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March 2003 -- VOLUME II, ISSUE III
R E S E A R C H @ OSU Engineering UNDERGRADS DIVE DEEP INTO COASTAL HAZARDS
RESEARCH-- S T U D E N T S @ OSU Engineering OSU WOMEN STILL INSPIRED TO BECOME
ASTRONAUTS-- CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
TEAM WINS BIG IN RENO!-- CONTEST BRINGS YOUNG
BRIDGE BUILDERS TO OSU-- I N D U S T R Y C O L L A B O R A T I O N @ OSU Engineering PARIS COMPANY PARTNERS WITH OSU
TO HELP GROW WORK-READY GRADS-- F U N D R A I S I N G @ OSU Engineering HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR ESTABLISHES WOMEN
& MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS-- NEW ENDOWMENT HELPS CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING GRAD STUDENTS-- F A C U L T Y & S T A F F @ OSU Engineering TWO NEW PROFS BRING INDUSTRY
EXPERIENCE TO OSU-- Before arriving at OSU, Larry Marple logged 11 years as Chief
Scientist at Orincon Corporation of San Diego, CA, working in the area of intelligence
sensor signal processing and target signature exploitation. Before that, he
worked for firms that included: Acuson, Martin Marietta Aero & Naval Systems,
Schlumberger Well Services, TASC, Advent Systems, and ARGOSystems. He holds
a B.S. and M.E.E. from Rice University, and earned his Engr.D from Stanford
University in 1976. In his new role as professor at OSU, Marple will bring research
expertise in sensor signal processing. He has written two textbooks and was
elected a Fellow of the IEEE in 1989. I N N O V A T I O N S @ OSU EngineeringDEPARTMENTS MERGE, FORM NEW SCHOOL OF
EECS-- WOMEN & MINORITIES
IN ENGINEERING PROGRAM LAUNCHED-- A L U M N I @ OSU EngineeringOSU ALUM ELECTED TO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
ENGINEERING-- OREGON STATER AWARDS
HONOR MOST DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI-- H E A R D O N C A M P U S @ OSU Engineering
U P C O M I N G E V E N T S @ OSU EngineeringAPRIL 7, OSU DAY at the State Capitol. Join engineering students, alumni, faculty and industry friends in Salem to meet with legislators to lobby for continued public funding of OSU’s College of Engineering. For more information contact Chris Bell at 541-737-1598 and go to: http://oregonstate.edu/government/osuday. APRIL 10, College deadline for student applications to the Professional Program, MECOP/CECOP Internships applications, and all Scholarships applications. For more information, go to: http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/apps/. APRIL 23, MECOP/CECOP Internship Program 25th Anniversary Banquet. COE alum and Intel executive Mark A. Christenson will speak about the program's impact on industry. Embassy Suites, Tigard, Oregon. For more information: http://mecop.orst.edu APRIL 29, OSU Over Lunch: "OSU Engineering Goes for the Green!" Join OSU faculty and students for a Portland discussion of OSU's growing research in sustainability, including "green" power, biodiesel, and water issues. More information at: http://alumni.oregonstate.edu/events/over_coe.html APRIL 30, EECS Engineering Innovators Expo, Owen Hall lobby, OSU Campus, 2-5:00 p.m., free. Watch student-built robots compete in the TekBots™ Triathlon and see demonstrations of product prototypes designed and built by Electrical Engineering & Computer Science seniors, many sponsored by industry partners. For more information, call 541-737-3617, or visit: http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/19 I M P O R T A N T L I N K S @ OSU Engineering
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Undergraduate
engineering students rarely engage in hands-on research because research has
historically been the domain of graduate students. But as OSU builds a top-25
engineering program, undergrads are playing an increasingly central role in
the College’s research efforts. The newest program, funded by a three-year
National Science Foundation grant, offers undergraduates an intensive 10-week
summer research experience working with faculty from several disciplines, including
Civil Engineering, Oceanography, and Computer Science. The undergrad researchers
will perform at a level comparable to Masters degree candidates and earn a $3,500
stipend plus housing and travel. Their research will involve coastal processes
and the mitigation of natural hazards, particularly those caused by tsunamis
and coastal storms. The new program is based at OSU’s O. H. Hinsdale Wave
Research Laboratory, which is currently being expanded to include the world’s
