University of Queensland Exchange Program

The office of International Programs & Exchanges (IPE) is pleased to announce that David Bunyan, from the University of Queensland, will be holding an information session for any students interested in studying abroad in Australia. 

What: Australia Study Abroad Information Session - University of Queensland 

When: Monday, September 30th

Time: 2:00-3:00

Where: IPE Office, 459 Schmitz Hall

https://www.facebook.com/UWStudyAbroad

American Music Fremont Hiring for Electronic Repairs Position

American Music in Fremont is hiring for an Electronics Repair position.

We are looking for a candidate with the following attributes:

• A passion for electronic repair and an appreciation for outstanding customer service
•  Positive, upbeat, and strong work ethic
•  An eagerness and excitement to face new challenges
• Ability to work with a team towards a common goal

Applicants Resume should include:

• AA in Electronic Technology or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in electronic repair
• Understanding of Electronic Fundamentals
• Excellent soldering skills and mechanical aptitude

In addition, our position will also require:

• Ability to lift 50lbs
• Standing for long periods of time
•  Strong troubleshooting skills
• First hand knowledge of music equipment and its operation

Please apply online at http://www.americanmusic.com/Employment.html, or by emailing service@americanmusic.com

Applications for the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program are NOW OPEN.

Applications for the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program are NOW OPEN.

Deadline: October 14, 2013

                      

The Lavin Entrepreneurship Program prepares a select group of entering University of Washington undergraduate students, of all majors, for entrepreneurial careers. Among the many benefits of the program, students gain access to world-class mentors and networking opportunities as well as receive matching scholarships for summer internships in early-stage startups. Whether they want to start their own business or work within a larger company, the Lavin Program will help those who have a passion for entrepreneurship achieve their goals.

Info Session for Batman's Kitchen: UW's Computer Security Student Team

Hi!

We are Batman’s Kitchen, the UW competitive computer security team, and we are looking for new members.

Interested in learning about computer security issues and/or being part of a competition team?  We hold regular meetings, practice breaking/hacking stuff, learn about computer security topics (both technical and non-technical), and compete in CTF/hacker jeopardy competitions throughout the school year (and Summer too).  You don't need any prior experience in computer security to join the team -- all you need is some interest in security and a willingness to learn.  Our group is an interdisciplinary group of students from CSE, EE, iSchool, pre-engineering, and other engineering departments.  We also collaborate with the UW Tacoma Gray Hats.

Our Info Meeting is this coming Wednesday, October 2^nd, CSE room 303, at 5:30pm.  We welcome everyone.  At the Info Meeting we'll talk about the type of competitions we do, upcoming presentations from industry guests, topics we will cover in the coming year, in addition to finding out about groups like Neg9. 

Even if you can't make it to the meeting, sign up for our mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/uwctf and check out our website at http://uwctf.cs.washington.edu.  If you have any questions, email me and I can tell you more.

See you Wednesday!

Melody Kadenko

Advisor of Batman’s Kitchen and Team Hillarious

Computer Science & Engineering

Submarine Tour for STEM Students

Welcome Back!

 

We have an outstanding opportunity to see a modern application of Science and Engineering. Brendan and Kristine are Officer recruiters for the US Navy and have arranged for a tour of one of the most secure platforms in the world.  Ballistic Missile Submarines operate in complete silence in the middle of the ocean, away from the prying eyes of potential adversaries.  These massive vessels, 560 feet long displacing 18,750 tons, are Nuclear Powered and the officers onboard are trained Nuclear Plant managers and Submarine Operators, some within one year of graduating college.

 

The trip will start with a meeting at the Navy Office located at 15th and 42nd at 7:30 am on October 24th.  From there you will receive transportation to the Bangor Submarine base and begin the tour of the base and submarine.  Lunch is not provided, but will cost $3.65, and it is good food!  Expect to return to campus by 5:00 pm.

 

To be eligible, you must:

- Have US Citizenship

- Have completed or are in the process of taking the engineering physics and calculus series. 

- Be able to meet with Brendan or Kristine *prior to the tour. No obligation required.  Their office is on 42nd and 15th, near MOD Pizza.

- Respond no later than October 7th brendan.tower@navy.mil

Applications for GSEC 2014 are now open!

