OSU MECHANICAL,
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October 6, 2008
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MIME FACULTY KUDOS
Congratulations to Drs. Jay Kruzic and Bill Warnes, recent
awardees of EU Erasmus Mundus programme
scholarships. These scholarships cover travel and lodging costs for a 1-month exchange at an EU
University. Both Kruzic and Warnes plan to spend their month in Saarbruecken, Germany, doing research and teaching in the
Materials Science program at the University of Saarlandes.
The Erasmus Mundus
programme aims to enhance quality in European higher
education and to promote intercultural understanding through co-operation with
third countries by supporting the scholarly work of both European and third
country scholars, including graduate students. For more info, click
here.
NOW YOU CAN SCHEDULE
YOUR ADVISING APPOINTMENTS ONLINE!
MIME undergraduate advising
starts next Monday, Oct 13th, and is required for all ME, IME, and GenEngr
students. To schedule your advising appointment, go to the Undergraduate
Advising & Program Planning page and click on “Overview: Undergraduate
Advising Process.” (You will need to log in with your ENGR login name and
password).
**IMPORTANT: Be sure to schedule your appointments at least 24 hours in advance. Before scheduling, check the advisor listing to be sure you set up your
appointment with the right person. Check the advisors listing
here:
·
ME students
·
IME, and Gen Engr students
Come to your advising appointment with a tentative schedule
worked out (using the Undergraduate
Advising Guide as a reference) and a list of questions for your advisor. At
the appointment, your advisor will:
·
Review
your performance with you and update your file.
·
Recommend
courses for you to take next term.
·
Give
you your new registration PIN so you can register for next term.
SOPHOMORES: You will be applying to Pro-School. You must calculate your
current Pre-Core GPA and bring two copies to your advising appointment.
Students who do not bring these to their appointment will need to RESCHEDULE!
The GPA Calculator is available here.
UPCOMING
EVENTS [back
to top]
Now you
can visit the MIME event calendar online at http://calendar.oregonstate.edu/mechanicalengr/
This Week
Mon Oct 6: Black
Cultural Center Open House. 6–8 pm. For more info, click here.
Mon Oct 6: Formula SAE meeting. 6 pm, SAE Lab
(Rogers 132).
Mon Oct 6: EWB El Salvador Project Meeting. 7 pm,
Gilmore 234. All are welcome. Begin planning for December implementation
of rainwater catchments for the community of Cerro Caballo.
Tues
Oct 7: Graduate Student Brown-bag: Scheduling Committee
Meetings/Thesis Requirements. Noon–1
pm, MU 208. No registration required.
Tues Oct 7: Asian and Pacific Cultural
Center Open House. 5–8 pm. For more info, click here.
Tues Oct 7: Corvallis Sustainability
Coalition Town Hall Meeting #3. CH2M Hill Alumni Center.
Opens at 5:30 pm for exhibit viewing; structured program starts at 7 pm. Presentation
of action plan to be implemented in 2009. Audience will be asked to weigh
in on proposed goals for 12 topic areas. Food, music, prizes,
and informative displays. Free and open to all members of the Corvallis
community. Click here to
register.
Tues Oct 7: Chevron Oronite Company Info
Session & Pizza Dinner. 6 pm, KEC 1003. Sponsored by the OSU chapter of ASME. Note: Bring a copy of your resume. Chevron is looking for both
interns and full-time hires and will be interviewing later in the week.
Wed Oct 8: CTL Workshop: “Advanced Academy of Teaching &
Learning Open House.” Noon–1 pm, Milam 215. Open to all graduate
students and faculty. For more info and registration, click here.
Wed Oct 8: CTL Workshop: “15 Survival Skills for Faculty and
Instructors New to Teaching.” 1–3 pm, Milam 215. Open to all graduate students and
faculty. For more info and registration, click here.
Wed Oct 8: Baja SAE meeting. 5 pm, SAE Lab (Rogers
132).
Wed Oct 8: IIE and SME joint membership meeting. 6
pm, Covell 216. Free pizza and pop.
Wed Oct 8: Native American Longhouse Open House. 6–8 pm. For more
info, click here.