largest tsunami research facility. OSU faculty involved in the Research Experiences
for Undergraduates (REU): Daniel Cox, Merrick Haller,
Harry Yeh, Solomon Yim, Rob Holman,
Tuba Oskan-Haller, Cherri Pancake, Ron
Metoyer, and Jon Herlocker. For more information,
or to apply for the program, call 541-737-3631 or go to: 
Although
the recent Shuttle tragedy shocked and saddened the world, including the OSU
Engineering community engaged in NASA research, engineering students Marcia
Whittaker, Angela Ernst, and Rachel Wittrock
have no intention of abandoning their dreams of becoming astronauts. They say
they are inspired by NASA astronauts Don Pettit and William
Oefelein, both OSU Engineering alumni. Read more about these determined
women at: 
Paris,
France-based Dassault Systèmes has launched an educational
partnership with the OSU College of Engineering and the University of Durham
in England that will offer students an unprecedented opportunity to learn about
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), a method of accelerating product cycle times,
streamlining manufacturing, and slashing production costs--all while enhancing
innovation. Dassault Systèmes will provide the universities with its
SMARTEAM®, CATIA®, and DELMIA™ products, and the universities’
joint Global Digital Enterprise Research Laboratory (GDERL) will drive development
of PLM awareness on both sides of the Atlantic. “The GDERL’s reputation
as an international center for advanced research and higher learning will be
strengthened by our partnership with Dassault Systèmes,” said Bill
Reiter, Boeing Professor Design/Manufacturing at OSU. “Our students
will be exposed to cutting-edge PLM solutions that will help them in their research
and design activities, and prepare them for their careers in the workplace.”
Hynix
Semiconductor Manufacturing America, Inc. of Eugene, Oregon has established
a fund to provide scholarships to women and minority students at the College
of Engineering. The company has pledged $60,000 over three years, which will
provide 5-10 scholarships of between $2,000 and $4,000 each. For more information
about the company, go to: 
In
a dramatic move that consolidates two similar yet distinct departments in the
College of Engineering, OSU has merged the Dept. of Electrical & Computer
Engineering and the Dept. of Computer Science to form a new entity called the
School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, or EECS. The School
of EECS will be housed in the new Kelley Engineering Center, and Terri Fiez,
previously Dept. Head of Electrical & Computer Engineering, will lead the
new school, assisted by Bella Bose, Academic Programs Director, and Cherri Pancake,
Associate Director of Research. The new school will serve more than 1,700 students,
including 1,400 undergraduates and 327 graduate students. Check out the new
website at: 
OSU
College of Engineering alumnus John H. Lienhard IV has just
been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering, one of the
nation's highest professional distinctions for an engineer. Lienhard, an emeritus
professor in the University of Houston’s School of Engineering, received
his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from OSU in 1951. He developed,
wrote, and hosts “The Engines of Our Ingenuity,” a National Public
Radio program giving a historical view of technology, culture, and the creative
process. (http://www.uh.edu/engines/). In October 2000, Lienhard was elected
to the OSU College of Engineering’s Hall of Fame. Lienhard joins 17 other
OSU Engineering alumni who have been elected to the academy, including luminaries
Douglas Engelbart and John Young. 
At
the February 21st Oregon Stater Awards ceremony, the College honored 35 outstanding
alumni and friends of the College for their contributions to the profession
and to OSU. Ten new members were inducted to our Hall of Fame, 16 to our Academy
of Distinguished Engineers, and nine to our Council for Outstanding Early Career
Engineers. These new members include consultants, public servants, businesspeople,
academics, national lab researchers, and industry leaders from high-tech, heavy-tech,
the energy sector, and the public sector. Their careers span the past seven
decades, and many have been donors to the College and have also served as board
members. Our 35 new Oregon Staters join 215 individuals honored since 1998.
These 250 exceptional people represent less than 1% of our graduates, and a
few very special friends of the College. 
