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http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html View as web page<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html> [The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.]<http://www.utk.edu/> College of Engineering @COE e-newsletter For the week of July 10, 2015 Note: @COE is published every two weeks during the summer. The next edition will be on Friday, July 24. News on the College, Faculty, Speakers, Students, and Opportunities The @COE<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/index.html> e-newsletter is published each Friday during the UT semester. Please send submissions to Randall Brown in the Engineering Communications Office at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by noon on the Thursdays before distribution. [Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/coe.utk> [LinkedIn] <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4919219&trk=my_groups-b-grp-v> [Twitter] <http://twitter.com/utk_coe> [Flickr] <https://www.flickr.com/photos/utk_coe/> Featured News [Dean Wayne T. Davis] Davis Joins Editorial Board of Top Engineering Journal<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> College of Engineering Dean Wayne T. Davis received a high honor recently when The Chinese Academy of Engineering extended him an invitation to join the editorial review board of its publication Engineering. Read more<http://tntoday.utk.edu/2015/06/23/uts-davis-joins-editorial-board-top-engineering-journal/> [MPRF] MPRF Recharge Center Open<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> The new Micro-Processing Research Facility (MPRF) recharge center is now open. The main function of this facility is thin-film deposition and processing, including photolithographic pattering down to 1 um; thin-film deposition via three stage confocal magnetron RF or DC sputtering and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD); reactive ion etching (RIE); and optical profilometry. The facility is housed in a class 100 clean room. The move to JIAM within the year will provide access to HF and perchloric acid fume hoods and a class 10-capable environment in the photolithography room. Read more<http://jiam.utk.edu/facilities/mprf/index.php> Faculty & Staff News [William Dunne] Dunne Appointed to ERC<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Dr. William Dunne, the College of Engineering's associate dean for research technology, was appointed in May to the Engineering Research Council (ERC) of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The ERC is composed of representatives from engineering colleges, industry, and government to provide a forum for an exchange of research information between ASEE members. Read more<https://www.asee.org/member-resources/councils-and-chapters/engineering-research-council> [Wes Hines] Hines Elected ISEAM Fellow<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Dr. Wes Hines was elected Fellow of the International Society of Engineering Asset Management (ISEAM) on 28 June, 2015. The ISEAM is a multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the development and recognition of asset management as an integrated and important body of knowledge. The international society provides thought-leadership and influence on a global basis to coordinate the discipline’s advance with academics, practitioners, and policy makers in the emerging trans-discipline of engineering asset management. Hines joins Dr. Belle Upadhyaya as two of only seven ISEAM Fellows from the United States. Read more about ISEAM<http://www.iseam.org/> [Lynne Parker] Parker Honored for Robotics<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Dr. Lynne Parker, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer science, received the 2015 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Distinguished Service Award. This award is given annually to recognize individuals who have performed outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the IEEE RAS. Dr. Parker was cited for her work as Editor-in-Chief of the RAS Conference Editorial Board, and her contributions to RAS conference. Read more<http://www.ieee-ras.org/awards-recognition/society-awards/69-awards-recognition/society-awards/57-ieee-ras-distinguished-service-award> [Mariya Zhuravleva] Zhuravleva Elected to AACG Board<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Dr. Mariya Zhuravleva was elected secretary of the executive board of the American Association of Crystal Growth (AACG). She will take office at the end of the 20th American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy in August in Big Sky, Montana. Read more about AACG<http://www.crystalgrowth.org/> [Moeller honored by AIAA] Moeller Recognized at AIAA Tennessee Awards Luncheon<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Dr. Trevor Moeller, coordinator for the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering at the UT Space Institute (UTSI), received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Special Award for being an exceptional mentor and advisor challenging students and young engineers to strive for technical excellence in their academic pursuit and professional development. Moeller was nominated by a group of his graduate research assistants. Read more<http://www.utsi.edu/news/News_2015/release6-18-15MoellerRecognizedAIAATennesseeAwardsLuncheon.html> [Dodds] Dodds Appointed to International Advisory Council<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Professor Emeritus H.L. Dodds, former head of the College of Engineering's Department of Nuclear Engineering, recently returned from Harbin, China, where he participated in the inaugural meeting of the International Advisory Council for the Harbin Engineering University College of Nuclear Science and Technology (HEU CNST). The purpose of the council is to provide advice and recommendations to HEU CNST on their research and instructional programs. Other members of the council include representatives from academia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Texas A&M University, Kyoto University, and Khalifa University) and the nuclear industry (Westinghouse Electric Company, China National Nuclear Corporation, Fortum Power Company, Paul Scherrer Institute, and the Plasma Physics Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences). Dodds has been appointed to a five year term on the council, which will meet annually in Harbin, China. [Thanos Papanicolaou] [Asad Khattak] Faculty-Led