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WSU recognizes CECS faculty and staff
Each year, faculty and staff who have provided continuous service to Wright State University are honored during a special ceremony. The following employees from the College of Engineering and Computer Science were recognized by President David Hopkins for their service to WSU at the recognition ceremony on November 3, 2009.
10 Years
Cynthia Boone (CSE)
Tonya Davis (CSE)
Ghozhu Dong (CSE)
Paula Esken (MME)
Nathan Klingbeil (MME)
John Lawless (Instrument Shop)
Vickie Slone (EE)
Valerie Smith (CSE)
15 Years
S. Narayanan (BIE)
20 Years
Soon Chung (CSE)
Leo Finkelstein (Dean's Office)
Jennie Gallimore (BIE)
Lang Hong (EE)
Jack Jean (CSE)
T.K. Prasad (CSE)
25 Years
Ramana Grandhi (ME)
Wayne Massey (Instrument Shop)
Blair Rowley (BIE)
30 Years
Kuldip Rattan (EE)
Also recognized at the ceremony were December 31, 2009 retirees Blair Rowley (BIE) - 25 years and Dick Rathbun (Dean's Office) - 27 years
Congratulations to all of the honorees!
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Need help with your classes?
Just come to the CECS Help Room! It's the Best Kept Secret In Russ!
Free Tutoring is available in all the subjects that are stressing you out. The Help Room is located inside the Study Lounge on the 1st Floor of Russ - no appointment needed.
Help Room Hours for Fall
- Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
- Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
- Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
- Thursday: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00
- Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00
WAIT! You can't visit the help room during open hours?? - get quick help by emailing the tutors at: helproom.wsu@gmail.com!!
The CECS Help Room is staffed by an excellent group of upperclassmen! Please stop by and meet this group of friendly, knowledgeable and dedicated students!
CECS Help Room Tutors: Josiah Dierken, Jaswnder Singh, Anum Barki, Sameera Sarfara, Costa Alimonos, Arpan Patel, Taylor Frantz, and Neha Kalra
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Etiquette Luncheon
Career Services presents
Etiquette Luncheon
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
E156 Student Union
Cost: $10 per person
Business networking and etiquette coaching for current Wright State students.
How early should you arrive to a meeting?
Who extends their hand first for a handshake in a business introduction?
Who orders first at a business lunch?
Which fork do you use for what part of the meal?
During Etiquette Luncheon, participants will be coached through the finer points of business dining, mingling, and networking. Presenter Charlene Walker from Career Services is a Business Etiquette Trainer certified by DTN Productions.
There are a limited number of seats, so make your reservation early.
Professional dress recommended for all Etiquette Luncheon participants.
Review recommendations for professional dress:
http://career.wright.edu/jobsearchreadiness/appropriatedress.html
Think you already know the etiquette answers?
Take DTN Productions etiquette quiz:
http://dtn-productions.com/dtn/quiz.htm
Reserve seats at Etiquette Luncheon right now:
http://career.wright.edu/events/etiquetteluncheon/index.html
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SMART Scholarships for Undergrad and Grad Students
 The SMART Program aims to increase the number of scientists and engineers in the Department of Defense (DoD). The program is particularly interested in supporting individuals that demonstrate an aptitude and interest in conducting theoretical and applied research. As such, the program primarily targets "hand-on-the-bench" researchers and engineers.
Individuals applying to the program should have a strong interest in working for the DoD as a civilian research scientist or engineer.
SMART scholarship awards include:
- Annual stipend ranging from $25,000-$41,000 depending on prior educational experience
- Full tuition and related educational fees at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university
- Health Insurance
- $1,000 per year book allowance
- Internships at DoD laboratories
- Travel to the summer orientation workshop
- Post-graduation employment placement as a civilian employee of the DoD
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All awardees must be:
- a U.S. citizen,
- 18 years of age or older
- able to participate in summer internships at DoD laboratories,
- willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD,
- a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and,
- pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in, or closely related to one of the following disciplines: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Biosciences; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences; Computer and Computational Sciences; Electrical Engineering; Geosciences; Information Sciences; Materials Science and Engineering; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering; Nuclear Engineering; Oceanography; Operations Research; Physic
In addition;
Undergraduate applicants must be currently enrolled in a regionally accredited U.S. college or university (i.e. undergraduate applicants must be at least freshman to apply and can apply for funding for their sophomore through senior years only).
Graduate applicants can be either currently enrolled in a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or awaiting notification of admission to such. If awaiting admission, you must be accepted for entrance in the Fall 2009 term.
- Graduate applicants must have taken the GRE within 5 years of the application deadline. Subject tests are not required.
