BALL AEROSPACE INFORMATION SESSION

Ball Aerospace leads the way in designing, developing and manufacturing innovative aerospace systems. We are more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, technicians and support staff who take on some of the most complex and exciting challenges in the universe—from space and Earth science to national security.

Visit ballaerospace.com/careers and join us.

BALL AEROSPACE INFORMATION SESSION

WEDNESDAY - October 28, 2015

6pm – 7pm

MGH – 134 – UW Career Center

Come learn more about Ball Aerospace and bring your resume!

Internships and Full-time opportunities will be discussed.

Food will be served

Win16 UG Elective on Solar Energy

Course Title: Solar Energy Conversion and Solar Cells

Course Number:  Chem E 498 A

Quarter:  Winter 2016

Instructor:  Hugh Hillhouse (h2@uw.edu)

Time:  T,TH 1:30-2:50 in Loew 112

Description:

The course will cover the basics of solar energy conversion including photovoltaics, solar thermal power generation, and photoelectrochemical conversion. The course will delve further into the fundamental principles of solar cells and cover the basic operation of current photovoltaics as well as explore the cutting edge of research & development of future photovoltaics. The course will also cover the basic economics of solar energy conversion (LCOE and CAPEX) and global market factors. The course is open to all students  in science and engineering who have completed their general physics and general chemistry courses.

Great DIV/VLPA course: Feminist Approaches to Sci Fi Literature

ENGL 367:  Gender Studies & Literature (FEMINIST APPROACHES TO SCIENCE FICTION )

Gillis-Bridges

T & TH 1:30-3:20 SLN 14146

As Veronica Hollinger observes, "feminist theory contests the hegemonic representations of a patriarchal culture that does not recognize its ‘others.' Like other critical discourses, it works to create a critical distance between observer and observed, to defamiliarize certain taken-for-granted aspects of ordinary human reality, ‘denaturalizing’ situations of historical inequity and/or oppression that otherwise may appear inevitable to us, if indeed we notice them at all. The concept of defamiliarization–of making strange–has also, of course, long been associated with [science fiction]" (The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction 129). This course examines the relationship between science fiction literature and feminist theories of gender, race, sexuality, and class. We will consider feminist critiques of imagined futures that reify contemporary inequities. However, science fiction works that denaturalize--and thus encourage us to critically analyze--social systems of power and notions of identity constitute our main focus.
English 367 satisfies the university's VLPA and DIV requirements.
Goals and Methodology
Students in the course work toward several goals:
*Analyzing the language, structure and themes of fictional texts, *Explicating the relationship between feminist science fiction and feminist theory, *Identifying the historical, cultural, and industrial contexts informing and informed by selected works of science fiction, and *Developing as critical thinkers who can formulate substantive arguments and explore those arguments with evidence.
Course activities promote active learning, with most class sessions incorporating a mix of mini-lectures, discussion, and group work. The course design—which includes frequent non-graded and graded writing—reflects the importance of writing as a means of learning. My role is to provide the tools and resources you will need to advance your own thinking. I will pose questions, design activities to help you think through these questions, and respond to your ideas. Your role is to do the hard work—the close reading, discussion, and writing. You will analyze texts, present your interpretations via class discussion and written assignments, and critically respond to others’ readings.

The Chateaubriand Fellowship call for applications is now open

http://www.chateaubriand-fellowship.org

Complete applications must be submitted by January 20, 2016.
 

The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding Ph.D. students from American universities who wish to conduct research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, through a collaborative process involving expert evaluators in both countries.

The program is divided in two sections:
 

• STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Health

The Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Biology-Health for doctoral students aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations, partnerships or joint projects between French and American research teams. The Chateaubriand Fellowship supports PhD students registered in an American university who wish to conduct part of their doctoral research in a French laboratory.

 

This fellowship is offered by the Office for Science & Technology (OST) of the Embassy of France in Washington in partnership with American universities and French research organizations such as Inserm and Inria. It is a partner of the National Science Foundation’s GROW program.

 
 

• HSS: Humanities and Social Sciences

The Chateaubriand fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France. The HSS program targets outstanding Ph.D. students enrolled in American universities who seek to engage in research in France, in any discipline of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

 

The HSS Chateaubriand program is supported by the Campus France agency which provides a welcome package and assistance to Fellows upon their arrival. Social networking opportunities are also offered by the Fulbright program in France.

ELIGIBILITY

• Candidates must be currently working on their Ph.D.
• Candidates do not have to be U.S. citizens, but they must be enrolled in an American university.
• Candidates must obtain a letter of recommendation from their advisor(s) in the U.S., as well as a letter of invitation from a professor affiliated with a French university or research institution. Please contact your supervisor in France as early as possible.

For more specific eligibility criteria please visit our websites.

BENEFITS

• A monthly stipend
• Health insurance for the entire duration of the fellowship
• A round-trip ticket to France

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Academic relevance of the research project
• Student's command of the subject
• Benefits of a research trip to France for the future of the collaboration
• Background of the research collaboration
• Contribution of the project to France/U.S. academic exchange

CONTACTS

• STEM Chateaubriand Program: stem.coordinator@chateaubriand-fellowship.org
• HSS Chateaubriand Program : hss.coordinator@chateaubriand-fellowship.org

WEBSITE & APPLICATION

http://www.chateaubriand-fellowship.org

NAVY NUCLEAR ENGINEERING PRESENTATION

WHO: All Engineering and Physics students and recent graduates are welcome to attend.

WHAT: LT Rick Griffith will be flying in from Millington, TN to discuss Nuclear Engineering career opportunities

LOCATION: Electrical Eng. Bldg (EEB) 303

DATE: OCT 28, 2015

TIME: 11:00-12:00

FOOD: Jimmy John’s Sandwiches!

Qualcomm Research SW on campus at UW

October, 28th
3:00-5:30 PM
303 EEB
Qualcomm Research, based in San Diego, California is working on strategic projects for the development of new technologies that will be commercialized in the near term. We do research in a wide range of areas that include the internet of things, robotics, machine learning, computer vision, machine vision, satellite communication systems, low-power networks, next-generation WWAN (5G), small cell technologies, next-generation Wi-Fi, SOC architecture, wearable technologies, and thermal and power management.
Learn more by attending our events (below)

3:00 – 3:30: Qualcomm open office hours, SW internship opportunities
3:30 – 4:00: Qualcomm tech talk/info session – presentation
(open to everybody, BS, MS, PhD students)
4:00 – 5:00: Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship info session – presentation
(this is of relevance to PhD students only)
5:00 – 5:30: Qualcomm open office hours, SW internship opportunities
We are looking for internship & new grad candidates with one or more of the following skills:

Robotics
Machine learning
Deep learning, CNNs and RNNs
Computer Vision
Machine Vision
Knowledge of protocols (LTE, UMTS and 802.11)
Experience with application development for Android, iOS or Windows Phone
Object-oriented software design and development
Distributed systems and networking protocols
Real-time and embedded software development for general purpose and heterogeneous processors including GPUs and DSPs
Multi-threaded programming
Multi-core and multi-processor systems
Linux kernel programming and Layer 2 networking
System performance optimization
LLVM compilers

https://www.qualcomm.com/company/careers/interns