Monthly Archives: October 2015

SEAW YMF Eastside Happy Hour

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An opportunity to take a break from studying and network with fellow engineers: 

It’s time for another east-side happy hour! You’re invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers with your fellow Puget Sound structural engineers in Bellevue on Wednesday, Oct. 21st from 5pm-7pm at:

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
550 106th Ave. NE
Bellevue, WA

There is a table reserved in the restaurant so all ages can join. Ask the hostess about a group of structural engineers or look for the white hardhat. As always, appetizers will be provided by SEAW YMF. RSVPs appreciated (seawymf@gmail.com).

IJAIET Call for Papers!

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The International Journal of Advanced Information in Engineering & Technology (IJAIET) is now accepting  paper submissions for possible publication. Read on to learn how to submit your paper and the deadline for submission: 

International Journal of Advanced Information in Engineering and Technology is an open access, specialized, peer-reviewed, and interdisciplinary journal that focuses on research, development and application within the fields of innovation, engineering, science and technology. Publishing 12 times per year, it tries to give its contribution for enhancement of research studies. For more information about the journal click here.

Paper Submission Deadline: 21st October, 2015

Acceptance Notification: Two weeks of submission

Online Publication: 1st November, 2015

Accepted papers are available freely with online full-text content upon receiving the final versions, and will be indexed at major academic databases. The acceptance rate of the journal is 50%. All articles are sent for blind peer review, with a very fast and without delay review procedure (within approximately two weeks of submission).

Submission Requirements: Contributions must be original, not previously or simultaneously published elsewhere. Submitted papers should strictly follow the format of IJAIET Template Format. Submissions are accepted through the online submission system or via e-mail (editor.ijaiet@gmail.com)

ESRM 429 Seminar: Water in the Pacific Northwest

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Below is the schedule for this quarter’s ‘Water Seminar’, being held each Tuesday morning through early December.  In addition to the seminars, Professor Joel Baker from UW Tacoma will host an informal coffee with the speaker in the lobby of Gould Hall (across 15th Street from Architecture), beginning at 9:30.  

ESRM 429 Environmental Science and Resource Management Seminar: Water in the Pacific Northwest

When: Tuesdays 8:30 – 9:20 a.m.

Where: Room 147 Architecture Hall, UW Seattle

Date Speaker Title
10/13 Joe Casola 20 Years of Climate Impacts Research @ UW
10/20 Jim Simmonds Managing King County’s Infrastructure in a Time of Changing Climate
10/27 Nicole Faghin Reducing the Impact of Shoreline Development in Puget Sound
11/3 Dan Shugar Mapping Sea Level Changes in the PNW
11/15 Guilliume Mauger Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Puget Sound Region
11/17 Maureen Kennedy Applying Stochastic Models to Wildfires in the Western UW
11/24 Peter ROss Assessing the Threats to Aquatic Species in the Salish Sea
12/1 Parker MacCready Recent Advances in Modeling Puget Sound & Coastal Waters
12/8 Christine Bandaragoda TBA

CEE Resources to help you plan your academic schedule

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This is an informational note for all CEE majors, but it is especially important for seniors who intend to graduate this academic year, as you need to plan carefully for the remaining two quarters.

Please take particular care to check the courses you have placed in MyPlan as part of your graduation plan to ensure that they are actually offered in the quarters in which you plan to take them.  (MyPlan will allow you to place classes into any future quarter, even if they are not scheduled to be offered that quarter by the department.)

To make sure that CEE courses are offered in the quarters in which you wish to take them, please visit the CEE Course Planning Resources page.  Here you will find:

The CEE Department’s Projected Course Offerings for 2015-2016 which will show all CEE courses and the quarters in which they are projected to be offered and by whom. (The 2016-2017 Projected Course Offering schedule should be posted soon, likely in November.)  This is our internal working document and is subject to change, but it will give you a good preview as to the Department’s longer-term plans.

The Preliminary Time Schedule for future quarters provides a list of course to be offered for a particular quarter with the intended lecture and lab times.  Again, this is our working document and is subject to change, but we are sharing this with students so that you have a preview of what is being proposed before it becomes officially available on the UW online Time Schedule.  The CEE Preliminary Time Schedule is an important resource to help you plan ahead to avoid class conflicts.

The Projected Course Offerings and Preliminary Time Schedules are updated or posted as new information becomes, so check back periodically.   (For information on outside department courses, please contact that department.)

Here are some additional resources you may find helpful in planning your academic schedule. 

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Outreach/Networking Opportunity – Society of Women Engineers

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Hello fellow engineers and scientists!

If you’re a female undergraduate or graduate student and all too familiar
with being in the minority, here is an opportunity to expand your network,
develop professionally, find support, and help change this for the next
generation! I’d like to introduce a great outreach opportunity through the
Society of Women Engineers.

