March 3, 2008

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your valuable personal data, such as credit card numbers, passwords, account data, or other information. Con artists might send millions of fraudulent e-mail messages that appear to come from Web sites you trust, like your bank or credit card company, and request that you provide personal information.

Recently, there have been several reports of people receiving an e-mail with the subject "Update YOUR Oregonstate EMAIL NOW," followed by instructions to send account information (including password) to an external address. This is a phishing attempt and is not real.

Please do not respond to the message. Delete it immediately. If you have responded to an email like this, contact your IT support personnel for assistance.

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IN THE NEWS
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OSU software spinout company launches first product. A start-up software company based on technology developed over a 10-year period by computer scientists at Oregon State University today launched its first commercial product. RedRover Software, Inc., was officially founded in 2006 by OSU professors Margaret Burnett, Martin Erwig and Gregg Rothermel, who were searching for ways to build confidence among spreadsheet users and reduce the costs associated with auditing and error detection of spreadsheets. The company was based in OSU’s new Kelley Engineering Center for almost a year. Bend Weekly

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OPPORTUNITIES
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Computability (CS 521), Spring 2008 (4 credits), 11 AM (MWF), Kelley 1003, INSTRUCTOR: Paul Cull. This course is offered alternate years. It will not be offered again until 2010. Details

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COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS
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Monday, March 3, 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. "Active Interference Suppression and its Impact on System Performance" presented by Dr. Edward Gebara, Design Engineer, Quellan Inc. (Atlanta, GA). 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

Friday, March 7, 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. "RF and mm-Wave Phased Arrays: Techniques for Silicon Integration" presented by Harish Krishnaswamy, Doctoral Candidate, University of Southern California. Details

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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states. For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman.

The EDSF scholarship program was established to recognize and support the next generation of professionals for the document management and communication companies worldwide. EDSF scholarships are awarded to qualified students worldwide who are preparing for careers in this growing and dynamic industry. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the field of electronic document communication in the areas of: document preparation, production and/or document distribution, including 1:1 marketing; graphic communication & arts; e-commerce; imaging science, printing, web authoring, electronic publishing, computer science or telecommunications, and/or business (i.e. sales, marketing). 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.

Web Applications Developer, Mentor Graphics. Mentor Graphics is seeking Web Application Developer as member of an internal development team, building high profile solutions that support our Marketing and Sales operations. Duties include: Work directly with clients to identify and define solutions; Build, enhance, or fix web applications using ColdFusion and other web technologies; Collaborate with team on large projects, building web services for other applications to leverage. Details

Intel Corporation, Intern - Linux System Administrator: Linux Systems. Administration and programming for automation at a large enterprise data center. Duties include landing new Linux servers, installing OS and applications, allocating server resources, troubleshooting system environment issues, and proactively preventing system problems. Must use existing tools and documented procedures and update those tools and documents as the hardware and OS environment evolves. Will also work directly with Intel's engineering community to optimize Intel's Linux environment to best meet their requirements. The Intern will be assigned scripting projects to increase system administration efficiency, system reliability, and the Intel engineer's productivity. Details

Precision Castparts Corp Informational Meet & Greet Session, Thursday, March 13, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is an S&P 500 international manufacturer of world-class complex metal components and products for aerospace, industrial gas turbine, automotive, medical and other industrial applications. 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

The Oregon State University Open Source Lab currently has student developer positions available. The Open Source Lab was founded in 2003 and has been offering the student software developers of Oregon State University the opportunity to work and learn from the finest minds in open source software. Student developers at the lab gain valuable contacts, development experience, and knowledge that sets them apart from their peers in the industry. Details

Software Developer, Rogue Wave Software. This is a great opportunity to be part of strong, talented software development team working on leading-edge technologies. You will work in a dynamic environment that promotes learning and excellence. Career advancement and greater opportunities exist as you gain experience. You will be designing, developing, and maintaining software systems that automate the scheduling, building, testing, and result analysis for all Rogue Wave products. You will work on Windows and UNIX platforms as well as use many different technologies. You will primarily be programming in Java, but you will also be using C++, scripting and many other technologies. Details

Wireless Systems/DSP Engineer, Focus Enhancements. The candidate will join a dynamic design team that is involved in the systems design of digital baseband chip design. The duties include architectural design, MATLAB modeling and algorithm design for our proprietary high data rate UWB PHY. The incumbent should be a team player and should possess good communication skills. The candidate will be required to do architectural design, MATLAB modeling and algorithm design for our proprietary high data rate UWB PHY. Qualified candidates must have wireless systems engineering experience, a formal DSP background. RTL design is a plus. Examples of relevant wireless background are: UWB, 802.15.3a, 802.11, CDMA, BLUETOOTH. Qualified candidates should have an understanding of the building blocks of a wireless transceiver. ASIC design experience, area and power optimization is a plus. Details

WebMD is looking for both entry level web developers and interns. Work with the latest Internet technology to develop our Web-based health management products. This entry-level position requires a BS in Computer Science and experience in Web development, JavaScript, HTML, and SQL. Knowledge of Microsoft Internet technology, including IIS, ASP.NET and C#, is a plus. Details

Ecos Industrial Efficiency Group. Our team has an immediate need for a Technical Lead based out of our corporate office in Portland, Oregon. In this newly created role, you will travel at least 50% of the time to locations on the West Coast, reporting to the Senior Technical Lead. As a part of this team, you will experience all the benefits of working for a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company while having a significant impact in energy efficiency, climate and sustainability. In the role of Technical Lead, you will work as part of the Industrial Efficiency team on energy and manufacturing efficiency improvement projects for Ecos Air and other ongoing commercial or industrial projects. Using your background in the engineering field, you will be visiting clients, putting together energy analyses, developing recommendations, and identifying savings opportunities. Details

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