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STUDENTS/FACULTY/STAFF October 5, 2009 QUICK LINKS >GRAD STUDENTS/ FACULTY/ STAFF Job and
Internship Postings—Students Faculty and
Post-Doc Positions Note: For access to past MIME e-Bulletins, visit e-bulletin archives. Attention ME Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors: WE NEED YOUR
HELP! Mechanical Engineering Students: We still need volunteers to
help lead the ME sessions during Engineering Awareness Week. These sessions
run 6–7 pm and 7–8 pm on Monday, Oct 12,
in Dearborn and Rogers. Volunteers are needed to take tour groups around
to several ME facilities (4 tour leaders
needed for each session) and to provide general help with running the sessions
(3-4 volunteers needed for each session).
This fun, fast-paced event is designed to inform first-year
College of Engineering students about the ME program. Please consider helping
out! To volunteer, contact Matt
Chiasson ASAP. Note: An organizational meeting for
session volunteers will be held this Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 4 pm in Rogers 238A.
Winter Pro-School Application Now Available The application
process for Winter 2010 admission into the OSU Professional Engineering Program
is now open, and the online application form is available on the COE application Web site. Deadline to apply is November 2. RSVP This Week for Nov. 6th Hanard Machine Tour The OSU chapter of
ASME is sponsoring a field trip to
Hannard Machine Inc on Friday, Nov. 6th, 1–4:30 pm. Established in
1968 in Salem, Ore., Hanard Machine is one of the Northwest’s premier job and machine shops. The
company specializes in CNC milling and turning, turning and fabrication
supporting such a variety of industries; rare metals machining and fabrication;
and more. Visit their Web site here. We’ll meet at 1 pm on Nov. 6th to carpool up to
Salem (using OSU vans) for a 2 pm tour of the facilities and conversation on
topics of interest to trip participants. We expect to be back on campus by 4:30
pm. To
ensure that we reserve the appropriate number of vans, anyone interested in
participating should RSVP to Matt Chiasson at chiassom@onid.orst.edu by Thursday, Oct. 8th. CALENDAR OF EVENTS [back to top] STUDENT
GROUPS CONVENING THIS WEEK (Click the links for meeting details): ASME, EWB, OSU
RC, BAJA
SAE, FORMULA SAE THIS
WEEK Mon
Oct 5 Krispy Kreme sales (EWB fundraiser). Rogers Hall, Monroe Ave. entrance. Graduate Study in
International Affairs: Info Session and Reception. 4–5 pm, STAG 203, For students in all majors,
including engineering. See Announcements section for more information. Tues
Oct 6 Grad Student Financial Support Workshop. 2–4 pm, Valley Library Autzen Classroom (main floor). Register here. Reception for Out-of-State CoE Students. 4–5 pm, Covell 118. Join us as we welcome our incoming “out of state” students to the COE community. Light refreshments will be provided and the opportunity to learn more about why students from outside the region choose Oregon State. Enterprise
Challenge Networking Night. 6–7:30 pm,
Trysting Tree Conference Room (D107 Weatherford Hall ). This is a
kick-off event to the 2010 Enterprise Challenge (where possible prize money
totals $17,500) and targets students who are potentially interested
in commercializing their senior projects. This
is an opportunity to meet other students, hear ideas, get help with your idea,
and find out what The Enterprise Challenge is all about. Pizza and soda
provided. RSVP to RSVPAEP@bus.oregonstate.edu
Wed Oct 7 Oregon State University Internship Symposium: “Creating meaningful experiential education for students while meeting employers’ demand for a well prepared workforce.” 3–5 pm, Memorial Union Powell Leadership Center. Internships are an important aspect of the Career & Professional Development Community at Oregon State University; employers and students have a great stake in improving our internship processes. Meet to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and resources available today for creating outstanding internship experiences for students and employers. To RSVP or for more information, contact Adry Clark at adry.clark@oregonstate.edu Organizational Meeting for ME Engineering Awareness Week Session Volunteers. 4 pm, Boeing Conference Room (Rogers 238A). Everyone who will presenting, leading tours, or otherwise helping out with the ME sessions on Monday Oct. 12 is asked to attend. Reception for CoETransfer Students. 4–5 pm, Covell 118. Join us as we welcome students transferring from our academic partners around the region. Light refreshments. Microsoft Tech Talk. 6:30 pm, LaSells Stewart Center. Presentation by Jon DeVaan, Sr. VP of Microsoft’s Core Operating Systems division. Learn about new features of Win7. Free pizza, prize drawings. Thurs Oct 8 Study Abroad Fair. 10 am–2 pm, MU Ballroom. Learn about opportunities for study/intern abroad programs around the world. Study Abroad Scholarship
