For the week of October 7, 2011

@COE is published on a weekly basis. The next edition will be sent out on Friday, Oct. 14.

Please send submissions for @COE to Julie Stansberry in the Engineering Communications Office at [log in to unmask] by noon on Thursdays.

Student News

Engineers Day - Oct. 27, 2011

Engineers Day has been a UT college tradition for nearly 100 years. Undergraduate classes are dismissed for one day to allow students and faculty to spend time interacting with hundreds of potential engineering students from high schools across the region. For more information on this event, please contact the Engineering Academic & Student Affairs office at 865-974-2454, or visit http://www.engr.utk.edu/ed/index.html.

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Research Experiences for Undergraduates

If you're interested in the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in Warm-water Aquatic Ecology at Auburn University, applications are now being accepted. The program is focused on the ecology of southeastern ponds, rivers, reservoirs and estuaries. Ten undergraduate students will work closely with Auburn University faculty (Fisheries, Biology, and Forestry) to explore aquatic ecosystems, complete a student-driven research project and share their research findings in a symposium at the conclusion of the program. Participants will work closely with mentors to develop projects on a variety of disciplines, including community ecology, limnology, evolution, fisheries management, population modeling, conservation, molecular biology and microbiology. The program will run from May 20 to July 29, 2012 (10 weeks).

For more information about the program, visit http://wilsonlab.com/reu/ or contact Alan Wilson at [log in to unmask].

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Study Abroad Trip to Spain and Portugal

If you're interested in traveling from the U.S. to beautiful Spain and Portugal to explore the wondrous gardens, scenery and people, then you might be interested in Plant Sciences 455/555 during the Mini Term from May 12 to May 28, 2012. The class counts as a 3-hour credit. All majors are welcome. Please contact Garry Menedez at 865-974-0216 or [log in to unmask] for more information. Click here to view information on itinerary, credit, syllabus and more. Click here to view the application.

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SOLD Application Announcement

Applications are now live at http://sold.utk.edu/application/selection.php for Leadership Guide, Ignite Team Leader, Orientation Leader, and Transfer Orientation Assistant positions. Students can apply for multiple positions using the same application. More information about the selection process, position descriptions, and what is needed for the application can be found at the above link. Applications are due Oct. 17 by 5 p.m.

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UT Living Light Team Places Third in Solar Decathlon

UT placed third in the engineering contest at the U.S. DOE Solar Decathlon, beating out sixteen other teams with their design!

The Solar Decathlon blog entry about the event details the criteria of the contest, as well as the commendations to UT for their efforts.

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ME Student Selected as Community Award Winner

Shaunte Hunter, a junior in mechanical engineering, has been selected as a student recipient for the Women of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Community Awards. The 2011 Women of Color in STEM Conference recognizes outstanding women in the STEM fields and provides excellent opportunities for professional development, networking and recruiting. It is co-hosted by CCG’s Women of Color Magazine, and the IBM Corporation. The conference is focused on the development of STEM minority women and ensures that the superior achievements and importance of these outstanding STEM field minority women are highly visible to all conference participants. The conference will be held Nov. 4-6, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. Hunter will be recognized at the Student Leadership Awards Dinner during the 16th annual Women of Color in Technology and Business Conference, co-hosted by Northrop Grumman Corporation. The event will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011.

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ASME Taking Submissions for T-Shirt Designs

ASME is taking submissions for MABE (Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering) department themed t-shirt designs from students. Eligible submissions will be reviewed by ASME, and the top submissions will be shown online for student voting. The winning t-shirt design will be screen printed, and the contest winner will receive a free t-shirt. All proceeds will benefit UTK ASME. All design submissions and inquiries should be sent to [log in to unmask] no later than Oct. 14, 2011. The selected t-shirt will be printed in one color ink and will be sold for $15.

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UT to Host Admissions Representatives from Health Professions Schools

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, UTK is hosting several admissions representatives from health professions schools. They are coming to campus to talk with pre-health students who are interested in their schools/programs. You can come to talk with the representatives in the University Center any time between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. This will be a great opportunity for you to learn more about the schools, learn how you can become a more competitive applicant and ask questions about the admissions process.

Medicine
• ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
• UT College of Medicine
• LMU Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine

Pharmacy
• UTHSC
• Mercer
• ETSU
• Lipscomb
• South College
• Belmont (tentative)

Dentistry
• UT College of Dentistry

Physician Assistant Program
• LMU
• Mercer

Optometry
• Southern College of Optometry

Physical Therapy
• Mercer
• Belmont PT and OT (tentative)

Clinical Laboratory Science
• UTK

Graduate Health Sciences
• UTHSC

Engineering News

Check out this article on MSNBC's Future of Technology page about UT's electric bike sharing program!

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Check out this article in Tennessee Today about the 2011 Life of the Mind program's top creative project finalists. Maverick Echivarre and Nathan Sharp are engineering students!