Wed Oct 8: EWB General Meeting. 7 pm, KEC 1003. Free pizza! Faculty
advisor, Kevin Boston, will speak on behalf of EWB,
and the El Salvador Project Team lead a presentation on their summer trip. If
you are interested in membership, the annual dues are $15.
Thurs Oct 9: Study Abroad Fair. 10 am–2 pm, MU
ballroom. OSU Study & Internship Programs in 80 countries. This event is
brought to you by OSU’s International & Study Abroad Dept. For more info, click here.
Thurs
Oct 9: Graduate Student Brown-bag: Walk with the Graduate Dean,
led by Sally Francis. Noon–1 pm, meet at OSU Bookstore, Jefferson
St. entrance. No registration required.
Thurs Oct 9: Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez Open House. 3–5 pm. For more info, click here.
Fri Oct 10: OSU Society of Manufacturing Engineers: 50th
Anniversary Banquet. 6 pm, MU 109.
Plan Ahead... [back to top]
Mon Oct 13: Women’s Center Open House. 4–6 pm. For more info, click here.
Mon Oct 13–Thurs Oct 16: Engineering Awareness Week. An opportunity for incoming freshmen and other interested students
to check out the variety of OSU engineering majors. We want YOU to be
sure you’re in the right place! For the session schedule, click here.
Tues Oct 14: New Laurels Block Grant Format Info
Workshop. 3:30–4 pm, MU 208 (La Raza
Room). The new University
Graduate Laurels Block Grant Program will be implemented fall 2008 for
the 2009-10 graduate recruiting cycle, which replaces
the existing Oregon Laurels and Supplemental Oregon Laurels Graduate
Scholarship Programs. Workshop is for graduate
program directors and other interested faculty and staff.
Wed
Oct 15: Graduate Student Brown-bag: Master’s Program of Study. Noon–1
pm, MU 208. No registration required.
Wed Oct 15: Intel Info Session/Recruiting Event. 5 pm,
Rogers 230. For engineering students in MIME, EE, ChE, and CEM. Food and beverages provided. Sponsored by the OSU chapter of IIE.
Fri Oct 17: CTL Workshop: “Learning Styles and Learning
Perspectives.” 10 am–Noon, Milam 215. Open to all graduate students and
faculty. Refreshments provided. For more info and registration, click here.
Tues Oct 21: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Info Session. 5–6:30
pm, location TBA. Looking to
fill ME and IE positions.
Tues Oct 21:
MIME–EECS Senior Dinner. 6 pm, MU
Ballroom. Your
opportunity to network with prospective employers and learn about grad school
options. Student registration will open on Friday, Oct 10th in Dearborn 102. E-mail reminder will be sent
later this week.
Wed Oct 22: Engineering Career Fair. 11 am–4 pm,
CH2M Hill alumni Center. For more info and a list of participating companies, click here. To view a list of
dates that companies will be conducting interviews
and info sessions, click
here. Note: Students need to be registered with Beaver JobNet,
and upload a resume here.
Wed Oct 22: CTL Workshop: “So You Think You Want To Take a Field
Trip?” 2–4 pm, Milam 215. Open to all graduate students and
faculty. Refreshments provided. For more info and registration, click here.
Thurs
Oct 23: Graduate Student Brown-bag:
The Writing
Center & Your Thesis. Noon–1
pm, MU 208. No registration required.
Fri Oct 24:
EWB “Eat Locally, Think Globally” Fund
Raiser. 6–10 pm, MU Ballroom. $50/person.
To reserve tickets email: osu.ewb@gmail.com.
Tues Oct 28:
Graduate Student Brown-bag: Doctoral Program of Study.
Noon–1 pm, MU 208. No registration required.
Tues Nov 4:
CTL Workshop: “Are Your Students Learning?” 1–4 pm, Milam 215.
Open to all graduate students and faculty. Refreshments provided. For more info
and registration, click
here.
