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CBEE Home | news | archives | 2008
Weekly News for CBEE STUDENTS / STAFF / FACULTY ---- Puzzle
For This week What am
I? An icy bunch. Eats a light lunch. A notable rag. On a boreal flag. Find the answer at the end of the newsletter. J --------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------------------------- October 16, 2007 – Last day to register to vote in the
November 6 election. October 18, 2007 – CBEE / AICHE meeting / 6:00 / Gleeson 200 October 22, 2007 – 4TH Annual Scholars Recognition Dinner October 23, 2007 – Chevron Information and Pizza feed evening October 24, 2007 – Career Fair http://oregonstate.edu/career/fair/ October 27, 2007 - Biomedical Informatics Graduate
Program at November 28, 2007- Study Abroad Session Study Abroad
Scholarship Information Sessions ------------------------------------------------------ Kristin
Rorrer ------------------------------------------------------ The on-line appointment
calendars are now working. You may make appointments to see me or your faculty
advisors at this site: https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/auth/index.php?service=cbee_advising CHE/BIOE/ENVE seniors: If
you’re planning to graduate this spring, the official graduation audit request
form can be completed anytime before the first week of winter term (registrar’s
office). If you plan to graduate before spring, please fill out a form as soon
as possible. Gleeson
102A 541-737-7255 Kristin.rorrer@oregonstate.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, October 16th is the last day you can register to vote in order to participate
in the November 6th election. Statewide, voters will consider
two legislatively referred ballot measures. In a number of localities,
including It is not legal for
anyone, including the post office, to forward your ballot. Therefore, if
you have moved you will need to re-register to ensure your ballot will reach
you. Voter registration cards are available from the Associated Students
of OSU in Snell Hall, at the Memorial Union, and other campus locations.
They can also be found on the Benton County Elections website listed below. Students may
register to vote in Please take the time
to register to vote – and once registered, please participate in the
election. If you have questions or need information about voter registration,
contact the Benton County Elections Department: (541) 766-6756, http://www.co.benton.or.us/admin/elections/.
If you are not in Thurs
Oct 18 and Fri Oct 19: Career Development Conference for OSU Students.
9:30 am–4 pm, OSU Memorial ---- Friday, October
19th: LL Stewart Scholar
Workshop: Using a Web-based
Interactive Science and Engineering (WISE) Learning Tool to Promote Active
Learning. Presenter:
---- Friday, October 19th: Engineers without Borders
Annual Banquet. More details forthcoming. But no need to wait for them to
appear in the e-bulletin. You can also get them by contacting Kendra Brown (brownke@engr.orst.edu)
or Brad Eagleson (bradleyalan@gmail.com). ---- Monday, October 22nd: Mock Interviews at Career Services. 9 am– 4
pm, Career Services Office (basement of Kerr Admin.) To sign up for a ˝ -hour
practice interview with a professional recruiter, call 737-4085 today. For more
information, visit http://oregonstate.edu/career/OSUFall07Calendar.pdf. ---- Wednesday, October 24th: Engineering Career Fair. 11 am–4 pm, CH2M ---- The 2007 HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Program Symposium will be held
Oct. 6, 7 and 13 in ALS 4001. The event is free and open to the public. This is
the ninth year of the program and 45 students completed it this year. There
will be 41 students who will participate in the upcoming sessions. The talks
will all be available on streaming video at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/biochem/hhmi/undergradresearch/2007/index.html
after the completion of the last event. ---- --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- CBEE CLUB CORNER ---------------------------------------------------- CBEE General
Meeting 6pm GLSN 200
10/18/2007 Snacks provided Description: Resume and interview advice
from Linus Pauling Chair - Dr. Harding,
who spent over a decade in industry before becoming an instructor. Come and refine your resume before the
career fair! ---- We are proud to
announce that the CBEE Student Club has received the 2006-07 Outstanding
Student Chapter Award from AIChE National.
