EE Department: Announcements

2nd Annual PolyHouse Fund Run

Published On: Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (IME) students are putting on another Fund Run in order to raise money for spring quarter's PolyHouse project. If you are unfamiliar with PolyHouse, it is an event where grad students voluntarily renovate the home of local individuals in need. The PolyHouse team does not receive any funding to perform the work for this project and depends entirely upon the generosity of businesses and individuals in the community (for more information, please visit http://www.polyhouse.org). The 2nd annual Fund Run will jump-start the fundraising process for PolyHouse 2010!

 

What can you do to help?

 

Participate in the event by running or walking 5k or 10k!

What: PolyHouse 2nd Annual Fund Run

When: Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 9am-12pm

Where: Lower Rec Field, Cal Poly campus

How: Use the form attached or online @ http://www.polyhousefundrun.org/participate
Cost: $15 by November 6th, or $20 from November 7th-14th

[Pay in cash or check to the IME Dept in Bldg 192, Rm 223]

 

Thank you!

Leslie Pow

Industrial Engineering Student

lpow@calpoly.edu


 

INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE (ICEX)

Published On: Monday, November 02, 2009

INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE (ICEX)

 

Information Session:
Thursday, November 5th, from 11:10am-12:00pm, Room 14-250

 

Are you interested in applying your engineering skills to an international,

interdisciplinary project?

 

Come to this information session to learn about ICEX 2010! The ICEX Program

is a collaborative effort between California Polytechnic State University's

Computer Engineering Program and  various international partners. In 2010,

five students will travel with Dr. Chris Clark during Spring Break for an

underwater robotics education and research program in Norway. Students from

all disciplines of engineering are eligible, but must have some programming experience.

 

ICEX is an opportunity for students to apply their technical knowledge in 

an international context and to increase global citizenship across campus. 

To see details from last year's Malta Cistern Mapping program, visit our

blog at (http://icexmalta.blogspot.com/).

 

Travel Dates: March 20-28, 2010
Program Cost: $500 (includes airfare to/from Norway, accommodations, food)

 

ICEX Web Site: http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~cmclark/ICEX/index.html


For more information, contact Technical Advisor, Dr. Chris Clark

(cmclark@calpoly.edu).

 

Off Quarter Enrollment - Winter 2010

Published On: Thursday, October 29, 2009

A single or reduced number of sections of a course are usually offered the quarter following the designated quarter appearing on the EE or CPE Flowcharts. Priority access for enrollment in these "recovery" sections is provided for transfer students entering EE, students returning from Co-op, and students who must repeat the course from the prior quarter. Regular matriculating students should not take the course in this quarter, but may be accommodated if space is available.  Students should plan to take courses in the designated quarter according to their curriculum flowchart. 

Students who wish to enroll in a recovery section must complete the Permission to Enroll form. The completed form must be submitted to the EE office to obtain permission number(s) for registration.  Students in the three situations described above should submit a request as early as possible, and will be granted permissions to enroll on a first-come, first-served basis during the regular registration rotation period (up until December 3, 2009). If space remains in the recovery sections following this initial enrollment period, the "special appeal" requests received by December 3rd will be prioritized and issued permissions during the open enrollment period on CPReg until all available spaces are filled.  Requests received after December 3 will only be granted permissions after all previous requests have been accommodated, even if they fall within the three priority access groups.  

 

St. Jude Projects

Published On: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Looking for a senior project or 4+1 thesis topic? We are looking for CPE and EE students to work on one of a few design projects for St. Jude Medical as part of the MEDITEC program. The program covers travel, consumables, and salary for project work. Current projects include embedded systems design, wireless communication (WiFi), and GUI development in a very high-tech area of biomedical engineering. If interested, please email Dr. Lynne Slivovsky at lslivovs@calpoly.edu and Dr. Lily Laiho at llaiho@calpoly.edu for more information. Students are required to sign a non-disclosure agreement to get detailed information on projects and before beginning work. We are looking for one student to begin fall quarter and others to begin in the winter quarter.

