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For the week of January 10, 2014
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@COE is published on a weekly basis. Please send submissions to Randall Brown in the Engineering Communications Office at
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The 2013 study-abroad class at the Royal Institution in London, England.
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Engineering study-abroad offerings expanded for summer 2014
The College of Engineering (COE) now offers five different courses for the
2014 Faculty–led Study Abroad Programs. An information session about the courses will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 17, in Room 354 of the Min Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building.
- Engineering in London– Dr. Roger Parsons, Dr. Mike Berry, Dr. Paul Crilly; May 30-July 1, 2014, London, England
- Sustainable Energy– Dr. Madhu Madhukar; May 8-28, 2014, Dublin Ireland
- Water Resources and Climate Change in the European Alps– Dr. Glenn Tootle; May 6-28, 2014, Innsbruck Austria
- Lean, Reliability, and Maintainability Engineering in Germany– Dr. Klaus Blache; June 1-21, 2014, Munich, Germany
- Nuclear Engineering in Prague– Dr. Eric Lukosi; May 11-25, 2014, Prague, Czech Republic
Faculty and students who have been on these trips will be available to answer your questions at the information session. Another opportunity to learn about studying internationally will be during the University Study Abroad Fair, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Wednesday,
January 29, in the University Center ballroom. The deadline to apply for COE Study Abroad Fellowships is February 10, 2014.
Read about fellowships >>
Read students' study-abroad experiences from past summers >>
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Merry Koschan, left, talks with an AACG Southeast meeting attendee during a tour of the SMRC.
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Local section of AACG established
Due to the work done at UT, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and several local companies, East Tennessee is one of the most active areas in the nation for crystal growth. With that in mind, a southeastern section of the
American Association for Crystal Growth was recently established, with strong ties to the UT College of Engineering. The new section was initiated by
Merry Koschan, research associate with the
Scintillation Materials Research Center (SMRC).
The section's first meeting was held at the UT University Center, and also included a laboratory tour of the SMRC. Attendees included UT faculty, students, and staff as well as researchers from ORNL and local industry. The meeting was sponsored by the UT Office
of Research via funding for the Tennessee Crystal Synthesis Initiative Organized Research Unit, co-directed by
Dr. David Mandrus and Dr. Veerle Keppens, both of the
Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Membership is open to anyone with a professional interest in crystal growth.
Read more about the inaugural AACG Southeast meeting >>
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Dr. Gong Gu
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Collaboration of UT, ORNL, and Sandia researchers published in Science
The January 10, 2014, issue of the journal Science features a report on a promising collaboration by researchers from the UT College of Engineering, the Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and Sandia
National Laboratory.
The paper, titled “Heteroepitaxial Growth of Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride Templated by Graphene Edges,” details a new technique for forming a two-dimensional, single-atom sheet of
two different materials with a seamless boundary.
A UT team, led by Dr. Gong Gu, an associate professor in the
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Dr. Lei Liu, a post-doctoral researcher; and Wan Deng, a graduate research assistant, co-authored the paper with ORNL’s Jewook Park, Kendal Clark, Juan Carlos Idrobo, Leonardo Basile
and An-Ping Li; and Sandia’s David Siegel and Kevin McCarty.
Read more >>
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Dr. Chuck Melcher
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Melcher named IEEE Fellow
Dr. Chuck Melcher, director of the
Scintillation Materials Research Center (SMRC), was recently named a Fellow of the IEEE.
Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for one of the Association’s most prestigious honors, elevation to IEEE Fellow. Less than 0.1% of voting members are selected annually for
this member grade elevation. The announcement of his fellowship cited his discovery of a cerium-activated lutetium oxy-orthosilicate scintillator and its application to medical imaging.
Read more about IEEE >>
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Angela Miller
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COE staff member Angela Miller passes away
Angela Miller, of the College of Engineering Advising Services staff, passed away suddenly on Monday, December 30. She was a graduate of Powell High School in Knoxville, and also a 2009 graduate of the University of Tennessee.
Miller joined the advising office in 2011 and was a recipient of the Outstanding Staff Award in 2013.
