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May 4, 2009
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Graduation is coming up! Every year the student chapters of the Association for Computing Machinery and Eta Kappa Nu organize a School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Graduation. This event is shorter and more personal than the University-wide graduation and is tailored to the faculty and students of our school. All students who have graduated since Summer 2008 and anticipate graduating through Fall 2009 are welcome to participate. Details
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IN THE NEWS
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OSU To Tackle Solar Future in New “Energy Frontier Research Center”
Researchers in the College of Engineering and College of Science at OSU will receive a five-year, $3 million grant to help form a “Center for Inverse Design.” This innovative concept uses theory and computation along with other experimental methods to more rapidly identify the advanced materials that can make solar power less costly and more efficient. OSU news release
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EVENTS
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The Willamette Angel Conference is coming up on Thursday, May 14 at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center. It will be an all day event, including Dave Hersch from Jive Software as the Keynote speaker; a commercialization panel from OSU, Onami, HP and others; and 5 companies presenting long pitches. Up to 10 companies will be presenting in an "IgniteAngel" Style - 13 slides, 15 seconds per slide. Rob Wiltbank from Willamette University will be talking about why Angel Investing is cool. The evening will include a social networking event. Details
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OPPORTUNITIES
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Professional Engineers of Oregon Presents the 2009 Joint Engineering Conference Education Symposium for all Disciplines of Engineering
May 14 & 15, 2009
CH2M Hill Alumni Center
Schedule & Registration: www.oregonengineers.com
Complimentary MATLAB seminar: Speeding Up MATLAB Applications at Oregon State University
Who Should Attend: Faculty, Students, Researchers
Please arrive 5-10 minutes in advance for registration sign-in and refreshments. (Walk-ins are welcome.)
May 6, Kearney Hall Rm. 312, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
In this session, we will demonstrate simple ways to improve and optimize your code that can boost execution speed by orders of magnitude. We will also address common pitfalls in writing M-code, explore the use of the MATLAB Profiler to find bottlenecks, and briefly introduce the use of Parallel Computing Toolbox and MATLAB Distributed Computing Server to solve computationally and data-intensive problems on multicore computers and clusters.
Register for this seminar at http://www.mathworks.com/seminars/os0509
OSU Alumni Association Community Day of Service
Get your work gloves on and help us take the community service spirit of Beaver Nation to the streets! Saturday, May 16, 2009 is a day for Beavers to get together and get busy helping. Alumni, students and friends of OSU will work together in multiple cities - Portland, Seattle, Bend, Corvallis and at two locations in the San Francisco Bay area - during what will become an annual OSUAA day of service. The Corvallis project is at the Children's Farm Home, where we'll be doing work in two areas. In the community garden: Building wooden raised vegetable beds, tearing out and rebuilding counter slats for the greenhouse area, clean-up around greenhouse area, plant vegetable beds. For the therapeutic horse program: Replacing wire fencing, moving hay bales, fixing supports in riding arena, general maintenance of area. The project runs from 9:00 am to noon. For more information, or to register, click here.
The College of Engineering academic coaches will be hosting three success workshops in Wilson Hall (7–8 pm). Details
May 7 – Wellness & Life Balance
May 20 – Studying, Testing & Reducing Test Anxiety
Center for Teaching and Learning Spring Workshops
All teaching faculty, staff, and graduate assistants welcome! Registration is required for all workshops. Please register on our website at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl, send an e-mail to CTL@oregonstate.edu, or call 737-2809.
Course Portfolios
Thurs., May 7, 2:00-3:00
Milam 215
Course portfolios are powerful tools for capturing and making visible the intellectual work that faculty engage in as they plan their learning outcomes and teach to these outcomes. This workshop will introduce two types of course portfolios constructed to document and track student learning in a specific course over time. By conducting an in-depth analysis of the teaching and learning process, the course portfolio endeavors to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Register at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl/workshops/registration_form.html.
Effective Use of Collaborative Learning in the Classroom, part 1
Wed., May 20, 9:00-12:00
Milam 215
This hands-on workshop provides faculty with the background and tools to successfully integrate collaborative learning teams into their classes. Participants will look at the challenges that have prevented the use of learning teams, and explore a powerful team management model which addresses these challenges.
Register at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl/workshops/registration_form.html..
Effective Use of Collaborative Learning in the Classroom Follow-up, part 2
Wed., June 3, 10:00-12:00
Milam 215
This workshop is for all instructors who have attended the CTL’s previous workshop “Effective Use of Collaborative Learning in the Classroom.” Dr. Saunders will reintroduce the collaborative model and give participants an opportunity to experience the model and reflect on its features in more depth. Please bring your materials with you to this workshop.