UPCOMING MIME SEMINARS [back to top]
No seminars this week
Note: Archived schedules
of MIME seminars and presentations are available here
MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS [back to top]
Undergrad/School-wide…
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUBMIT AN
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MIME E-BULLETIN? If you have an upcoming event or announcement and would like to include
it in an upcoming MIME E-bulletin, please submit the information to mime.ebulletin@oregonstate.edu. Appropriate items received by Thursday of
any given week will appear in the next week's issue. [posted
10/6]
DO YOU HAVE A HOTMAIL.COM ACCOUNT? Be aware that email
sent to “hotmail” accounts from OSU are being rejected by MSN. To
make sure that you do not miss important information from
administration/faculty/staff, please check your ONID account directly. Do
NOT forward these accounts to off-campus servers as they may reject OSU
email. Questions? Contact support@engr.orst.edu [posted 10/6]
WANT TO BUILD A PROJECT, BUT CAN’T FIND THE
RIGHT TOOLS? TechShop is a large membership-based
workshop that provides members with access to tools and equipment, instruction,
and a creative and supportive community. The first Techshop
opened in 2006 in Menlo Park. A new Techshop facility
is opening in Portland (http://portland.techshop.ws).
The organization is looking at potential satellite sites, including Corvallis. The
Portland Techshop coordinator has offered to come
down to Corvallis and give a presentation about Techshop
with the goal of determining whether we have critical mass for developing and
supporting a local facility. If you are interested in having a local facility, click here and
sign up for attending the meeting. And click here to sign
up for the mailing list. In addition, please encourage others to attend. For
more info, contact John Sechrest at sechrest@corvallisedp.com
[posted 10/6]
APPLYING TO PRO-SCHOOL? Applications for Winter Pro-School
Admission are available now, and are
due by Nov 3rd. For more
info, click
here. [posted 10/6]
HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR EWB! Volunteers are needed to do football
parking on game day, Oct
11, 7
am–3:30 pm. Contact Katie Bruce (bruceka@onid.orst.edu), Fund Raising
Co-Coordinator by Wed,
Oct 8. Free tickets will be given out at 3:30 pm. [posted
10/6]
Grad Students/Faculty/Staff
[back to top]
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 29, 2008. For more info and application, click here.
[posted 10/6]
APPLICATION PROCESS OPEN FOR THE 2009
NSF-GRFP COMPETITION. The
2009 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(NSF-GRFP) offers up to 3 years of graduate school support worth over $120,000
to each awardee. The application process is currently
open. To learn more about NSF-GRFP, click here. Deadline:
November 2008. Interested? Visit
www.nsf.gov/grfp/
or www.nsfgrfp.org
for additional information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on
applying. [posted 10/6]
SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS [back to top]
(UG = Undergraduate Students; G = Graduate Students; UG/G = Both Undergrad and Grad)
UG/G
RESEARCH GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR UPPER-DIVISION
UNDERGRADS AND EARLY GRADS. EcoInformatics, the
integration of mathematics, computer science, statistics, and engineering with
the study and management of ecosystems, is an emerging science with a critical
need for well-trained, interdisciplinary scientists. This summer, OSU will
offer 15 students to work with faculty mentors on 10-week research projects
that advance knowledge and understanding of old-growth forests, streams, and
other native ecosystems through the EcoInformatics
Summer Institute (EISI), held at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in the
Oregon Cascades, June 15–August 21, 2009.
Application deadline: February 16, 2009.
For more details and application, click here. [posted 10/6]
G DELSON BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE FUND.
This fund 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. For more info
and eligibility, click
here.
G SEVERAL
ETS FELLOWSHIP AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. 2009-2010 Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Fellowship and Internship Programs seek applicants with a doctoral degree or
are enrolled in a doctoral program in one of the following: measurement theory,
validity, natural language processing and computational linguistics, cognitive
psychology, learning theory, linguistics, speech recognition and processing,
teaching and classroom research, statistics, and international large scale
assessments. Programs available: Summer internship program, Harold Gulliksen psychometric research, postdoctoral fellowship
program. For more info and deadlines, click
here. Application process opens Nov 1, 2008. Additional info and
application instructions: ETS
Web site. [posted 10/6]
G UDALL
FOUNDATION’S 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC POLICY & CONFLICT RESOLUTION
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP. The Foundation awards two 1-year
fellowships, up to $24,000, to doctoral candidates entering their final year of
writing the dissertation, whose research concerns US environmental public
policy and/or environmental conflict resolution. Fellowships are intended to
cover academic and living expenses July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010. Click here
to download the application. Application deadline: February 20, 2009. For more info, click
here. [posted 10/6]
UG/G
6TH ANNUAL P3 AWARDS: A NATIONAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
FOR SUSTAINABILITY. “Focusing on People, Prosperity and the
Planet.”
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of the P3 Award Program,
is seeking proposals to research, develop, and design solutions to real world
challenges involving the overall sustainability of human society. The P3
competition highlights using scientific principles in creating sustainability-focused
projects. For more details, click here. [posted 9/29]
UG/G NEW PRGORAM FOR TRAVEL GRANTS
TO YOUNG SCIENTISTS.
The Binational Science Foundation (BSF) is announcing the availability of funds for short scientific trips by
young American scientists to Israel (and Israeli scientists to America). In
2009, 10 $4,000 grants will be awarded. The program is focused on students
and post-doc fellows doing research that requires facilities or expertise that
are not available in their home country. For more info, click here.
Application deadline: Dec 19, 2008.
Note: Applications that do not follow
the instructions on the BSF website will
not be processed. If you have trouble viewing the sidebar in a Mozilla Firefox
browser, try accessing the Web site via Internet Explorer. [posted 9/29]
G NEW UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE LAURELS BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. This program provides graduate
programs increased flexibility to incorporate and effectively manage University
Graduate Laurels Scholarships within their own graduate student financial
support strategies. For complete details, visit http://mime.oregonstate.edu/news/bulletins/LaurelsBlockGrant.doc.
Proposals must be received in the Graduate School by December 15, 2008. Note:
The University Graduate Laurels Block Grant Program replaces the existing Oregon Laurels and Supplemental Oregon
Laurels Graduate Scholarship programs. [posted 9/29]
G PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT
FELLOWS (PMF) PROGRAM. The
PMF Program is a rigorous 2-year paid experience for students from all academic
disciplines who expect to complete a master’s, law, or doctoral degree from a
qualifying college/university during the current academic year (ending Aug 31,
2009). Fellows work for Federal agencies and gain exposure to domestic and
international issues in such areas as public administration, technology,
science, criminal justice, health and financial management. There is a 2-step
application process: (1) Submit a PMF application via USAJOBS by 11:59:59 pm (ET), Oct 15, 2008. Access USAJOBS via the “How
to Apply” section at www.pmf.opm.gov. (2) Submit the following
materials to OSU’s Nominating Official, Mary Strickroth (care of the Graduate School), no later than
close of business on Thurs, Oct 16, 2008: Applicant’s
statement of purpose addressing how PMF program criteria have been met (no more
than 2 pages); PMF Nomination Form (OPM Form 1300) including resume; and a letter of recommendation from the
applicant’s major professor. Questions? Contact Mary Strickroth or 541-737-4881.
[posted 9/29]
UG/G DEED PROGRAM. The
American Public Power Association's Demonstration of Energy-Efficient
Developments (DEED) Program is offering up to ten $4000 Student Research
grants/internships to undergraduate/graduate students who are conducting research on energy-related projects. Awardees must be
sponsored by a DEED member utility. The DEED Program also offers one
$5000 Technical Design Project (TDP) scholarship to an individual or group
of students working on an energy related project. The TDP scholarship is geared
toward senior design students and also provides recipients with travel reimbursement up to $3000 to present their project at
the annual APPA Engineering and Operations Technical Conference. For
both types of awards, eligibility is limited to students
studying in energy-related disciplines at accredited US and Canadian colleges
and universities, and a mid-project report, final report and abstract
are required. 2008 application deadline: Oct 15, 2008.
For more details, click here.
