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For the week of
October 28, 2011
@COE is published on a weekly basis. The next edition will be sent out on Friday, Nov. 4.
Please send submissions for @COE to Julie Stansberry in the Engineering Communications Office at [log in to unmask] by noon on Thursdays.
Student News
ASHRAE Scholarships Now Available
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) has 23 society-level scholarships available for the 2012-2013 academic year and has awarded more than 200 scholarships totaling more than $1 million in the past 20 years.
Scholarships are awarded based on the following and for the academic year following the application deadline beginning with the fall semester:
For a list of scholarships, complete eligibility requirements and an application, visit http://www.ashrae.org/scholarships.
Annual Application Deadlines
December 1 - for Undergraduate Engineering, Regional & University-specific Scholarships
May 1 - for Engineering Technology & High School Senior Scholarships
Scholarship Information Available
Information about ACEC and ACEC of Tennessee's scholarships is now available at http://www.acectn.org/Scholar.htm. The deadline for submitting applications is January 20, 2012.
American Institute of Architecture Students Hosts 7th Annual Pig Roast
The American Institute of Architecture Students and Freedom by Design are hosting the 7th annual Pig Roast on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. College of Engineering students are invited to stop by, grab a fresh BBQ sandwich and support the architecture and design students!
The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is a non-profit student-run organization that focuses on the relationships between architecture students and professionals. Through regional and national conferences, architecture and design students are given the opportunity to build networks and grow as leaders to strengthen the future of the profession.
Freedom by Design, the AIAS community service program, utilizes the talents of architecture students to radically impact the lives of people in their community through modest design and construction solutions. Vital modifications are made to enhance the homes of low-income and disabled individuals by addressing their struggles with everyday tasks such as bathing, ascending stairs and opening doors.
NE Graduate Student Receives Student Paper Award at INMM Meeting
Charles Morrow, a graduate student in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, presented a research paper at the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) Central Region Chapter 2011 Fall Meeting, held Oct. 24-25, 2011, at the ORNL Conference Center. His paper, titled “Thermal Camera Imaging for Security Monitoring of GCEP Systems,” received the student paper award. This award will also fund him to attend the national INMM Meeting in June 2012, in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Belle Upadhyaya is his major professor and Dr. Jose March-Leuba is his adviser at ORNL. Congratulations, Charles!
ORNL Hosts Global Nuclear Security Workshop for TISS
ORNL hosted a "Global Nuclear Security" workshop for the Triangular Institute for Security Studies (TISS) from North Carolina on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. This workshop was conducted for 14 students from Dr. J.W. Caddell’s and Dr. Carolyn Pumphrey’s course, "Nuclear Security in the 21st Century" (PWAD 690).
The workshop covered the following topics: Global Nuclear Security, Current Nuclear Threats and Issues, Nonproliferation Programs and Efforts and the Role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Additionally, the students were taken on tours of EVEREST, the Graphite Reactor and the Safeguards Laboratory.
Reliability and Maintainability Center Student Wins SMRP Award
Mike Hawkins, a mechanical engineering senior whose minor is in Reliability & Maintainability, was one of the 2011 winners of an SMRP (Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals) scholarship. Dr. Klaus Blache, director of the UT-Reliability & Maintainability Center, research professor in the Department of Industrial and Information Engineering (IIE) and past chairman of SMRP, said Hawkins has done multiple R&M related internships, the most recent in Texas with Schlumberger. He is also leading the development of a Maintainability Learning Lab being worked on by several engineering students.
In an effort to encourage academic institutions and their students to consider careers in maintenance and reliability, and to further encourage professionalism in the field, the SMRP offers three annual awards to selected individuals who have applied and for which the SMRP Board of Directors acting through the Academic Liaison Committee have deemed deserving.
Criteria for selection of the specific scholarship awardees are as follows:
These students, selected from across North America, have been awarded $2,000 each for having shown great dedication and work ethic and are sure to make significant strides in R&M in the future.
Dr. Klaus Blache is looking for ME, EE and IE students for summer 2012 UT-RMC internships available from numerous companies. This past year was a record year for placed interns. It includes one week of paid training just prior to the work assignment. If you are interested or know students who may be, please have them send a resume to Kim Kallstrom ([log in to unmask]), who is leading the RMC intern process.
RMC in the News
Click here to read an article on the UT Reliability & Maintainability Center's (RMC) Intern Program in the Meridium newsletter!
