Graduate research assistantships for incoming Ph.D. students that cover full tuition with a $21,000 stipend! Get more information.

"As a proud member of the Dayton business community, we are always looking for ways to give back," said Sid Fuchs, President and CEO of MacAulay-Brown. "One of the most significant ways we contribute is to pass on the top-notch knowledge and expertise that we are known for throughout the engineering and technical services community. I am pleased to congratulate Tim on his appointment. I know that he will significantly impact the next generations of engineers at Wright State University."

Timothy Lawrence, MacAulay-Brown's Senior Vice President of the Advanced Technology Group, commented, "I am honored to accept Wright State's University's invitation to join its External Advisory Board. MacB has worked closely with the University to ensure that its engineering students have the best possible chance to succeed in a very demanding industry. I look forward to working closely with the faculty and students."

ABOUT TIMOTHY LAWRENCE
Tim Lawrence is Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology Group (ATG) at MacAulay-Brown (MacB). As the head of ATG, Lawrence leads a team of approximately 350 engineers, program managers, acquisition managers and researchers. His top priority is to ensure that ATG customers receive the technical services and support that live up to the high standards MacB is known for. Prior to joining MacB, Lawrence served as Managing Director of a number of growing, government-focused business operations for the Ball Corporation and for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in Dayton, Ohio. Lawrence holds a Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and a Bachelors Degree in Engineering Sciences, both degrees from Purdue University.

Registration is now open for CECS Free Proposal Writing Workshop, Tues.,
Oct. 18 in the Student Union Endeavour Room.

Overview:

The morning session (9 a.m.-noon), is designed for anyone involved in the
proposal process and provides pains-saving advice on how to efficiently and
effectively prepare a competitive proposal. The afternoon session (1-4
p.m.) offers additional guidance on how to find and evaluate funding sources
and how to manage a proposal team and the proposal process. Lunch is
provided.

Agenda:

Introduction to Proposal Writing - 9 a.m. - noon, Tues. Oct. 18
Intro to Proposal Writing
The 3 Key Components of the RFP - the SOW, Proposal Requirements, Evaluation
Criteria
Key Steps in Proposal Writing
Identifying & Communicating Key Themes - Features Benefits Table; Tables,
Graphics and Action Captions; Tombstones; Abstracts
Breakout Session on Identifying Key Themes
Show Me the Money - how to locate and evaluate funding opportunities

Advanced Proposal Writing Session 1-4 p.m.
Gathering Intelligence - It Doesnt Grow on Trees
The Day the RFP Came Out - Managing the Proposal Calendar
Proposal Teams and Their Dynamics
The Proposal Review Process - Black Hats and Red Teams
Agency-Specific Proposal Strategies - State, Federal, Non-Profits
The Budget Narrative

Registration:
For more information or to register, send an email, with your name and title
to:

John Mackay, CECS Business Development Officer.
Please indicate if you will be attending the 1/2 day Intro Workshop (9
a.m.-noon) and/or afternoon (1-4 p.m.) Advanced Workshop.

To be eligible for the free Matlab License, you must be a WSU student
currently enrolled in a College of Engineering and Computer Science course
and have paid your CECS student technology fee. This license will allow you
to install Matlab on your own personal computer.

For information on how to download and install Matlab go to the following
website:

http://www.wright.edu/software/mathworks/

If you installed Matlab last year and need to get a new Activation Key for
the new year and reactivate Matlab go to the following website and follow
the instructions in step #4.

http://www.wright.edu/software/mathworks/student-instructions/

- YOU MUST APPLY TO GRADUATE BY THE DEADLINES SPECIFIED BELOW -

Late applications are not accepted!

The deadlines to submit November (Fall) 2011 graduation applications is fast approaching!

If you are an undergraduate student, the deadline for submission of your graduation application is Monday, August 22, 2011. Forms may be picked up in your college Dean's office and/or Advising office or outside the Office of the Registrar (E244 Student Union). Please note that applicants from the *College of Liberal Arts* and the **College of Science and Mathematics** are required to submit an advisor authorization form that must be submitted with a completed graduation application. Completed forms must be returned to the Office of the Bursar. If you have questions regarding this undergraduate graduation application process, please email Tami Smith.

If you are a graduate student, the deadline for submission of your graduation application is Thursday, September 15, 2011. For graduate students, the graduation application can be printed from the School of Graduate Studies' website at http://www.wright.edu/sogs/graduation_ap.html. Completed forms for graduate students must be returned to the School of Graduate Studies, E344 Student Union. If you have questions regarding this graduate graduation application process, please email Lisa Lewandowski.

