Weekly News for CHE STUDENTS / STAFF / FACULTY

Students newly admitted to pro-school or on “hold”: Please check the prerequisites for classes. You may need to wait to register for certain classes until your spring grades are in. There will be no problem getting into the BIOE/CHE/ENVE classes at a later date.

You may only register for 16 credits in “Phase 1” registration. Following June 4^th, you may register for up to 19 credits (Phase 2 registration). Check for your particular registration time by going to the “Check Registration Status” page in the Registration menu through Student Online Services.

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NEWS

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The University Honors College will hold its annual thesis fair on Wednesday, May 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the MU Ballroom.

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Author Matt Love will make an appearance at the OSU Bookstore on Wednesday, May 30, starting at noon. He will talk about his new book “Red Hot and Rollin’.” The book covers the Portland Trailblazers’ 1976-77 championship season.

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Allison Davis-White Eyes, Kiowa/Cheyenne/Muskogee Creek poet and coordinator of the OSU Indian Education Office, and Mitchel Wilkinson, Osage ecologist and storyteller, will speak on Wednesday, May 30, starting at 6:30 p.m. in Gilfillan Auditorium. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is part of a spring term course on Native American philosophies.

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Technical Computing with MATLAB and Simulink

This free technical session will demonstrate how MATLAB and Simulink are

used as a flexible platform for technical computing and application

development in engineering, math, and science curricula and research.

When: Monday, June 4, 2007. Two available sessions: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

or 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Registration and walk-ins welcome.

Where: Oregon State University, Willamette Seminar Room 3622 in the

Library, Corvallis, OR

Who Should Attend: Professors, researchers, and students.

Agenda

Presenter: Jiro Doke, Ph.D.

Senior Application Engineer

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Walk-ins Welcome.

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Morning Session:

Data Analysis and Acquisition using MATLAB

* Connecting to hardware to control instruments and acquire data

* Visualizing and analyzing data

* Sharing results: Creating reports

Overview of Hardware Connectivity Tools in MATLAB

* Controlling standalone instruments

* Acquiring data from data acquisition devices

* Acquiring video from image acquisition devices

Introduction to Simulink and Physical Modeling

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Session:

Data Analysis using MATLAB

* Accessing data from many sources, including

different file formats

* Visualizing and analyzing data

* Sharing results: Creating reports

Algorithm Development and Application Deployment using MATLAB

* Interactively developing algorithms

* Building and deploying GUI-based applications

Distributed and Parallel Computing with MATLAB

For more information contact:

Alyssa Winer

alyssa.winer@mathworks.com

Account Manager, Education Department

508-647-4343

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GRADUATION INFORMATION AND UPDATES

Graduation will be here before we know it!

Deadline – May 31, 2007

Pictures – If you have not had your picture taken, please contact BALL Studios @ 753-5721.

They will schedule a sitting for you.

Department Graduation –

IF YOU ARE GRADUATING and HAVE NOT NOTIFIED ME OF THE NUMBER OF FAMILY YOU WILL BE HAVING AS GUESTS– PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY! Karen/737-2491 or karen.kelly@oregonstate.edu or stop by the office. **Thanks to all of those that have stopped in or sent emails. I appreciate the time you have taken to help me plan for guests at the celebration!

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The general program runs as follows:

The ceremonies are held outside of Gleeson Hall. There are bleachers and chairs so there will be plenty of room for family and friends.

The program begins between 8:30 and 8:45 depending on how quickly everyone can get seated. Coffee and other goodies are provided both before and after the ceremonies in the main lobby.

There will be speeches by the chair, the dean, faculty and students. Awards will be given and each of you will be acknowledged before your guests.

There will then be a time for the taking of the group graduation picture and time for photos with family and friends. During and after this time there is a reception with refreshments in Gleeson 100.

The whole affair should be completed by 11:45 leaving plenty of time for you and your family to attend the OSU graduation beginning at 2:00.

If you need more information, please stop by the office.

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TIME IS RUNNING OUT “OR” MOVING FORWARD RAPIDLY!!!

Please email Jennifer (if you have not already done so) if you are interested in planning/helping with the student portion of the graduation celebration.

Jennifer Kanaan @ kanaanje@onid.orst.edu - let her know you are interested in helping plan something. An email went out to all of the graduating seniors last Tuesday with ideas and suggestions. This is your graduation celebration – make it fun and full of memories!!

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OSU General Information for All Students

Guest Tickets

Graduating seniors' family members do not need tickets to attend this year's commencement ceremony.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis. Not all sections of Reser will be available due to restricted visibility of the stage.

You may obtain your graduation items from the OSU Bookstore after April 26.

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SEMINARS

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STUDENT CHAPTERS

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It is time for student elections for 2007-08 CBE officer positions.

Elections are Tuesday thru Thursday / 8:00 am to 5:00pm in Gleeson 103.

Basically, the Executive Committee will comprise a President, Vice President, and class representatives (First Year, So, Jr, Sr) for each organization (AIChE, SBE, EESO) and then a single secretary and treasurer.

There are a number of other positions (tutor coordinator, Business Managers, Social Chairs, etc.) that are open nominations (any discipline).

The ballots are located in the main office and voter guides are also located in the main office for you to review.

You may vote for the same person for 2 different positions. You may, however, only vote for one person for each office.

You can run for an office by sending a self-nomination (you may nominate another person, BUT only if you are sure they want the position...joke nominations are not helpful!) to:

Kari Varin (varink@onid.orst.edu).

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Environmental Guest Speaker : - West Yost and Associates

Thur 5/31, 5:30-6:30 Owen 320

Food!!!!

Environmental Engineering BBQ: Lots of food!!! Dr.Dolan's house! Fri 6/1, 4-7pm

Free food is good

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Engineers Without Borders meetings

"Engineers Without Borders - is an OSU student chapter of EWB - USA, a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities world-wide to improve their quality of life through the implementation of environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects while developing internationally responsible engineering students. Join us for an hour and see what all the hype is about! Pizza and/or other food will be provided!"

The meetings will be from 6-7 pm in Kelley Engineering Building, Room 1007 – please refer to their web page at www.ewb-osu.org for more information and room number.

Monday, June 4, 2007

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RESEARCH

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INTERNSHIPS

Notes and Information from Tracy Rothwell J

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There is now an e-mail list that you can join to receive updates about internships. If you are interested in signing up for the list go to https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/che-internship-info I will be sending e-mails when I update the website so you will know when there is new internship information available.

Since the number of new internship postings is slowing down, I wanted to make sure you were all aware of the careers center’s summer jobs listings. You can find summer job postings at

http://oregonstate.erecruiting.com/stu/home. At the bottom of the page there are links to summer jobs and student jobs on and off campus. Some of these jobs (especially the student on-campus positions) are for lab technicians so they could be a good work experience. So check out the openings if you are still looking for work this summer.

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OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL

The timeline is tight and the work very rewarding and can be done remotely. We are estimating around 100-150 hours or so would need to be put into this project. The position will report to me and I would appreciate resumes and a cover letter sent to me electronically no later than June 7th.

Kevin Considine | Program Director Sustainable Economy
Oregon Environmental Council
222 NW Davis Street, Suite 309
Portland, OR 97209-3900
503.222.1963 x117 cell: 503-522-6543
kevinc@oeconline.org | www.oeconline.org
www.biofuels4oregon.org We bring Oregonians together for a healthy environment.

Scope of Work for Developing State Incentives for the Use and Production of Appropriate Biofuels Situation Analysis

The Oregon Environmental Council has worked to promote biofuels, primarily biodiesel, since 2004. Through a series of voluntary partnership projects we have worked to create new markets for biodiesel, such as working with heating oil distributors to ensure their customers can purchase biodiesel, holding a series of well-attended workshops for farmers on producing biodiesel for use in tractors and other farm equipment, and encouraging diesel construction equipment operators to use biodiesel. OEC performed an economic “cluster analysis” on biofuels in partnership with the Oregon Business Association, and we convened the Oregon Biofuels Network to support the use and production of biofuels in Oregon. The network serves as a clearinghouse of information on biofuels-related topics as they pertain to our state and has a very active listserv. OEC now serves on the Communications Committee of the Northwest Biofuels Association, a trade association representing the business interests of the biofuels industry.

During the 2005 legislative session OEC worked with allies to promote state legislation that would provide incentives to produce biofuels in Oregon, provide incentives to utilize Oregon crops, set a Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), expand markets for biodiesel, and clean up diesel school buses with biodiesel. While that legislation did not pass, we expect a similar package to be adopted in the 2007 session in the coming weeks. The 2007 package excludes palm oil as a trigger for the RFS.

For biofuels these are gold rush times. Driven by volatile energy markets and new public policy initiatives, biofuels production is booming and production capacity is rapidly growing. For the first time since petroleum emerged as the overwhelmingly dominant vehicle fuel around a century ago, oil’s near monopoly on the market is breaking while farmers and rural communities are discovering a new source of prosperity – all good news.

At the same time a biofuels backlash is mounting. Corn (the main feedstock for ethanol) is the largest crop in the U.S. by acreage and is treated with more pesticides and fertilizers than any other major crop. Record high corn prices are causing concern, and increased corn production using conventional methods is decidedly not good for the environment. Another environmental concern is the importation of palm oil to the U.S. for conversion into biodiesel. Rainforests are being chopped down to plant palm plantations for conversion into both food oil and biodiesel. An old debate over the “net energy balance” of biofuels continues. And as we move toward the potential of producing ethanol from farm and forest residues, we must ensure that forest thinning for cellulosic ethanol production is not used as a pretext for logging in inappropriate places.