- You must sit for the GRE General Test before November 2009 to ensure that your scores reach ASEE by the December application deadline.
HOW TO APPLY
The SMART online application is open each August through December. The application is currently open and will close December 15, 2009. Awardees will be announced in the spring of 2010 and funding wll begin August 2010.
For more information, visit http://www.asee.org/smart
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Do you need help preparing for the STEM Recruiting Day?
If the answer is yes, then consider attending the Career Services Boot Camp and learn "How to Work a Career Fair"
September 15, 2009
292 Joshi Center
Session 1: 1PM-2PM
Session 2: 2:30PM-3:30PM
To sign up, contact karen.fox@wright.edu and state in your e-mail which session you are signing up to attend.
You will receive useful tips and information to be successful at the fall STEM Recruiting Day being held on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 as well as the do's and don'ts on business attire, resume writing tips, questions to ask employers, and questions you may be asked at the event.
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WSU to hold Day of Innovation - November 16
Upcoming ASME Events
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
TWO Great Events!! Open to all Students!
ASME is:
Volunteering for Habitat for Humanity
Saturday, November 7
8:30AM-Noon or 12:30PM-4PM
Touring Minster Machine
Wednesday, November 11
Noon - 5PM
The details for both of these events are listed below.
If you have any questions feel free to email Maria.
Hope to see you there!
Maria Fullenkamp
ASME President - Wright State Chapter
E-mail: fullenkamp.25@wright.edu
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Habitat for Humanity
Saturday, November 7th
4124 Klepinger Rd. Dayton, Ohio.
Pick which time you would like to volunteer: 8:30a.m.-Noon or 12:30p.m. - 4p.m.
Inorder to sign up please follow the steps given below. It only takes a couple minutes!
Please e-mail Maria and let her know if you sign up for volunteering on Habitat's website, what time you signed up for, and if you are able to drive.
From WSU it looks like it will take around 25 minutes to drive there, so we will meet in the Russ atrium at 7:45a.m. if you want to volunteer for the first shift and at 11:45a.m. if you want to volunteer for the second shift.
Wear working clothes!
How to sign up on Habitat for Humanity's website:
Dayton Ohio Habitat for Humanity
If at any time you have questions about the website or volunteering with Dayton Ohio Habitat for Humanity, please contact the Volunteer Services Director. You can reach us at 937.586.0860 ext. 16 or via email at volunteer@daytonhabitat.org.
Getting Started!
To register as a volunteer go to www.daytonhabitat.volunteerhub.com:
- Click the Sign In link on the top right corner of the page.
- Click the Register button.
- Complete the registration form. *Please note that if you do not complete all of the required fields, your registration will not be processed.
Be sure to associate yourself with WSU American Society of Mechanical Engineers by checking the box to the left on the group membership portion of the registration.
- Click the Save and Continue button. If you do this and it takes you back to the registration form, scroll to the top of the page and look for the instruction in red. Hit save and continue again to submit your registration.
- Congratulations! You are now registered! Sign in using your new username and password!
To sign up for a volunteer day:
- Sign in with your username and password.
- Scroll down to the date your group has reserved for volunteering.
- Click the Sign Up button next to 4124 Klepinger Rd. Dayton, Ohio.
- Follow the prompts to finalize your volunteer date.
- You will receive an email confirmation and a reminder email three days before the event.
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Minster Machine Tour
Wednesday, November 11 - (No School due to Veteran's Day)
Noon - 5 PM
ASME will be touring Minster Machine. The Minster Machine Company is a world-class supplier of equipment and services for the material forming industry. Minster provides our industry with single source, total solutions including: mechanical power presses; feeds; straighteners; reels; coil cars; die transfer tables; press controls; training programs; production monitoring systems; inspection services; preventative maintenance services; remanufacturing services; technical consulting services; press relocation services and a host of other products and programs designed specifically for the material forming market. For more information go to: http://www.minster.com/index.html
Please meet in the Russ atrium at Noon (12 p.m.) on Wednesday, November 11.
The drive will be an hour there, there will be around a 2 hour tour, and then we will have an hour drive back to WSU, so we are planning on arriving back at WSU around 4 or 5 p.m.
**The only cost will be $3 per person for gas due to the 1 hour drive to Minster.**
**Open toe shoes or shorts are not permitted.**
Please e-mail Maria Fullenkamp, fullenkamp.25@wright.edu, to sign up for this tour and let her know if you are able to drive.
Dissertation Defense: George Yu-Heng Lee
"Dynamic kernel function for high-speed real-time fast Fourier transform processors"
Presented by George Yu-Heng Lee
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
1:30 PM
Brandeberry Conference Room (292 Joshi)
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Henry Chen (EE)
Abstract
The fast Fourier transform (FFT) plays a critical role in many modern applications, such as acoustics, optics, telecommunications, wireless sensor networks, location sensing, patient monitoring, speech, signal detection, and image processing. The input dynamic range, data throughput rate, frequency resolution, bandwidth, design flexibility, hardware consumption, and power requirements for the various applications are vastly different, leading to many significant
researches focusing on different aspects of FFT performance improvement.
The proposed dynamic kernel function uses an efficient fixed-point numerical representation of the twiddle factor and replaces the cumbersome multipliers with simple shift- and-add operations to enhance the data throughput rate for high-speed wideband signal detection. Numerical representation in hardware plays a role in determining the dynamic range and bit precision of FFT processors. Variable truncation scheme dynamically scales the computation data and maximizes the use of fixed-input and inter-stage wordlength in existing hardware efficient fixed-point FFT. The above data scaling algorithm enhances the dynamic range of fixed-point fixed-precision FFT designs and emulates the precision benefits of floating-point representation without complicated design additions. Novel algorithms and performance analysis for hardware efficient representation of twiddle factors are studied for multi-tone signal detection with dynamic kernel function FFT processors. The development of hardware performance estimation models based on different number of bits used for dynamic kernel function shows the relative trade-off between kernel bits to FFT SFDR and phase performance.
A 2.048 GSPS fixed-point fixed-precision dynamic kernel function FFT processor with variable truncation scheme is proposed, developed and implemented for real-time wideband signal detection. Using an Atmel 10-bit ADC, two-tone real-time signal detection is demonstrated for a bandwidth of 912 MHz with 16 MHz channelization and output throughput rates of 62.5 ns. The proposed design has an averaged single signal spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) of 26 dB and the ability to detect a weak input signal at -42 dBm. The overall dynamic range (DR) of the system is 45 dB. This is possible for a fixed-precision FFT design due to the embedded variable truncation scheme to extend the total DR while preserving the instantaneous dynamic range (IDR) relationship. Additional case studies utilizing different dynamic kernel function and inter-stage precision shows important area and performance trade-offs when utilized in a high-speed wideband FFT processor without the use of decimators.
WEC Video Game Tournament - November 6
Everyone is invited to come out for the Mario Kart Double Dash Tournament!
Friday, November 6
144 Russ Center
Sign in starts at 6:45 PM; Tournament starts at 7 PM
No entrance Fee! Bring a Friend!
For more information and to RSVP contact George at Diehl.7@wright.edu. (RSVP is requested, but not required)
Stop by the CECS Club Room in 163 Russ to learn what WEC is all about!
"Your Money, Your Health" presented by WSU Student Government
Your Money, Your Health
A Discussion about Health Care
FREE FOOD AND FREE RAFFLE PRIZES: Sandwiches, gift cards, board games and more!
November 9, 2009
5:30 PM - 8 PM
IN THE STUDENT UNION ATRIUM
The panelists and moderators include:
- Avash Kalra and Lakshman Swamy, hosts and co-founders of the popular radio show, Radio Rounds
- Stephanie Dopson, M.S.W., M.P.H., health communications specialist and technical specialty unit lead for H1N1 Response, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
- Gary L. LeRoy, M.D. , associate dean for student affairs and admissions, Boonshoft School of Medicine;
- Leatha Ross, F.N.P., Student Health Services director, Wright State University;
- Larry Goldenberg and Jeff Thompson, senior-level medical students enrolled in the M.D./M.B.A dual degree program
For more information visit http://wsusg.com/ymyh
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Visualization Lab offers a Virtual, Fully Immersive Environment
  The Appenzeller Visualization Laboratory is the heart of the daytaOhio facility. It is one of the most advanced visualization and presentation environments in the nation. Powered by Barco, a world leader in display and visualization solutions, the R.C. Appenzeller Visualization Laboratory features a virtual, fully immersive environment, named the Cave, and a large-scale display CADWall allowing researchers to visualize and manipulate their research data, from the microscopic functions of proteins to new designs for aircraft controls. Featuring both mono and 3D projection equipment and network-centric capabilities, the lab can be fully interactive with the other research labs in the building, across the region and around the world for true virtual collaboration, analysis, and decision making. This facility is unique to the Midwest and houses the most advanced visualization laboratory currently available.
The R.C. Appenzeller Visualization Laboratory is named after Robert Appenzeller, president and CEO of Machine Products Corporation.
For more information on these facilities, please contact daytaOhio at (937) 775-5180 or visit their website at http://www.daytaohio.com.
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