Read more >>
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Joshua Dobbs
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Dobbs takes on Vol football and engineering
Robert "Joshua" Dobbs, who majors in aerospace engineering, is a Chancellor’s Honors College student and freshman quarterback for the UT Volunteers football team. Rigorous engineering programs and steady football practice are a heavy mix, but
Dobbs might be living proof that aerospace engineering and football naturally fit together.
Read more >>
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CISML in London: Koessler presents research on social fingerprinting
Dr. Michael Berry, a professor in the
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and director of the
Center for Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning (CISML), and EECS doctoral candidate
Denise Koessler recently attended the Sixth International Conference of the ERCIM on Computational and Methodological Statistics at the University of London.
 Koessler, at right, presented their work titled "Identifying users of social networks from
their data footprint: An application of large-scale matrix factorizations." The talk was apart of a larger session titled "Matrix algorithms and HPC for large scale data analysis II," lead by Dr. Efstratios Gallopoulos and Dr. Costas Bekas of the University
of Patras, Greece.
The abstract of the talk can be read here, on page 119. More information on the conference and Koessler's talk can be found at www.cmstatistics.org/ERCIM2013/.
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Bamboo Valley near Mandeville, Jamaica
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Spots available for alternative spring break trip to Jamaica
Engineering students interested in a unique experience for this year's spring break have an opportunity to travel to Jamaica for an engineering service project and cultural activities. The trip will be March 16-22, 2014.
Participating students will live with a local family and work alongside native Jamaicans and other international volunteers in the inland community of Mandeville, in the Manchester Parish. For information, contact Judith Mallory at
[log in to unmask] or 865-974-9234.
Read more >>
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Scholarship applications are due soon
College of Engineering scholarship applications are due February 1, 2014. The 2014-2015 Continuing and Transfer Student Undergraduate Scholarship application is now available on
MYUTK (under UTK Financial Aid Links, select "Financial Aid Menu").
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Applications are open for COE Ambassadors
The College of Engineering is now accepting applications for the 2014-2015 class of
College of Engineering Ambassadors. Founded in 2004, the Ambassadors are the undergraduate arm of recruitment for the college. The purpose of the Ambassadors is to recruit prospective students to the College of Engineering, involve the college's
student body in its goals, and stimulate community interest in the field of engineering. The application is available online on the
Ambassador website.
Submissions are due by 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, in Room 202 of Estabrook Hall. Applications are welcome from all engineering majors, including biosystems engineering.
Read more >>
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Duke professor will present physics colloquium
Dr. Harold P. Erickson, the James B. Duke Professor in the Department of Cell Biology at Duke University Medical Center, will present a physics colloquium on "How FtsZ assembles the Z ring and generates a constriction force to divide bacterial
cells" at 3:30 p.m. Monday, January 13, in Room 307 of the Science and Engineering Research Facility (SERF).
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MBA program hosts open house
The UT Full-Time MBA Program will host an open house for prospective MBA candidates 6:00–8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, in Room 402 of the Haslam Business Building. Registration begins at 5:45 p.m.
Representatives from this innovative, seventeen-month program will present information on the structure of its integrated, team-based curriculum, the application and admissions process, financial aid, and career opportunities.
Admission is free and pre-registration is not required. Guests may park in the Volunteer Hall Garage located on White Avenue (please bring your parking ticket to registration for validation). For more information, contact the UT MBA Program Office at 865-974-5033
or email [log in to unmask].
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ACEC/TEF scholarships announced
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee (ACEC-TN), the Tennessee Engineering Foundation (TEF), and the national American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) are offering scholarships. Details are available at
www.acectn.org/Scholar.htm.
The deadline for scholarships offered by the ACEC-TN is January 24, 2014. Tennessee winners will also compete for scholarships offered by the national organization.
The TEF is offering three scholarships in addition to the Dorothy & Arthur Crouch Memorial scholarship. The TEF deadline is February 3, 2014.
Counselors sought for engineering summer programs
The College of Engineering (COE) is seeking counselors for the seventeenth annual
Summer Pre-college Programs for rising seventh-through-twelfth grade students. In summer 2014, COE will provide hands-on learning experiences designed to motivate students who have interests and aptitude
to consider careers in engineering. Participants learn about careers in engineering, explore the UT campus, tour engineering labs and facilities, compete in engineering challenges, and have an opportunity to jump start their academic career.