Register at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl/workshops/registration_form.html.
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COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS
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Monday, May 4, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "Compressive Sensing Data Acquisition and Imaging for GPRs" presented by James H. McClellan, Professor, Center for Signal & Image Processing, Georgia Tech. Details
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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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Returning in 2009, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Google Scholarship will fund eleven scholarships at $10,000.00 each. This scholarship is for students majoring in computer science and computer engineering. The deadline to apply is June 15, 2009.
For more information, visit http://www.aises.org/Programs/ScholarshipsandInternships/Scholarships. All eligibility criteria and the scholarship application are available at this link. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Liz Encinias (Program Officer, American Indian Science & Engineering Society) by email at liz@aises.org or by telephone at 505-765-1052x107.
Catching the Dream MESBEC Scholarship Program. The purpose of the Catching the Dream (CTD) (formerly the Native American Scholarship Fund, Inc.) is to improve the quality of life for Indian people through higher education. CTD is a grassroots organization, Indian-run and reservation-oriented. CTD raises funds to provide scholarships to high-achieving American Indians in the fields critical to the economic, environmental, educational, political, and cultural development of Indian Communities. The scholarship awards are in the form of grants. Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000 per academic year. Priority is given to students entering the math, engineering, science, business, education, and computers (MESBEC) fields. 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.
- Sun Microsystems
Java FX Engineer (101) (Santa Clara, California)
- Collabera Inc.
Build Engineer / Software Builder (Redmond, WA)
- Excell Data of Compucom
SQL Server, ASP.NET, Software Design Engineer (Redmond, WA); Website Production Specialist (Redmond, WA); AJAX, Silverlight, .NET Software Design Engineer (Redmond, WA)
- MySource Talent
.NET Developer (Seattle, WA)
- VanderHouwen & Associates
Sr. Software Design Engineer (Bellevue, WA)
Federal Career Intern Program, Electrical Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Regional Office, Boise, Idaho. The purpose of the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP) is to hire entry-level professional talent into the civilian workforce and provide training and experience to develop technical staff within the Bureau of Reclamation and Department of the Interior. Individuals selected for this program serve a 2-year internship and are provided formal classroom and on-the-job training to augment the knowledge and skills gained through academic study and work experience. The program will provide an opportunity to learn the Federal system and the chance for challenging and interesting work career with the Bureau of Reclamation. Details
Undergraduate research assistant needed for an exciting research project that investigates combining human feedback with Artificial Intelligence. The primary responsibilities include programming algorithms in Java and writing scripts to parse experimental data. The undergraduate research assistant may also contribute written portions to a research publication. The research assistant position will require about 10-20 hours of work per week during the summer at a rate of $10 per hour. The number of hours per week are negotiable. This position begins in the Summer but an earlier start date during Spring quarter is also possible. Details
PCM Test and Database Intern. Preferred: a graduate student in Electrical Engineering or Physics with experience in data base development and report generation. A good basic knowledge of semiconductor device physics is required. The candidate must be capable of hands-on testing and data collection. An undergraduate between 3rd and 4th year of a 4 year BS program may be acceptable. Description: Complete development and setup of PCM electrical test environment to support wafer level testing of process and design test structures. Details
Jr. Database Administrator, iovation. Reporting to the Director of Information Technology and Product Operations, this individual will assist with management of our Production, Development and Quality Assurance databases. Responsible for administering, maintaining, developing and implementing procedures for ensuring the integrity and uptime of iovation’s databases. Tasks include supporting both Postgres and Oracle databases for regular database maintenance activities. Details
CIVILIAN OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELEASED CADETS. Although the Air Force has experienced a period of downsizing to meet changes in the political, social, economic, technological, and demographic environment, it still needs to recruit and develop future civilian leaders. Cadets who would otherwise be commissioned but were released for the good of the service (medical, humanitarian, or voluntary release for some reason) offer a potential source of quality candidates for civilian manpower requirements. The PALACE Acquire Program hires for the following career fields: Civil Engineering, Comm and Info, International Affairs, Fin Mgmt, Hist and Museums, Intelligence, Logistics Personnel, Program Management, Public Affairs, Safety, Science and Engineering, Services, Special Investigations, Auditing, Legal. Details
HHS Student Web Coordinator. A unique opportunity for an OSU student to assist in multiple, high level, priority, web projects and implementations in the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS). This position will assist the HHS Web Coordinator in website development, management, training, and assessment. This position will involve frequent collaboration with the HHS Dean's Office and the HHS Marketing Department. This is a demanding student worker position that will add specific and highly sought after experience to your resume. This position is categorized as a student computer programmer 2. Details
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