Engineering Professional Practice Student Feature

Featured Student: Cameron DeClerk

This week’s featured student is Cameron DeClerk, a mechanical engineering major who completed his co-op assignment at Altec Industries, Inc., located in Burnsville, N.C.

DeClerk tells us what department he worked in and what his responsibilities and projects were: “I worked in the design department of the company. In the design department, I used Solidworks to create 3D models of bodies ordered. The bodies I designed were to customer specs and then would be built and shipped to our final assembly plant where they would mount them onto the truck chassis and then sent to the customer.”

The biggest challenge that he had to overcome during his co-op was learning how to use Solidworks. "Before this co-op, I had no knowledge of Solidworks and was expected to pick up fast. I just kept trying new things and eventually got the hang of it. The key lesson I learned was to not get stressed out when thrown into stressful situations because it takes away from the task at hand.”

DeClerk values what he learned from his coworkers.

"Not only was it information pertaining to the job and the tasks at hand, but also information about life that they had learned through experience and wanted to make sure that I was prepared for all the little things that were bound to happen to me in the future.”

Students may read more about their peers’ co-op/internship experiences by logging into their Engineering Professional Practice profile via www.coop.utk.edu, clicking “Resource Library” (on the left margin) and selecting “Students at Work – In Their Own Words.”

For information on engineering co-op and internships, contact Engineering Professional Practice at [log in to unmask] or 865-974-5323.

Advising Announcements

Advising Reminders

First Session classes end Oct. 7. Second session classes begin Oct. 10.

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Spring 2012 Undergraduate Advising and Registration Reminders

The Spring 2012 "Search for Classes" is available on MyUTK now.

Spring Undergraduate Registration Dates:
• October 10 & 11 - Priority registration (student athletes, Chancellor/Haslam Honors, etc…)
• October 17 & 18 - Seniors (90 + hours earned)
• October 24 & 25 - Juniors (60 to 89 hours earned)
• November 7 & 8 - Sophomores (30 to 59 hours earned)
• November 21 & 22 - Freshmen (less than 30 hours earned)

Students taking EF 151-152 (Honors 157-158) or Physics 135-136 (Honors 137-138) and Math 141-142 (Honors 147-148) are advised in the Engineering Advising Office located in Room 202 of Estabrook Hall. Come by or call (865)974-4008 to schedule your advising appointment.

Students who have completed EF151-152/Physics 135-136 and Math 141-142 are advised by their major department. Contact your major department to schedule an appointment with your faculty advisor.

Department	Office Location	Office Phone	Office Contact
Aerospace	414 Dougherty Building	(865)974-5115	Cheryl Treece
Biomedical	414 Dougherty Building	(865)974-5115	Cheryl Treece
Biosystems	101 BEES Building	(865)974-7266	Dr. Daniel Yoder
Chemical	419 Dougherty Building	(865)974-2421	Cristina Wilson
Computer Engineering	414 Ferris Hall	(865)974-3461	Julia Elkins
Computer Science	414 Ferris Hall	(865)974-3461	Julia Elkins
Electrical	414 Ferris Hall	(865)974-3461	Julia Elkins
Industrial	202 Estabrook Hall	(865)974-4008	Angela Miller
Materials Science	434 Dougherty Building	(865)974-5335	Carla Lawrence or Susan Seymour
Mechanical	414 Dougherty Building	(865)974-5115	Cheryl Treece
Nuclear	315 Pasqua Hall	(865)974-2525	Lydia Salmon-Wright

Seminar Announcements

Materials Graduate Seminar
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
1:25 p.m. Dougherty Engineering Building Room 612
Speaker: Dr. Hamish Fraser

Center for the Accelerated Maturation of Materials (CAMM)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The Ohio State University

Novel Mechanisms for Homogeneous Nucleation in Titanium Alloys

Abstract: During the recent past, an activity of CAMM has been focused on the development of integrated computational materials science and engineering for application to Titanium alloys. Specifically, the aim has been to develop new computationally-based research tools for the prediction of the interrelationship between microstructure and properties in these materials. This presentation will begin with a description of progress made in this endeavor. To make modeling tools physically relevant, it is necessary that accurate mechanistic details be incorporated in the models. This requires very accurate characterization of materials, increasingly being done directly in 3-D. Progress in this type of characterization will be described. Regarding microstructural evolution of Ti alloys, it is necessary that the mechanisms of nucleation of the a-phase from b-titanium be modeled accurately. These mechanisms are largely unknown, and consequently a major research thrust has been established to determine and characterize these nucleation mechanisms. The work has largely involved the application of aberration-corrected (scanning) transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography, to reveal structural and compositional details. The various results obtained and new insights developed will be presented.

