Monthly Archives: November 2015

Sustainable Technology Coordinator, Oberlin College

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Position available: SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR, OBERLIN COLLEGE

Oberlin College invites applications for the position of Sustainable Technology Coordinator. The successful candidate will assist in the integration, development, and management of a campus-wide building energy operation system. In addition, the successful candidate will assist in the further development and management of “Environmental Dashboard,” a novel technological system that provides community residents college students, staff, and faculty with environmentally and socially contextualized real-time feedback on energy and water flows and environmental conditions through residential and commercial buildings and through cities. More information on the project can be found here. We seek a recent college graduate (or equivalent experience) with strong knowledge of computer systems and building energy management. We seek an individual with strong leadership and excellent organizational skills who is excited by the opportunity to develop and manage novel technology designed to motivate and empower citizens, students, staff, and facility operators to be smart users of energy and to take better care of the environment. Applications will be considered immediately until the position is filled. A full description and instructions for application are posted here.

Winter Course: EE 400: Leadership Seminar Series

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Read on to learn about a great leadership seminar, open to ALL engineering majors: 

Get your pressing questions answered by successful UW Electrical Engineering alumni who have gone on to create careers at companies like Boeing, Intel, Microsoft, Google, Verizon, Philips Medical and Puget Sound Energy. These alumni will share their knowledge about companies, experiences, interview tips, career tracks, etc.

Course Overview:

  • Course Name: EE 400A
  • SLN: 13437
  • When: Fridays of Winter 2016
  • Time: 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM
  • Credits: 1 credit, CR/NC
  • Where: EXED 110 (Bank of America Executive Education center, just behind Dempsey Hall)

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SEAW YMF Pre-Holiday Happy Hour- TONIGHT!

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It’s almost the holidays and what better way to prepare for your family than by enjoying a few beverages. Come join your fellow Puget Sound Structural Engineers for some pre-holiday unwinding and networking!

  • When: TONIGHT, 11/23
  • Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
  • Where: Von’s 1000 Spirits, 1225 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
  • RSVP: Email seawymf@gmail.com

Ask the hostess about a group of structural engineers or look for the white hardhat. As always, appetizers will be provided by SEAW YMF. RSVP’s appreciated!

Two Water Internship Opportunities with HDR

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Looking for a summer internship? Read on to learn about these two openings with HDR:

HDR’s Bellevue Office has two internship openings for summer of 2016: Water/Wastewater Internship and Water Resources Internship! Students who are interested may contact Karstin Jacobson with any questions, however students must submit a formal online application to be considered for the position. Apply ASAP for
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SEAW Nepal Earthquake Briefing

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Read on to learn about this informative and interesting briefing on the Nepal Earthquake, presented by the SEAW: 

On April 25, 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal. The earthquake and its aftershocks killed more than 9,100 people and inflicted seer damage to many structures. Through the non-governmental organization, Global Fairness, two teams of engineers from the US, New Zealand, and Australia flew to Nepal in May to perform post-earthquake building assessments. 

Please join the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) for an evening with the three SEAW members–Scott Douglas, Pete Opsahl, and Sabina Surana–who served on these teams in Nepal. They will share their experiences, including the nature of the work, the structures they evaluated, building failure types, and the people and conditions they encountered. They will also discuss the use of the ATC-20 post-earthquake evaluation methods in a third world country.

  • When: Monday, Dec. 14th
  • Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (check-in begins at 3:30 PM)
  • Where: Seattle University Pigott Auditorium
  • Cost: This cost includes parking and refreshments at intermission:
    • SEAW, AIA, EERI, ASCE members: $50
    • Non-members: $70
    • SU/UW students, SU faculty/staff: FREE! 
    • Late registration fee, additional: $10
  • How to register: Click here to register online. Please register by 12:00 PM on Friday, Dec. 4, to avoid a late charge fee. Prepayment is required. A Certificate of Continuing Education for 3.0 PDH will be available.
  • More information: Click here

TENW Job Listing – Design Engineer

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Are you going to graduate in the next six months and are looking for a job for after graduation? Read on to learn about this excellent opportunity coming up soon:

Employment Opportunity:

Transportation Engineering NorthWest (TENW) is a growing transportation planning and engineering firm seeking a highly motivated Design Engineer in our Bellevue, Washington office. Our firm works throughout Washington, Oregon, and Alaska on a diverse portfolio of private and public projects including, but not limited to: Residential, Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Industrial, Corporate Campuses, Transportation Roadway Projects including traffic signal and illumination design, and Multi-Modal projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or within 6 months of graduation.

Internship available if within 6 months of graduation.

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SEAW Info Session

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Hello UW CEE students,
Have an interest or passion for structural engineering? Looking for a good opportunity to network and mingle with engineering professionals in the Seattle area?  The Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) is looking to start a student chapter at the UW, with the goal of “bridging” the gap between UW structural engineering students and Seattle employers.  If you’d like to learn more or have any concerns or suggestions about a potential SEAW UW Student Chapter, there will be an info session this coming Tuesday, November 24th at 6:00 pm in MORE 110.  If you are interested, please RSVP to the SEAW Student Chapter Liaison, Natalie Aguilar at naguilar@id-engr.com to confirm your attendance.

COE Undergraduate Peer Tutor Positions

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Are you looking for an opportunity to improve your own quantitative, study and pedagogical skills while also gaining experience working with others? Read on to learn about this excellent opportunity:

JOB TITLE:  Math-Chemistry-Physics-Engineering Fundamentals Tutor(s)

CONTACT/SUPERVISOR: Lynne Spencer/Sheldon Levias

EMAIL ADDRESS: lspencer@uw.edu/ srl1@uw.edu

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Collaborating one-on-one or in groups with students in the Engineering Academic Center (EAC) to provide academic and skills support and to assist them with meeting their academic goals in engineering quantitative pre-requisites courses: such as math (calculus, differential equations), chemistry, or physics and/or engineering fundamentals, computer science.
  • Providing explanations of appropriate quantitative and /technology concepts and techniques for a given task or assignment.
  • Helping students develop learning strategies.
  • Performing routine study center operating tasks (receiving students and visitors, taking roll call, maintaining room preparedness for studying)
  • Attending scheduled meetings and training events for academic tutors and/or facilitators
  • Assisting with EAC quantitative workshops, student’s orientations and classroom visits.
  • Assist with other tasks as required

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