October 19, 2009
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College of Engineering Winter 2009 Professional School Application is now available. Applications due by Nov. 2. https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/proapp/
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OPPORTUNITIES
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Interested in the taking the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam? Not sure what it is? Not sure how to sign up? Read on and have your questions answered! The FE exam is a comprehensive exam of engineering principles in addition to taking a portion of the exam on your specified discipline. You MUST take the FE exam if you are interested in eventually becoming a Professional Engineer (PE).
If you are interested in taking the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam this spring (April 2010), please be aware that you must register ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1st, 2009. Information can be found on the following website: https://www.ncees.org/examadministration/state_info.php?state=Oregon
A review will be held for the FE exam during Winter Term here at Oregon State and registration for that will occur starting December 2009. Those who take the FE review course have a near 100% pass rate on the exam. Here is the website regarding the FE Review (updates are coming!). https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/groups/iie/index.php/FEExam/FEExamReview
Further information will be available in the coming weeks. Please be aware, registering for the review DOES NOT register you for the FE exam, AND conversely, registering for the exam DOES NOT register you for the review. They are independent registrations. If you have any questions, please email us at osu.fereview@gmail.com
Speed Mock Interviewing
October 19, 3:00-4:30
MU Ballroom
Heard of Speed Dating? Now try Speed Mock Interviewing. Practice your interviewing skills with employers and professionals.
- Bring your resume for review
- Dress your best for interviewing
- Network with employers for inside tips
To register, log in to Beaver JobNet on http://oregonstate.edu/career and follow directions in the “Announcement.” For assistance, call Career Services at 541-737-4085. For information on interviewing preparation and resume writing, visit the Career Services Website at http://oregonstate.edu/career
Microsoft will be on campus and will be giving a talk. There will be door prizes so bring a resume to enter the drawing.
Presentation: Test Considerations When Working on CS/EE Projects
When? Tuesday, October 20th at 4:30pm-6:00
Where? Gilfillan Auditorium
Presenter: James Osborne
James Osborne is an SDE/T working on the Connected Systems Division’s Web Team. The Web team builds web development tools for Visual Studio, some of which are published through CodePlex to solicit feedback from the developer community. Examples of these are the WCF REST Starter Kit and MVC REST. James graduated from OSU in December 2004 with an MS in Physics
Presentation: A Tour of CodePlex, Microsoft’s Open Source Project Hosting Site
When? Wednesday, October 21st at 6:30pm
Where? Milam 026
Presenter: Sara Ford
Sara Ford is the Program Manager for CodePlex, Microsoft’s open source project hosting site. Prior to CodePlex, she worked on the Visual Studio team for six years and ran the popular Visual Studio Tip of the Day series. In 2008, she authored her first book Microsoft Visual Studio Tips by Microsoft Press and donated all her royalties to start a scholarship fund for Hurricane Katrina survivors of her hometown. Her life-long dream is to become a 97 year old weightlifter, so she can be featured on the local news.
SSI (Student Sustainability Initiative) is now accepting grant applications for student projects. This means that as a student, you can apply for a sustainability related project. There is $12,000 available for next year in grants, and one single project may apply for up to $6,000. Projects that benefit sustainability, OSU students, and the SSI's mission "Supporting student efforts to create a sustainable community at OSU through opportunity, education, and action" are more likely to be funded. Applications are due November 13. The updated application is on this page under the grants section: http://recycle.oregonstate.edu/ssi/grantsjobs.cfm. You do not have to submit a letter of interest. Send completed applications to Kyle Ireton: iretonk@onid.orst.edu.
Enhancing Career Decision-Making through a Holistic Model: A Three-Week Workshop Series
Join us as we explore and discover through:
- Career and personality assessments
- Exploration of your career roots
- The importance of mindfulness and balance
- Your cultural identity, values, and strengths
- The process of knowing yourself and your career
Connect with us today as space is limited:
- Career and personality assessments (2 assessments for $28) to be taken prior to the group’s start date.