Journals Have High Impact Factors<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Journals edited by COE faculty members have recently announced high impact factors for their publications. Dr. Thanos Papanicolaou, above left, is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. The publication, a premier journal of the ASCE, increased its impact factor to 1.67. Dr. Asad Khattak, below left, is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems (JITS). The journal announced its impact factor for 2014 to be 1.377, with a five-year factor of 1.514. This places JITS as one of the highly ranked journals in the field of intelligent transportation systems. Both Papanicolaou and Khattak are faculty members in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. [David Greene] Greene Speaks on Transportation<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Dr. David Greene, research professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, spoke about the outlook on zero-emmission vehicles through 2030 at the Governor's Office Five-Pillars Symposium on Rethinking Transportation in California on July 8, 2015, in Sacramento, California. Read more<http://bakercenter.utk.edu/2015/07/06/greene-to-speak-at-california-governors-symposium-on-transportation/> Speakers & Events [STEMpunk Fair]<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/pdf/STEMpunk_reverse_science_fair_2015.pdf> STEMpunk Reverse Science Fair<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> The STEMpunk Reverse Science Fair will be 5:00–7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, on the second and fourth floors of the Science and Engineering Research Facility (SERF). Attendees are invited to show off their "steampunk" fashions while COE scientists show off the research and outreach they are conducting. Visitors will get a hands-on experience of the work being conducted right here at UT. Programs showcased include: transportation efficiency, materials engineering, nuclear power, social robotics, bio-refining and biofuels, cellular engineering and advanced mathematics. Prizes will be award for best STEM presenter, best costume, and most original character. Come and see why "STEM is punk!" Read more<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/pdf/STEMpunk_Reverse_Science_Fair_Information.pdf> [Bowling Visits UTSI] Sen. Bowling and Rep. Matheny Visit Horizon Center at UTSI<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> State Senator Janice Bowling and Representative Judd Matheny recently visited the HORIZON Center at the UT Space Institute to get an update on the Tennessee Aerothermodynamics Laboratory. Read more<http://www.utsi.edu/news/News_2015/release6-26-15SenBowlingandRepMathenyVisitHorizonCenter.html> [NXS ORNL Tour] Students Tour SMRC<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Students from the 17th National School on Neutron and X-Ray Scattering (NXS 2015) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) visited the Scintillation Materials Research Center (SMRC) on June 24 to tour the laboratories and learn about the center's activities. Read more<http://neutrons2.ornl.gov/nxs/> Student News and Opportunity [2015 Engineering in London students]<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> UT Engineering Students Visit Bletchley Park<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> As part of the Engineering in London program, UT students visited Bletchley Park, home of the British World War ll efforts to break the German Enigma codes. They were given demonstrations of both the Enigma coding machine and the Alan Turing-designed Bombe machine used to break the codes. The Bombe is considered an immediate predecessor of the first computers. Added attractions were sets from the movie "The Imitation Game," filmed at Bletchley and centering on Alan Turing’s development of the Bombe (called Christopher in the movie). View video of COE students in London<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWNjRS_rzWg> [Nathan Kabir] CEE Student Welcomes Families to Campus<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Each Monday and Thursday morning during student orientation this summer, civil engineering junior Nathan Kabir was on the corner of Lake Loudoun Boulevard and Phillip Fulmer Way. His job was to direct orientation traffic, but his mission was to share some Volunteer cheer. He waved, danced, and welcomed orientation families to campus. Read more<http://tntoday.utk.edu/2015/06/24/orientation-leader-welcomes-families-campus-fun-dance-moves/> [Isaac Atuahene] Atuahene Receives Travel Grant for ISERC 2015<http://www.engr.utk.edu/news/atcoe/atcoe_07_10_15.html#> Isaac Atuahene, graduate teaching and research assistant in the Department of Industrial and Systems Enigeering (ISE), received the 2015 National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Grant Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers to attend and present his research paper at the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC 2015) in Nashville,Tennessee, May 29 to June 2 2015. ISE also matched this award. Engineering Professional Practice<http://www.coop.utk.edu/index.html> Stay up-to-date with Engineering Professional Practice information and events by clicking the “Like” button on the program’s Facebook page<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Knoxville-TN/Engineering-Professional-Practice/151569844861353>, following the program on Twitter<http://twitter.com/UTprofpractice>, visiting its website at www.coop.utk.edu<http://www.coop.utk.edu/>, or calling 865-974-5323. UPCOMING EVENT DATES * August 28, 2015 – Annual Engineering Cookout, 11:30 a.m–1:30 p.m. Featured Students: Zachary and Nicholas Menning [Mennings]Our students this week are brothers Zachary and Nicholas Menning. Both are mechanical engineering majors who accepted a co-op at Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A., located in Smyrna, Tennessee. Both worked in the Car System Ring Line, the area of the plant where the engine, front sub frame, and rear sub frame are decked to the partially assembled car body. Over the plant's summer shutdown, their group has been working on installing new equipment and making some facilities changes to accommodate production for future models. They have been assisting with the demolition during the beginning of the shutdown and will be modifying a few assist devices later in the week. This involves a lot of hands on work—tearing down conveyors, modifying machine parts, and creating