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May 2009 - Week 2

 

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SCHOLARSHIPS (updated daily) | JOBS / INTERNSHIP (updated daily)

 

 

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CALENDAR
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MAY 11, Monday - Science Pub Corvallis, “Organic Food, Down & Dirty,” Old World Deli. Arrive by 5:30 to get dinner and a good seat for 6pm presentation. Details here. . .

MAY 13, Wednesday - Exploring the Possibility of Graduate School. Career Services invites you to attend a panel discussion; graduate school representatives from various Oregon universities and fields will be answering your questions. 222 Strand Ag Hall, 5 pm. For questions, brittany.hoover@oregonstate.edu or 737-9216.

MAY 13, Wednesday – The IE3 Global Internships Program at Oregon State University is offering a new internship in conjunction with the Portland-based non-profit Green Empowerment in Nicaragua for students of engineering, forestry and public health fields. This meeting is open to interested faculty who are interested in connecting with Green Empowerment and their projects in Latin America and SouthEast Asia. 4th Floor Snell Hall Transit Lounge, 1-2 pm, RSVP to Monya.Lemery@ous.edu.

MAY 14, Thursday – LEED Workshop, Session 1 in 312 Kearney Hall, 4-7:00 pm. Session 2 continues on Thursday, May 21, 4-7:00 pm. Both sessions presented by Alec Mesdag, who has significant LEED responsibilities for Oregon Electric. Pre-registration required.

MAY 15, Friday – Engineering Expo, O.H. Hinsdale Wave Lab Tours, and Kearney Hall Grand Opening. Public tours of Kearney given throughout the day.

MAY 16, Saturday - Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering, are you wondering about Graduate School? The Northwest Symposium for Graduate Education will help answer your questions and introduce you to information you need to make the academic and career decisions that are right for you! Meet with women scientists and engineers from academia and industry, and with current graduate students. More information here. . .

JUNE 1 – FE Exam application deadline for Fall 2009. Details here. . .

 

 

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SEMINARS
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MAY 12, Tuesday – “Seismic Performance of Pile-supported Container Wharf Structures in Rockfill,” presented by Mr. Yohsuke Kawamata in defense of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree. 312 Kearney Hall, 1:30 pm. Advisor: Prof. Scott Ashford.

MAY 13, Wednesday - CCE Student Seminars, 205 Kearney Hall, 5pm. Read abstracts here. . .

  • “Calibrating the Future Highway Safety Manual Predictive Methods for Oregon Highways," presented by Mr. Fei Xie (Transportation)
  • “Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Ponding Load Effects on a Steel Joist Roof System," presented by Mr. Mr. Duncan Stark (Structures)
  • “Development of Highway Safety Investigation Manual in State of Oregon," presented by Ms. Yanfen Zhou (Transportation)

MAY 20, Wednesday – The First Kiewit Lecture: “Geohazards and Large Geographically Distributed Systems,” presented by Tom O’Rourke, Cornell University and Member of the National Academy of Engineering. Read abstract here. . .

 

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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U.S. Postal Service approved new prices for mailing services, including a 2-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail stamp to $.44. The new prices go into effect today.

PLSO STUDENT APPRECIATION NIGHT. Students interested in geomatics, surveying and mapping are invited to attend this dinner meeting (5/18/09) as a paid guest of the Willamette Branch of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon. Mr. Jim Griffis, PLS and Sr Vice President of David Evans & Associates, Inc. is our presenter to discuss, “Highway Surface Scanning on the Fly.” Students must pre-register before May 12, 2009 to attend this free dinner event. TOPCON equipment demonstration and door prizes. Register here . . .

CCE GRADUATION CELEBRATION – all graduates (undergrads & graduates, including Summer or Fall ’09) are invited to participate in our School’s ceremony. Please RSVP here before 6/2/09. Registration and information on OSU’s Commencement is here.

POLO and T-SHIRT FUNDRAISER for OSU ITE. T-shirts ($10) and polo shirts ($15) are black with the student chapter logo in orange. Please see the flyers posted around Owen Hall for the shirt designs. Pick up an order form from Cindy (or online here (pdf) . . .) and return to her no later than Monday, May 18 at 5pm.

CE 405/505 (Fall 2009) - Project Management for CEs; the class exposes students to problems, techniques, and issues of project management similar to those encountered in the practice of civil engineering. Open to grad and undergrad students. Course description and syllabus here (pdf). . .

 

 

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 IN THE NEWS
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Everyday Champion - Men’s Rowing : Sam Schwartz (OSUbeavers.com)
Sam is a member of the No. 16 ranked Beavers, a team that is preparing for the Pac-10 Championships May 17 and hopeful participation in next month’s Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships.

OSU Panhellenic Council honored twice
Alison Tanaka, a senior in civil engineering, was the previous council president and oversaw many of the accomplishments that the council is being recognized for.

Engineering projects will be displayed at OSU (Daily Journal of Commerce)
A robotic arm, DNA video game and a waste-reducing operating room recycling system are a few of the innovative projects that will be on display next week during Oregon State University’s 10th annual engineering expo.

OSU's 'band of brothers' deploy together (Oregonian)
CEM Tyler Brown joins 2,600 Oregon soldiers serving in Iraq for the next 10 months, beginning in July. In the final formal ceremonies held around the state last weekend, Gov. Ted Kulongoski mobilized the 2-162 for Iraq.

Interview with Jason Ideker, PhD (OTREC)
We learned concrete research involves a lot of international travel, that Jason hates alarm clocks and other things that make ticking noises, that his favorite word is “efficacy,” and that he might give up this career if he could be a commercial airline pilot. (…what?..., Ed.)

 

 

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$CHOLAR$HIP$
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Grad Students

  • Howard Preston
  • CCE School Awards
  • The Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy
  • ACI Scholarship
  • Check it out. . .

 

 

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ADVISING
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ADVISING FOR FALL TERM STARTS THIS WEEK. An email will be going out later today letting you know who your advisor is, where they are located, and what you need to bring to the meeting.

 

 

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STUDENT CHAPTERS
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MAY 12, Tuesday - AGC Student Chapter. General meeting provides an opportunity for all members to contribute their input in a number of different activities the students will take part in, including Speaker meetings; Philanthropy Ideas; Schedule of activities; and, AGC club constitution. Please come and give your input, so we can serve you more effectively. 312 Kearney Hall, 4:30 pm.

MAY 14, Thursday - ITE General Meeting - "Sustainability in Transportation". We will watch clips from "Who Killed the Electric Car?," followed by a group discussion led by Professor Kate Hunter-Zaworski. Free food and drinks will be provided. 112 Kearney Hall, 5:30 pm.

 

 

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INTERVIEWS
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