Society of Women Engineers Meeting Announcement
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will be having its next general body meeting next Thursday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in HSS 119. The guest speaker will be from Eastman Chemical Company, and dinner will be provided. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center Presents Workshop for GTAs
The Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center will present the "Effective Teaching Approaches for International Graduate Teaching Assistants" workshop for GTA participants to explore and develop knowledge of the roles of instructors and students. The workshop will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Black Cultural Center Multipurpose Room. Participants will learn about current college students and practice effective methods of addressing and using cultural differences to facilitate student participation and learning. Participants will also learn and practice methods of communication, moving beyond issues of English-language use to communication methods that help students understand instructor expectations. For more information and to RSVP, please email [log in to unmask]
Outreach News
FIRST Robotics
Call for volunteers, FIRST Robotics – For the second year, the College of Engineering is announcing its involvement with the national high school FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition next semester. This is a very large and prestigious competition. More information can be found at http://www.usfirst.org/.
The college will host a kick-off event on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in which area high school teams will watch a video telling them the rules for this year’s competition and receive their kit of materials. From Feb. 29-March 3, the college will co-sponsor a FIRST regional competition to be held at the Knoxville Convention Center. This is a first (pun intended) call for volunteers to help with the kick-off in January. Please note that this event is the Saturday before classes start for the spring semester; school is not in session. If you would like to be involved, please send an e-mail to Roger Parsons at [log in to unmask]. We are especially interested in hearing from students or staff who volunteered last year, those who have been involved with this competition in the past and student engineering organizations looking for a service activity.
Faculty News
CEE Professor, Associate Head Named Director of ISSE
Dr. Chris Cox, professor and associate head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), has been named the director of the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE). Cox has been on the UT Knoxville faculty since 1991. He succeeds Dr. Randy Gentry, who will continue collaborating with ISSE and has returned to the CEE department as an associate professor.
ISSE's mission is to promote the development of policies, technologies and educational programs that cut across multiple disciplines, engage the university's research faculty and staff, and grow in response to environmental issues facing the state, the nation and the globe.
The 2012 HERS Institutes
Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and the Commission for Women want to sponsor an outstanding woman to attend a Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Institute in 2012. Women faculty members or administrators who have a proven record of professional growth and responsibility, and who have a keen interest in campus administration and the challenges of growing a university rich in international and intercultural diversity, are encouraged to review the Institutes and apply for the one that best suits individual circumstances. The Bryn Mawr Summer Institute offers a two-week residential program. The HERS Institute at Wellesley College offers four three-day sessions across the 2012-2013 academic year. The HERS Institute at the University of Denver offers a two-week residential program. Please visit the HERS website for more information.
HERS Institutes have earned sterling reputations for expanding horizons, providing exposure to new and exciting ideas, fostering enduring mentoring relationships and preparing women for institutional leadership roles.
The campus selection process will require that each applicant submit three items: a current CV; a letter describing the applicant’s reasons for application and how she will contribute to our international and intercultural initiatives; and a letter of support from her dean, director, department head or supervisor. Send these items electronically to:
Mary E. Papke, Chair, Commission for Women; [log in to unmask].
Application materials must arrive at the Institutes by Dec. 1, 2011; therefore, the UT application deadline is Nov. 11, 2011. Outstanding applicants will be recommended to Chancellor Cheek for review of campus materials and selection of this year’s candidate. The candidate must then apply to her chosen Institute and provide required documents by the Institute’s deadline.
Please contact Mary Papke if you have questions.
Engineering Professional Practice Announcement
Stay up-to-date with Engineering Professional Practice information and events by clicking the “Like” button on the program’s Facebook page, following the program on Twitter, visiting its website at www.coop.utk.edu or calling 865-974-5323.
Students, please note: If you receive a co-op or internship offer, please contact Engineering Professional Practice for help with paperwork and any preparations you may need – [log in to unmask], 865-974-5323 or 310 Perkins Hall.
Engineering Professional Practice Student Feature
Featured Student: John West
John West is a civil engineering major who completed three co-op assignments (Spring 2010, Fall 2010 and Summer 2011) with Jacobs Engineering in Knoxville, Tenn.
West explained his responsibilities on the job: “I mostly worked as an assistant to the surveyor. Surveys were necessary for each job to fulfill state requirements before building new water infrastructure. I ran the total station in the field while surveying and did various tasks in the office, including working on AutoCad drawings. Additionally, I was able to observe some of the construction end of our work.”
During his time at Jacobs, he said his biggest challenge was the issues with the surveying equipment during the course of the summer.
"At first, we believed that I might be doing something incorrectly," West said. "After some time, we decided that some component of our equipment was to blame. Finally, we discovered a faulty cable linking two of our instruments.”
One of the observations West made during his final co-op was that due to his previous co-op experiences, he was able to “hit the ground running and was immediately trusted to do a good job, and was given more responsibility than before.” These co-op assignments have benefitted him by being able to ”understand how the technical side of engineering functions in the real world with real consequences.”
