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November 2, 2009 QUICK LINKS Job and
Internship Postings—Students Faculty and
Post-Doc Positions Note: For access to past MIME e-Bulletins, visit e-bulletin archives.
Logendran Gets Best
Paper Award at ICOVACS Congratulations to R.
Logen Logendran, professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering in
the School of MIME, who recently received a Best Paper award for a paper
presented at the 2009 International Conference on Value Chain Sustainability
(ICOVACS), held in Louisville, KY, in October. Entries were evaluated on both
paper content and presentation. The paper, titled “A Meta-Heuristic Algorithm
for Flexible Flow Shop Sequence-Dependent Group Scheduling Problem,” was
coauthored with one of Logendran’s former PhD students, Nasser Salmasi
(currently an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering
at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran) and Nasser’s graduate
student, Omid Shahvari. The conference was well attended with
significant international participation from Colombia, Hong Kong, Spain,
France, The Netherlands, Turkey, Korea, Germany, Poland, and the US. They Built, They
Brought, They Chunked, and the Winners Are… At last Friday’s Punkin
Chunkin’ 2009 Happening at Madison Field, five pumpkin-hurling devices were put
to the test as an impressive crowd of spectators, cheerleaders, and media
representatives looked on. Each hurled pumpkin (up to 5 per contestant) earned
5 points for crossing the set-up line; 25 points for landing (or rolling to)
within 10 ft of the target; or 50 points for arriving within 3 ft of the
target. In addition, the hurling devices could earn up to 20 points in each of
the following categories: conceptual design, safety, execution, and
entertainment. Some observers might argue that a fifth category, “bribing
talents” may possibly also have come into play, but in any case, at the end of
the day, contestants were awarded the following scores by Dr. Bill Warnes, who
judged the competition (and would certainly have been immune to any bribery that
might have been attempted):
Congratulations to all the
competitors, many thanks to Judge Warnes, and kudos to ASME for organizing this
gala event. Rumor has it that next year's Punkin' Chunkin' will be even bigger
and better (the spectators are clamoring for larger pumpkins too), and we
expect to see a reappearance of the Roman Onager! EWB Benefit Banquet
this Friday, Nov. 6th: You’re Invited Engineers Without Borders
(EWB) supports community-driven development programs worldwide through the
design and implementation of sustainable engineering projects; for
participating students, involvement in this international organization provides
hands-on engineering experience and fosters responsible leadership. Every year, the OSU-EWB El
Salvador project group hosts an annual fall benefit banquet to generate the
financial support necessary to deliver clean water in the rural Salvadoran
communities of El Naranjito and Las Mercedes. Over the past four years, this
group has traveled to these communities eight times, and another trip is
planned for this December to complete the construction of a gravity-fed water
system to the sub-community of Lower Las Mercedes. This phase of the project
involves building a water filtration system and water storage tank close to the
community. Overall, the project will provide water for forty community members
and has an estimated cost of $10,000. Although times are hard and
the economy has made charitable donations more difficult to make, we invite you
to take this opportunity to help those in need. The OSU-EWB benefit banquet
on Friday, November 6, is pivotal to the success of the El Salvador
water project and will enable students to travel to El Salvador in
December. For more information, please
visit the EWB website. CALENDAR OF EVENTS [back to top] STUDENT GROUPS CONVENING THIS WEEK
(Click the links for meeting details): ASME, EWB, OSU Robotics
Club, BAJA
SAE, FORMULA
SAE, and Surface
Mount Technology Association. 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. Wed
Nov 4 Career Decision-Making through a Holistic Model, part 2 of 3. 3–4:30 pm, Career Services (B008 Kerr). 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. Willamette Innovators Night. Events from 3–9 pm, LaSells Stewart Center and the CH2M HILL Alumni Center. Keynote speaker is James Curleigh, CEO of KEEN Footwear. State of Black Oregon Symposium: A Call to Action. 5:30–7:30 pm, MU Ballroom. More info here. Fri
Nov 6 Water for El Salvador: EWB Fall Benefit Banquet. 6 pm, OSU Memorial Union. Plan Ahead... [back to top] Tues Nov 10 Tecplot Webinar:
Introductory Training. 9:30–11 am.
Planned topics include: loading data, saving data/layouts/images, line,
contour, and vector plots, animation, and CFD Analyzer. Register here. Wed Nov 11 Grad/Faculty Workshop– EndNote. 4–6 pm, Valley Library Autzen Classroom (main floor). Register here. Career Decision-Making through a Holistic Model, part 3 of 3. 3–4:30 pm, Career Services (B008 Kerr). 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 Sat
Nov 14 Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Opportunity with Engineers without Borders (EWB). Contact Nick Moses for more info. 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. Tues
Dec 8 Building Community
through Diversity: an introduction to the NCBI Model. 1–4 pm, MU
Journey Room. This 3-hour
presentation is specifically designed to introduce participants to the theory
and philosophy behind the National Coalition Building Institute community building model. Pre-registration required.
MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS [back to top] Note: Announcements are
posted for 1 week. For previous postings, visit e-bulletin archives NEW ISSUE OF MOMENTUM! The new issue of MOMENTUM! is now available here. Read about recent MIME faculty/staff awards, current COE research and student successes, and more! SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS [back to top] (UG = Undergraduate Students; G = Graduate
Students; UG/G = Both Undergrad and Grad) UG MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP - The Morris K. Udall Foundation awards 80 prestigious $5,000 scholarships on the basis of merit to sophomore and junior level college students. OSU had a winner in last year’s round of applications: Shayna Rogers, an Environmental Sciences major who is in the Honors College. Scholarships are offered in any of three categories: · to students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment; or · to Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy; or · to Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native health care. The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education. Interested students should contact Patricia Muir. OSU is allowed to forward no more than six nominees (in any or all of the three categories) to the Foundation for consideration. For more information, click here. G BOEING 2010 WELLIVER FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - The Boeing Company has just opened the annual application process for the 2010 Welliver Faculty Fellowship Program. Applicants in engineering, business, manufacturing, information technology, supplier management and other areas related to the aerospace industry are welcome to apply. If you are interested, click here for more information or visit the Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellowship Program website. For previous postings, visit e-bulletin archives JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS FOR MIME STUDENTS [back to top] Listings included in this e-bulletin are generated from the MIME Jobs and Internships Web site. For additional job and internship listings, click here. Note: For help with polishing your resume or cover letter, or for services such as mock interviews, workshops, and career counseling, visit OSU Career Services in the basement of Kerr Administration Building or online. BEND RESEARCH INC - Mechanical/Automation/ Manufacturing Engineer. Bend Research Inc., a growing, multidisciplinary contract research and development company specializing in new technologies to improve human health through the pharmaceutical industry, is seeking B.S.- or M.S.- Level Engineers to design, manufacture, and integrate equipment for pharmaceutical research and development projects. More ... HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY - Product Development Engr (ME). This position is for a tooling design & process engineer for the New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineering team. The NPI team is a diverse group of highly capable engineers with expertise in mechanical, electrical, controls, software and vision systems. NPI has primary design responsibility for proto tooling & process development for key thermal inkjet pen development and go-to-market needs. Our solutions are used throughout the product development cycle to build and assess the performance and quality of early lifecycle products. As part of the NPI team, you will perform mechanical tooling design for an array of projects and own the process development associated within assigned area of responsibility. Team projects span a wide range from significant technology development and invention to simpler enhancement or modification projects. More ... NOSLER, INC. - Level 1 Engineer. Entry level engineering/maintenance position. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is required. The ideal candidate is a hardworking mechanically inclined team player who enjoys working on equipment. Additional future duties may include design, analysis], troubleshooting, and improvement of mechanical, thermal, chemical, and hydraulic systems. Must be an energetic self starter, able to stay focused on individual tasks and contribute in group problem-solving situations. Demonstrated proficiency with CAD and solid modeling techniques is required, as is a strong commitment to quality. 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 ... PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC - Industrial Energy Efficiency Engineer (R09-124). This position is described at the Specialist IV level, but will be filled at the level commensurate with the qualifications of the successful candidate. In this position, the successful candidate will promote the wise and efficient use of energy in Industrial Business Customer sectors, adding value to customers. Technically support PGE’s personnel advocating for the customer and facilitating their participation in appropriate energy efficiency programs. Technical specialty areas include but are not limited to the following energy systems and performance criteria: Industrial Customer applications including Compressed Air, VFDs on Pumps and Fans, Ammonia Refrigeration, Chillers and Chilled Water System, Dust Collection Systems, Motors; and Commercial Customer applications including Building Envelope Measures, Energy Management Systems, Packaged and Central Plant HVAC systems, and General Lighting Technologies. 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 ... VESTAS GRADUATE PROGRAM - Vestas is looking for more graduates in the technology and production field. The positions are part of the unique Vestas graduate program, in which graduates rotate for 2 years through Vestas locations (Portland, Houston, Denmark, Singapore, China, etc.). Graduates get exposed to very different tasks every day covering new technology developments, production process improvements, business developments, etc. For more information, check out all three job descriptions. To find out more info or to submit your resume online, go to the Vestas website or get in contact with Hannes Hapke before the November 10 for a March 2010 start. Employees can recommend students for positions. Internships BOEING COMPANY - Intern - Student Engineer: Materials and Process Technology. The BCA Materials & Process Technology organization has summer 2010 internship openings in the following areas: Composites, Assembly-Joining, Chemical, Metals-Metallurgy, Measurement Technology / Nondestructive Evaluation Engineering, and Ergonomics. More ... BUSINESS EDUCATION COMPACT - Lean Manufacturing Internship in Bio-tech company. Desired candidate should be an engineering student with 5S understanding/application knowledge. Ongoing lean manufacturing initiatives to support production of medical device components. This is a high-energy position with a great deal of people interaction. Research skills and ability to meet deadlines are required. More ... FACULTY AND POST-DOC POSITIONS [back to top] No postings this week. For previous postings, visit e-bulletin archives. Note: Check for additional
mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering positions on two ASEE web
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