Biography: Dr. Fraser has an active research program in the development of new and improved materials, including advanced materials characterization, direct 3-D microstructural representation, modeling microstructure/properties in light alloys, with an emphasis at present on Ti alloys, development of creep resistant beta-Ti alloys, development of low modulus beta-Ti alloys for orthopedic implants, powder metallurgy, including LENS™ and Kinetic Metallization processing. He is a fellow of TMS, ASM and IOM3 (UK). He has published over 330 papers in scholarly journals, given over 240 invited presentations and is involved with the development of several patents on new materials. He has graduated 41 doctoral students and 33 masters students.

Contact: Dr. Peter Liaw, [log in to unmask], 974-6356

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CBE Departmental Seminar
Tuesday, Oct. 11
9:40 a.m.
Dougherty Engineering Building, Room 601
Dr. Casim A. Sarkar, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

"Synthetic Signaling Systems for Biological Discovery and Design"

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CBE Departmental Seminar
Friday, October 14
2:30 p.m.
Dougherty Engineering Building, Room 612
Dr. Nitin Kaistha, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

"A Systematic Procedure for Economic Plantwide Control"

Career Services Announcements

Upcoming Employer Information Sessions

Zimmer Corporation
Oct. 10, 2011, 6 p.m., UC 226
Find out full-time post-graduation opportunities. Students must attend the information session to sign up for interviews with Zimmer (ideal for Biomedical Engineers and MEs)

Amazon
Oct. 12, 2011, 5:30 p.m., UC Crest Room
Find out about full-time and internship opportunities for area managers (ideal for IEs and MEs)

Schlumberger
Oct. 13, 2011, 6:30 p.m., UC 223-224
Find out about exciting full-time and internship opportunities with this company.

Schlumberger
Oct. 17, 2011, 6:30 p.m., UC 225
Find out about exciting full-time and internship opportunities with this company.

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Oct. 18, 2011, 4 p.m., Career Services Dunford Hall
Attend this information session open to all students and learn about opportunities in the Clandestine Services division.

PepsiCo
Oct. 18, 2011, 5 p.m., UC Shiloh Room
Pepsi Beverages Company will be hosting an information session for all students interested in learning more about the Sales Development Program and the Supply Chain Manufacturing & Warehouse position. This is a great way to learn about our company and positions. You will also have a chance to meet with the recruiters.

PepsiCo
Oct. 18, 2011, 6 p.m., UC Hermitage Room
Pepsi Beverages Company will be hosting an information session for all students interested in learning more about the Supply Chain Planning and Logistics position. This is a great way to learn about the company and the position. You will also have an opportunity to meet with the recruiters.

Intel Corporation
Oct. 31, 2011, 12 p.m., UC 227
Intel will be hosting an Information Session for Ph.D. candidates interested in R&D opportunities in Portland, Oregon. This info session is for Ph.D. candidates only.

Additional employer information sessions and events may be found in your HIRE-A-VOL account by searching under Events and Information Sessions.

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On-Campus Interview Opportunities with Career Services

To view the position description and apply, please log into your HIRE-A-VOL account and search by employer name. All interviews will take place in 100 Dunford Hall.

SRG Global, Management Development Program-Rotational Engineer, Interview Date: 10/14, Application Deadline: 10/7

Schlumberger, Supply Chain-North America, Interview Date: 10/18, Application Deadline: 10/7

Reckitt Benckiser, Project Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer Intern, Continuous Improvement Co-op, Warehouse Operations Improvement Intern, Interview Date: 10/18, Application Deadline: 10/9

General Electric (GE), 5320 - Commercial Leadership Program (CLP)- Industrial Solutions, Interview Date: 10/18, Application Deadline: 10/9

Schneider Electric, R&D Engineer-Energy Business Unit, Interview Date: 10/19, Application Deadline: 10/10

PepsiCo, Supply Chain Manufacturing & Warehouse, Interview Date: 10/19, Application Deadline: 10/10

Techmer PM, Process Engineering/Technical Sales Engineering Opportunities, Interview Date: 10/20, Application Deadline: 10/11

Schneider Electric, GSC Quality Engineer, Interview Date: 10/20, Resume Submission Deadline: 10/11

Amazon, Area Manager, Interview Date: 10/24, Resume Submission Deadline: 10/13

Enercon Services, Inc., Mechanical Engineer, Interview Date: 10/25, Resume Submission Deadline: 10/14

Amazon, Area Manager and Operations Leadership Intern, Interview Date: 10/25, Resume Submission Deadline: 10/14

International Paper, IT Business Analyst, Interview Day: 10/26, Resume Submission Deadline: 10/17

Eaton Electrical, Eaton Multicultural Summer Program, Interview Date: 10/26, Resume Submission Deadline: 10/9

SPX Corporation, Engineering Development Program, Interview Date: 10/27, Resume Submission Deadline: 10/18

Schneider Electric, Application Engineer-Engineering Services Training Program, Sales Engineering Development Program, Interview Date: 11/09, Resume Submission Deadline: 10/31

AND MORE!

Please log into HIRE-A-VOL for updated On-Campus Interview Schedules

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