November 10, 2008

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IN THE NEWS
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Ocean buoys could be next wave of energy
Inside an engineering lab at Oregon State University, researchers are testing what could be a revolution in renewable energy in Oregon. It’s a buoy that can generate electricity from the oceans waves. KGW-TV

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OPPORTUNITIES
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Students: Our local Tau Beta Pi chapter (the nation’s largest engineering honor society which also encompasses every engineering discipline) is hosting an Engineering Futures workshop on 22 November in Weniger Hall. The purpose is to improve team building and management skills. Tau Beta Pi’s national committee produces these award-winning workshops around the nation, and we are excited to have one on our campus. Companies host these renowned workshops, and you have an excellent opportunity as a student to enhance your skills at no cost to you. This session is specifically designed for improving team and group skills, so we especially encourage clubs, groups, and research teams to attend. Lunch will be provided. Details

6th Annual High Tech After Hours
“Where Great Ideas Come Together”
1-8 pm, Thursday, November 13, 2008
CH2M HILL Alumni Center, OSU Campus
$8 Chamber and SAO Members ($10 Non-Members) – Students free!
Register at www.hightechafterhours.com
Oregon State University, the Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition and the Corvallis chapter of the Software Association of Oregon (SAO), are pleased to announce the sixth annual gathering of the mid- and southern Willamette Valley’s biggest gathering of high tech businesses and people. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see and be seen as a leader in the area’s rich tradition of creativity and innovation.

Beaver BarCamp II (Date correction)
Sunday, November 16, 9 am-10 pm, Kelley Engineering Center
BarCamps are "unconferences." Come share ideas, give "tech talks" on your projects or interests, visit hands-on workshops, relax, work on projects or homework, and, most of all, enjoy learning new things. There will be a variety of people, ranging from industry executives to all levels of students and faculty. Plus — food! Details

The OSU Micro Air Vehicle Club started this year and will send a team to the Micro Air Vehicle Competition at the end of the year. We need a webmaster for the competition website so we have something looking really good instead of the one little page that is up right now. The plan is to have information about the team, the vehicles, the competition, and the club on the website. Some of the club activities include model airplane flying and building micro air vehicles out of carbon fiber. Contact: Max Salichon, OSU-MAV Team Leader, salichom@engr.orst.edu

The International Students at OSU (ISOSU) would like to invite all of you to our Coffee Hour and the celebration of International Awareness Day:

When: Nov 11, 2008
Time: from 6pm - 8pm
Where: MU Student Lounge, next to OSU bookstore

Starting from November 11, 2008, ISOSU will celebrate International Awareness Day at the first coffee-hour event every month. We encourage students, OSU staff and OSU community to wear cultural outfit at the event, and explain about it with others. This is a great opportunity for you see how diverse our campus is, and to know more about other countries and cultures around the world while having free drinks and refreshment.

At the event, we also provide information on available resources and opportunity to get involved with ISOSU activities. If you want to perform music, songs… or you want to do the presentation at our event, please contact our office.

For more information on our events, activities, OSU Life Guidebook, Transportation Guide, and other news, please visit: http://oregonstate.edu/groups/isosu/Current_activities or http://oregonstate.edu/groups/isosu/tips

Engineering Study Abroad Info Session
Thursday, November 20
5:30-6:30 PM
KEC 1001
Are you an engineering major wanting to learn more about your study abroad opportunities? If so, please come and join us for an informational forum. Hear from returning exchange students, and students currently on exchange at OSU. Various staff/faculty members will also be present to answer additional questions. Topics covered will include:

• Reasons to study internationally
• Life and learning in another country
• Exchange programs offered
• General expense information
• Application process

Contact Renie Ashbaugh (Renie.Ashbaugh@oregonstate.edu), or Brett McFarlane (Brett.McFarlane@oregonstate.edu) with any questions.

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COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS
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Monday, November 17, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "Beyond Words: Recognizing Affect (or Emotion) from Speakers' Voice" presented by Izhak (Zak) Shafran, Assistant Professor, Center for Spoken Language Understanding, Oregon Health and Science University. Details

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Tuesday, November 11, 9-11 am, KEC 4107. PhD Oral Preliminary Examination - Sunwoo Kwon. Major Professor: Un-Ku Moon; Committee: Gabor Temes, Pavan Kumar Hanumolu, Kartikeya Mayaram; GCR: Brady Gibbons. "Wideband High-Resolution 3rd Order Hybrid Delta-Sigma Modulator in 65nm CMOS." Details

Wednesday, November 12, 9-11 am, KEC 3114. MS FINAL ORAL EXAM - Jingguang Wang. Major Professor: Patrick Chiang; Committee: Un-Ku Moon, Pavan Hanumolu; GCR: Abdollah Farsoni. "Improvements of Timing Accuracy for Multi-Gigahertz Track/Hold Circuits." 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.

• Acuitus
  Java Developers (Mountain View, CA)
• Global Events
  Sports Account Executive Inside Sales (San Francisco, CA)
• ATSI Group
  Integrations Developer (Portland, OR)
• New Dimension Human Capital Solutions LLC
  Programmer (Redmond, WA)
• Rylem
  Software Developer (Seattle, WA)
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
  Software Engineer - Real-Time Systems (Pullman, WA); Software Engineer - Embedded Systems (Pullman, WA)
• T-Mobile Technical
  Engineer 2, Test (Bellevue, WA); Director, Software Development (Bellevue, WA); Senior Product Engineer (Bellevue, WA)
• Universal Avionics
  Software Engineer (Redmond, WA)

Sabrix, Inc. is a leading provider of transaction tax management software for companies of all sizes, enabling finance, tax, and IT professionals to achieve accurate, timely, and cost-effective compliance for sales tax, use tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), excise tax and industry-specific taxes and fees. Below is a list of upcoming entry level and internship opportunities to start in January of 2009. For most positions we are seeking candidates currently enrolled in Computer Science or with significant software programming or database coursework. You can also view the Sabrix Careers page for an up to date list of currently open positions at http://www.sabrix.com/company/careers/. Details

Entry/Jr. Level Positions

• Technical Support Analyst (Unix/SQL) – Open now
• Jr. Java Engineer – January 2009

Engineering Internships (January 2009)

• Java/J2EE for the Tax Engine and Reports (J2EE, Oracle, SQL)
• Java/J2EE (Hibernate, Spring, Ajax, Design Patterns, Algorithms)
• Java/.Net Integrations
• Quality Assurance Automation (Java, Perl, Defect Tracking)
• Technical Writer/Curriculum Development
• Systems/Business Analysis (system configuration, data mining)

CampusPoint offers access to hundreds of opportunities with new and different local employers: including traditional careers, temporary, and internship-type positions. Details

• Application Engineer, Hillsboro, OR
• Engineer Intern, Hillsboro, OR
• Entry Level Software Engineer - GPU Driver Dev., Beaverton, OR
• Implementation Engineer, Portland, OR
• Java Developer, Vancouver, WA
• Java Programmer, Vancouver, WA
• Software Engineer - Front End Ulster Interface, Hillsboro, OR

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is currently accepting applications from college-age students and recent graduates in engineering fields who are interested in experiencing German culture, workplace, and everyday life. CBYX is a scholarship funded by the US and German governments for students in all career fields, and does not require any prior German language knowledge! Participants spend a year studying and working in their career fields while completely immersed in German language and culture. For more information, visit www.cdsintl.org/cbyx.

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