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March 2004 -- VOLUME III, ISSUE III
R E S E A R C H @ OSU Engineering
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RESEARCH CLUSTER PROFILE: BIOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS--
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 This is the fourth in a six-part series that profiles the College's six signature research clusters--unique entities that span traditional departmental boundaries and are distinguished by their dynamic teams of researchers and students. At the link below, you'll read about the research cluster called Biological & Environmental Systems, where OSU Engineering researchers are using microorganisms to transform toxic waste into inert components and developing bioactive surfactant coatings that decrease infection and coagulation on implantable medical devices such as catheters and endotracheal tubes.
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/265 |
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U.S. SENATOR GORDON SMITH MAKES WAVES DURING VISIT--
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 U.S. Senator Gordon Smith was almost soaked by a simulated tsunami wave during a visit last month to OSU Engineering's O. H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory. The senator also felt a massive concrete bridge girder trembling under thousands of pounds of simulated truck traffic in cutting-edge research OSU Engineering is performing for the Oregon Dept. of Transportation.
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/266 |
S T U D E N T S @ OSU Engineering
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GRAD STUDENT USES MRI TO SEE THROUGH PIPES-- |
 Assisted by professor José Reyes, Kent Abel, a PhD candidate in the OSU Dept. of Nuclear Engineering & Radiation Health Physics, is using the same machine hospitals use when scanning for brain tumors and torn cartilage to peer inside pipes in order to better analyze fluid flow. Nobody else is using an MRI to do this, Abel says.
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/267 |
| LIVE, LEARN, & DREAM BIG! WEATHERFORD HALL WANTS YOU!!-- |
 Be one of the first to live in the totally remodeled Weatherford Hall when it opens next fall. Weatherford will be where all the action is when it comes to students creating their own businesses here at OSU. It will house the Austin Entrepreneurship Program (AEP), one of only two such residential programs in the nation focused on student entrepreneurial endeavors. Get in on the ground floor, NOW! http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/268 |
I N D U S T R Y C O L L A B O R A T I O N @ OSU Engineering
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OREGON POLITICIANS, GOV. ASK BUSH FOR NANOTECH FUNDING--
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 Oregon's congressional delegation and Gov. Ted Kulongoski have sent a letter to President Bush urging him to designate the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) as one of the national research centers to be formed under the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act.
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/269 |
| "NANOTECHNOLOGY NOW" WRITES ABOUT OSU-- |
 Read an interview in "Nanotechnology Now" with Skip Rung, the person who is spearheading the startup of Oregon's first signature research center, the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI).
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/270 |
K – 1 2 T E A C H I N G A D V E N T U R E S @ OSU Engineering
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DRIVE A CAR IN A CLASSROOM: THE POWER OF KITCHEN CHEMISTRY--
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 Here's a great classroom project that involves hand-made cars and teaches students about chemical reactions (baking soda and vinegar); phase changes (gases, liquids, and solids); propulsion; and most importantly engineering design and re-design. It's been used as an engineering design problem for students from college down through first grade and can be done at home or in the classroom. This is definitely an inquiry-based experiment and the combination of engineering design/build and chemistry makes it attractive to girls and boys of all ages. Start your engines!
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/271 |
| NEW RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS-- |
 The Pre-Engineering Times has recently partnered with JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) to bring educators, parents, and students a free resource to stimulate interest in engineering careers. For more info:
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/272
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F A C U L T Y & S T A F F @ OSU Engineering
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NEW ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PROFESSOR JOINS OSU--
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 In January, Qilin Li joined OSU as an assistant professor of environmental engineering. Her research interests include physical/chemical processes in natural and engineered systems; advanced technology for drinking water purification, wastewater reclamation and water reuse; and colloidal and interface science. Dr. Li teaches environmental engineering courses related to water treatment processes and air pollution control. She holds a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Welcome!
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/273 |
I N N O V A T I O N S @ OSU Engineering
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HIGH-TECH VEST WILL COOL HEAT OF BATTLE--
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 An article in "New Scientist" describes a lightweight cooling vest being developed by OSU Engineering researchers that could soon be helping U.S. soldiers and emergency workers cope in extreme conditions. The vest, which uses ammonia and is powered by hydrocarbon fuel, is part of OSU's microtechnology research known as Multiscale Materials & Devices, or MMD.