APPLY TO THE 10TH ANNUAL Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) February 24-28th, 2014 Seattle, WA, USA APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Submit your best social business idea Qualify as a semifinalist Get a travel scholarship to attend GSEC Week 2014 in Seattle, WA* Why Participate? GSEC is the place for students to learn about harnessing the power of commercial strategies to reduce poverty and affect positive social change in developing economies.  Each year, 15-20 semi-finalist student teams worldwide are selected from the applicant pool, paired with mentors and are invited to participate in GSEC Week, February 24 – 28, 2014, in Seattle, Washington, USA. Throughout the process – from application to GSEC Week – students receive expert guidance, refine their business skills, develop their networks, and gain access to new resources.  GSEC Week teams present to 500+ professionals and compete for monetary prizes, awarded to teams that develop businesses with the most innovative solutions to problems of poverty and the best integration of financial and social returns on investment. GSEC 2014 expects to award at least $30,000 in prizes. How To Apply Visit our site and review the eligibility guidelines, confidentiality guidelines, and prize criteria.  Apply by November 12, 2013! GSEC is open to currently enrolled students at any academic institution of higher education worldwide. GSEC business plans may focus on any subject area.   Multi-disciplinary teams are strongly encouraged. Need a team or team member? Post an announcement on the GSEC Facebook discussion board www.facebook.com/GSECUW Questions? Contact gsec@uw.edu

Organizers & Sponsors GSEC Week provides exclusive opportunities for semi-finalist teams to benefit from invaluable resources and expertise in the Seattle region: every year over 200 professionals volunteer as mentors, judges, and sponsors, providing critical expertise and resources. Individuals volunteer from organizations such as: Costco, Gray Ghost Ventures, Microsoft, PATH, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Smith Barney, Seattle International Foundation, the Grameen Foundation, the Washington Global Health Alliance, and UW Department of Global Health. GSEC is organized by the University of Washington’s Global Business Center at the Michael G. Foster School of Business, with the support of Microsoft Corporation and UW Department of Global Health (prize sponsors), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (travel scholarship supporter).  View all GSEC program sponsors **Travel scholarships available for qualifying 2014 international GSEC teams, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. See the Eligibility Guidelines page for more information

Internship Opportunity with Twisted Pair

We are looking for a Sr student who is close to completing and can come into our offices a minimum of 10 hours a week (up to 20). We're looking at $20/hr and the opportunity to be involved in a game changing project which will change the way homeland security works.

The EE Intern will need to have an understanding of analog circuits, have experience programming microcomputers and practical hacking experience with products like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, etc. Fabrication experience is also a plus. 

We have a current project that this person will step into. It's a very exciting soup to nuts situation where the intern will get to design, implement, test, work with vendors and see the finished project used in real world situations. This type of zero to market experience is priceless!

Introduction email and resumes should be sent to my email address. Potential candidates can learn more about us at www.TwistPair.com

Thank you!

Wendy Miller

Recruiter | Twisted Pair Solutions3131 Elliott Avenue | Suite 200 | Seattle, WA 98121 | USA

P: +1.206.805.3271 | M: +1.206.351.5677 |F: +1.206.812.0737

wendy.miller@twistpair.com| www.twistpair.com

ESRM 429 Environmental Science and Resource Management Seminar 1 cr NW

ESRM 429 Environmental Science and Resource Management Seminar (1, max. 6) NW
Weekly seminars covering water resources and watershed topics with lectures from scientists on and off campus. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.

Appropriate for all students.

  14148 A  1       T      830-920    GUG  220      BAKER,JOEL                 Open    122/ 293  CR  

Employers interviewing at UW for seniors and alums in engineering, computer science, informatics...

Greetings from the UW Career Center!

With the start of the school year comes the return of On Campus Interviewing. Each year employers conduct thousands of interviews on the UW’s campus to select candidates for entry-level career and internship positions.

Although it may seem early, employers are already booked to visit the Career Center to perform interviews this October and November.

EMC Corporation and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard are looking to start their UW recruitment off strong. Please see below for further details on how to apply.

COMPANIES RECRUITING ON CAMPUS

Employers utilize The Career Center to conveniently interview UW students on campus. Here is a list of companies coming on campus to perform interviews that have resume due dates within the next few weeks:

EMC (Resumes Due 9/26) – details below

·        Seniors majoring in:

o    Electrical Engineering

o    CSE

o    Information Science

o   Computing & Software Systems

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (Resumes Due 9/30) – details below

