August 20, 2007

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IN THE NEWS
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Wave energy test site set for possible mooring deployment. If the weather cooperates, the permits are in place, and everything else goes as planned, researchers from Oregon State University's Wallace Energy Systems and Renewables Facility (WESRF) could deploy the mooring system needed to anchor wave energy test buoys off the coast of Newport near Yaquina Head sometime on Thursday, Aug. 23. Newport News-Times

Support for wave energy swells. Imagine turning the ocean into a giant renewable energy pipeline. It could meet as much as 10 percent of U.S. power needs, but some who make their living on the water worry plans to harness it will leave them high and dry. National Public Radio

We all know the world is a high tech place... and Oregon State University is keeping up with the times. Researchers at OSU got a lot of help with their projects over the last year. KVAL TV

Business is booming, but where are all the computer programmers? All over the mid-valley, technology companies of all kinds report that their business is booming, but a tight labor market for programmers and software engineers is holding them back — and putting the brakes on a powerful economic driver for the region just when it’s ready to take off. Corvallis Gazette-Times

Company thinks big with energy project. The project that Australia's Oceanlinx Limited firm wants to build off Florence's South Jetty is markedly different from other proposed energy projects along the coast that are made up of less-obtrusive buoy networks. Eugene Register-Guard

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Wednesday, August 22, 2-4 pm, KEC 1005. MS FINAL ORAL EXAM - Christopher Hanken. Major Professor: Terri Fiez, Kartikeya Mayaram; Committee: Roger Traylor; GCR: David Hackleman. "Simulation and Modeling of Substrate Noise Generation from Synchronous and Asynchronous Digital Logic Circuits." Details.

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JOBS
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Avert Labs - Research Analyst. Virus Analyst is a dedicated 24 x 7 (including weekend coverage) contact for customer samples and escalations. The Analyst manages the queue of sample submissions and communicates results of Avert analysis and research to the users. Details.

Interdisciplinary Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Electronics Engineer/Architect: Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. Serves as the Senior Project Leader for providing guidance, advice and oversight in facilties planning, architectural design, site work development, utilities and supporting infrastructure, design standards, force protection considerations, building ocde applicability, seismic design considerations, life cycle cost analysis and sustainable design. Details.

Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton: Interdisciplinary Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Architect. Serves as a team member for facility construction, repair and improvement projects. As a team member, responsible for design and construction of facilities project of moderate complexity and generally works with guidance from the Division Director. Details.

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