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Spring Update, College Meetings Set for Jan. 11
Faculty and staff are invited to join President Bob Kustra and university vice presidents for the Spring Update at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. [continue reading...]
COEN Spring Forum is 1/11 from 1:30 to 3 pm
All faculty and staff are invited to the College of Engineering Spring forum on Wednesday, January 11th, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in MEC 106.
Important Start of Term Notice from COEN ITS
EVERYONE Folder Purged Friday 1/6/2012
The “everyone” folder (the temporary file storage area on the “W” drive) is cleaned out prior to each semester, or whenever it is low on space. It will be purged this Friday, 1/6/2012.
Console Machines “Thawed”
The teaching consoles in COEN classrooms have been configured for the Spring Semester. The Windows computers next week will be in a “thawed” state, allowing users to save profiles and settings on the console machines.
Instructors are encouraged to login to the Windows computers in the teaching consoles between Monday 1/09/2012 through Friday 1/13/2012 at 12:00pm (noon) in order save user-specific application and desktop settings. Doing so will save time during the semester, since you will not need to re-establish these settings each time you login as yourself to the computer.
Location of Classroom Consoles:
ENGR 238
ENGR 313
ENGR 314
MEC 103
MEC 106
MEC 114
MEC 206
MEC 307
MEC 309
LAB Account Hours
The accounts will not be available from 9pm to 6am. During this time frame students, faculty and staff may login to any of the lab workstations using their own BroncoWeb credentials.
Each lab’s generic account will only be accessible in the specific lab it was created for (ex: ET212 will only be available in the ET212 lab).
Questions?
Contact the COEN IT Staff group at coenits@cs.boisestate.edu, or Maureen Moore at maureenmoore@boisestate.edu
Spring Semester Web Content Ready?
If you manage COEN website pages or publish online course materials, please take a moment to verify the content needed for the upcoming semester is up and available. If you need assistance with finding website materials that may still need to be migrated or with WordPress web editing in general, please contact Michele Armstrong at marmstro@boisestate.edu, or coenits@cs.boisestate.edu (to automatically generate a ticket).
9th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference will be 4/16/12
Faculty should remind COEN students that the deadline to apply for the 9th annual Boise State Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Conference will be Feb. 17th. Application forms are available online at: http://academics.boisestate.edu/undergraduate/research/ For more information contact Erin Muggli (erinmuggli@boisestate.edu) or by calling 426-4062.
Volunteers Needed for Spring 2011 WITC Luncheons
There are 10 Women in Technical Careers (WITC) luncheons scheduled in the months of January-March at High Schools in Boise, Meridian, Kuna, Eagle, Nampa & Caldwell. Cathi Ammirati, K-12 Program Coordinator for the Micron Technology Foundation, is trying to find women engineers or engineering students to volunteer for the sessions.
Dates and locations are listed below:
January 10th – Ridgeline High School (Nampa Alternative) – 11-12
January 12th – Initial Point High School (Kuna Alternative) – 11:06-11:36
January 24th – Hillside Junior High School – 12:13-12:48
February 2nd – Eagle High School – 10:59-12:00
February 10th – Fairmont Junior High School – 12:10-12:50
February 13th – Parkview High School (Nampa Alternative) – 11-12
February 22nd – Vision Charter School (Caldwell) – 11:30-12:30
March 6th – Frank Church High School – 11-12
March 8th – Centennial High School – 11-12
March 14th – Boise High School – 12:06-12:53
Each luncheon will have pizza and the ‘WITC bag’ containing all the hand outs we give to the girls and the career counselor regarding technical careers.
Please reply with the dates/schools that work for you. The times are included, but they may change between now and the date of the luncheon. If you know another woman in a technical career that would like to participate, please forward this email on and have them respond directly to Cathi Ammirati at Micron at 208-363-3134.
Fluid Power Scholars Program: A Paid Industry Summer Internship!
The Fluid Power Scholars Program is a collaborative effort between the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) and companies in the fluid power industry who are corporate members of the CCEFP. This highly selective summer program identifies and connects the very best undergraduate engineering students across the United States to the fluid power industry with the purpose of training the next-generation of fluid power leaders.