- Dates: Wednesdays, Oct 28, Nov 4, and Nov 11, 3:00-4:30 @ Career Services (B008 Kerr Admin)
For more information contact Anne Lapour, Ph.D. at Anne.Lapour@oregonstate.edu. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made to OSU Career Services: 541-737-4085
Willamette Innovators Night 2009
Technology Threads—Connecting Our Community
Thursday, November 5, 2009
3:00pm - 9:00pm
LaSells Stewart Center/CH2M Hill Alumni Center
Willamette Innovators Night (started in 2002 as High Tech After Hours) brings together the Willamette Valley’s most innovative companies and organizations to share, learn, and connect. This is an excellent opportunity to network with other innovators, researchers, potential collaborators, investors, and academics while celebrating the creativity and innovation in our community. Details
The Center for Teaching and Learning will be offering several workshops during fall term. All faculty and graduate assistants are welcome!
Assessment: Are Your Students Learning?
Oct. 28, 9 – 11:30 am
Teaching is not learning. This rather startling observation by Thomas Angelo, which appears in his best-selling book College Assessment, points out a major challenge facing all instructors. This workshop is intended to give faculty new to assessment practical tools they can use to ensure that what they are teaching is indeed being learned. Dr. Kathleen Lloyd will introduce key concepts regarding assessment and then demonstrate three different tools faculty across all disciplines can use to ensure that what they are teaching is indeed being learned. Dr. Kathleen Lloyd will then introduce attendees to Angelo and Cross’ excellent book of assessment tools. Details and registration
Engaging Learners Through a Living Course
Nov. 3, 10 am – 12 pm
Research tells us that large classes and the lecture method do not produce long term retention of learning. Yet the cost of educating large numbers of students in small classes is not cost effective. This presentation and workshop will highlight how faculty can realign learning environments (physical and virtual) pedagogy and learning outcomes while improving student retention and success rates in large and small classes. Dr. Saunders will illustrate his “living course” concept and demonstrate how students can be motivated in even the largest of classes. Diverse learning styles and individual learning needs are addressed in the ‘living syllabus. Those attending will receive materials to begin developing their own “living course.” The living course is ideal for distance education courses and regular courses. Details and registration
Using Clickers as an Effective Pedagogical Tool
Nov. 9, 3 – 4:30 pm
Presented by Viktoriya Oliynyk, CTL Graduate Teaching Assistant.
This workshop will assist instructors at all levels of experience with clickers (also called Response Systems) in developing best practices for incorporating clickers in their teaching. Clickers can be used in higher education in a variety of ways to improve teaching and to enhance learning. In this workshop we will cover clicker reward structures, cheating policies, effective clicker activities, and good clicker questions. Examples of assessment tools used with clickers to engage students in active learning will be demonstrated. Instructors will be provided with a CTL handbook of clicker resources.
Note: This workshop will focus on effective pedagogical uses of clickers. It will not address technology issues. For assistance with technology and setup please attend the next workshop entitled “Qwizdom Clickers in the OSU Classroom”
or contact Technology Across the Curriculum office at 541-737-3811. Details and registration
Austin Entrepreneurship Program Idea Challenge
November 10, 6-7:30 p.m., Kelley Engineering 1003. The Idea Challenge is an opportunity to pitch your business idea or come hear other students pitch their ideas to a panel of experts. Find out if your idea has what it takes to go forward. Great preparation for the 2010 Enterprise Challenge where the possible prize money totals $17,500. Winners of the Idea challenge will receive $50 and will be paired with a mentor to prepare for The Enterprise Challenge to be held on April 16, 2010. For further information or to enter, contact Mary McKillop at mary.mckillop@bus.oregonstate.edu.
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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Friday, October 23, 1-3 pm, KEC 3114. MS Final Oral Examination - Karthik Jayaraman. Major Advisor: Patrick Chiang; Committee: Kartikeya Mayaram, Pavan Hanumolu; GCR: Yun-Shik Lee. "A Self-Calibrated, Reconfigurable RF LNA." Details
Friday, October 23, 3-5 pm, KEC 2114. MS Final Oral Examination - Christopher Moore. Major Advisor: Mike Bailey; Co-Major Advisor: Ron Metoyer; Committee: Paul Cull; GCR: Dawn Wright. "A Recurrent Neural Network Implementation Using the Graphics Processing Unit." Details
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COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS
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Monday, October 19, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "Project management with Beaversource & Open Source participation" presented by Carlos Jensen, Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University. Details
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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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Microsoft College scholarships are designed to encourage students to pursue studies in computer science and related technical disciplines. Students will be awarded scholarships in recognition of their passion for software, academic excellence, and ability to make a difference in the software industry. Microsoft is excited to be offering scholarships for the 2010–2011 academic year. Applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2010. At Microsoft, we want to encourage students from groups currently under-represented in the field of computer science to pursue technical degrees. While all candidates who meet the criteria for eligibility described below may apply, a large majority of our scholarships will be awarded to female students, under-represented minority students or students with disabilities. Minority applicants must be a member of one of the following groups under-represented in the software field: African American, Hispanic or Native American. Microsoft will review all applications and select final candidates on the basis of eligibility, quality of application, displayed interest in the software industry, commitment to leadership and financial need. We will target announcing scholarship recipients by March 19, 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships
Symantec is now accepting applicants for the 2010 Symantec Fellowship. This is a multiple award, one year fellowship for graduate students pursuing innovative research related to information security, storage and availability. It provides a $20,000 stipend, plus tuition and fees and is distinguished by an opportunity to work along-side our leading researchers. The application deadline is December 12, 2009. http://www.symantec.com/about/careers/college/fellowship.jsp
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) program to support outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S. The Fellowship award provides partial tuition support, an annual stipend for living expenses, and a research stipend for full-time graduate study and thesis/dissertation research at a U.S. academic institution for three years. The application deadline is November 30th. http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/SCGF.html
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Student Programs. The Undergraduate Scholar Program is available to high school seniors planning to enroll in a four- or five-year college program, or college sophomores enrolled in a four- or five-year college program, who are looking for career experience in a dynamic environment. The Undergraduate Scholar Program was developed, in part, to assist minority and disabled students, but application is open to all students who meet the requirements. Once selected, one will be given an annual salary; a benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, and retirement; and up to $18,000 per calendar year for tuition, mandatory fees, books, and supplies. Undergraduate Scholarship recipients will be required to work at an Agency facility during summer breaks and to maintain full-time college status during the school year with a minimum cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA. The Agency will pay the cost of transportation between school and the Washington, DC area each summer and provide a housing allowance. Because the Scholar Program is an investment in the Scholar, accepting an offer means making a career choice. The CIA asks that Scholars agree to continue employment with the Agency after college graduation for a period equal to 1.5 times the length of his or her college sponsorship. https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/index.html
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships - Dissertation Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Predoctoral Fellowships. Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. The fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working. Details
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Don't forget to check out the AfterCollege job site, tailored especially for our EECS students.
- Adecco Technical
SMT Machine Programmer (Wilsonville, OR); Senior Software Engineer (Salem, OR)
- CD Baby
Vice President of Technology (PORTLAND, OR); Vice President of Technology (PORTLAND, OR)
- Data Frenzy
Embedded Firmware Engineer Vancouver (VANCOUVER, WA)
- Data Frenzy
Embedded Firmware Engineer - Vancouver (Vancouver, WA); Senior Cache Administrator - NEEDED NOW! (Seattle, WA)
- VanderHouwen & Associates, Inc.
Sr. QA Tester (PORTLAND, OR)
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Computational Sustainability
Professors Dietterich and Wong are looking for two undergraduate CS students interested in an NSF-sponsored REU studying the application of computer science to problems of ecological science and biosphere management. Our primary focus is on applying machine learning methods to predict the distribution of multiple plant and animal species. We are also studying methods for managing forests in Eastern Oregon to minimize catastrophic fires while also providing sustainable habitat for diverse species, sustainable harvest of wood products, and (possibly) carbon sequestration. Interested students should send an email message to tgd@eecs.oregonstate.edu and wong@eecs.oregonstate.edu with your resume, a copy of your transcript, and the contact information for two references.
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 at a rate of $10 per hour. The number of hours per week are negotiable.
Requirements:
Applicants must be fluent in Java. Knowledge of a scripting language (eg. Perl or Python) is preferred but not required. Applicants that have taken (or are currently taking) CS331, CS434, or have experience with Artificial Intelligence programming are preferred.
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to Dr. Weng-Keen Wong (wong@eecs.oregonstate.edu).
This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in cutting edge research that combines the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction! This research assistant position will also give undergraduates a sneak peek of what graduate school is like and help establish research credentials, which is a large factor for admission into graduate school.