West's advice to students accepting co-op assignments is as follows: “Employers do not expect you to know everything, and everyone is glad to share their knowledge of the trade.”
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.”
Seminar and Panel Discussion Announcements
Materials Graduate Seminar
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011
1:25 p.m. Dougherty Engineering Building, Room 612
Speaker: Dr. Takeshi Egami
Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee and
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mechanical Failure of Metallic Glasses: An Atomistic View
Abstract: Metallic glasses show very high mechanical strength and are promising as structural materials. However, the microscopic mechanism of failure is not known. People generally assume that failure occurs because of some defects, such as free-volume or shear transformation zones, by extrapolating our knowledge of the crystalline state. If that is the case, the strength should depend sensitively on details of the structure and composition, as in crystalline materials, whereas the yield strain of a metallic glass is always about 2%. A different view is proposed-that the concept of defects is irrelevant, and the failure is a part of the nature of the glassy state itself. It is possible to define defects as unstable atomic sites, but in this case, the concentration of defects is about 25%, far larger than those in crystalline materials. Failure is the stress-induced glass transition which can occur without heating or volume dilation. This view is supported by the results of molecular dynamics simulation and x-ray diffraction.
Biography: In 2003, Dr. Egami moved to the University of Tennessee as a UT-ORNL Distinguished Scientist/Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Physics and Astronomy, with joint appointment at the Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is also director of UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences (JINS). He received the 2010 J. D. Hanawalt Award from International Union of Crystallography, the 2003 B. E. Warren Award for Diffraction Physics from American Crystallography Association, the Metal Physics Achievement Award from Japan Institute of Metals (1988) and the Robert Lansing Hardy Gold Medal from TMS-AIME (1974), among others. He is fellow of the American Physical Society. He has published one book, 20 full reviews and over 400 technical papers. He gave over 240 invited technical presentations at national and international conferences, in addition to numerous seminars.
Contact: Dr. Peter Liaw, [log in to unmask], 974-6356
Panel Discussion
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011
7-8:30 p.m. in the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center Crest Room
The New START and Prospects for Further Arms Control Agreements
Abstract: When the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) entered into force on Feb. 5, 2011, it ushered in a new era of arms control and cooperation. However, numerous challenges are associated with its implementation and verification, and even greater challenges lie ahead as the nation looks forward to other nuclear arms control treaties. The goal of this panel will be to have an interactive discussion of such challenges with Ambassadors Bonnie Jenkins and Thomas Graham, Jr., and experts from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
Contact: Dr. Howard Hall, [log in to unmask], 974-2525
Career Services Announcements
Upcoming Employer Information Sessions
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.
U.S. Department of State
Oct. 31, 2011, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Career Services, 100 Dunford Hall
Learn more about career and internship opportunities.
Additional employer information sessions and events may be found in your HIRE-A-VOL account by searching under Events and Information Sessions.
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.
Schneider Electric, Sales Engineering Development Program, Interview Date: 11/09, Resume Submission Deadline: 10/31
Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., Mechanical Engineer and Electrical Engineer, Interview Date: 11/10, Resume Submission Deadline: 11/1
AND MORE!
Please log into HIRE-A-VOL for updated On-Campus Interview Schedules
EF 301 – Career Services for Engineers
Planning your class schedule for Spring 2012? Don’t forget to register for EF 301 – Engineering Career Planning!
This class is offered each Spring and Fall semester and is taught at Career Services, 100 Dunford Hall, on Mondays, 1:25 – 2:15 p.m. This class is a perfect fit for all juniors and seniors and will equip students with the right tools to land that great job. Sophomores and graduate students may also register for the course. The class is offered on a 1-hour Satisfactory/No Credit basis and is taught by Career Services Consultant for the College of Engineering, April Gonzalez. Expect visits from company representatives, tips and tricks from HR Recruiters, advice on resumes, cover letters, interviewing and salary negotiation and learn the ways you can stand out and get noticed at the job fairs.
Here’s what students are saying about the class:
• “This is the most useful non-engineering class I have ever taken. It gave me insider information about what employers are looking for during interviews, and I have a resume that I feel great about!”
• “I felt that I knew exactly what the companies were looking for at the job fair and on my interviews. The tips we got in class really helped me feel comfortable talking to the employers.”
• “This class exceeded all my expectations – it really works!”
Don’t wait to sign up as space is limited, and the class will fill up fast!
Greater Knoxville Showcase of Employers
Nov. 2, UC Ballroom, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Meet with employers in the Greater Knoxville area to learn more about full-time post-graduation positions, part-time jobs and internships.
Sample employers include:
If you have submissions for @COE, the college's electronic newsletter, please send them to Julie Stansberry at [log in to unmask] by noon on Thursdays.