The Award will be presented to the Chapter co-Presidents Kari Varin and Kyle
Robinson (in absentia) at the Student Awards Banquet at the 2007 National
Meeting in OSU will have approximately 25 CBEE Student
Club members CONGRATULATIONS to all CBEE Student Club
members....you make this happen!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- The next AIChE meeting will be this Thursday, October 18th at 6pm in Gleeson
200. Charla Triplett will be speaking about the
Biomedical Engineering Career Alliance for internships and full time jobs on
October 24th in Gleeson. For anyone attending the National
Conference, there will be a meeting on October 26th at 4pm. You can still sign up to go. The cost is $65. ---- Anheuser-Busch will be visiting OSU on Tuesday, October
23rd. They will hold a mini-info session that evening at 5:30 in room 238
Wiegand Hall...pizza will be provided as well. Michael Poley,
Brewmaster at the If you wish to be
considered for an interview, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to Linda.Dunn@oregonstate.edu
by next Tuesday, October 16th. You can address your cover letter to
Michael Poley, Senior Resident Brewmaster, Anheuser-Busch. If you have
questions about internships, you can talk with Krista Mac Pherson (macpherk@onid.oregonstate.edu)
- she worked in ---- We have a
new site up which will enable students to volunteer
for COE events. Besides helping the College, volunteering is an excellent
way for students to get connected to the College, to meet people throughout the
College, to develop leadership skills, and to have fun. Our students are coming
from high schools that often have community service requirements, so they are
looking for ways to continue service. http://engr.oregonstate.edu/wme/volunteer/volviewevent.php Involving
as many students as possible in COE events will assist all student in feeling
like important members of the COE community. To add
events, please email: Name of
event Description Date/Time Location Max.
number of people needed It would
be great to include a link to the site on every departmental e-newsletter so
that students can easily access volunteer opportunities. Please
share this information with anyone in your department who plans events in which
COE students can participate. We would love to have lots of opportunities, and
lots of variety for students If you
have any questions, contact Ellen, Brett, Denise, or the COE Ambassadors http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/ambassadors/ ---- 4th Annual Scholars Recognition Dinner
Our dinner will be Monday, Oct 22, 2007 at 6:00 in the CH2M All of the awardees should have
received an invitation to the dinner. If
you did not receive an invitation, please contact me immediately. You can stop by the office, Gleeson
103 or send me an email at karen.kelly@oregonstate.edu
so that we can figure out what the problem is. I am still missing some thank you
letters. ---- The Biomedical
Informatics Graduate Program at Oregon Health & Science University will
host its annual Open House on Saturday, October 27, 2007 in We invite you and students from your
institution to be our guests at the Open House.
This is an opportunity for us to introduce everyone to our exciting and
challenging new field at the intersection of information technology with
healthcare and biomedical research.
Members of our faculty, students, alumni and staff will be on hand to
answer any questions regarding opportunities for graduate study in Biomedical
Informatics at OHSU. OHSU is a leader in biomedical informatics
education and research. We recently
developed a track in Bioinformatics that complements our original track in
Medical Informatics. We are seeking highly qualified applicants to enroll in
both of these tracks at the Master's and PhD degree levels. Our educational programs are stimulating and
challenging. We not only provide
coursework but also the opportunity to work on real-world projects in both
clinical and biomedical research settings.
We also make extensive use of distance learning technologies. Here is the Open House schedule: 11:30 AM - Registration/Networking - Pizza
Lunch Provided 12:30 PM - Opening Session - Dr. William Hersh, Chair 12:45 PM - Guest Speakers 1:30 PM - Student and Alumni Panel 2:00 PM - Closing 2:00 - 3:00 - Question and Answer Session
with Faculty, Students, Alumni and Staff Online Registration can be accessed
at: http://www.ohsu.edu/ohsuedu/academic/som/dmice/prospectives.cfm
Or RSVP by calling 503-494-2547 or emailing
ilgan@ohsu.edu Please visit the following Web sites to
find additional details about our program and the field: 1.
OHSU Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology (http://www.ohsu.edu/dmice)
- The site for our program, which includes a great deal of information about
our academic programs. 2.
What is medical informatics? (http://www.ohsu.edu/dmice/whatis)
- A site about the field. 3.
American Medical Informatics Association (http://www.amia.org)
- The professional society for the field. We hope you will take the opportunity to
join us for our Open House. William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair hersh@ohsu.edu or 503-494-4563
----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- NASA RESEARCH PROGRAM. The NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program
(USRP) is managed by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and places students at
12 NASA centers and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. This highly
competitive program is a paid technical research internship and has summer,
fall and spring sessions. For program and application information, go to http://education.nasa.gov/usrp. Naval
Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP). The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is now
administering NREIP, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). NREIP is
a ten week summer research opportunity for undergraduate Juniors & Seniors,
and Graduate students, under the guidance of a mentor, at a participating Navy
Laboratory. The stipend amounts for the program are $5,500 for undergraduate
students and $6,500 for graduate students. U.S. citizenship required; Permanent
residents accepted at certain labs. The application is currently open and must
be completed by January 14, 2008. Go to: http://www.asee.org/nreip.
