Friday, April 3, 2015

NAVY NUCLEAR ENGINEERING PRESENTATION (FREE PIZZA)

Do you want to apply your technical skills and knowledge towards something meaningful and fulfilling after you graduate? Are you looking for a challenging career with limitless opportunities?

The US Navy is offering exciting career opportunities in the field of Nuclear Engineering under the Nuclear Propulsion Collegiate (NUPOC) program. Nuclear Trained Engineers in the Navy assume leadership roles in Operations, Instruction, and Research. The NUPOC program is open to UNDERGRADUATE students up to 30 months prior to graduation. Students enrolled in the NUPOC program receive up to $4000 PER MONTH while finishing their degree.

Minimum Pre-reqs:
-Within 30 months of graduation
-C or better in Physics I/II and Calc I/II

To get more information about the NUPOC program, and how to apply, come to the information session on April 16th, 2015 @ 1:30pm, where we will have a guest Nuclear Trained Officer from Washington DC presenting:

Topic: Navy Nuclear Engineering Career Opportunities
Date: April 16th
Time: 1:30pm
Location: MEB (Mech E) Room 251
PAGLIACCI'S PIZZA WILL BE PROVIDED

Call or email LT Josh Turner with any questions
Phone: (206) 632-0064
Email: joshua.turner@navy.mil

1000 Word Challenge

*1000 Word Event *
*Thursday April 9th, 5:30-7:30 PM at the Burke Museum
<http://www.burkemuseum.org/>*

*This year FOSEP, the Burke Museum, and the Young Naturalist's Society will
be co-hosting the Third Annual 1000 Word Event.  Can you describe your
research using only the 1000 most common words
<http://splasho.com/upgoer5/phpspellcheck/dictionaries/1000.dicin> in the
English language?  (see FOSEP's blog
<https://seattlefosep.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/1000-word-event-recap-a-month-later-and/>for
all the entries from last year).  *

*Start Spring Quarter off right! **Come join us for some some light snacks,
enjoy some nice beverages at a great price ($5.00 for two beers or two
glasses of wine), and hear fellow graduate students present their work in
fun and engaging way!  *

*All entries have a chance to win a $100 University Bookstore giftcard, as
well as enjoy food and drinks with fellow graduate students. *

*Test your blurb here <http://splasho.com/upgoer5/>, and enter the
contest here <https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/ragatsum/264348>.  We
look forward to seeing you at the event!*

National Student Exchange

Opportunities are available through the National Student Exchange, a study away opportunity in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Please direct enquiries to Leah Panganiban lpanga@uw.edu for a brochure and application. I will work with them to help select campuses that will fit their personal and academic needs and interests.

The National Student Exchange gives our eligible students access to the resources of nearly 200 member colleges and universities which range in size from some of the largest research universities to some of the best, small liberal arts colleges. NSE includes Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions; and a number of ethnically mixed campuses. Since its beginning in 1968, NSE has placed more than 110,000 students for exchange. 

Our students can participate for a single term or an academic year to access courses and programs not available here. Students also participate in NSE to look for graduate schools or employment opportunities. Since the majority of our students are from this area, it is a great benefit for them to have exposure to other areas of the country and to other academic settings. The changes seen in student attitudes, understanding of other people in other settings, maturity, risk-taking, and decision-making are similar to the experiences of students who study internationally.

Among other criteria, students qualify for the program by being in good standing, having a cumulative 2.5 GPA, being a full-time student, presenting academic and personal goal statements and securing recommendations, and participating in an interview process. Prior to exchange, the student must have secured a written advising agreement.

NSE operates with tuition reciprocity and financial aid portability. With placement rates of 97 percent, our students easily find a location to meet both their academic and personal objectives.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University Summer Online Courses

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University will be offering several online courses this summer. All of the lectures will be offered online and all courses will be available to transient students. Students from other institutions who wish to enroll in courses during the summer only are considered transient students. With permission from your home university, these course credits may be transferred and applied towards your degree. Attached is a flyer and a Getting Started Packet that can be distributed to your students along with the information included below. The flyer has a summary of the courses we will offer this summer and the Getting Started Packet has application and registration information.

Tuition for ECE online undergraduate courses is *$634/credit hour for all students. *Tuition and fees may change without notice

For more information regarding the ECE Online Summer Program, please visit this website: http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/ece/undergrad/onlinecourses.html

If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact Ms. Janet Bean, Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator at beanj@clemson.edu or (864)656-5291.

Transient Application Deadlines:
SSI – May 13th
SSII – June 24th

We plan to offer the following courses this summer:

Summer Session I
ECE 2020 – Electric Circuits I
ECE 2720 – Computer Organization
ECE 2730 – Computer Organization Lab
ECE 3110 – Electrical Engineering Lab III
ECE 3200 – Electronics I
ECE 3300 – Signals and Systems
ECE 3710 – Microcontroller Interfacing
ECE 3800 – Electromagnetics
ECE 4090 – Continuous Systems
ECE 4570 – Wind Power
ECE 4670 – Digital Signal Processing

Summer Session II
ECE 2010 – Logic and Computing Devices
ECE 2070 – Basic Electrical Engineering
ECE 2620 – Electric Circuits II
ECE 3120 – Electrical Engineering IV
ECE 3170 – Random Signal Analysis
ECE 3210 – Electronics II
ECE 3520 – Programming Systems
ECE 3600 – Electric Power Engineering
ECE 3810 – Fields, Waves and Circuits
ECE 4270 – Communications Systems
ECE 4550 – Robot Manipulators

Workshop on Technology and Global Business

The UW’s Global Business Center and Certificate of International Studies in Business (CISB) at the Foster School of Business, in partnership with, AIESEC Seattle, an international student organization, are hosting a half-day workshop for undergraduate students highlighting Global Business Perspectives on Technology and Global Business

This technology summit will feature successful and influential global technology companies and explore the integral role that technology has in today’s global business environment.