This is a highly competitive program, open to undergraduates who have successfully completed at least two years in an accredited engineering program in the United States. The Scholars program begins with an intensive three and 1/2 day instructional program in fluid power, taught at the Fluid Power Institute at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), and follows with internships in the fluid power industry. The Fluid Power “Bootcamp” at MSOE will be held May 21-24, 2012. Students should expect to spend 10-11 weeks as a intern in their host company. Up to ten undergraduate students will be selected as Fluid Power Scholars by a committee of faculty and industry representatives. In addition to their paid internships, scholars will receive stipends for travel and living expenses associated with their work at MSOE.
Summer 2012 Application Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012
For more information and to apply, visit:
http://www.ccefp.org/get-involved/students/fluid-power-scholars-program
NASA Opportunity for COEN Graduate Students
The NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) is now accepting Research Fellowship Applications. Students pursuing a master or doctoral degree at one of the ISGC member universities are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent residency, must collaborate with a faculty member or research group conducting NASA related research and have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher or a graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Deadline for applications is Monday, March 5, 2012 at 5:00PM PST.
Awards are up to $15,000 for the academic year. The fellowships are renewable annually upon completion of program requirements and are granted for a maximum of two academic years.
Please see attached guidelines and use the following link to apply.
http://id.spacegrant.org/index.php?page=fellowships
If you have any questions, please call Angela or Becky at (208) 885-6438.
EPSCoR Fellowships Available for COEN Graduate Students
The NASA Idaho Space Grant is now accepting EPSCoR Fellowship Applications. Students pursuing a master or doctoral degree at Boise State University, Idaho State University or the University of Idaho are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent residency, must collaborate with a faculty member or research group conducting NASA related research and have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher or a graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Deadline for applications is Monday, March 5, 2012 at 5:00PM PST.
Awards are up to $17,500 for the academic year. $2,500 of the $17,500 is to be used for travel to a NASA center. The fellowships are granted for one academic year.
Please see attached guidelines and use the following link to apply.
http://id.spacegrant.org/index.php?page=fellowships
If you have any questions, please call Angela or Becky at (208) 885-6438.
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
Applications are now open for the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF). Deadline to apply is Jan. 10, 2012.
This is an exciting opportunity for doctoral students to earn up to four years of financial support along with outstanding benefits and opportunities while pursuing degrees in fields of study that utilize high performance computing technology to solve complex problems in science and engineering.
Benefits of the Fellowship:
* $36,000 yearly stipend
* Payment of all tuition and fees
* $5,000 academic allowance in first year
* $1,000 academic allowance each renewed year
* 12-week research practicum at a DOE Laboratory
* Yearly conferences
* Career, professional and leadership development
* Renewable up to four years
Applications for the next class of fellows are due Jan 10 2012. They are available at: https://www.krellinst.org/doecsgf/application/
For more information regarding the fellowship and to access the
online application, visit: http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/
Visiting Faculty Opportunity at INL
COEN is looking for an individual who might be interested in participating in the visiting faculty program at the Idaho National Lab this summer. The position comes with a generous stipend and support for a student. There is also an extra bit of funding to support someone who has an interest in working in the microscopy facility at CAES. It would be an excellent opportunity to develop collaborations. The deadline is 1/10 for applications, so not much time to apply.
Below is the link to the program requirements, faculty application and related intern application.
http://science.energy.gov/wdts/vfp/
This faculty person would work on the Office of Science funded project and must meet all applicable criteria for US Citizenship or PR status.
Funding Opportunities
NSF: Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are engineered systems that are built from and depend upon the synergy of computational and physical components. Emerging CPS will be coordinated, distributed, and connected, and must be robust and responsive. The CPS of tomorrow will need to far exceed the systems of today in capability, adaptability, resiliency, safety, security, and usability. Examples of the many CPS application areas include the smart electric grid, smart transportation, smart buildings, smart medical technologies, next-generation air traffic management, and advanced manufacturing. CPS will transform the way people interact with engineered systems, just as the Internet transformed the way people interact with information. However, these goals cannot be achieved without rigorous systems engineering.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12520/nsf12520.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Faculty Research Grants
As part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State, the Institute is pleased to announce the establishment of a $5000 Osher Faculty Research Grant. The Grant was created by member donations as a way to give back to our host Institution. This opportunity is open to all Boise State University tenured and tenure track faculty. Competition is currently underway and closes March 23. Complete information can be accessed via the following link. http://www.boisestate.edu/osher/osher-faculty-grant-program.html
Information can also be accessed via the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute web page at: