February 12, 2007

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CALENDAR
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Wednesday, Feb. 21, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., CH2M HILL Alumni Center. Engineering career fair. Details.

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OPPORTUNITIES
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Wednesday, February 21, Morning Session 9-12, Afternoon Session 1-4, Rogers Hall, Room 336. National Instruments LabVIEW Hands-On Campus Workshop. Gain hands-on experience in modeling, designing, and building powerful, custom measurement and control applications with intuitive graphical programming. In this FREE, three-hour session, discover the new, powerful features of LabVIEW and: Receive three hours of hands-on technical training from a senior engineer on industry-standard hardware. Details.

Funding Opportunity for Senior Design Projects: Nesbitt Large Scale Energy Systems Design Grants. Gregory and Jennylee Nesbitt have established a grant program for student teams conducting Large Scale Energy Systems design projects and planning to present their design results at the OSU Engineering Expo to be held on May 11, 2007. Eight to ten grants will be awarded ranging from $500 to $750. These grants are to be used towards the expense of research and design materials, component fabrication, and display materials. Only one grant can be awarded per team and collaboration between engineering disciplines is considered favorably in the evaluation process.

To apply for a grant send the following information to Ms. Teresa Culver.

1. Title of Project
2. Student names and respective departments
3. Summary of the design concept and its potential to impact large scale energy production or savings. (~500 words)
4. Proposed Budget

The deadline for application is February 14, 2007. Notification of awards and project reimbursement requirements will be issued March 1, 2007.

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SEMINARS/COLLOQUIA
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Wednesday, February 14, 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Owen 102. "Future CPU Architectures: The Shift from Traditional Models" presented by Doug Carmean, Chief Architect, Visual Computing Group, Intel. Details.

THURSDAY, February 15, 3:30 p.m. talk, refreshments following talk. 220 Deschutes Hall (Colloquium Room), University of Oregon. "The True Challenges of 21st Century Information Security R&D" presented by Ming-Yuh Huang, Boeing. (This colloquium is NOT part of the OSU EECS seminar series.) Details.

Friday, February 16, 1:30 - 3 pm, Rogers Hall 226. "Design of Complex Systems and Vehicles" presented by Irem Tumer, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, OSU. Details.

John F. Wager (Professor, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science) will present the OSU 2006 Sigma Xi Researcher of the Year lecture on the topic of "Transparent electronics" on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 3:00 PM in the Kelley Engineering Building, Rm 1001. The award recognizes Professor Wager's contributions to the development of transparent electronics, thin-film electroluminescent displays and compound semiconductor transistors. The OSU chapter of Sigma Xi currently includes about 175 active members, and is actively recruiting new student and faculty members. The Researcher of the Year Award is given annually to a member of the OSU research community that has contributed significantly to the advancement of his/her field of study.

Thursday, February 22, 1:00-1:50 pm, OWEN 101. "SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS - From Definition to Architectures to Applications" presented by Mo Jamshidi, Lutcher Brown Endowed Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Autonomous Control Engineering - ACE Center, The University of Texas.

Monday, February 26, 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. "Beyond centralized licensed wireless networks: distributed synchronization and cognitive radio" presented by Osvaldo Simeone, Adjunct Professor/ Post-Doc, New Jersey Institute of Technology. Details.

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Tuesday, February 13, 3-5 pm, KEC 3114. MS FINAL ORAL EXAM - Ankit Khare. Major Professor: Mike Bailey; Committee: Michael Quinn, Ronald Metoyer; GCR: Michael Gross. "Volume Analysis and Visualization." Details.

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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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Washington State University Summer Doctoral Fellows Program Invitation. Washington State University invites applications from and nominations for doctoral candidates who are nearing completion of their graduate degrees and preparing for careers in higher education to attend a six week Summer Doctoral Fellows Program (June 18 to July 27). The purpose of the program is to provide selected doctoral students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors at Washington State University in preparing for academic careers as future faculty members. 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.

On campus, part-time Software Quality Assurance Internship is open. I5Logic is a Corvallis, Oregon based startup focused on bringing debugging and auditing tools to the financial industry. Spinning out 5 years of research from Oregon State University, we use advanced analysis and compiler techniques to aid non-programmers in finding errors in spreadsheets. Details.

On campus, part-time Software Quality Assurance Technician Internship is open. I5Logic is a Corvallis, Oregon based startup focused on bringing debugging and auditing tools to the financial industry. Spinning out 5 years of research from Oregon State University, we use advanced analysis and compiler techniques to aid non-programmers in finding errors in spreadsheets. Details.

Exciting summer mathematics research program for undergraduates at Kansas State University. The NSF sponsored program "Brainstorming and Barnstorming" will run over the summer June 4 - July 27, 2007 and will include a problem solving component, an applied math component on the mathematics of flight, and a pure math component. Some flight instruction will be included! Undergraduates who are US citizens or permanent residents are eligible to apply. More information about this program and an application form are at: http://www.math.ksu.edu/main/events/KSU-REU.

Practice interviewing with experienced recruiters and receive valuable feedback so you can make outstanding connections in your future interviews. Contact Career Services, 737-4085, to schedule your 30-minute appointment for Tuesday, February 13, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Bring your resume to appointment.

