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OSU MECHANICAL,
INDUSTRIAL, & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING E-BULLETIN E-BULLETIN SECTIONS—QUICK LINKS >GRAD STUDENTS/ FACULTY/ STAFF Job and
Internship Postings—Students Faculty
and Post-Doc Positions For access to past MIME e-bulletins, visit e-bulletin archives. A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO STUDENT PROJECTS! Kudos to the students from ENGR 111 “Engineering
Orientation I” who put their term projects on display in Covell
hall last Thursday and Friday. Student teams chose from several scenarios to
develop a device that would make it easier for a person with a disability to
retain their job. Each team built a scale-model prototype and created a display
board to showcase their design process and objectives. Great job! THE SKY-HOOK SCULPTURE
RACING DESIGN SHOWCASE Fun was had by all at the ME 101 design challenge last Wednesday in the Kelley Engineering
Center Atrium. Nearly 200 students took part in the challenge to build a
kinetic sculpture that mimicked the action of a sky-hook. Faculty, students,
parents and friends enjoyed the entertaining races and results. Special thanks
to the undergraduate TAs for making the event a great success! AND LET’S NOT
FORGET ABOUT “MARS ROCKS!” Last Thursday, the
ASME design competition took over Milam Auditorium. The hard work of students
from ME 382 was viewed by over 200
OSU students, faculty, and community members. This year’s task was to create a working prototype for
a radio-controlled vehicle whose function was to collect small rock samples
from rough terrain—such as MARS! Click
here to read The Daily Barometer’s article about the competition. Visit the MIME event calendar online Mon Dec 8–Fri Dec 12: Finals Week. Mon Dec 8: MIME Graduate
Defense: “Sources of
Flow Maldistribution in Microreactor-Assisted
Synthesis of Ceria Nanoparticles.” Presenter:
Chih-Heng (Tom) Tseng, Candidate for PhD in Industrial Engineering, OSU School
of MIME. 2:30 pm, Willamette West (room 3622), Valley Library. Mon Dec 8: Formula SAE Meeting. 6 pm, Rogers 132. All OSU students welcome. Tues Dec 9: OSU “Lunch & Learn” Forum—Building Community through Diversity: An Introduction to the NCBI Model. 9 am–Noon, MU 206. This presentation is designed to introduce participants to the theory and philosophy behind the National Coalition Building Institute community building model. All OSU students, faculty and staff are welcome. Click here to pre-register. Tues Dec 9: MIME Graduate Defense: “Synthesis,
Degradation and Practical Application of a Glycerol/Citric Acid Condensation
Polymer.” Presenter: Jan Trenkel, Candidate for MS in Materials Science,
OSU School of MIME. 1 pm, Gleeson 306. Tues Dec 9: Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) Club Meeting. 6 pm, Rogers 230. Open to all OSU students. Group updates, wrapping up designs, and planning the schedule for winter break. This is the last meeting for fall term, but there will be activities going on throughout the break. Wed Dec 10: Baja SAE Meeting. 4 pm, Rogers 230. All OSU students welcome. Thurs Dec 11: Human
Powered Vehicle Team (HPVT) Meeting. 7:30 am, location TBD (contact Ryan
Carpenter at carpryan@onid.orst.edu).