The College of Engineering and Computer Science proudly salutes our 2011 Spring graduates! Pictured here is Beth A. Pohlabel, who received her Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Mathematics and a minor in Supply Chain Management. Also pictured is Wesam F. Helou, who received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering. Congratulations to Beth, Wesam and all of our graduates!

Cory Snyder (EE and CEG)
Nathan Hodson (CEG)
Nicole Kleinhenz (EE)
Ed Velten (EE)
Brian Roadruck (EE, helped this year and next year's teammember)
Nick Baine (Ph.D. student and student advisor)
Dr. Scott Thomas (ME advisor)
Dr. John Gallagher (CEG advisor)

They put lot of time into this project and deserve our thanks. Please join team advisor Dr. Kuldip Rattan in thanking them and pat them on the back for a great job in representing the College of Engineering and Computer Science and Wright State University.

Big thanks to Drs. Hangartner and Xue for coming to the competition and their support.

The College of Engineering and Computer Science is proud to announce that Dr. Haibo Dong, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has won a National Science Foundation CAREER award. His project, "CAREER: An Integrated Study of Biological Fluid Dynamics in Nature," will examine the biological fluid dynamics in freely flying animals through an integrated computational and experimental approach. Due to the small size and fast motion of insect wings and the wings of small animals, it has been nearly impossible to study the 3D-wing deformation during flapping and aerodynamic maneuvers. To make this study possible, two sets of techniques, composed of measurement and computational flow simulation/analysis, are currently being developed. Equipped with such tools and advancements, it is now possible to reveal the mysteries surrounding complex flight dynamics and the fundamental physics behind insect and small animal flight.

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of junior faculty. It is given to those who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.

Congratulations to Dr. Dong for this outstanding accomplishment!

Dr. Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan (T. K. Prasad), who is currently Full Professor in Kno.e.sis - Ohio Center of Excellence in Knowledge-Enabled Computing, received the 2011 Fritz J. Russ Award given by the Dayton Section of the IEEE. This award is in recognition of Dr. Prasad's research contributions, over the last 20 years, in the areas of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (including inheritance and diagnostic reasoning, and human performance and cognition ontology), Trusted Semantic Sensor Web (including trust issues in social and sensor networks), Information Retrieval and Extraction (from materials and process specs, news, and medical documents), and Formal Specification of Languages for Hardware and Software, with applications to several domains. He has demonstrated exemplary balance between theory and practice, ranging from developing formal foundations to building development infrastructure to end applications. His research and development work has been funded by NSF, NSF-SBIR/Cohesia Corp., AFOSR, AFRL (Sensors and Human Effectiveness Directorates), DAGSI, and daytaOhio/LexisNexis. For details, browse pages starting from http://knoesis.wright.edu/tkprasad and http://knoesis.org.

Just by voting at:

http://www.engineering.wright.edu/eita

you will be entered to win any one of 4 great prizes!

Random voters will receive flash drives (2) or CECS Engineering t-shirts (2)

Vote for your favorite in each of these categories:

Faculty, Adjunct and TA

Be sure to include a few COMMENTS along with your vote(s) describing the reason that your nominee is deserving of this recognition.

This Voting Poll is Sponsored by the Teaching Award Committee Student Members:

Sara Mirmasoudi
Chris Ferguson
Joseph Hendrix
Paul M. Cary

TICKETS ARE FREE!!!!! Performances are in The Jubilee Directing Lab in the Creative Arts Center at Wright State University

Seating is limited as is done on a first come, first serve basis.

Performance times are:
Friday, March 4th - 8:00 p.m. and Midnight
Saturday, March 5th - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 6th - 3:00 p.m.

Summary:
Beloved Everlasting is a dynamic love story that surpasses time itself. Leofwine and Perpetua struggle to fall in love due to family members and unforeseen circumstances standing in their way, including death.

Cast:
Leofwine Desiderio: Luke Wortley
Perpetua Gaudium: Brandy Zapata
Patrick Turner: Sean Curtis
Emily Turner: Josclynn Garrison
Tyler Hovey: Stephen Gogol
Jennifer: Mallory Chasteen
Clyde: Jacob Todd
Adonis Dardanos: Justin Duvall
Jessica: Lauren Randall
Paul: Jeremy Keller

Production Crew:
Producer: Troupe
Director/Writer: Ian Gibson
Assistant Director: Stephen Gogol
Costume Designer/Light Board: Vinicius Vargas
Assistant Costume Designer: Megan Maxwell
Lighting Designer: Jon Lamm
Prop Designer: Paul Childers
Props Master: Dereck Sexton
Crew: David Buffington, Lindsey Brown, Michael Plaugher

I am extremely proud of this play and would like as many people as possible to come and see it. It would mean the world to me. Thank you.