Time to Invent is an outreach program run by graduate students and focused
on kindling a love of science and engineering in young girls . Once a month,
our mentors visit a local elementary school and lead 4th and 5th grade girls
through hands-on activities to encourage an interest in innovation and
science/engineering. While activities are typically led by the graduate
mentors, both undergraduate and graduate mentors are encouraged to
participate in the activities! Check out our website here:
http://timetoinventuw.wix.com/timetoinventuw.

WHY should you join?

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New Funding for Study Abroad Scholarships

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Increased funds for GO! We are thrilled to announce that beginning this academic year, the GO! Scholarship will have additional funding to support Washington State residents studying abroad on international exchanges!  This means increased opportunities for UW students to take part in the transformational experience of studying abroad at one of the UW’s many partner universities.

New this year *Plan2GO! Scholarship* Unlike many other scholarships which award funds for  specific study abroad programs to which students have already committed, receiving this award is like having financial credit waiting to be used for an exchange program.  Students will be eligible to apply as early as freshman year. If selected, students will have up to two years to plan for and be approved for UW Study Abroad Office Exchange.

What is an international exchange? This is a relationship between two or more partner universities, in which each university sends a certain number of its home students outbound to its partner abroad, and in return receives an equivalent number of inbound students.  For example, the UW might send three students to study at the National University of Singapore for Autumn Semester and in return, the UW hosts three NUS students in Seattle.

Stay tuned for updates about the Plan2GO! Scholarship—launching in Spring 2016!

Sincerely,

Emily Smith & Shannon Quinn

Global Opportunities Advisers

goglobal@uwedu

 

New Funding for Study Abroad Scholarships

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Increased funds for GO! We are thrilled to announce that beginning this academic year, the GO! Scholarship will have additional funding to support Washington State residents studying abroad on international exchanges!  This means increased opportunities for UW students to take part in the transformational experience of studying abroad at one of the UW’s many partner universities.

New this year *Plan2GO! Scholarship* Unlike many other scholarships which award funds for  specific study abroad programs to which students have already committed, receiving this award is like having financial credit waiting to be used for an exchange program.  Students will be eligible to apply as early as freshman year. If selected, students will have up to two years to plan for and be approved for UW Study Abroad Office Exchange.

What is an international exchange? This is a relationship between two or more partner universities, in which each university sends a certain number of its home students outbound to its partner abroad, and in return receives an equivalent number of inbound students.  For example, the UW might send three students to study at the National University of Singapore for Autumn Semester and in return, the UW hosts three NUS students in Seattle.

Stay tuned for updates about the Plan2GO! Scholarship—launching in Spring 2016!

Sincerely,

Emily Smith & Shannon Quinn

Global Opportunities Advisers

goglobal@uwedu

 

Upcoming Events with the Society of Women Engineers

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Reminder about the upcoming events with the SWE:

Time to Invent is an outreach program run by graduate students and focused on kindling a love of science and engineering in young girls . Once a month, our mentors visit a local elementary school and lead 4th and 5th grade girls through hands-on activities to encourage an interest in innovation and science/engineering. While activities are typically led by the graduate mentors, both undergraduate and graduate mentors are
encouraged to participate in the activities! Check out our website here: http://timetoinventuw.wix.com/timetoinventuw

If you’re interested in Time to Invent, come to our info session on Wednesday, October 7th, at 4:30pm in CSE 403. Snacks will be provided. RSVP! Continue reading →

Upcoming Events with the Society of Women Engineers

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Reminder about the upcoming events with the SWE:

Time to Invent is an outreach program run by graduate students and focused on kindling a love of science and engineering in young girls . Once a month, our mentors visit a local elementary school and lead 4th and 5th grade girls through hands-on activities to encourage an interest in innovation and science/engineering. While activities are typically led by the graduate mentors, both undergraduate and graduate mentors are
encouraged to participate in the activities! Check out our website here: http://timetoinventuw.wix.com/timetoinventuw

If you’re interested in Time to Invent, come to our info session on Wednesday, October 7th, at 4:30pm in CSE 403. Snacks will be provided. RSVP! Continue reading →

The WTS Mentoring & Scholarship Committee is now accepting Applications

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Read on to learn about volunteer and scholarship opportunities with Women’s Transportation Seminars (WTS):

Mentoring Program:

Applications due date extended to Friday, 10/16/2015. We pair graduate/undergrad college students (men and women) with an interest in transportation with local professionals to discuss topics for growth and professional development including:

  1. resume reviews
  2. time management skills
  3. public speaking
  4. networking tips, etc..

The free mentoring program runs from October 2015 until June 2016. It is a short term commitment with long term benefits!

How to Apply: Fill out the application and email to Teri Marsh (tmarsh@HNTB.com) by 5pm on Friday, October 16th

Scholarships:

We have four scholarships for graduate and undergraduate women interested in transportation (including construction, urban planning, bridge design, communications, etc). Applications due Friday, 11/13/2015.

How to Apply: Click Here for more information or to access the applications. Or feel free to email Sayuri Koyamatsu (sayuri.koyamatsu@gmail.com) or Laurie Thomsen at (laurie@osbornconsulting.com)