The programs will be held on UT's Knoxville campus June 1–July 19, 2014. Counselors will be responsible for assisting the program in developing, coordinating, and maintaining an environment within which strives to provide a positive intellectual, emotional,
and social living environment for students.
Application deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2014. For more information and to apply, click
here.
City Internships offers international opportunities
City Internships provides structured summer internship programs for students seeking to gain experience in technology and engineering, science, banking and financial services, legal and professional
services, IT and technology, art and design, marketing, advertising and PR, property and construction, media, publishing, and entertainment. The program operates in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong.
Application deadline is February 28, 2014.
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CCEFP has summer research program for undergraduates
The Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) offers the 2014
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program. The program allows undergraduates to gain hands-on experience in conducting original research and apply it to cutting edge applications in fluid power and related disciplines.
The program and center are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Students from a diverse range of majors, experiences, and interests come from across the country to work at the seven universities that are part of the center. REU positions are available
at GeorgiaTech in Atlanta; University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign; University of Minnesota in Minneapolis; Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro; Purdue University in West Lafayette,
Indiana; and Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
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Applications available for Congressional Internship Program
The Congressional Internship Program is a scholarship and nomination program designed to enhance students' opportunities to work with Tennessee’s Legislators in Washington, D.C. Students who are selected to participate will be nominated for
an internship and awarded a scholarship to offset costs of living for the duration of the internship. Selected interns work closely with legislative staff on a variety of projects, as well as assist with clerical tasks, depending upon the office in which they
are placed. Summer internships will last approximately six weeks and will begin either in May or July. Fall internships will last approximately ten weeks and will begin in September.
Application deadline is 5:00 p.m. January 29, 2014.
Read more and apply >>
Summer research program open at Texas A&M
The Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University invites students to apply for the 2014 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (USRG) Program. During this summer research experience, participants work closely with faculty members on current or individual
research projects, attend development and GRE workshops, make a formal poster presentation of their research experience, and submit a final written report describing the results of their research.
Application deadline is Monday, February 10, 2014.
Read more and apply >>
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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.
Upcoming Events:
January 14, 2014 – Information Session, Room 307 SERF at 5:00 p.m.
January 28, 2014 – Prep for Success “Promote Yourself,” Room 307 SERF at 5:00 p.m.
February 4, 2014 – Prep for Success “Interview Strategies,” Room 307 SERF at 5:00 p.m.
February 19, 2014 – Interview Deadline for Spring EXPO, get registered and make appointments to meet with advisors
March 6, 2014 – Spring Engineering EXPO, Thompson-Boling Arena (Concourse, Enter at Gate D)
March 7, 2014 – Interview Day, East Skyboxes
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.
Featured student: Carter McVeigh
Our student this week is Carter Glenn McVeigh, above, a mechanical engineering major who accepted a co-op at ExxonMobil, located in Baytown, Texas. McVeigh describes the department he worked in and what his main responsibilities were.
"I worked with the pipelines team in the MCIS (Materials Corrosion Inspection and Structures) group," he said. "My project was to analyze and correlate various pipeline inspection data sets in order to create a mitigation and repair plan for several South Texas
production pipelines. This required knowledge of corrosion, cathodic protection, pipeline coatings, inline inspections (smart-pigging), as well as advanced competency in Excel. As a secondary project, I worked with the data management team on the implementation
of a new GIS mapping software. My role was to visually optimize overlaid inspection data for easy viewing. I also supported other assets through analysis of close internal potential surveys."
The challenges gave McVeigh the valuable benefits during his co-op assignment.
"For someone who is quite comfortable in an academic setting, I can say the most valuable benefit I received as a co-op was being truly challenged," said McVeigh. "My questions could not be answered with a raise of the hand. Keeping an open dialogue with one's
mentors is critical, as this will offer inspiration and guidance, but nobody has the answer key. Real problems don’t come pre-solved; that’s what engineers are for."
Students may read more about their peers' co-op 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
[log in to unmask] or 865-974-5323.
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What else can you do with your major? You can now receive your degree and a secondary education teaching license with VolsTeach. The VolsTeach program is available to Math and Science majors who wish to expand their career options by earning a secondary education
teaching license. Given the current economy VolsTeach offers one degree with two career paths which will make you more competitive in the future job market.