CAUTION! This play contains graphic images and offensive material.

Read the whole article in the WSU Newsroom.

Mr. Michael Jonell and his advisor Dr Jim Menart have been announced as the winners of the AIAA Foundation Abe M. Zarem Educator Award in the Astronautics category. They received the Zarem Medallion at the Aerospace Sciences Meeting held in Orlando in January 2011. Michael's paper titled "Computational Study of NASA's Next Ion Engine" was selected by the foundation for this award. Michael was also selected to travel to Prague to present this paper at the International Astronautical Congress last September as part of the award. Please wish these authors congratulations when you see them. Great Job!

Attention CECS Students including all that are involved in Undergraduate Research, Senior Design, CARS, and graduate researchers! Here's an event Wright State is sponsoring that you, your design team and fellow researchers will not want to miss!!! Please consider participating and representing our college in your engineering or computer science field!

Celebration of Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities on April 8, 2011 at Wright State University Student Union.

The Celebration of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities is a salute to the scholarly explorations of an incredible variety of Wright State's undergraduate and graduate students.

Registration for the research celebration will end March 7, 2011 so please visit this web site www.wright.edu/urop to find out more and get registered!

Please direct any questions to Dr. Dominique Belanger.
urop@wright.edu
(937) 775-4744

The University Center for International Education announces

The International Industrial /Academic Leadership Experience

Engineering and Computer Science students from

Wright State University are cordially invited to

Study-abroad in Taiwan

July 7 - 31, 2011

Students with positive attitudes who adapt well to new surroundings and wish to gain international experiences and develop global leadership skills are encouraged to apply for this three week trip to Taiwan. For the 5th consecutive year Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) in Chung -Li Taiwan will host 7 WSU College of Engineering and Computer Science students! Students will receive in-depth insights into modern Taiwan, attend engineering seminars, and gain valuable cultural and foreign language experiences. This is a chance to tour and study internationally while receiving Wright State college credit! Students selected to participate in the program will be given a stipend for expenses including housing and some meals while on CYCU campus. The majority of the round trip air-fare expenses will also be reimbursed at the end of the course.

Taiwan Trip Information Session
Friday, February 11th at 12:00 p.m.
E190 Student Union - UCIE Conference Room


Students who are juniors or first year seniors and those not graduating before fall of 2011 may apply. Applications may be picked up in the University Center for International Education and must be submitted no later than February 18th. The application fee is $100. The selection process may include an interview with the program administrators. In addition to the application, interested students must also provide a list of references (no letters please) and resume.

All students selected for the trip must register for EGR 499 C-01 which is a 3 credit-hour summer course entitled: International Industrial /Academic Leadership Experience (II/ALE). The course has an additional $700 program fee. The cost of housing, partial airfare, and most meals as well as industrial-site and sightseeing tours will be covered for each student by a generous stipend from CYCU. Students may wish to bring spending money for souvenirs and any additional expenses. If you have questions about the course/program please contact either: Angela Griffith angela.griffith@wright.edu , 209 RC, or Cindy Oakley, cindy.oakley@wright.edu , 405 RC.

Ohio Orthopaedic Research and Innovation Day

June 2, 2011 - Wright State University

This ground-breaking event will bring together engineers and orthopaedic clinicians and researchers to exchange ideas and foster innovation in orthopaedic devices and spur economic development in Ohio.

For more information, see the flyer (PDF) or submit an abstract.

You can access the SPIE materials from the University Libraries database list or through
the eJournals tab at the Libraries home page.

The areas covered in the SPIE Digital Library include:

- Astronomy & Astronomical Optics
- Biomedical Optics and Imaging
- Communication and Information Technologies
- Defense and Industrial Sensing
- Electronic Imaging and Processing
- Micro- and Nano- Technologies
- Optics and Electro-Optics

If you or your students would like an introduction to the SPIE Digital Library,
please contact one of us.