·        Seniors & Alumni majoring in:

o   Interdisciplinary Engineering,

o   Pre-Engineer

o   Chemical Engineering,

o   Civil & Environmental Engineering

o   Electrical Engineering

o   Industrial Engineering

o   Materials Science and Engineering

o   Mechanical Engineering

Employer	Company Info	Position Title and HuskyJob ID#	Resume Due Date
EMC Corporation	EMC Corporation is the world leader in products, services and solutions for information storage and management that help organizations extract the maximum value from their information at the lowest total cost.	Associate Implementation Specialist (72668) Associate Systems Engineer (72667) Technical Support Engineer (72669) *See position for qualifications	9/26/2013
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility specializes in repairing, overhauling, converting, and modernizing ships and submarines for the U.S. Navy.	Entry Level Engineer (73390) *Must be a U.S. Citizen. See position for qualifications	9/30/2013

HOW TO LOCATE THE POSITION AND APPLY

Log into www.huskyjobs.washington.edu/students

·        Go to the search bar at the top right of your homepage

·        Enter the position ID # and hit search

·        Located the position title and click on it

·        Read the job description and application information

Environmental Innovation Practicum - Register Now!

Innovation in Cleantech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet

ENGR 498, ENVIR 495, ENTRE 443/543

Fall Quarter 2013 (2credits)

Tuesdays 4:00-5:50 pm, Paccar Hall 394

Instructor: Deborah Hagen-Lukens, dlhagen@uw.edu

No prerequisites, recommended for juniors, seniors and grad students

Check out the cool speakers and panel members! <Syllabus Here>

 

The goal is to discover the universe of cleantech solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges and to raise awareness of how you might be part of that solution.  You’ll form teams around problems you identify, and present your solutions to the class.  Although not required, teams are invited to compete in the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge April 3, 2014.

Required Text: The Way Out: Kick-Starting Capitalism to Save Our Economic Ass, by L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen.  Course topics will include:

• Environmental challenges and opportunities linked to cleantech
• How to translate an idea into an actual device/product/company 
• Market assessment- who would be the customer for this product or service?

Contact me if you have questions!

 

Pam Tufts | Assistant Director
Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship

UW Foster School of Business
206.685-3813 ptufts@uw.edu

UW Environmental Innovation Challenge

Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers - New Learning Community

MENTORING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS: STRATEGIES FOR HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE MENTEES AND MENTORS  |  This learning community provides an opportunity for mentors of undergraduate researchers – graduate students, postdoctoral associates, research staff and faculty – to explore approaches to guiding undergraduates to become scholars.  Interactive sessions will include discussion of successful mentoring structures, brainstorming around typical pitfalls, exploring resources and tools for guiding and assessing student progress, and leading mentees toward greater independence.  Drawing on participants’ experiences, questions, relevant literature, resources and tools, this learning community aims to increase positive outcomes for both mentors and mentees.

Meeting Time: 
Thursdays 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Meeting Dates:
Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 31, Nov. 14, Dec.12*
*Dec. 9-13 is finals week. The co-facilitators will poll the participants regarding a fifth meeting. Please keep this date on your calendar until a decision has been made.
Meeting Location:
Gerberding 100

Facilitators and Contact Information

·         Janice DeCosmo, Director, Undergraduate Research Program (decosmo@uw.edu)

·         Jennifer Harris, Associate Director, Undergraduate Research Program (genoveva@uw.edu)

______________________________

To register, go to: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/ctllc/211988

Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers - New Learning Community

MENTORING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS: STRATEGIES FOR HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE MENTEES AND MENTORS  |  This learning community provides an opportunity for mentors of undergraduate researchers – graduate students, postdoctoral associates, research staff and faculty – to explore approaches to guiding undergraduates to become scholars.  Interactive sessions will include discussion of successful mentoring structures, brainstorming around typical pitfalls, exploring resources and tools for guiding and assessing student progress, and leading mentees toward greater independence.  Drawing on participants’ experiences, questions, relevant literature, resources and tools, this learning community aims to increase positive outcomes for both mentors and mentees.

Meeting Time: 
Thursdays 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Meeting Dates:
Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 31, Nov. 14, Dec.12*
*Dec. 9-13 is finals week. The co-facilitators will poll the participants regarding a fifth meeting. Please keep this date on your calendar until a decision has been made.
Meeting Location:
Gerberding 100

Facilitators and Contact Information

·         Janice DeCosmo, Director, Undergraduate Research Program (decosmo@uw.edu)

·         Jennifer Harris, Associate Director, Undergraduate Research Program (genoveva@uw.edu)

______________________________

To register, go to: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/ctllc/211988

This Week's Cornell Cup USA presented by Intel Competition - Q&A Session

Do you know how to…

·        To Win a $10,000 Grand Prize  

·        To use your already established student project team to enter this competition.

·        Your project will be powered by the Intel Atom and Altera FPGA boards.

·        To Obtain cash support and additional free equipment.