Information Session,
3–4 pm, Snell 444. Learn about funding your experience abroad! International Degree Info Session. 4–5 pm, Snell 444. Learn about OSU’s unique International Studies major. Fri
Oct 9. OSU Employee Benefits Fair. 10 am–2 pm, MU Ballroom INTO OSU Open House. 5–6 pm, Heckart Lodge (2900 SW Jefferson Way; close to 30th
St.). Join us to celebrate the opening of the newly remodeled Heckart Lodge as headquarters
for the INTO
OSU Program, and help welcome our first class of INTO OSU pathway students—many
of whom are engineering majors. Event open to the entire OSU community. Fri
Oct 9–Sun Oct 11 Engineers without Borders Regional Conference, UC Davis. Sat Oct 10 Professional Engineers of Oregon (PEO) Social: Students Invited! 1–3 pm, Kearney Hall. Cost $7.00 for PEO members and guests; students get in free. To RSVP, call 800-919-9552 by Thurs Oct 8. PLAN AHEAD… [back to top] Mon–Thurs, Oct 12-15 Engineering Awareness Week. Although this event is targeted to incoming
engineering students, all students interested in learning more about the
various CoE engineering programs are also welcome. Check the CoE Web site for the session schedule. Mon
Oct 12 Study
in Santander, Spain Information Session. All majors welcome. 4–5 pm, Snell 448 Tues
Oct 13 Austin Entrepreneurship Program (AEP) Building Your Business Plan Series: Introduction to
Entrepreneurship. 6–7:30 pm, KEC 1003. The business plan series is
designed for students who are potentially interested in commercializing
their senior projects. Valley Library Workshop – Literature Review. 8:30–10 am, Valley Library Willamette East Classroom (3rd Fl). Register here. Wed Oct 14 Valley Library Workshop – Literature Review. 5–6:30 pm, Valley Library Willamette East Classroom, (3rd Fl). Register here. Fri Oct 16 Pre-Engineering Excellence Reception. 4–5 pm, Kearney Lobby. Hosted by the College of Engineering and Tau Beta Pi, we will recognize all of our pre-engineering students from Spring, 2009, that earned a 3.50 GPA or above while maintaining full-time status. Help us recognize our top-achievers and rising stars in the College of Engineering. Mon
Oct 19 Dean’s Scholar Welcome Reception. 4–5 pm, Kearney 212. Come join us as we welcome and recognize all of our incoming Deans Scholars for the 2009-2010 academic year. Hosted by Dean Ron Adams, students will be recognized for their achievements and welcomed into our community of scholars in the College of Engineering. Light refreshments. Tues
Oct 20 AEP Building Your Business Plan Series: Marketing and
Sales. 6–7:30 pm, KEC 1003. Wed
Oct 21 Fall Engineering Career Fair. For more information about this and other Fall ’09 events sponsored by Career Services, click here. Thurs
Oct 22 LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) Open House. 4–5 pm, Batcheller 141. OSU is part of a five-school consortium selected to receive a $2.6 million grant focused on doubling the number of degrees awarded to underrepresented minorities in technical fields. Come learn more about the program and our plans for implementation here in the College of Engineering. For further information, please contact Ellen Momsen at ellen.momson@oregonstate.edu. Tues Nov 3 Grad/Faculty Workshop – Zotero: A Web-Based Way to Manager your Citations. 4:30–6 pm, Valley Library Autzen Classroom (main floor). Learn about this free web-based citation management tool, which you can use to save citations and pdfs, as well as incorporate citations into a Word document. Register here. AEP Building Your Business Plan Series: Competition. 6–7:30 pm, KEC 1003. Thurs Nov 5 Grad/Faculty Workshop – EndNote. 9–11 am, Valley Library Autzen Classroom (main floor). Learn to use basic but powerful features of the reference management tool, EndNote. Register here. Fri Nov 6 Water for El Salvador: EWB Fall Benefit Banquet. 6:30 pm, OSU Memorial Union. Wed Nov 11 Grad/Faculty Workshop– EndNote. 4–6 pm, Valley Library Autzen Classroom (main floor). Register here. Fri Nov 13 OSU Research Office Orientation for New Faculty. 7:30 am–1 pm, LaSells Stewart Center.