Phil Flynn,
Engineering Librarian.
phil.flynn@wright.edu
937.775.2533

Mary Lou Baker Jones
Science & Math Librarian
marylou.jones@wright.edu
937.775.3148

February 15, 2011 at 1 pm, University of Dayton

Attention Seniors, Masters, and PhD Students Studying
Materials or Process Engineering:

Midwest SAMPE is looking for participants to present research

* Win a trip to compete in the SAMPE Symposium in Long Beach
* Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres
* Gain valuable networking and job opportunities
* Earn cash prizes for participating
* Hotel reimbursement for out-of-town participants

Applications due January 31

Attention Professionals and Academia:

Please join us for an afternoon of student presentations focused on composite material fabrication, testing, research, and processing and an evening of networking

* Experience outstanding networking opportunities with local professionals
* Enjoy hors d'oeuvres
* Learn about capabilities, new products, new processes, and research occurring at local universities and companies
* Meet potential employee candidates

More information at www.midwestsampe.org

Other questions, contact or Doug Ward at Doug.Ward@ae.ge.com or 513-243-7184 or Kristin Cable at cablekm@crgrp.net 937-320-1877 x127

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011

The FE Exam will be given on Saturday, April 09, 2011

This is an optional exam for those students who have an interest in completing the first of two exams required to become a registered professional engineer. The FE exam will be given by ELSES, an affiliate of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. Students will be able to request one of the three testing locations. Carefully review the application procedures as well as print your application at the State Board's website: http://www.peps.ohio.gov/Exams/OhioStudent.aspx

Please note that there are several components just to apply for the exam and incomplete applications will be returned.
Application Checklist:
- Photograph must be attached (Passport type photo, certain specifications required)
- Include $25.00 nonrefundable fee
- Initial all initial boxes
- Make sure your personal information is complete
- Check exam choice
- Fill in Ohio school and ABET-accredited degree (All CECS Engineering Programs are ABET-accredited)
- Check appropriate disciplinary boxes
- Sign, date and notarize application (Students must find their own notary publics)
- Include authorized dean's statement (Dean's statement is obtainable in the Dean's Office, 405 RC; please ask your advisor to send Cindy Oakley an email confirming your expected graduation date which must be within 6 months of the April 9 test; i.e. June or August 2011).

Still Room in these sections: BRUSH UP for the FE EXAM: A Refresher course is offered for FE review during Winter 2011: EGR 482-01 and 90. This is a 3 credit hour course; section 01 is being offered on Tuesday's and Thursday's from 12:20 to 1:35. Section 90 is an on-line section; please see Daisy Stieger in the BIE Office for section 90 registration permission.

On Friday, November 19, 2010, 11 new members of the Order of the Engineering were inducted in a ceremony held in the Russ Engineering Center.

Pictured left-to-right are: Dr. Nate Klingbeil, Dr. Ruby Mawasha, Dr. S. Naryanan, Brandon C. Bishnow, James C. Boyer, Phillip E. Cooley, Jennifer Davis, Bard W. Hull, Kymm J. Kent, Timothy J. Leger, Gregory T. Loughnane, Laura J. MacPherson, John L. Papie, Pradhuman Sharma.

More information is available on the College's OOE page.

This year, students from the Upper Valley JVS (UVJVS) Pre-Engineering Technology Program worked with Edison State Community College and Wright State University mechanical engineering students to learn from one another. The College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) students shared their expertise and knowledge base with the UVJVS teams. Professors Dennis Hance, Dave Barth, Nate Klingbeil and Scott Thomas served as the project advisors for the various teams this year.

More info...

Attire: Keepsake caps and gowns are available in the Bookstore. The gowns are black for graduate students and green for undergraduate. Candidates for graduation are required to wear the appropriate academic attire (cap, gown, and hood, if applicable) to participate in the ceremony. Students receiving graduate degrees wear BLACK tassels; undergraduate students from CECS wear ORANGE tassels, with the exception of our computer science students who wear YELLOW tassels. Please unpackage your robe and press it with the iron as it will be very creased!!

Undergraduate students with outstanding academic records are recognized at commencement. Get your Latin Honors Cords at the Office of Conference and Events (next to the WSU Bookstore.. Three distinctions are noted:

For Students First Enrolled PRIOR to Fall 2006:
- Summa Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.8
- Magna Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.6
- Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.4

For Students First Enrolled DURING or POST Fall 2006:
- Summa Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.9
- Magna Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.7
- Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5

Students who have successfully completed one of the curricular tracks in the University Honors Program receive an Honors medallion. Please contact the Honors Office for more information about the medallion.

Diplomas You will receive a diploma cover during the commencement ceremony if you are graduating during the current quarter. Official diplomas and transcripts will be sent to the mailing address on file with the Registrar's Office once all final.

Congratulations on your upcoming degree!!