Likewise, processing feedstocks into fuel at biorefineries has environmental impacts, primarily energy use and water use, and we must ensure the use of best management practices by the biofuels industry.

We should support biofuels only if they deliver genuine environmental benefits. Oregon has an opportunity to provide incentives for environmentally sound feedstock production and biorefining. Oregon has the opportunity to support the use and production of biofuels that do the most to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.

OEC has a grant from the Energy Foundation to develop public policies that reward the production and use of environmentally sound, low carbon biofuels. We seek contract help in developing criteria that will help guide the development of these public policies.

We propose to evaluate the following environmental impacts of producing and using biofuels:

· Greenhouse gases (GHGs)

· Air pollution

· Water pollution

· Fossil fuel depletion

· Soil erosion

· Eutrophication

· Pesticides

· Water depletion

· Land-use changes

· Forest health

Scope of Work

1. Review all recent research into the sustainability and low carbon fuel ratings research of biofuels.

2. Determine which feedstocks in Oregon are being or are likely to be converted into ethanol or biodiesel, from waste oil to crops to crop residues to forestry residues. Evaluate the environmental impacts of using each of these feedstocks.

3. Evaluate the environmental impacts of biodiesel refineries and ethanol refineries and determine what the most environmentally friendly plant design and best management practices are.

4. Summarize the tailpipe emissions of biofuels produced from different feedstocks, including the tailpipe emissions of petroleum.

5. Develop “green” biofuels criteria that enable the state to understand what it should provide incentives for.

6. Develop a report that summarizes 2, 3, 4 & 5.

7. Draft an Executive Order for issuance by Governor Kulongoski.

Timeline

Task	By When
Contract issued	June 8th
Progress check-in #1	June 15
Progress check-in #2	June 22
First draft of research report	June 25
Research report completed	July 9
Draft of executive order	July 16th

Compensation

Contractor will receive a one time flat fee of $3,000.

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SCHOLARSHIPS / FELLOWSHIPS

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The Research Office is accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) for the Fall 2007-08 solicitation. Deadline is Monday, June 25. Info: 737-8390 or Debbie.Delmore@oregonstate.edu.

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JOBS

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Fuel Cell Test Technician
ClearEdge Power
The Company has developed a fully functioning hydrogen-based fuel cell system that provides significant benefit over conventional fuel cells. We believe that our proprietary technology has the potential to replace the existing more than $5 billion market for standby and base load power systems.

The Company is focused on being the first company to commercialize fuel cell technology in high volume. We have an innovative method for manufacturing fuel cells by leveraging existing highly effective and low cost automated process which gives us a competitive edge over other equivalent technologies. The Company has a strong IP position around its core technology, with multiple patents pending.

Basic Function

The Fuel Cell Test Technician will be a key member of an aggressive product development team focused on developing and commercializing our fuel cell systems. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Fuel Cell Test Technician will be responsible for carrying out development-test activities underlying our proprietary technology.

Primary Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities of the fuel cell test technician are the following:

To conduct single cell, sub-stack and full size stack testing
Collect, document, archive and present data
Monitor, maintain and troubleshoot test equipment and test stands
Assemble test cells, sub-stacks and short-stacks
Perform maintenance of the test stand(s)
Provide input and recommendations to other team members, including engineering management, on cell design and performance improvement opportunities based on data and observations

Qualifications:

 Associates degree, preferably BS in Chemical Engineering or related areas

 2+ years of test experience

 Knowledge in fuel cells and electro chemistry

 Expert skills in MS Excel and/or Matlab for data analysis

 Extremely hands-on and hardware oriented

 Familiarity of design of experiments, use of common laboratory instruments used for electrochemical testing and characterization

Personal Skills:

The position requires a high level of drive and flexibility to work in a rapidly developing entrepreneurial environment. The successful candidate will be a hardworking, resourceful problem solver, team player with excellent inter personal skills, and capable of rapidly integrating observations and results into products and manufacturing technology.

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Fuel Cell Model Development & Design Analysis Engineer
ClearEdge Power

The Company has developed a fully functioning fuel cell system that provides significant benefit over conventional fuel cells. We believe that our proprietary technology has the potential to replace the existing more than $5 billion market for standby and base load power systems.

Responsibilities

· Develop fuel cell models to predict localize reactant utilization, heat generation and flow distribution

· Analyze flow distribution in stack reactant manifolds, air circulation inside an enclosed cabinet and perform other similar analysis

· Interpret analysis results and provide design input

· The candidate must be verse with other thermodynamic analysis to support design of a fuel stack and an integrated system

Qualifications

· Advanced degree, preferably a PhD, in Chemical or Mechanical engineering or related areas

· Strong background in electrochemistry and fuel cells

· Excellent modeling and analysis skills, preferably using Comsol

· Minimum 3 years of professional experience in related field

· Must have excellent communications skills, be a results oriented, self motivated and high energy individual with excellent problem solving skills.