[posted 9/29]
UG BENJAMIN A. GILMAN
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SPRING 2009. The Gilman International
Scholarship Program provides awards up to $5,000 for US undergraduate students
to study abroad. The program serves students who have been
under-represented in study abroad, including: students with high financial
need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as
the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds,
students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with
disabilities. In academic year 2008–09, over 1200 scholarships will be granted.
Additionally, $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements students studying a
critical need language may apply for a total possible award of $8000. For
more info, eligibility criteria, and application instructions, click here. Deadline: Oct 7, 2008. Contact:
gilman@iie.org or 1-888-887-5939, ext 25. [posted 9/29]
UG/G 2009
FORD FOUNDATION DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TEACHING. This fellowship seeks to increase
the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing
their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of
diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use
diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. For eligibility info and applications, click here. Deadline Predoctoral: Nov 14. Deadline for Dissertation or
Postdoctoral: Nov 28. [posted 9/29]
For postings
from over one week ago, see e-bulletin archives
JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS—MIME Students [back to top]
The following
listings were generated from the MIME Jobs and Internships Web
site. For additional job and internship listings, click here. And don't
forget to check out these helpful resources as well:
·
CampusPoint
– Includes MIME-related
job and internship opportunities.
·
AfterCollege MIME Job Resource Center– Job listings site,
tailored especially for MIME students. This month’s featured employers include:
Cameron, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles,
FBI, IMI, Parsons, Realization Technologies,
Inc., Schlumberger, Schlumberger, Shell, Sun Microsystems,
and The Walt Disney Company.
Jobs
BURNS AND ROE - C/S/A Engineer. More ...
HORIZON ENGINEERING - Environmental
Technician. Assist with air pollution emission testing. Must have good mechanical aptitude, basic electrical, chemistry,
and fluid flow courses. Requires some heavy lifting,
work at heights, working in outdoor NW conditions. More ...
INTEL - D1C Functional Area Industrial
Engineer. Industrial engineer for facility layout and
capacity planning in a semiconductor fab. More ...
INTERFACE
ENGINEERING, INC. - Mechanical Designer/Engineer. Interface
Engineering, Inc., a prominent MEP Consulting firm, providing diverse services
on exciting projects, is currently seeking a Mechanical Designer/Engineer for
our Portland, OR office. More ...
PURAKAL
CYLINDERS, INC. - Design Engineer. We are seeking a mechanical
engineer with an interest in pneumatic and hydraulic cylinder design and fluid
power applications. More ...
ROGERS
MACHINERY COMPANY, INC. - Sales Engineer/Systems Auditor. Entry level sales representative for work in the compressed air
sales and systems auditing industry. Industrial machinery experience is
desired, including background and knowledge of electrical and mechanical sales.
The qualified candidate will be able to display a professional business image,
an outgoing personality and a positive attitude. Salary is dependent upon experience
and background. More ...
VIEWPLUS TECHNOLOGIES - Part Time Student
Research Engineer. Work directly with engineers to gain hands-on
experience in a fast paced technology company. More ...
Internships [back to top]
BOEING
COMPANY - Industrial Engineering Intern, Business Support
Services. The Boeing Company has a few Industrial Engineering Summer intern
opportunities in Washington State, the home of Commercial Airplanes. The
internship program begins at the conclusion of Junior
academic year to engage students in specific work assignments as well as group
activities throughout the summer. The requisition number is 08-1022231 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
·
Women in Engineering
Division job site
DUKE
UNIVERSITY. Multiple
faculty positions in ME and Mat Sci. Review of applications begin Jan 15, 2009. For more info, click here. [posted
9/29]
IOWA
STATE. Assistant,
Associate, or Full Professor positions available in the ME department. The
dept. is expanding their research programs in biological and nanoscale sciences, clean energy technologies, complex
fluid systems, design and manufacturing innovation, and simulation and
visualization. For more info or to submit applications, click
here (vacancy ID 080784).
LAVAL UNIVERSITY (QUÉBEC, CANADA). Full-time faculty position in industrial engineering.