Facilities Engineering Intern, Micron. As an intern in the Facilities you will assist Electrical and Control Engineers for the Facilities Department. Duties will include electrical and control design, drawing development in AutoCAD, as-building systems, and specifying components. This position focuses more on the industrial support systems within Micron. The project may change during the course of the internship. General knowledge of power, instrument and control systems. Experience with AutoCAD or similar drawing package is a plus. Details.

The Department of Design and Human Environment is seeking an individual who is proficient in autocad and is available for the following hours. Monday: 11:00 am - 12:50; Wednesday: 11:00 - 12:50; Friday: 9:00 - 12:50. Starting salary is $7:80 per hour. Position is located in Milam Hall. Must be dependable and able to work with minimal supervision. Contact Lavon Reese at 541-737-3796 or stop by Milam 224. Resume requested. Please include 3 references. Position starts immediately.

Oregon State University Libraries, Library Technology Support, Student Employee Job. Production and maintenance of interactive PHP web based applications. Production of internal documentation (source comments, manuals, etc). Write SQL statements to input and retrieve data from SQL data sources. Co architect web based applications. Development and implementation of software test procedures. Details.

Silicon Laboratories, Inc., Associate Design Engineer. Design support for analog/digital circuits, including layout, test, verification, evaluation and debugging of prototype ICs, and design support for mass production. Details.

Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, Boise, Idaho. Student Trainee (Electrical Engineering). This position is being filled under the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). This is a planned and progressive education program that offers valuable work experience directly related to a student’s academic field of study. After successfully completing your education and meeting agency work requirements, you may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a permanent position. Details.

Student Web Developer - Central Web Services (CWS) is looking for students who are looking to gain real-world web development experience. CWS offers flexible work hours for students and is a great opportunity to learn more about web development. Some experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred: Programming Skills (PHP, MySQL), Design Skills (CSS, HTML). Details.

NCG Process Engineer, Microchip Technology. Gresham Process Engineering would like to fill an engineering position with a NCG (New College Graduate). This position will be assigned to the Photo area responsible for continuous process improvement, support ramp-up activities, directivity reduction and overall yield improvement. Details.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Postdoc in Network Intrusion Detection Algorithms on Advanced Multi-Core Processors. The Applied Computer Science Group of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral position to study a revolutionary approach to perform scalable network intrusion detection using multi-core processors. Details.

FLIR Systems, Inc., Portland division is seeking an embedded control systems engineer to help develop our next generation of stabilized imaging systems. Required skills are: the ability to model control systems and predict system performance from the mechanical and electrical characteristics of the system, a knowledge of a variety of sensor and actuator types and how to use them, the ability to read and understand schematics and mechanical drawings and the ability to code and debug in C and assembly. Details.

PETERSON PACIFIC CORP., ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER. Mechanical/Electrical Engineering position in the engineering dept. Responsible for design of machinery utilizing AutoCAD and other supporting software. Technical writing and manual organizational skills are required. Details.

Google will be interviewing on 2/21/07 in Career Services for the following position: (to date there have been NO applicants, so if none are forthcoming they will cancel). Data Center Technician. Google needs your help to build the physical infrastructure behind its powerful search technology. Help Google build and maintain its Linux Cluster. This is an excellent entry level opportunity for individuals who want to become Linux gurus, system administrators, or network engineers. Work on a team with highly motivated, talented individuals like yourself that are striving each day to advance their Linux, networking, and hardware related skills. Details.

The College of Health and Human Sciences is looking for a student worker for 10-15 hours per week to assist with web maintenance, updating, troubleshooting. Must have good html and web page experience. $11.50/hour. Email cover letter, résumé with a list of skills related to this position and 2 references regarding web work to pat.newport@oregonstate.edu or deliver to 125 Women's Building.

Software development position working with Mentor Graphics full custom IC design products, including ICgraph and DA-IC. Responsibilities for this position include developing enhancements to our existing code base which is written in C++. This job requires the ability learn existing C++ code and implement changes in a structured environment without disrupting the existing stability or functionality of the applications. These are end-user products interacting directly with the hardware development engineer. This position is working with a small team focused on improving and extending our existing products. Details.

Associate Applications Engineers, Mentor Graphics. In this position, you will be involved in a structured Associate Application Engineer (AAE) Program that provides a solid foundation into Mentor Graphics and develops qualified technical sales resources for MGC’s Direct Sales Organization. These Associate Application Engineers are members of a team of highly motivated individuals working with customers designing the most complex hardware and software systems in the world and whose applications span the electronics industry. Details.

Associate Technical Marketing Engineers, Mentor Graphics. In this position, you will be involved in a structured Associate Technical Marketing Engineer (ATME) Program affiliated with Mentor's Design to Silicon Division. The program provides a solid foundation for working within Mentor Graphics and develops skills required to contribute to Mentor Graphics Strategic Product Operations. These Associate Technical Marketing Engineers are members of a team of highly motivated individuals working with customers designing the most complex hardware and software systems in the world and whose applications span the electronics industry. Details.

Lead Development Specialist, Mentor Graphics. Lead Development Specialist needed to support key sales and marketing initiatives by identifying, qualifying, and penetrating target accounts resulting in new business. Lead development responsibilities require significant teleprospecting in a business to business environment and use of internet/internal database resources to identify and profile new markets. Opportunity assessment will include communication at the executive level to position the company's emerging hot products and identify key decision makers. Details.

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