RF/Mixed Signal IC Design Engineer, MaxLinear. You will work with a team of IC designers and systems engineers to develop high-performance RF and mixed-signal circuits for MaxLinear’s next-generation products. Your responsibilities will focus on detailed design, implementation, and evaluation of major circuit blocks. You will participate in integration of these designs into the products and will be responsible for design validation and characterization through product release. Details
Member of Technical Staff, Test/Product Engineering, MaxLinear. As a Test/Product Engineer you will work with System and IC Design and the Platform and Applications teams to develop test plans to characterize and qualify new products. You will design and debug load board (DUT interface board) and probe-cards for production test systems, conduct correlation analysis and adjustments between production ATE and the test bench used for product verification and characterization, qualify a new test system and transfer it to foreign test production sub-cons. You will lead sustaining efforts to improve yield and thru-put in order to reduce production test costs and debug/upgrade production test systems (both H/W and S/W) during production. You will actively monitor production yield rates and develop plans for improvement, analyze failed parts and lead issue resolution efforts by collaborating with the IC, System and Applications teams. Details
ASIC Design Engineer, MaxLinear. Design and implement digital communication systems including specification tradeoffs and optimization, RTL coding, simulation and verification, syntheses of the design, timing analysis, gate level simulation and FPGA verification, characterization and debugging of responsible blocks and the full chip. Details
Systems Engineer, MaxLinear. Perform system modeling of wireless systems, design the overall system architecture and individual algorithms, translate the algorithms to fixed-point implementation, assist in translating designs to hardware, and participate in validating the final design in lab and at customer sites. Details
Software and Hardware Development Full Time Positions at Microsoft
Program Manager (PM). As a Program Manager, you’ll drive the technical vision, design and implementation of next-generation software solutions. You’ll transform the product vision into elegant designs that will ultimately turn into products used by Microsoft customers. Managing feature sets throughout the product lifecycle, you’ll have the chance to see your design through to completion. You’ll also work directly with other key team members including Software Development Engineers and Software Development Engineers in Test. Details
Software Development Engineer (SDE). This is where the fun begins for code gurus like you. As a hands-on Software Development Engineer, you’ll make decisions about design and feature implementation, using your mastery of technical tools to make a product vision a reality. If you like to write code and design efficient data structures and algorithms to develop next-generation applications or operating systems, this is the position for you. As an SDE, you’ll bring products to life by working with Program Managers to ensure strong design and Software Development Engineers in Test to ensure quality through testing. Ultimately for the SDE, it’s your code that turns concepts into new technologies and services. Details
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET). As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you’ll own it, break it, fix it, and own it again. You’ll ensure a product’s quality by making sure it performs as users expect it to. Part of the fun is how creative you can be devising ways to manipulate, crush, and sabotage software into submission—while creating innovative testing technologies along the way. Details
Software and Hardware Development Internships at Microsoft
Program Manager (PM). As a Program Manager intern, you’ll get to help drive the technical vision, design and implementation of next-generation software solutions. You’ll transform the product vision into elegant designs that will ultimately turn into products used by Microsoft customers. The PM intern helps manage feature sets throughout the product lifecycle, and you’ll have the chance to see your design through to completion. You’ll also work directly with other key team members including Software Development Engineers and Software Development Engineers in Test. Program Managers are advocates for end-users, so your passion for anticipating customer needs and creating outside-the-box solutions for them will really help you shine in this role. Details
Software Development Engineer (SDE). This internship is where the fun begins for code gurus like you. As a hands-on Software Development Engineer intern, you’ll learn how to make decisions about design and feature implementation, using your mastery of technical tools to help make a product vision a reality. If you would like to write code and design efficient data structures and algorithms to develop next-generation applications or operating systems, listen up. This internship shows you how SDEs bring products to life by working with Program Managers to ensure strong design and Software Development Engineers in Test to ensure quality through testing. Ultimately for the SDE, it’s your code that turns concepts into new technologies and services. Details
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET). Discover Life on the Last Line of Defense
As an intern Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you’ll own it, break it, fix it, and own it again. You’ll ensure a product’s quality by making sure it performs as users expect it to. Part of the fun is how creative you can be devising ways to manipulate, crush, and sabotage software into submission—while creating innovative testing technologies along the way. Details
If you'd like to have your resume/cover letter looked over, or for services such as mock interviews, workshops, and career counseling, visit OSU Career Services in the Basement of Kerr Administration Building, or go to oregonstate.edu/career.
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