We will kick-off the day with a keynote speech given by VP & Treasurer at Apple, Gary Wipfler, and then launch into smaller breakout sessions spotlighting relevant hot topics such as Cyber Security, Big Data, and e-commerce in China.

$15* Registration includes:
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM          
Check-In & Continental Breakfast
Morning Keynote, Gary Wipfler, VP & Treasurer, Apple Inc.
Breakout Sessions
Lunch & Networking
Lunch Keynote, Roei Ganzarski, President & CEO, BoldIQ Inc.

Saturday May 2nd | 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
University of Washington, Foster School of Business

Register today to participate in this exciting event!

Visit our event page for additional information: http://bit.ly/GBPtechnologysummit
*CISB and AIESEC members are eligible for discount registration; inquire with your president.

Find Exciting Job Opportunities and Careers at Power Standards Lab

Now Hiring!
Find Exciting Job Opportunities and Careers at Power Standards Lab

Embedded Software Engineer

Power Standards Lab is looking for a EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Located in Alameda, California, Power Standards Lab is the world leader in precision measurement of electric power -- the basis for the whole "green" power revolution. Founded in 2000, PSL is well-established in the world market, while retaining a quick-moving start-up approach to business. Our distinguished customers include Intel, NASA, SpaceX, Boeing, United States Department of Energy, dozens of solar firms, and hundreds of high-tech firms around the world that want to save or optimize energy.
We're cheerful, energetic, hard-working, and polite. Join an awesome group of authentic and results-oriented people in Alameda who are developing and producing the very best instruments in the world for measuring electric power. Our 29-person team is highly interactive, friendly, passionate about what we do and adaptive to change.
We are looking for a motivated Linux developer who works well independently in a collaborative environment. You will play a key role in developing and enhancing communication and e-mail capabilities for a new power quality measurement tool, working collaboratively on a team with hardware and software engineers.
JOB DUTIES:

• Developing embedded software in a Linux environment
• Writing Embedded C Programs
• Linux service configuration
• Familiarity with Communication Protocols including HTTP, SNMP, Email Protocols and Modbus

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSEE, BSCS, or BSCPE degree
• 0-5 years’ experience in Embedded Linux Platforms
• Demonstrated software programming proficiency
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Enjoy working in a collaborative, team environment
• Ability to work well independently
• Proficient in C
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Exposure to electrical power systems
• Experience in ARM processors, TI digital signal processors and TI micro-controllers
• Exposure to security design in an embedded system, including HTTPs, FTPS, etc.

How To Apply:

Please submit your resume to hr[at]powerstandards.com and include a cover letter explaining why you would be a good fit as an Embedded Software Engineer for PSL. Successful applicants will be asked to show proof that they can legally work in the US. 

Due to the volume of resumes we receive, we will only be able to respond to those selected for follow-up. We regret we are unable to take any calls regarding this position.

We are unable to take any calls regarding this position. 

Power Standards Lab is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity. 

Compensation: DOE with excellent employee and family benefits



OSA Illumination Lecture Series - Ronnie Das

3D pathology to enhance pancreatic cancer diagnosis

Thursday April 9th 5:00 pm
EEB 045
Refreshments provided

Ronnie Das
Research Scientist/Co-Investigator
Human Photonics Laboratory
Mechanical Engineering

In the US, pancreatic cancer is the most lethal across all cancers. This is due to the fact that what causes pancre-atic cancer and how it exactly presents in the body is still by expert accounts relatively unknown. For a traditional diagnosis, biopsies are procured from patients, processed in pathology and observed on glass slides (i.e., in 2D) using simple brightfield microscopy. So what happens when a 3D microscope becomes available? For comparison, computed tomography (CT) brought X-ray imaging into 3D in the mid-1970s and over the last 30 years spun-off many ancillary, but important developments for radiology & clinical medicine. To this end, our research aim is to directly aid pathologists in the early detection of pancreatic cancer by using brightfield 3D microscopy to rapidly and nondestructively image whole, intact tissue biopsies that are directly procured from patients. 3D visualization & reconstruction of biopsies (prior to pathology) may provide a fundamental gain of information (3D morphology, tissue architecture, spatial distribution of cancer cells, etc.) that best represents the in vivo disease state. This information is otherwise inherently lost through tissue sectioning and traditional pathology. Additionally, this vital optical information may be provided to clinicians with little to no cost in time, effort, or the patient sample, which may permit our 3D microscope to be seamlessly integrated within the current pathology workflow and paradigm.

Ronnie joined HPL in 2012 after receiving his PhD in bioengineering from the University of Washington. Currently, his research ob-jective is to aid pathologists in the early detection & diagnosis of pancreatic cancer by directly applying 3D imaging (OPTM) and mi-crofluidic technology to core biopsies (CBs) obtained from patients. Project aims include 1) 3D optical imaging of pancreatic CBs, 2) 3D reconstruction and image processing, 3) exploratory research of whole tissue staining & histopathology, 3) millifluidics device development and 5) novel instrumentation. The project is interdisciplinary and a collaborative venture between mechanical and bioengineering, UW pathology and private industry (VisionGate, Inc.; Nortis, Inc.).
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