Registry of Undergraduate Researchers

Published On: Friday, October 23, 2009

The Council on Undergraduate Research hosts a Registry of Undergraduate Researchers. The purpose of this registry is to facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research. The Registry is open to students and graduate schools in the fields of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Physics/ Astronomy, Mathematics/Computer Science, Economics, Geosciences, Engineering, Psychology, Sociology, Humanities and Anthropology/Archaeology. Any undergraduate may go to www.cur.org/ugreg/ to fill out a simple curriculum vitae form. There is no charge to the student and records will be made available to bona fide Graduate Schools that contract with CUR for this service. Organizations or companies seeking the students’ information for other marketing purposes will not be granted access. Graduate School representatives may contact students to invite applications or visits to the campus and laboratory, or to share information about their research programs and financial support opportunities. An institution-wide annual subscription fee for access to the entire database is $1,500 and departments can subscribe for $300 on their own for their discipline, if they choose. Graduate schools may provide a link to their websites, and may provide a short description of opportunities, such as research fields and fellowships. It will also be possible for institutions to place an ad on the database website if the content is related to the mission of CUR and the Undergraduate Registry. We hope that students who are currently in their junior or senior year will register now. Juniors will be able to update their listing at the end of the summer and during their senior year, to include any summer research experience or information about Senior Theses and test scores. We also welcome submissions by students who are engaged in Masters' Degree programs now but who plan on going on to a PhD program. Just fill out the information on the form including the date you intend to enter a PhD program and your date of completion of your undergraduate degree. Upload a link to your CV that contains complete information about your MS/MA degree activity (school, subject, thesis topic (if applicable), and advisor). CUR believes that this service will be a great benefit for both students and graduate schools by narrowing the search for the right match. So if you are interested in graduate school, please take a moment to register now. Be sure to include a statement of your research interests, as this will be important for making the match. Please feel free to contact me, should you have any questions. Sincerely, Robin Howard Senior Director, Membership Services Council on Undergraduate Research 734 15th St NW Suite 550 (202) 783-4810x203 (202) 783-4811 fax robin@cur.org

Engineering Ambassador Recruitment

Published On: Thursday, October 22, 2009

College of Engineering Ambassador Program 2010-2011 The College of Engineering Ambassador Program is currently recruiting for the 2010-2011 academic year. This team is an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and high energy team of students who actively represent the college in a highly visible public relations role. Ambassador duties include conducting college and department tours, industry greetings, and assisting at special events. Students who are interested are invited to attend one of three MANDATORY info sessions on the following dates: Thursday, November 12th | 11 am | Chumash Auditorium Wednesday, November 18th | 5 pm | Bonderson Club Room Monday, November 23rd | 7 pm | Lobby—Santa Lucia Hall Applications will be available at the info sessions. Come check out the program and see how fun it can be to be an Ambassador! For more information, visit http://ceng.calpoly.edu/ambassadors/becoming/

ECEDHA Recruiting Program Evaluators

Published On: Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Memo to:            ECEDHA Members

Subject:                               Recruiting Accreditation Evaluators from Industry and Government

Date:                     11 August 2009

From:                    Nick Tredennick, Chairman, IEEE Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities

As a part of its ongoing commitment to strengthening engineering education, IEEE is active in the professional accreditation process conducted by ABET.  The March, 2009 ECEDHA conference in New Orleans evoked constructive dialog about strengths and weaknesses of current ABET accreditation criteria and processes, and IEEE will continue to work through its representatives on the ABET Board to improve the cost/benefit ratio of accreditation for participating degree programs.

An important part of IEEE’s commitment to ABET accreditation is identifying volunteers to serve as Program Evaluators (PEV) at campuses in the United States, monitoring their training, assigning PEVs to institutional visits and assessing subsequent performance.  While demand for accreditation visits continues to grow, the pool of PEVs—especially from industry and government—has not.  The IEEE requests your help in making the opportunity to serve as a PEV known to a group of individuals that already have many of the desired characteristics for this role—current and former members of your school and program industry advisory councils.  See attachment for additional information