The position will be filled at the appropriate professor level commensurate
with experience and accomplishments. [Please note that teaching language at
Laval University is French.] For more info, click
here. [posted 9/29]
MIAMI
UNIVERSITY. Assistant/Associate Professor, tenure track
position in mechanical and manufacturing engineering in the School of
Engineering and Applied Science (www.eas.muohio.edu). Start date:
fall 2009. Review of applications begin Nov 1, 2008. For more info, click
here. [posted 9/29]
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY. PACCAR Chair and Head of the Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering. Start date: Jan
1, 2009. Review of applications begin Oct 15, 2008. For more info, click here. [posted 9/29]
THE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY. Full-time,
tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level, in
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department. The research focus of
this position is “Electrical Energy
Storage Technologies to Enable Future Transportation and Renewable Energy.”
Review of applications begin Feb 1, 2009. For more info, click here.
[posted 9/29]
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (2
postings):
·
Endowed
Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering. Start date: August 2009. The
research area is open. Application deadline: Dec 1, 2008. For more info, click
here.
·
Tenure-track Assistant
or Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering. Start date:
August 2009. Applicants should have a
PhD in industrial engineering or a closely related field. Individuals whose
demonstrated research and teaching interests support the department’s emphases
in healthcare systems, quality control & reliability engineering, and
transportation & logistics are especially encouraged to apply. E-mail
a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and contact info for three references to: iesearch@uark.edu
by Dec 1, 2008. Hard-copy
applications may also be sent to the Search Chair, Department of
Industrial Engineering, 4207 Bell Engineering Center, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Note: Candidates who are attending
the 2008 INFORMS conference and want to meet with our faculty to learn more
about the position should email their available dates/times to: iesearch@uark.edu
[posted 9/29]
UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN. Several
full-time faculty openings in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise
Systems Engineering (IESE). Proposed start date: Aug 16, 2009.
Positions are at
all levels in traditional and emerging areas of industrial and enterprise
systems engineering, including, but not limited to Optimization, Network
Systems, Operations Research, Financial Engineering, Energy Markets, Decision
Analysis, and Service Engineering (such as revenue management, supply chains,
and health care planning and delivery systems). Review of
applications begin Dec 30, 2008. For
more info, click
here. [posted 9/29]
UNIVERSITY
OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA.
Industrial Engineering, non-tenure-track Postdoctoral Fellow position
in logistics. Applicants should have an earned doctorate degree in
Industrial Engineering or Operations Research. They should be capable of
participating in a logistics research program and be capable of teaching at
either the graduate and undergraduate levels. It is desired to have the
position filled by Jan 15, 2009. Applications
will be accepted until the position is filled. Send vita and a list of three
references to: Chair, Post-Doctoral Search Committee, Department of Industrial
and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, E3437 Engineering Building East, University
of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211. (Contact info: 573-882-9561, noblej@missouri.edu). University Web site [posted 9/29]
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND (BRISBANE, AUTRALIA). Accepting
applications for Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Mechanical
Engineering Division. For the position description, click
here. The position description does not
have a narrow focus and all good candidates would be welcome. For more info, click here OR visit the ME Division site at: http://www.eng.uq.edu.au/mechanical/.
The closing date is Oct 20, 2008.
[posted
9/29]
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. Post Doctoral Research position with specialty in Computational
Fluid Dynamics (position number 090801-Huebsch) at the College of Engineering
and Mineral Resources, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The
Fellow will primarily work on modeling of fluid dynamics and heat transfer in a
two-phase flow environment. A doctoral degree in ME or closely related area is
required. Knowledge and experience, in the following areas required: (1) CFD,
(2) two-phase flows, and (3) heat transfer. Knowledge in Fluent, UDF
development, reduced-order modeling and modeling of cooling tower flows are
preferred. Initial appointment can start as early as October 2008 with
responsibility for one year with potential to extend, subject to availability
of funds. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications.
Evaluation of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position
is filled. Applicants should send a letter describing their qualifications, a
curriculum vita, and names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers
of three references to energy-mae@mail.wvu.edu For more info, visit the Department website at http://www.mae.cemr.wvu.edu or contact Dr. Wade Huebsch at
(304) 293-3111 ext. 2331; Wade.Huebsch@mail.wvu.edu [posted
9/29].
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