December 2006 - Week 3

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IN THE NEWS
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Wave’s wallops can put more power on tap
First buoy in electrical collaboration is set to go afloat within a year off the Oregon Coast. Portland Tribune

WavyWand flashes message through air
After a show on HGTV, the product flew out the door, selling out in five days. Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Monday, December 18, 4-6 pm, KEC 2057. MEng FINAL ORAL EXAM - Suma Kapilavai. Major Professor: Raghu Settaluri; Committee: Andreas Weisshaar, Tom Plant.

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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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Attention CS and ECE women: Vanguard has established a scholarship program to assist female students entering their senior year of college who are majoring in computer science, computer engineering, web design, or related technical engineering disciplines. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at a select accredited four-year institution of the student’s choice. To apply, visit http://www.jobster.com/outreach/details?i=AYHWy49N4A==. And, if you do apply, please also let Dr. Margaret Burnett know -- she is trying to assist NCWIT (the people who helped Vanguard decide to do this) to keep track of the applications they are generating.

The Center for Defense Information, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research think tank, and a divsion of the World Security Institute based in Washington, D.C., offers full-time paid internships in research. The World Security Institute's other divisions offer internships in television, translation/editing, and computers/web editing. Internships are open to recent graduates, graduate students, and highly qualified undergraduates with a strong interest in military policy, national security, foreign affairs, and related public policy issues who are willing to undertake some small administrative tasks. Details.

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) - the organization to which Helen Keller devoted her life - is a national nonprofit whose mission is to ensure that the ten million Americans who are blind or visually impaired enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens. The Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship provides one (1) scholarship of $1,000 to an undergraduate or graduate student studying in the field of engineering or in computer, physical, or life sciences. Details.

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JOBS
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Did you know that you can subscribe to the EECS Jobs List that will send you e-mail when new jobs are posted? Internships and even a few on-campus jobs get advertised there as well. Subscribe here.

Don't forget to check out the AfterCollege job site, tailored especially for our EECS students.

Electro Standards Laboratories, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. BS, MS, or PhD with background in electric induction motor controls, Simulink and Matlab simulation tools, power electronics and embedded DSP hardware systems. Electro Standards Lab is involved in a variety of leading-edge projects including sensorless motor controls, long linear motors, and DSP-based embedded motor and power electronics control systems. Details.

TUTOR NEEDED FOR Winter 2007, CS 311 Operating Systems. Requirements: B or higher in CS 311, overall GPA of 2.5, enjoy learning, teaching, and helping others. For more information or to apply, contact: Julie Hamby, Advisor/Tutor Coordinator, Student Support Services, 324A Waldo Hall, 737-2549, hambyj@onid.orst.edu.

The Reynolds School district is looking to enhance its web communication to parents through a new and improved website. In addition to the general requirements of a dynamic and interactive website, Reynolds would require the following: Ability to work with Apache Web Server v 1.3 and up; fluency in PHP4 & 5; capability of developing and incorporating Flash, JAVA and Shockwave-based content as well as podcasting; inclusion of RSS. Details.

The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is administering the Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP) sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). NREIP is a ten week summer research opportunity for undergraduate Juniors & Seniors, and Graduate students, under the guidance of a mentor, at a participating Navy Laboratory. The application is currently open and must be completed by January 12, 2007. Details.

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