February 25, 2008

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IN THE NEWS
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OSU Honors Outstanding Engineering Alumni. The College of Engineering at Oregon State University honored 37 of its most distinguished alumni today during the tenth annual Oregon Stater Awards, an event that recognizes OSU engineers and their career contributions to society. The annual ceremony inducts OSU engineering alumni into three different groups based on the length of their careers and accomplishments: the Engineering Hall of Fame, the Academy of Distinguished Engineers and the Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers. COE news story

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OPPORTUNITIES
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International Degree Information Session, Thursday, February 28, 4pm, Snell 448. Learn how to earn a 2nd bachelor’s degree in International Studies! OSU’s unique International Degree program provides students in any major with the opportunity to explore your field in an international context, while gaining language proficiency and experience abroad. Come to the information session to learn more!

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COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS
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Monday, February 25, 10:45 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. "When is a good time? Mediating Notification Delivery to Reduce Cost of Interruption" presented by Shamsi T. Iqbal, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Details

Wednesday, February 27, 10:45 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. EECS Colloquium: Computer Science Faculty Candidate. "Automatic Fault Localization" presented by James Jones, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology. Details

Friday, February 29, 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. "High-Speed Design with Interconnects and Packages" presented by Ege Engin, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Packaging Research Center, Georgia Tech. Details

Monday, March 3, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "Biomedical Informatics: Opportunities and Challenges for a 21st Century Discipline and Profession" presented by William Hersh, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, OHSU. Details

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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation is an independent Federal government agency established by Congress to "encourage and support research, study and labor designed to produce new discoveries in all fields of endeavor for the benefit of mankind." The Homeland Security Award is designed to encourage and promote "cutting edge" innovation in the homeland security area to provide incentive for continuing research. For judging purposes, nominations may be submitted in the following five 2008 fields: biological, radiological, nuclear, chemical and explosive attacks; border security and transportation security; emergency responses to natural and man-made disasters; cyber security and information sharing; and other. 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.

INTERN - Microsoft Server Administration, Columbia Sportswear. This position is reserved for current students or recent graduates. Internship duration: 5 months starting as soon as possible. Essential Functions/Responsibilities: Perform various tasks related to MICROSOFT administration including file maintenance, backup, network, and system configurations; Contribute to department goals by ensuring maximum availability and performance on the MICROSOFT platform; As directed, assist in the installation and configuration of new hardware and new software on MICROSOFT servers; Following established procedures, perform back-ups of MICROSOFT systems on a regular basis; Install, configure, and maintain printers, printer interfaces and queues; Provide supports to the Operations department as needed. Details

CS Job @ Intel. In this position, you will be working in a team that develop numerical simulation capabilities to predict the performance of VLSI circuits. Your main responsibility will be in automating software and model quality test. Requirements: Great software skills (Java, Java-based GUI programming and testing, C, C++, Perl); Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Basic knowledge of electronic circuit and VLSI design; Basic knowledge of semiconductor processes. Details

Hourly software engineering position available at www.teachengineering.org. TeachEngineering is a digital library of K-12 engineering curricula. The library is registered with the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). Teachengineering's systems are developed and maintained at OSU's College of Business. We are looking for candidates who are familiar with programming (PHP and Java would be nice), databases (SQL) and who love working in a team of dedicated designers and developers. Details

Summer Software Engineering Internship. Instantiations Inc., a world-class software tool development company based in Portland, is offering a part or full-time technical internship in its Software Engineering group. The successful candidate will first receive a crash course in Eclipse plugin development and then participate in new product planning, development, documentation and support. Details

Second Annual Oregon BioScience Internship and Career Fair. February 27, 2008 6-8 p.m., Wilson Clark Center, OHSU School of Science & Engineering, Beaverton. Be a part of this exciting event which brings together science and engineering students and Oregon employers in the areas of Medical Devices; Biotechnology; Diagnostics; Research Services and Products; Medical Device Components; and Pharmaceutical Components. Details

Sandia National Laboratories is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) multi-program laboratory, operated by Lockheed Martin for the DOE, with major facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Livermore, California. Sandia provides scientific and engineering solutions to meet national needs in defense systems, homeland security, energy security, and environmental integrity. As one of the largest research and engineering laboratories in the nation, Sandia recruits technical staff at universities nationwide and also provides R&D internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate EE, ME and CS/IT students. Details

Digital Content Services Software Design Engineer-208465, HP. Software Engineers in the Digital Content Services team play key roles in multi-discipline teams providing internet-based web services and solutions to HP customers and 3rd parties. You'll be part of a team that designs, implements, tests, and validates Internet services for digital media businesses including entertainment, printing and other markets. You will also be involved in the selection, configuration, and integration of software development or support tools. Finally, you will also present software solutions and support customers in their use. Details

Summer Internship - Data Architecture Analyst, Xerox. Seeking a Summer Intern to work with North America Information Management (NAIM) Subject Matter Experts (Business, Application and Technical) in identifying and recording the reference architecture, models, patterns, and assets that comprise the NAIM Enterprise Continuum, and document current and strategic direction of key technologies, services, and development tools for general use within NAIM. Details

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