VolsTeach provides:
- early and frequent field experiences
- personal guidance by Master Teachers and program advisors
- the opportunity to have paid exclusive internships during regular and summer terms
- a comfortable learning environment that will further enhance your professional skill set
 This
is your opportunity to be a part of the program. VolsTeach is open to freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are ready to start a journey that will give them a chance to connect with the community. Become a part of this exciting venture by signing up for the
Fall Step 1 course now.
Click on the flier to the left for registration information.
For more information contact VolsTeach Coach, Jada Johnson at
[log in to unmask] or visit the program's Facebook page, VolsTeach, for current events, and the program's website,
http://volsteach.utk.edu.
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Career Services News
Save the Date: Spring 2014 Recruiting Events
Spring Job & Internship Fair
2:00–6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, Thompson-Boling Arena
For a list of employers, check your HIRE-A-VOL account.
Students attending the Spring Job & Internship Fair, this year, need to pre-register for this event. Once again the University of Tennessee has partnered with Recpass for our Spring Job & Internship Fair. RecPass technology creates an electronic
format of your resume to share with employers at the career fair. Similar to last falls career fair many employers require students to have a RecPass to be considered for employment.
- Sign up for RecPass and register for the career fair at
https://recpass.com/university-of-tennessee
- Upload your résumé and complete the rest of your profile that you would like to be visible to the employers prior to the fair
AT THE FAIR:
- You will receive your pre-printed name badge with your RecPass QR Code. This badge will enable employers to scan your QR code and immediately access your school information, personal contact information, and résumé electronically
- If you already have a RecPass badge from a past career fair you do not need a new one, as your original RecPass will still work. Make sure to keep your profile and resume updated.
NOTE: If you choose to wait and register onsite, you will need to bring an electronic copy of your resume to upload to the RecPass registration site. Otherwise, your resume may not be viewable to employers and your entry into the event may be delayed!
RECPASS BENEFITS FOR YOU:
- Provides quick and easy data sharing of contact information and résumé with target employers
- Saves paper, time and money
- Ensures data and discussion notes are captured enabling faster follow up by employers and preventing lost applications
- Reduces or eliminates the need to “apply online,” as employers can now upload your documents and resume directly
- Reduces data entry time providing more time for more valuable discussion with employers
We look forward to having you participate in the upcoming Spring Job & Internship Fair at the University of Tennessee.
Seventh Annual Engineering Etiquette Dinner
5:30–8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, UC Hermitage Room
Registration begins in January via HIRE-A-VOL
Employer sponsors include: DENSO, Eaton, Norfolk Southern Company and Massey.
Enjoy a free four course meal, interact with sponsors and learn about formal business dining etiquette.
Upcoming Employer Information Sessions
Schlumberger Information Session:
Schlumberger will hold an information session from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on February 19, 2014, in Room 221 of the University Center. This is an open information session.
Kimberly-Clark information session:
Kimberly-Clark will hold an information session 6:00-8:00 p.m. on February 24, 2014, in 100 Dunford Hall. This event has been marked as an Open Information Session.
For more information, contact April Gonzalez , Career Services Consultant—College of Engineering, at
[log in to unmask]; Justin Rice, STEM Consultant, at
[log in to unmask]; or call 865-974-5435. Check out
www.career.utk.edu for a list of all upcoming events.
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 The Office of Multicultural Student Life offers these
academic services. For information, call 865-974-6861.
Free Tutoring in Math, Chemistry, Biology, and Spanish: 7:00-10:00 p.m. Mondays & Wednesdays in the Clement Hall basement.
Free Tutoring in Math, English, Engineering, Accounting, French, Chemistry, Biology, and more: Appointment and walk-in tutoring available for all students.
Vols Success Seminars: During the Fall semester, in collaboration with the Student Success Center and other campus departments, Vols Success Seminars will be offered to all UT students. This series of workshops is designed to equip all students
with the knowledge and resources to be successful, inside and outside of the classroom at the UT. Students can register in advance for each workshop at
multicultural.utk.edu or
studentsuccess.utk.edu. View the
Vols Success Seminars Fall 2013 calendar >>
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