Register here
(scroll down to “Research New Faculty Orientation”). Fri Nov 13–Sun Nov 15 Tues Nov 17 Grad/Faculty Workshop – EndNote Web. 4–6 pm, Valley Library Autzen Classroom (main floor). Learn how to use the free version of EndNote - EndNote Web! Register here. AEP Building Your Business Plan Series: Profit and Loss Statements
and Cash Flows. 6–7:30 pm, KEC 1003. Tues Nov 24 AEP
Building Your Business Plan Series: Sources and Use of Capital. 6–7:30 pm, KEC
1003. MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS [back to top] Note: Announcements are posted for 1 week. For
previous postings, visit e-bulletin archives ENGINEERING AWARENESS WEEK. We need 5–10 ME juniors and seniors to help with the ME Engineering Awareness sessions on Oct 12, 6–7 pm and 7–8 pm in Dearborn 118. This is a great opportunity to talk to incoming engineering students about your experience in the ME program. Also if you belong to a club or organization, this is a good opportunity for recruiting! If you would like to volunteer, please send an email to Matt Chiasson (ASME-OSU president) at chiassom@onid.orst.edu. INTERESTED IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAMS? For those interested in exploring opportunities for advanced study in international affairs, Career Services is hosting a reception that features five top IA graduate programs on Monday Oct. 5, 4–5 pm in STAG 203. Admissions representatives from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy will be present at the reception. Information about Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will also be available. Contact Adry Clark for more information. Grad Students/Faculty/Staff [back to top] FREE VALLEY LIBRARY WORKSHOPS FOR GRAD STUDENTS AND FACULTY. The OSU Valley Libraries system has lots of great resources to help you with your research. While you can talk to your specific subject librarian to get information, you can also attend free workshops on topics such as Literature Reviews, EndNote (bibliography program), Graduate Student Financial Support, and Zotero (web-based citation management). Register early, they do fill up fast! Questions? Contact Hannah Rempel. ATTN FACULTY: OPPORTUNITY TO ADVERTISE REUs AND SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education at UC Santa Cruz targets advanced undergraduates and master’s candidates who belong to groups that are underserved in doctoral-level programs. Students who attend this conference are very interested in research experiences for undergraduates and summer research opportunity programs. If you offer such a program(s) and wish to advertise it at the California Forum, please complete the template describing the program and return it to Mary Strickroth in the Graduate School by Wednesday, October 28. (The conference takes place on Nov 7.) SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND
RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS [back to top] (UG = Undergraduate Students; G = Graduate Students; UG/G =
Both Undergrad and Grad) G/UG DOE
OFFICE OF SCIENCE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. Up to $12.5 million in funding
from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010
to support at least 80 three-year, $50,500-per-year graduate fellowships to
U.S. students pursuing advanced degrees in science, mathematics, and
engineering through the newly created Department of Energy Office of Science
Graduate Fellowship program. The goal of the fellowship program is to encourage
outstanding students to pursue graduate degrees in physics, chemistry, biology,
mathematics, engineering, and environmental and computer sciences – fields that
will prepare students for careers that can make significant contributions in
discovery driven science and science for national needs in energy and the
environment. To be eligible for the Fellowship, applicants must be U.S. citizens
and currently a first or second year graduate student enrolled at a U.S.
