December 15, 2008

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IN THE NEWS
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Football video analysis without coaches
High school, college and professional football coaches usually spend upwards of 100 hours a week during the season on studying and game planning. Computer scientists are now trying to figure out whether or not artificial intelligence is capable of not only learning the game of football, but also evaluating and perhaps even learning to coach it. The Daily Barometer

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OPPORTUNITIES
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Education and Research Funding Opportunities
Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Faculty
http://www.orau.gov/dhseducationprograms

DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program

• Undergraduate and graduate students
• U.S. citizenship required
• Funding available for Fall 2009
• Full tuition and monthly stipends
• Includes 10-week summer internships at federal research facilities or DHS Centers of Excellence
• Application Deadline: January 6, 2009

DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program

• Undergraduate students
• U.S. citizenship required
• Funding available for Summer 2009
• 10-week summer research experiences at federal research facilities
• $500 weekly stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location
• Application Deadline: January 5, 2009

DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions

• Early career faculty teamed with undergraduate and graduate students
• U.S. citizenship required
• Funding available for Summer 2009
• 10-week summer research experiences at DHS Centers of Excellence
• Stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location for faculty and students
• Application Deadline: February 3, 2009
  

Questions regarding DHS Education Programs can be sent via e-mail to dhsed@orau.org.

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Wednesday, December 17, 8-10 am, KEC 1007. MS FINAL ORAL EXAM - Farhad Farahbakhshian. Major Professors: Kartikeya Mayaram, Terri Fiez; Committee: Huaping Liu; GCR: William Warnes. "An Enhanced Swing Differential Colpitts CMOS VCO for Low-Voltage Operations." Details

Wednesday, December 17, 9-11 am, KEC 2114. PhD Oral Preliminary Examination - Matthew Clothier. Major Professor: Mike Bailey; Committee: Ron Metoyer, Eric Mortensen, Julia Jones; GCR: Harry Yeh. "Modeling the Graphical and Physical Properties of Sand." Details

Wednesday, December 17, 10am-noon, KEC 1007. MS FINAL ORAL EXAM - Christopher Lindsley. Major Professors: Kartikeya Mayaram, Terri Fiez; Committee: Huaping Liu; GCR: Oksana Ostroverkhova. "A Nano-Power Wake-Up Circuit for RF Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks." Details

Wednesday, December 17, 1:30-3:30 pm, KEC 1007. MS FINAL ORAL EXAM - Hector Oporta. Major Professors: Kartikeya Mayaram, Terri Fiez; Committee: Huaping Liu; GCR: Mike Pavol. "An Ultra Low-Power Frequency Reference for Timekeeping Applications." Details

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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Internships. Opportunities are provided for over 900 interns yearly at its museums, offices, and research facilities. The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) provides the Smithsonian's central computing and telecommunications services; provides leadership in information technology throughout the Institution in support of systems planning and development, communications, and computer-related training; and provides policy and guidance to ensure the integrity and security of Institutional automated data. At the OCIO, internships are available in Information Technology Services, Infrastructure Technologies, and System Engineering. Details

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program. The LARSS program is a 10-week summer internship at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) that benefits rising undergraduate juniors and seniors, and graduate students who are pursuing degrees in aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, computer science, atmospheric science, astrophysics, physics, chemistry, or selected aerospace disciplines of interest to LaRC. Details

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a 12-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program providing hands-on research experience in any one of its several measurement and standards laboratories. The SURF Program is anticipated to run between May through August; adjustments may be made to accommodate specific academic schedules (e.g., a limited number of 9-week slots). Details

The College of Engineering scholarship application for the 2009-2010 academic year is now available at: https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/scholarship/

You are eligible to apply if you are either: (1) a current OSU COE student OR (2) a transfer student applying for Fall, 2009 professional school program admission.

We highly encourage all current students to submit an application.

ALL APPLICATIONS DUE BY FEBRUARY 1, 2009. The COE does not make any exceptions to the application deadline so please apply early!

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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.

• Aqua Star
  SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Data Analyst (Seattle, WA)
• CDI Corporation
  Systems Software Engineer - NEEDED NOW!! (Bellevue, WA)
• Collabera Inc.
  Software Localization Engineer (Redmond, WA)
• Harrison Medical Center
  Director of Physician Systems (Bremerton, WA)
• Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
  Information Systems Specialist 8 (Tigard, OR)
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
  Software Engineer - Embedded Systems (Pullman, WA); Software Engineer - Real-Time Systems (Pullman, WA)
• The Cadmus Group
  Application Developer (Advanced Beginner) (Portland, OR)
• The University of Idaho
  Network Engineer (Moscow, ID)
• Willamette Dental
  Systems Administrator (Hillsboro, OR)

Electrical Engineer, Bonneville Power Administration. Join us in an exciting opportunity to create strategic and innovative solutions that facilitate the achievement of critical business objectives and improved organizational effectiveness. In the role of electrical engineer in the Transmission Line Design Group of Transmission Engineering, you will perform a variety of complex and innovative tasks while applying engineering methods in the field of electrical effects of high voltage transmission lines and related facilities. Transmission line electrical effects includes such technical areas as corona effects (e.g., audible noise), electric and magnetic fields, lightning protection and grounding, electrical phasing and transposition requirements, right-of-way management, airway marking and lighting, high voltage insulation, worker/public safety, and corrosion engineering. Details

MODELING AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE ENGINEER, Phoenix Integration. We are looking for an engineer or software developer to help Phoenix expand its software product capabilities in the area of CAD and CAE tools. We're looking for technical people with a passion to change how the world does engineering design. The ideal candidate will have a background in engineering and a passion for software development. Details

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Phoenix Integration. We are looking for entry level software developers to join our R&D team. In this role you will be teamed with a senior developer to help maintain existing products and to bring new products to market. Tasks will include writing code, developing automated tests, creating installers, and writing documentation. Details

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