·        Enter your Team in The 2014 Cornell Cup USA presented by Intel Competition!!

Join us for an upcoming Question and Answer Session

To access the session click the appropriate date & time and enter as a guest.

If you have any trouble accessing the links please contact us here.

Wednesday, September 25^th at 12:00pm EST

Thursday, September 26^th at 2:00pm EST

NEW Entrepreneurship Minor

The Business School has just opened UW’s first competitive minor, the Entrepreneurship Minor.  The deadline to apply for the winter quarter is October 25^th, and we will announce another date in the spring for fall admission.  See the following for more information.

 

Start-ups. They only start with the idea. 

Your business skills could turn that idea into a reality.

 

Some people are just born to change the world.  They see opportunities everywhere—from the daily annoyances to the grand challenges that face our society. But we can tell you that it takes more than a great idea. It takes the savvy skill set, knowledge, and energy of an entrepreneur. If you’re a visionary with the passion and determination to shape the future, get the business know-how with the Foster School’s new, competitive Entrepreneurship Minor for undergraduates.

 

Students who pursue the minor are creative and motivated, and looking for ways to apply the knowledge they’ve gained from their major to an entrepreneurial endeavor.  Open to all non-business undergraduates, this 31-credit competitive minor offers students the opportunity to leverage their unique talents, as well as their new-found business knowledge, to achieve their start-up goals.

 

Prerequisites

• ECON 200 Microeconomics  (5)
• ACCTG 215 Financial Accounting  (5)
• ACCTG 225 Managerial Accounting  (5)

 

Required Coursework

• ENTRE 370 Intro to Entrepreneurship  (4)
• ENTRE 472/473 Creating a Company I & II  (8)
• AND choose 4 credits from:
  • ENTRE 432 Software Entrepreneurship (4)
  • ENTRE 440 Business Plan Practicum (2)
  • ENTRE 443 Environmental Innovation Practicum (2)
  • ENTRE/MKTG 455 Entrepreneurial Marketing (4)
  • ENTRE 459 Venture Investing (4)
  • ENTRE 490 Special Topics

 

The Entrepreneurship Minor will challenge your creativity and critical thinking skills, while providing you with the knowledge and experience every entrepreneur needs. 

 

Apply at: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/caz1585/206897

 

Questions should be directed to Leslie Mabry at the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship: mabryl@uw.edu, 206-685-5669

Space available: Research Exposed! (GEN ST 391 D)

Research Exposed! (GEN ST 391) offers the undergraduate an opportunity to learn about current, exciting research in a wide variety of disciplines, including the process of discovery, how faculty come up with an idea for research, how inquiry is structured in the different disciplines, and how students can become involved in the knowledge-making process.

Presentations by UW faculty focus on specific issues such as ethics and the culture of research. Students attend weekly, fifty-minute discussions and have the opportunity to ask the speaker questions following each presentation. This course may be repeated for credit (1 credit/quarter-3 quarters max); speakers and topics will vary.

For more information about Research Exposed, see http://exp.washington.edu/urp/courses/researchexposed/

Graduate Level Science Writing Course

Env H 590
Advanced Technical Writing in Public Health

MW  3:30- 5:20    Room:  E216    Credits: 5        SLN 22305

Instructor:   Dr. Deborah L. Illman,   illman@u.washington.edu

Description
This graduate-level course helps graduate students to

- Convey information effectively to technical audiences,

- Translate that information for general audiences in the public arena, &

- Craft effective commentaries and essays on topics of professional interest.

We will explore the principles of effective writing for technical articles and reports with attention to structure, clarity, style, and language usage. Students will craft an executive summary of a research report for technical audiences. Then, they translate that same content into the form of a press release that could be disseminated through the media and on the Web.  Students explore framing of science issues and learn to distill the essence of an issue for headlines and short spots.

The course is designed to build communication proficiency through a combination of writing and revising assignments, selected readings, lecture/discussion sessions, oral presentations, and hands-on activities.

On selected assignments, students will have the opportunity to share drafts with the group, practice their reviewing skills, and receive feedback from classmates and the instructor. Students completing the class will have several professional writing samples to add to their portfolios.

Biomedical Journal Club

Are you interested in reading and learning about the innovative research going on in the biomedical field? Or, do you want to gain knowledge about how to decipher and read research papers? Join the Biomedical Journal Club to gain expertise in these areas.
  

Meetings will be on Wednesdays from 2:30pm to 3:30pm in THO 135 and we will be providing snacks as usual. Thomson Hall (THO) is just northwest of the HUB (on the right if walking from the HUB to the Quad).

Our first meeting will be in the second week of school on October 2nd, 2013, stay posted for the topic!

  

Refreshments will be provided :)

The Mary Gates Endowment for Students Scholarship Applications Open

The Mary Gates Endowment for Students is currently accepting scholarship applications.  Mary Gates scholarships provide $4,000 ($2,000 per quarter for two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research activities.  These scholarships benefit students in the current academic year, and are open to all UW undergraduate students regardless of class year, major or residency status.  Deadlines are coming up soon, so please encourage your students to begin the application process and attend an information session and application workshop.

Information Sessions (two sessions daily; select one):

Sept. 30, 3:30-4:20 p.m. & 4:30-5:20 p.m., rm. MGH 171-E

Oct. 1, 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. & 12:30-1:20 p.m., rm. MGH 171-E

Oct. 2, 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. & 12:30-1:20 p.m., rm. MGH 171-E

Oct. 3, 3:30-4:20 p.m. & 4:30-5:20 p.m., rm. MGH 171-E

Leadership Application Workshop:

Oct. 7, 4:30-6:00 p.m., rm. MGH 171-E

Register to attend.

Research Application Workshops:

Oct. 8, 4:30-6:00 p.m., rm. MGH 171-E

Oct. 15, 4:30-6:00 p.m., rm. MGH 171-E

Register to attend.

Leadership Deadline:

Oct. 14, 5:00 p.m.

Research Deadline:

Oct. 21, 5:00 p.m.

UW BOTHELL Advising and Info Session:

Oct. 3, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., UW1-103 

Register by Oct. 1 to attend.

Another round of applications will be accepted in Winter quarter, but it’s good to start planning now!

More information can be found on our website, expd.uw.edu/mge.  Email mgates@uw.edu with any questions. 

Intel Corporation seeking PhD candidates & recent PhD graduates

Greetings,

The Portland Technology Development group's Thin Films division of Intel Corporation has several openings for physical science Ph.D.s to support/direct R&D of advanced processing methods. Candidates hired for these positions will be responsible for developing the next generation of Intel's microprocessors.

Ph.D. candidates in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related fields are encouraged to apply. Criteria for selection include: a strong academic record, demonstrated experimental and data analysis expertise, superior critical thinking skills, an ability to drive and take responsibility for projects and a solid peer-reviewed publication record. Experience using and maintaining scientific equipment is preferred. Semiconductor processing experience is not mandatory.

Openings are immediately available at Intel’s primary development facility (Ronler Acres) located ~10 miles west of Portland, OR. Please see a more detailed job description included below.

Interested candidates should email resumes to travis.j.hebden@intel.com with “Intel Corporation Hiring” included in the subject line.

Travis J. Hebden, PhD

PTD Process Engineer

Intel Corporation

Student Product Developers – Smart and Healthy Lighting System

Ario Lighting is a startup company located near University of Washington looking for students in EE and CSE to become part of a team developing an innovative and health-promoting system of solid-state light fixtures and controls.   Light at night (LAN) and rapidly spreading LED lighting in particular present an array of health problems ^[1] that are becoming better understood every day. It is possible to build lighting systems that avoid these problems and that is the aim of our startup.
 

Dale Dell’Ario, founder, has been investigating LAN, health impacts, LED technology, and building prototype light engines for several years.  He needs your help to develop this new lighting system.  Your expertise in hardware or software can make a critical contribution to this effort.  

The system will use proprietary or specially chosen LEDs in its light engines, and will include dedicated control and communication I.C.s. in the fixtures.  The light engines will incorporate thermal and real-time color feedback for fixture local color control.  Fixtures will be networked to a central controller and ambient light sensors.   For reliability the network will operate in dual modes via RF link and power line.  Applications will coordinate the fixtures within this controller and link to the user’s smart phone.

The project team will develop prototype light fixtures and a controller.  It will write fixture local color and command routines, and at least one system control application.  Ario Lighting will provide a system specification to be refined by the team, parts for the prototypes, and funding for project material.    Ideally this project could become one or more Capstone efforts that possibly collaborate with a business team at UW as part of the Environmental Innovation Challenge.  At the least, motivated team members are welcome as candidates for long-term involvement in this start-up.  Interested students should contact Dale at ddellario@msn.com  or 206 852-4877 for more information and to discuss this opportunity.

[1] 1. Czeisler, C. A. Perspective: Casting Light on Sleep Deficiency (Nature  497, S13, 23 May 2013) http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v497/n7450_supp/full/497S13a.html