academic institution, or an undergraduate senior who will be enrolled as a
first year graduate student by the fall of 2010. Applicants must be
pursuing graduate study and research in the physical, biological, engineering
and computational sciences. Application deadline:
Nov. 30. For more information and to apply, click here. G DELSON BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE FUND. This is designed to assist students in the final phase of their graduate education to pay research expenses, publication costs, and other incidentals that stand in the way of completing their studies. Award: Up to $500 per recipient. Procedure: Departments and programs must submit nominations (students cannot apply directly for this award). If you qualify for this award, contact Dr. Logendren (IME grads) or Dr. Cann (ME grads). Requests should be submitted by Wednesday, Oct 21. For more info, click here. G NON-NEED-BASED LOANS AVAILABLE TO GRADS. The Jesse M. Bell Memorial Graduate Student Loan Program provides non-need-based loans to enrolled graduate students to assist with educational and/or research expenses associated with their advanced degrees. Both domestic and international degree-seeking graduate students may be considered. Loans up to $5,000 are anticipated. Application Deadline: Wed, Oct 28, 2009. For more info and application, click here. Scholarship,
fellowship, and research internship announcements are one-time postings, To
check postings in previous e-bulletins, visit e-bulletin archives JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS FOR MIME STUDENTS [back to top] Note: For additional job and internship
listings, click here. And don't forget to check out these helpful resources as well:
·
ORISE Electronic Catalog– The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and
Education (ORISE) manages educational programs, including internships and
scholarships, for many federal agencies, including CDC, DOE, DHS, and ARMY. The following listings were generated from the MIME Jobs and Internships
Web site: ARCIMOTO - Production Tech, IT, Sales Admin positions. Eugene-based electrical
vehicle (think PULSE) start-up Arcimoto is looking for talented individuals to
fill several positions: · Production Technician—someone with
skills in electrical systems and engineering, mechanical engineering, welding,
electrical vehicls, combustion engine vehicles, and/or design for
manufacturing. · IT position— someone who has experience
with Drupal 6, knows PHP, CSS and HTML. Bonus: you have some experience with
both print and web design. · Sales/Admin—someone who enjoys working
with others, has basic knowledge of WordPress, Microsoft Office, familiarity
and interest in social media tools and some writing experience. Knowledge of
Sales Force or Sugar a plus. More ... CHEVRON. Chevron will be recruiting at
Oregon State this fall but not with a physical presence on campus. We are
seeking Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental, and Civil Engineers
for both full-time and internship positions. For more information, see
the job posting on Beaver JobNet that will remain open until Friday, October
9. Applicants who apply through the Beaver JobNet site will have
their resumes and transcripts reviewed and will be notified if selected for a
phone interview. Phone interviews will be scheduled the week of October
12. More information about Chevron can be found at http://careers.chevron.com/
. (NOTE: THIS POSTING IS NOT ON THE MIME JOB BOARD. You must go through the
Beaver Job Net.) MANAGEMENT RECRUITERS OF SEATTLE - Regional Sales Position. At the direction and guidance
of the Regional Sales Manager, grow market in Oregon territory. Employee Type:
Full-Time. Industry: Industrial. Manages Others: No. Job Type: Sales.
Education: 4 Year Degree. Experience: At least 3 years. Travel: Up to 25%. More
... PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY
(PNNL) - Computational Fluid
Dynamics Engineer (graduate degree required). Our new staff member will join a
small team doing computational fluid dynamics using the lattice-Boltzmann
method. Applications will vary widely (waste processing, reactor design,
micro-fluidics, automotive, …). The position will involve programming in
Fortran. Simulations will include heat and mass transfer, RANS turbulence
models, large eddy simulations, and multi-phase flow (various combinations of
solid, liquid and gas). More
... PRECISION WIRE COMPONENTS LLC - Mechanical Engineer. Entry level engineer position in a
fast paced, hands on, rapidly growing medical device component manufacturing
facility in Tualatin. This position requires the ability to design, develop,
implement, This position will work closely with other engineers, technicians
and floor personnel to meet the changing needs of our manufacturing processes
and product engineering. The position requires production floor exposure daily.
More
... STEAMING KETTLE CONSULTING - Solar Project Leader. You will lead and coordinate the
installation and acceptance of solar cell manufacturing equipment at a solar
manufacturing facility in the Portland, Oregon metro area. With the goal of
doubling production capacity, you will be at the heart of a cooperative venture
between the employer’s customer, teams of experts from Germany, local employees
and various contractors. You will need to be organized, detail oriented, have
great communication skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Project
success positions the employee for a leadership role in the company. This is a
full time permanent position. More
... STRATEGIC WEAPONS FACILITY PACIFIC - Electronics/Electrical/Mechanical/or Aerospace
Engineer. We are a small yet dynamic government organization within the
Department of the Navy at Strategic Weapons Facility, Pacific. The Engineering
Division at Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific is responsible for providing the
technical requirements and professional engineering services for missile
components, support equipment, facilities, and other functions associated with
TRIDENT I & II, TLAM-N, SSGN, and Nuclear Weapons Security programs and operations.
We support a critical component of this country's aerospace/defense industry,
working alongside military and contractor personnel to provide strategic
weapons systems and support our submarine fleet. 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 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF OPTICS. The Mechanical Engineering Department in conjunction with the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester is seeking a junior or senior faculty appointment in the area of opto-mechanical systems, precision engineering or optical design including manufacturing. For more info and application instructions, click here. ABOUT
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