------------------------------------------- Notes and Information from Tracy Rothwell J ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ---- There are several internship
opportunities now listed on the website including: Chevron, Nike, Xerox, the
Naval Research Internship program, NASA, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
and Schlumberger. For more information go to http://cbee.oregonstate.edu/students/internships/intern_latest.html If you are interested in
interviewing with Chevron you should sign up through the The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is
administering The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP)
sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). NREIP is a ten week summer
research opportunity for undergraduate Juniors & Seniors, and Graduate
students, under the guidance of a mentor, at a participating Navy Laboratory
(list of participating universities is available at http://www.asee.org/nreip).
The stipend amounts for the program are $5,500 for undergraduate students and
$6,500 for graduate students. To learn more about the program, you can visit http://www.asee.org/nreip.
Direct any questions to nreip@asee.org. ---- Study Abroad Scholarship Information Session.
For programs during the 2008-2009 academic year, please attend on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 4pm in 448 Snell Hall.
WINTER/SPRING study abroad program scholarship information: Benjamin A Gilman Scholarships Eligibility:
Award: up to $5000 Deadline: October 9, 2007 Website: http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html
Freeman-Asia Scholarships Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident; currently enrolled undergraduates in good academic standing; must currently receive financial aid or have verifiable need for financial assistance; for study in: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam Award: up to $7000 Deadline: October 10, 2007 Website: http://www.iie.org/programs/freeman-asia/
Golden Key International Honour Society Scholarships Eligibility: Current membership in Golden Key Award: $1000 Deadline: October 10, 2007
International Degree Research Awards Eligibility: accepted International Degree students only; to assist with costs of conducting research internationally Award: up to $2000 Deadline: October 22, 2007 Website: http://oregonstate.edu/international/degree/current/scholarships
For more information, please see: http://oregonstate.edu/international/students/scholarships
Renee Stowell / International Degree Advisor International Education
& Outreach / 416 Snell Hall / T: 541.737.3730 / F: 541.737.6482 E: renee.stowell@oregonstate.edu W:
oregonstate.edu/international/degree
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ NOBCChE has Fellowship and
Award Monies for Students Annually NOBCChE award
fellowships to graduate students with awards ranging from $10,000 to $25,000.
These awards are granted to deserving students from the following
companies: The Lendon N. Pridgen, GlaxoSmithKline - NOBCChE Fellowship Award* The Eastman Kodak Dr. Theophilus Sorrell Fellowship Award The E.I. DuPont Fellowship The Dow Chemical Company Fellowship Award The Procter & Gamble Fellowship Award NOBCChE also grants 4 awards
to undergraduate student majoring in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
The awards are for $1000 and a summer internships at either the Colgate Palmolive Company and new
for this year The Lubrizol
Corporation. Please send
all information to NOBCChE Awards Committee Chair, Dr. W. Christopher Hollinsed Via email to:
NOBCCHEAWARDS2008@gmail.com Via Postal Mail to: Dr.
W. Christopher Hollinsed, Chair NOBCChE Awards Committee American Chemical Society Specific information is located
on the bulletin board in Gleeson Hall. The deadline for complete
applications for these awards has been extended to October
25th!!! ---- NATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION OVERSEAS STUDY/RESEARCH SUMMER PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE
STUDENTS. The NSF
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) program offers U.S. graduate
students in science and engineering a unique opportunity to study abroad
with foreign researchers (in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand,
Singapore, or Taiwan) for 8 weeks during the summer. In 2008, the EAPSI awards
will include a stipend of $5,000, an allowance for international travel, and
support to attend a pre-departure orientation in NAVAL
RESEARCH LABORATORY (NRL) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM is open to US citizens and legal
permanent residents and offers a competitive stipend as well as insurance,
relocation, and travel allowances. This program offers 1–3-year
postdoctoral fellowships designed to increase the involvement of scientists and
engineers from academia and industry to scientific and technical areas of
interest and relevance to the Navy. This program has a rolling
admission. Go to: http://www.asee.org/nrl
to learn more about the program. Office of Naval Research (ONR) Summer Faculty
Research Program. The
ONR sponsors the Summer Faculty Research Program (SFRP) for Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation
(SMART) ScholarshipS.
The Dept. of Defense (DOD) SMART Scholarship for Service Program offers our
nation's research leaders of tomorrow not only an education, but rewarding
career opportunities. Applications for the SMART Scholarship for the 2008-2009
academic year are now being accepted (through December 14). Visit the website
for an application at http://www.asee.org/smart/index.cfm.
SMART Scholars receive: § Annual stipend ranging from
$22,000-$39,000 depending on prior educational experience § Full tuition and related education
fees § Book allowance of $1,000 § Paid summer internships § Career opportunities after
graduation The SMART
Scholarship for Service Program is open only to citizens and nationals of the ------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Answer
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