CAD drawings to reflect these modifications. All of this experience—drawing with AutoCAD, working with the machine shop, and re-assembling equipment—will all be very helpful to them when they resume engineering classes at UT. [Mennings]In the photo at right, the brothers are standing next to two identical copies of the recently Launched 2016 Nissan Maxima. Over the last year, they have been working with process engineering group to prepare the Smyrna plant to launch this vehicle. Although they haven't both been working with the same model vehicle, work for both of them has involved designing part sub-assembly fixtures, measuring and evaluating trial vehicles on the production lines, and working with vehicle design engineers to solve issues that the plant team finds during trials. [Mennings]Through their experiences at Nissan, the Mennings have been able to work with many different groups of people—from the shop floor technicians to design engineers from Japan to company executives—that each have different perspectives and new ideas about how to solve problems. After learning about and experiencing all the hard work required to launch a brand new vehicle, it was a proud moment for the brothers to stand next to these brand new cars that will go to their customers. Zack and Nick Menning agreed that investigating and measuring vehicles in the lab, writing technical reports, designing fixtures, and working with the shop floor manufacturing team have all been very valuable experiences that will benefit them for the rest of their engineering career. 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, 865-974-5323, or 310 Perkins Hall. Students may read more about their peers' co-op experiences by logging into their Engineering Professional Practice profile via www.coop.utk.edu<http://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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 865-974-5323. Career Services<http://career.utk.edu/> Save the Date: Fall 2015 Recruiting Dates Engineering/STEM Job Fair, 3:00–6:00 p.m. Monday, September 21, Thompson-Boling Arena Supply Chain Job & Internship Fair, 3:00–6:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 22, Thompson-Boling Arena Business, Retail & Government Job & Internship Fair, 3:00–6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 23, Thompson-Boling Arena For a list of employers attending, please log into your HIRE-A-VOL account via MY UTK. ________________________________ FIRST (Focusing on Industrial Recruitment of Scientific Talent) is a Procter & Gamble sponsored conference targeted to PhD and postdocs in STEM fields to gain a deeper understanding about industrial research careers. P&G in collaboration with its minority scientists and the PhD recruiting office developed the conference 25 years ago. The Conference will be held September 20-23, 2015, in Cincinnati, Ohio (all expenses paid) Applications are due by June 30, 2015. To apply click here >><https://pg.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?job=RND00002760><https://pg.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?job=RND00002760> Learn more at: www.facebook.com/PGFIRST<http://www.facebook.com/PGFIRST>. ________________________________ [AT&T Experience] Want to Experience AT&T? AT&T is the industry leader in technology, driving new innovation every day. An exciting weekend is planned for participants to experience AT&T. This unique weekend will be filled with contests, prizes and gifts. If you are a college student majoring in STEM, apply now to attend the exclusive AT&T Experience Weekend. This is your chance to connect with top innovators and test-drive latest technology. Students will have the opportunity to learn about AT&T's Technology Development Program (TDP), network with some of AT&T’s senior leaders and technology gurus, and might even leave with a job offer! Info on last year's event: The AEW Experience<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mIg5hNNrIU&feature=youtu.be> Apply today @ aewtdp.com<http://www.ovation-online.net/images1/att/aew2015/> Application Deadline is September 25, 2015 ________________________________ For more information, contact April Gonzalez , Career Services Consultant—College of Engineering, at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; Justin Rice, STEM Consultant, at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; or call 865-974-5435. Check out www.career.utk.edu<http://www.career.utk.edu/> for a list of all upcoming events. Multicultural Student Life<http://multicultural.utk.edu/> The Academic Support Unit (ASU) in Multicultural Student Life supports the academic success of students through a variety of services: The Tutoring Program<http://multicultural.utk.edu/as_tutoring.php> provides free tutoring to students in a variety of subject areas. The Book Loan Program<http://multicultural.utk.edu/as_loan.php> allows students to borrow up to two books free of charge. Students must return the borrowed books at the end of the semester. Applications for the Book Loan Program are at multicultural.utk.edu<http://multicultural.utk.edu/>. The Final Prep Sessions provide students with a quiet and comfortable environment to study for their final exams. Students have access to tutoring in a variety of subjects. The Black Cultural Center extends its hours in order to accommodate those students who wish to have additional studying time. Stress relief activities and snacks are also provided for students to aid in their studying. ________________________________ The Student Success Center<http://studentsuccess.utk.edu/> offers a variety of academic support. Academic Coaching: A one-one-one meeting with a trained GTA who can help with time management, goal setting, and more. Call 865-976-6641 to make an appointment or stop by 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, third floor of Greve Hall. Supplemental Instruction: Out of class study sessions with trained student SI Leaders. No appointment necessary. Please see the schedule for details<http://studentsuccess.utk.edu/supplemental-instruction/si-schedule/>. Tutoring: Drop in or by appointment sessions available. Students can check the schedule for details<http://studentsuccess.utk.edu/tutoring/ssc-tutoring-schedule/>. More tutoring options may be available through the SSC. Contact SSC if you are in need of tutoring for a subject not currently listed on the website. UT LEAD: Many SSC services are currently available for UT LEAD students. 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