Iris Sasaki / Human Resources Director

ClearEdge Power

P: 503-693-9600 ext 228 / F: 503-693-1707

iriss@clearedgepower.com

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Chemical and Biological Process Development Group

Position: Staff Engineer Level 1/2
Location: Richland WA
Process Science and Engineering Division
Environmental Technology Directorate
Posting ID #113383 Description:
The Chemical & Biological Development (C&BD) Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is seeking an experienced chemical engineer or mechanical engineer to contribute to the development microchannel technology. Candidates will be expected to team with scientists, engineers, technicians, and crafts to conduct research and development activities in the area of microchannel technologies and applications. The candidate will produce experimental results that will demonstrate new concepts and characterize performance of prototype devices and systems through design and assembly of test systems; planning and executing testing, including operating analytical equipment; analysis of data; and writing reports.

The successful candidate will have a strong fundamental background in one or more of the following areas: heat and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, surface and interfacial science, reaction engineering, chemical separations, and thermal processes. The candidate must also have strong verbal and written communications skills and be capable of contributing to proposal writing. A proven track-record in generating and working with new ideas and concepts is highly desired. Capabilities in developing empirical and first principle models of devices and systems are also desired.

Minimum Requirements: **
Level 1: BS 0-1 years experience or MS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering is required

Level 2: BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering plus 2 - 3 years of related experience OR an MS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering with 0-2 years experience.

**Must meet minimum requirements to receive further consideration.

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Job Opportunity in Basic Energy Sciences

I bring your attention to a job opportunity, described below, for a full-time Federal program manager for a research program in solar photochemistry within the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/bes.html) in the Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy. This is an important position, responsible for a current portfolio of approximately $30M in annual funding and poised for significant growth in basic research for solar energy utilization. Your assistance in publicizing this job opportunity would be most appreciated.

Eric A. Rohlfing, Director
Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
SC-22.1/Germantown Building
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D. C. 20585-1290
301/903-8165 fax: 301/903-4110
eric.rohlfing@science.doe.gov
BES homepage: http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/bes.html

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Job Opportunity: Program Manager for Solar Photochemistry
The Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Office of Science, US Department of Energy, is seeking qualified applicants for a career federal position to manage its Solar Photochemistry Program. This program supports mission-oriented basic science at universities and national laboratories and is located in the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division (http://www.science.doe.gov/bes/Division.htm#chemical). A link to the announcement [Vacancy number DE-SC-HQ-034 (pm)] and on-line application instructions may be found at http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/BESjobs.html . Applications must be submitted by August 7, 2007. For questions about this position and working at BES, please contact Eric Rohlfing, eric.rohlfing@science.doe.gov , or Richard Greene, richard.greene@science.doe.gov .

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InSpec Design

It looks like we are in need of maybe two people, one person for the S.E. project to work in the field helping make things happen, and possibly a second person here in the main office. Ideally the project field engineer would be someone with some experience, but what is more important is to have someone who is professional, organized and able to learn quickly along with being a good communicator. For the in house main office position, we are looking for an EIT entry level or a designer/technician with some experience. If you could please post both of the position announcements below, and have them contact me directly, either by phone or e-mail. Thus far we have posted the Field Engineer position on Monster, but the EIT entry level position is more of a limited recruitment. If anyone has questions or needs more information about the company and positions, please feel free to have them contact me.

Erik Thompson / InSpec Design / Ph. 503.595.6540

Field Engineer Position:

InSpec Group/Design a growing Engineering & Construction firm is seeking a Field Mechanical Engineer for industrial / process-related projects in Decatur, AL. Duties include project management, design coordination, field coordination, procurement/tracking and shop drawing review of various types of equipment. In addition to good organizational and professional communication skills, foreign language experience would be an asset, specifically Japanese. Send resume to Erik Thompson at ethompson@inspecintl.com.

Entry Level EIT Position:

InSpec Group/Design a growing Engineering & Construction firm specializing in high-tech industrial and food processing design and construction projects is seeking an Entry Level EIT Engineer or experienced Designer/Technician for our home office in Portland Oregon. Duties would include support of senior staff engineers, with equipment sizing and selection, submittal review, construction document publishing and AutoCAD design work. In addition to good organizational and professional communication skills, knowledge of AutoCAD and strong computer and/or programming skills would be an asset, plus foreign language experience would be would be of benefit, specifically Japanese. Send resume to Erik Thompson at ethompson@inspecintl.com.

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You can find summer job postings at

http://oregonstate.erecruiting.com/stu/home.

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