Buy steel and weld a prototype frame. All engineering students are welcome and
will have the opportunity to learn to weld and fabricate. This is the last
meeting for fall term. Thurs Dec 11: MIME Graduate Defense: “Mechanical Linkage Design for Haptic Rehabilitation and Development of Fine Motor Skills.” Presenter: Taylor Streng, Candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, OSU School of MIME. 12:30 pm, Rogers 226. Fri Dec 12: MIME Graduate Defense: “The Mechanical Actuation of the Steering, Braking, and Fuel Systems used on OSU’s entry to the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge.” Presenter: Rex Shroyer, Candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, OSU School of MIME. 9:00 am, Rogers 226. Plan Ahead... [back to top] Mon Dec 15–Fri 19: HAZWOPER Training and Refresher Class. 8 am–5 pm, Gleeson 100. If you want to take either the class or the refresher course, register for ENVE 406, CRN# 36882, SPEC PROJ/HAZWOPER, during winter term registration. (Those taking the refresher will only need to attend for one day, but be sure to e-mail Ann Kimerling for the date of the refresher course). Tues Dec 16: MIME Graduate Defense: “The Development and Application of a Systematic Human Error Identification and Remediation Methodology.” Presenter: Mike Lee, Candidate for Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, OSU School of MIME. 1:00 pm, Covell 129. Fri Jan 23: President’s
Winter Coffee. Time TBA, MU
Lounge. OSU faculty, staff and students are invited to join the hosts,
President and Mrs. Ed Ray, for gourmet coffee, hot chocolate and treats. UPCOMING MIME SEMINARS [back to top] Mon Dec 8: MIME Graduate Defense: “Sources of Flow Maldistribution in Microreactor-Assisted Synthesis of Ceria Nanoparticles.” Presenter: Chih-Heng (Tom) Tseng, Candidate for PhD in Industrial Engineering, OSU School of MIME. 2:30 pm, Willamette West, Room 3622, Valley Library. Tues Dec 9: MIME Graduate Defense: “Synthesis, Degradation and Practical Application of a Glycerol/Citric Acid Condensation Polymer.” Presenter: Jan Trenkel, Candidate for MS in Materials Science, OSU School of MIME. 1 pm, Gleeson 306. Thurs Dec 11: MIME Graduate Defense: “Mechanical Linkage Design for Haptic Rehabilitation and Development of Fine Motor Skills.” Presenter: Taylor Streng, Candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, OSU School of MIME. 12:30 pm, Rogers 226. Fri Dec 12: MIME Graduate Defense: “The Mechanical Actuation of the Steering, Braking, and Fuel Systems used on OSU’s entry to the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge.” Presenter: Rex Shroyer, Candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, OSU School of MIME. 9:00 am, Rogers 226. Note: Archived schedules of MIME seminars and presentations are available here. MISCELLANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS [back to top] APPLY NOW FOR FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS. January is just around the corner, and that means the time to apply for financial aid and scholarships is NOW! General OSU financial aid and scholarship information is available here. And don’t forget The College of Engineering Scholarship application for the 2009–10 academic year. The COE application is now available here. All current OSU engineering students are highly encouraged to submit an application. COE Application deadline: February 1, 2009. Note: The CoE does not make exceptions to the deadline, so be sure to apply early! [posted 12/8] DONATE YOUR TEXTBOOKS TO A GOOD CAUSE! Participate in an EWB-OSU fund raiser: Donate your used textbooks to EWB-OSU and the Better World Books program to help support literacy across the globe. The “Books For Africa” fall book drive will continue until Dec 15, 2008. Bins are located at Java II (downstairs in the Valley Library), by Milam 300, and behind the main desk in the MU. Questions? Contact Bradley Eagleson (bradleyalan@gmail.com). [posted 12/8] BUSINESS SUIT DONATIONS ARE ALSO NEEDED. Lightly used business attire is being sought for the 4th-annual Career Makeover event on February 13th in the MU Ballroom. Hosted by The OSU chapter of MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences) and OSU Career Services. Sponsored by Campbell's Cleaners. Donations are tax deductible and accepted at the OSU Bookstore Beaver Fan Shop, 121 SW Morrison #120, Portland, and OSU Career Services, 8 Kerr Administration Bldg. Have questions or would like to arrange a donation pickup? Call 541-737-2999. [posted 12/8] INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITY. The Dept. of IE at the University of Pittsburgh is offering IE students an opportunity to study abroad in either India or Uruguay during summer 2009.
Questions?
Contact Engineering International Programs, University of Pittsburgh, Swanson
School of Engineering (saoe@pitt.edu or
412-624-5942). [posted 12/8] READ THE RECYCLER ONLINE! Check
out the first issue of OSU’s Campus Recycling newsletter here. This issue's topics include
the master recycler class, Recyclemania 2009, holiday
conservation, recycling stats, upcoming events, and more. [posted
12/8] KUDOS TO MEMBERS OF THE MIME COMMUNITY! Congratulations to MIME grad students Newsha Khani and Matt Knudson, whose papers coauthored with Dr. Kagan Tumer, reporting on work done in Tumer’s Autonomous Agents and Distributed Intelligence Lab, were recognized at the 18th Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE) conference held last month in St. Louis. Khani and Tumer’s paper titled "Fast Multiagent Learning: Learning from Actions Not Taken" was first runner up for the best theoretical paper. Knudson and Tumer’s paper titled "Neuro-evolutionary Navigation for Resource Limited Robots" was second runner for the best application paper. [posted 12/1] WINTER ALS COURSE OFFERS INSIGHTS ON THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. ALS 199: “College Life” offers a way for students to come together in a laid-back atmosphere to unwind during the week, share experiences, and make connections between self, college, and daily life. It provides an evaluation and synthesis of the college experience through students teaching each other about academic success, student health, relationships, spirituality, diversity, building character, facing challenges, firming identity, and understanding one’s self in a college setting. This course was created to provide students an outlet to talk and process what it really means to be a student. It is a student-facilitated and student-led course. College life is a 1-credit course sponsored by the Center for Leadership Development, and it is open to all OSU students. Meeting time and place: Tuesdays, 2–3:20 pm, MU 206. CRN: 37967. For the course catalog listing, click here. Questions? Contact Kate Normandin at 541-737-5770 or Kathleen.Normandin@oregonstate.edu). [posted 12/1] Grad Students/Faculty/Staff
[back to top] NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR OREGON SEA GRANT. The Oregon Sea Grant Program invites preliminary proposals for research on important marine and coastal issues. Proposed work may begin on either Feb 1, 2010 or Feb 1, 2011. Deadline: Feb 6, 2009 at 5 pm. For more details, click here. [posted 12/8] DO YOU ASPIRE TO TEACH AT THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY LEVEL? MB 699: “Success in the College Classroom” is an interactive discussion course that offers an opportunity to learn essential techniques, formats and activities conducive to success in the college classroom. This graduate course will cover topics such as: Syllabus design and articulating learning outcomes, understanding different pedagogy, crafting an engaging lecture, teaching to different learning styles, test construction/preparing students for tests, and much more. This is a 2-credit course taught by Dr. Janine Trempy. Meeting time and place: Thursdays, 11 am–12:50 pm, Nash 404. CRN: 34285. For the course catalog listing, click here. [posted 12/8] ARE YOU A FACULTY MEMBER ENGAGED IN RESEARCH RELATED TO GREEN BUILDING/INFRASTRUCTURE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY? If so, the Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center (Oregon BEST) encourages you to actively participate in Oregon BEST as member faculty. The overarching goal of Oregon BEST is to grow Oregon's research funding and capacity in these two main thrust areas and to support economic development through commercialization and other activities that enable industry competitiveness. To learn more, click here. [posted 12/1] SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS [back to top] (UG = Undergraduate Students; G = Graduate Students; UG/G =
Both Undergrad and Grad) UG MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMER REU. The Materials Processing center and the Center
for Materials Science and Engineering at MIT are accepting applications from
students who are entering their junior or senior year in September 2009. The
9-week summer internship program runs June 7–August 8, 2009. Award includes
$5,700 stipend and round-trip travel expenses. Application deadline: Feb 13,
2009. For more info, click here. [posted 12/8] UG OREGON
NASA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM. You can now apply for the 2009 Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate
Scholarships. Scholarships of up to $6,000 will be awarded and are only
available to Oregon students attending Oregon Space Grant affiliate
institutions. Awardees will be selected from applicant pools at each of the
eligible schools. Scholarships are open to new and continuing students in the
disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.
The OSGC Undergraduate Scholarship Program supports the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) objectives of fostering and encouraging career
goals in the aerospace industry. Individuals from under-represented groups are especially
encouraged to apply. Deadline: Friday,
Dec. 19. For more info, click here. Questions? Call 541-737-2414 or e-mail spacegrant@oregonstate.edu. [posted 12/8] G ARE YOU AN OSU STUDENT OR RECENT ALUMNI
PLANNING TO ENTER GRAD SCHOOL FOR IN FALL 2009? Nominations are now open for the 2009 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate
Scholarship program from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The Foundation
will award approximately 40 scholarships to seniors and recent graduates
planning to attend graduate school for the first time
starting in fall 2009. Each award covers a portion of
educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and
books for the graduate degree chosen. The maximum available per student
per year of study is $50,000 and the maximum length is six years. The amount
and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the
length of the graduate program as well as other scholarships or grants
received. Students interested in this scholarship must be nominated by their
undergraduate institution. Students may not apply directly to the
Foundation for this program, but should instead submit applications to the OSU
Faculty Representative for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: Bill Bogley, Associate Dean; University Honors College; Strand
229; Oregon State University; Corvallis, OR 97331-2221. Applications must be received by: Feb 20, 2009. For more info, click here. For questions concerning the Graduate Scholarship Program, call
the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation 1-800-498-6478 or email jkc-g@act.org. Questions or referrals may also
be directed to the OSU Faculty Representative, Bill Bogley
(Bill.Bogley@oregonstate.edu
or 541-737-6400). [posted 12/8] Note: Scholarships, fellowships, and research
internship announcements are posted for 2 weeks. For previous postings, visit 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. Be sure to check out the recent position openings
in Portland, Oregon (Design
Engineer, Mechanical Engineering
Technician,
and Entry
Level Drafter—Solidworks) and in Hillsboro,
Oregon (Manufacturing
Engineer Intern). ·
AfterCollege MIME Job
Resource Center– Job listings site, tailored especially for MIME students. This month’s
featured employer is Shell. New job openings at: Akzo
Nobel Functional Chemicals LLC (Maintenance Engineer–Axis, AL), Biomet
Trauma and Spine
(Mechanical Engineer–Parsippany, NJ), Excel
Professional Recruiting, Inc. (Vice President of Engineering, Global Product Development–Troy,
MI), Growing
Engineering Services Firm (Cab Design Engineer–Eastern Indiana, IN), NDT
Systems & Services (America) Inc. (Mechanical Engineer–Houston, TX), NOVA
Chemical Corporation
(Environmental Specialist–Pittsburgh, PA), NYC
Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supp (Industrial Hygienist, Level II–Flushing,
NY), PERI
Formwork Systems, Inc;
(Design / Project Engineer–Fort Worth, TX), Roquette (Reliability Engineer–Keokuk, IA), Voyager
Careers (Senior
Mechanical Engineer–Augusta, GA). 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 - Software Engineer.
Responsible for engineering of Automation software applications and software
systems for Intel’s advanced semi-conductor factories. Will be asked to
occasionally provide on-call coverage in D1D factory as business needs require.
Also responsible for testing and configuration of Automation hardware and
software upgrades associated with high volume factory operations. 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 ... 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 ... TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, US EPA - Terracosm Operations Assistant. The Terracosm Operations Assistant will assist the Facilities Operations Specialist in chamber maintenance, modification, and sensor calibrations at the US EPA Western Ecology Division’s Terrestrial Ecophysiology research site, which consists of a large greenhouse to shelter data acquisition and process control computers, and a field of 12 sunlit plant growth chambers. Ambient and elevated temperature, dew point, and CO2 concentration are carefully controlled in each chamber by programmable microprocessors and associated hardware. See http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/facilities/corvallisfacilities.htm. The position will be funded by Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Associates, a nonprofit organization that is leasing the terracosm facility to perform a five-year, asymmetric warming, grassland experiment (project information at http://per.ornl.gov/Gregg.html). 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 08-1023818. More ... TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, US EPA - Terracosm Operations Intern--Full or Part-time. The Terracosm Operations Intern will assist the Facilities Operations Specialist in chamber maintenance, modification, and sensor calibrations at the US EPA Western Ecology Division’s Terrestrial Ecophysiology research site, which consists of a large greenhouse to shelter data acquisition and process control computers, and a field of 12 sunlit plant growth chambers. Ambient and elevated temperature, dew point, and CO2 concentration are carefully controlled in each chamber by programmable microprocessors and associated hardware. See http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/facilities/corvallisfacilities.htm. The position will be funded by Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Associates, a nonprofit organization that is leasing the terracosm facility to perform a five-year, asymmetric warming, grassland experiment (project information at http://per.ornl.gov/Gregg.html). More ... FACULTY AND POST-DOC POSITIONS
[back to top] Note: Check for additional
mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering positions on two ASEE web
sites: · Women in Engineering Division job site UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, ANCHORAGE. Two tenure-track faculty positions in
mechanical engineering in the new engineering program at the University of
Alaska Anchorage. Successful candidates will develop inside and
outside the classroom activities aimed at engaging students with hands on
learning opportunities in a team environment. Depending on qualifications,
successful candidates will be responsible for courses chosen from fluid
dynamics, thermodynamics, petroleum piping and pumps, material science,
heat/mass transfer, strength/mechanics of materials, and
mechanical/machine/HVAC design. Faculty members are expected to develop a line
of research that can be linked to student development and community
partnerships. Apply online, here.
Posting numbers: 0055696 and 0055697. [posted 12/8] UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE. Multiple
tenure-track or tenured faculty positions at the assistant, associate, or
professor rank, in the Bourns College of Engineering. Area: Energy/Materials
Science Engineering. Search committees will begin reviewing applications
as early as December 15. For more info, click here. To apply, register via www.engr.ucr.edu/facultysearch/apply
and submit the requested PDF files. For inquiries and questions, e-mail facultysearch@engr.ucr.edu. [posted 12/1] Note: Faculty and post-doc positions are posted for 2 weeks. For previous postings, visit e-bulletin archives ABOUT THIS E-BULLETIN [back to top] The Mechanical, Industrial,
& Manufacturing Engineering E-Bulletin is a weekly, one-stop source of
information about school events, announcements, scholarships, job
postings, student club updates, and other school-related items. Past
issues are posted here.
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 mime.ebulletin@oregonstate.edu. Items
received by Thursday of any given week will appear in the next week's
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