-job
experience. Intern will assist in coordination and planning for wafer fab
start-up and expansion and help improve manufacturing efficiency. More ... MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. - Process
Engineering Intern. This Process Engineering Intern position will help sustain
process engineering in one or more functional areas at our Microchip Fab 4
facility. More ... PACIFIC CAST TECHNOLOGIES - Project
Engineering Intern. Assist project engineers
in working with the Manufacturing staff to produce quality parts with on-time-delivery.
More ... FACULTY AND
POST-DOC POSITIONS
[back to top] Note:
Check for additional mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering
positions on two ASEE web sites: §
Prism classified section—http://www.asee.org/publications/prism/classifieds/index.cfm?categoryID=2
§
Women in Engineering Division job site—http://www.bagley.msstate.edu/WIED/jobs.html No new postings this week. ABOUT THIS BULLETIN
[back to top] The Mechanical,
Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering E-Bulletin is a weekly,
one-stop source of information about department events, announcements,
scholarships, job postings, student club updates, and other
department-related items. Past issues are posted on the ME web
site at http://me.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletin.html.
Abbreviated e-bulletins are issued over the summer and during winter break. To
submit information: Information to be included
in upcoming e-bulletins should be sent to ME/IME
Communications Coordinator Tracy Ann Robinson (tracy.ann.robinson@oregonstate.edu).
Items received by Thursday of any given week will appear in the next week's
issue. Feedback
and suggestions for improving this e-bulletin are welcome. Please send your
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