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/274 |
A L U M N I @ OSU Engineering
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LARGEST OREGON STATER AWARDS TO DATE HONOR 35 ALUMNI--
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 More than 320 people attended the sixth annual Oregon Stater Awards last month that honored 35 of the College's most distinguished alumni for their engineering work. This year's banquet was the largest event to date, drawing awardees from as far away as Thailand. Read about the winners and see photos of the event at:
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/275 |
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ALUM'S 6-TON PAUL BUNYAN STILL STANDING--
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 Made of concrete, steel, and plaster, a 31-foot tall Paul Bunyan statue created by engineer and inventor Vic Nelson for Oregon's Centennial celebration in 1959 is still standing almost 45 years later...just a stone's throw from Nelson's office window.
http://engr.oregonstate.edu/momentum/news/m/276 |
H E A R D O N C A M P U S @ OSU Engineering
"We are fortunate to have people like OSU's Andy Klein (Head of the Dept. of Nuclear Engineering & Radiation Health Physics) working in academia as teachers and role models for our next generation of nuclear engineers."
--Hermann A. Grunder, Director, Argonne National Laboratory
U P C O M I N G E V E N T S @ OSU Engineering
March 31-April 1, 2004 Innotech, Oregon's Business & Technology Innovation Conference & Expo. Come visit OSU Engineering's booth (No. 421) and learn about how we're partnering with businesses to build a better Oregon and beyond. Oregon convention Center, Portland, Oregon. http://www.innotechor.com/
April 5, Amory Lovins, internationally recognized scientist and consultant whose work focuses on transforming the automobile, real estate, electricity, water, semiconductor, and other manufacturing sectors toward resource productivity. Part of "Is Sustainability Good Business," a lecture series sponsored by the OSU College of Business. Milam Auditorium, 6 p.m. http://www.rmi.org/
April 14, The Twin Towers: Spires of Innovation, the structural engineering designer involved with construction of the World Trade Center in New York City, Les Robertson, will give a public presentation called, "The World Trade Center: Design, Construction, and Performance of a (then) Advanced Building System." Sponsored by the Kiewit Center for Infrastructure & Transportation research cluster. LaSells Stewart Center, OSU campus, 7 p.m., free. http://kiewit.oregonstate.edu/wtc.htm
April 19, Walter Plywaski, OSU electrical engineering alumnus and a holocaust survivor with an astonishing story about his escape from Dachau, will speak at this year's Holocaust Memorial Program on the OSU campus. 7:30 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, free and open to the public.
April 23-25, West Coast Human-Powered Vehicle Challenge, come watch engineering students from many universities descend on Corvallis to race their people-powered vehicles through town. OSU is sponsoring this event and volunteers are needed. Contact Kalan Guiley to lend a hand (541-740-6821; guiley@engr.orst.edu). For more information: http://www.asme.org/hpv/
May 3, Sustainable Engineering Expo, student and faculty will showcase a wide range of sustainable technology/research topics including biodiesel, wind power, landfill fuel cells, energy from ocean waves, and more. LaSells Stewart Center, 1 to 4:30 p.m. To participate or learn more, contact Denise Lach at the Center for Water & Environmental Sustainability (CWESt), denise.lach@oregonstate.edu, 541-737-5471.
May 5, EECS Engineering Expo, Owen Hall, OSU Campus, free. Watch student-built robots compete in the TekBots(tm) Triathlon and see demonstrations of product prototypes designed and built by Electrical Engineering & Computer Science seniors. For more information, call 541-737-3617, or email eecs.relations@oregonstate.edu.
May 9-15, Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world's largest pre-college celebration of science brings together more than 1,200 students from 40 nations to compete for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips, and the grand prize: $50,000 college scholarship and a high-performance computer. Portland, Oregon. http://www.sciserv.org/isef/
I M P O R T A N T L I N K S @ OSU Engineering
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