Cindy Oakley, Student Affairs Manager
College of Engineering and Computer Science

BEST CECS Instructor: Faculty, Adjunct and TA

Just by voting you will be entered to win one of 4 great prizes!
The prizes include 2 flash drives and 2 CECS engineering T-shirts
Vote here: http://www.engineering.wright.edu/eita.

Please CAST A Vote in each of the THREE categories! Be sure to include COMMENTS describing the reason you feel that your nominee is deserving of this recognition.

Brought to you by:
Teaching Award Committee Student Members:
Sara Mirmasoudi
Chris Ferguson
Joseph Hendrix
Paul M. Cary

Order of the Engineer - Steel Ring Induction Ceremony
Friday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Mead Conference Room 145 Russ Center

Family and friends are welcomed to attend and witness this special occasion!

Order Of the Engineer General Information:

On Friday night before Commencement the college holds the Order of the Engineer Steel Ring Induction Ceremony. This event is not mandatory but is a very nice occasion for those receiving engineering degrees. The Obligation is a creed similar to the Hippocratic Oath taken by medical graduates and which sets forth an ethical code. It is the formal statement of an engineer's responsibilities to the public and to the profession; the Obligation is publicly accepted by an engineer during induction at a Ring Ceremony.

During this ceremony, the new member accepts the Obligation of the Engineer - a lifelong commitment - and is presented with a stainless steel ring. The ring, worn on the little finger of the engineer's working hand, symbolizes the unity of the profession in benefiting mankind and serves to remind the engineer of the professional ethics and moral conduct to which she or he is committed.

You are welcome to invite family and friends to this ceremony where participants will take the oath to uphold devotion to the standards and dignity of the engineering profession. The Order is the roster of engineers in the United States who have participated in an Engineers' Ring Ceremony and who have publicly accepted the "Obligation of an Engineer".

The purpose of the Order is to foster a spirit of pride, individual integrity and responsibility in the engineering profession; to bridge the gap between education and practice; and to present the public with a visible symbol identifying the engineer.
As an engineer, you will make decisions that directly impact people's lives. The Oath of Obligation affirms the professional ethical responsibility you commit to uphold, symbolized by the steel band you wear on the small finger of your working hand. The Order of the Engineer, Inc. is a symbolic organization that seeks to promote professionalism among engineers and graduates of accredited engineering college programs. Students from our college who are graduating in June and August will be inducted.

If you have any questions or need more information please contact:

Cindy Oakley, Student Affairs Manager
College of Engineering and Computer Science
405 Russ Center
(937) 775-5002

The registration form and invitational letter from the Dean are available online. Registration fee of $15 and Ring Sizing is due before November 2. Please bring your registration form to the dean's office in 405
RC.

Worldwide on November 11th over 150 events in 43 countries will celebrate World Usability Day. Here in the Tri-state OH IN KY area, LexisNexis and Elsevier are hosting one of those events. There will be a full day of speakers, panel discussions, networking and poster sessions. I'm giving the first talk at 9:00am so come early :-) and stay through the end with a buffet, posters, and networking opportunities from 6:00pm until "?".

Everyone is invited but an RSVP is required: WUD_RSVP@spday.lexisnexis.com This conference will be of interest to the general public, professionals in the field, and anyone interested in the current issues central to usability, user experience, human factors, and user-centered design.

Usability professionals work to design products that people can actually use. They might do different types of work (research, design, or evaluation) but they share interest and skills in making products user-friendly, usable, safe, error-free, productive, trustworthy, and emotionally compelling. This conference is a great opportunity to connect with the professional community, to learn more about usability, and to network with other people who develop products. If you are involved in the innovation, conceptualization, development, manufacturing, or deployment of products that human beings interact with, please consider attending this free one-day conference.

Event Details: http://www.worldusabilityday.org/tri-state-world-usability-day-lexisnexis-elsevier

The GRE is about to undergo a major change that will affect your ability to obtain GRE scores in the fall of 2011. Many important funding programs have fall deadlines, so you may need to plan now to take the exam before August 1, 2011 to avoid missing out on these opportunities.

Please see the attached document for more information.

From http://ets.org/gre/revised_general/know

The GRE(R) revised General Test is Coming in August 2011

The GRE(R) General Test is Changing. Find Out What You Need to Know -- and Why It's Good News for You

For millions of students like you, a graduate or business degree can give you a big advantage in your future career. An important step toward achieving that goal -- and the path to thousands of graduate and business programs all over the world -- is to take the GRE(R) General Test.

Now we're making that step even better for you. Starting August 1, 2011, the GRE(R) revised General Test will replace the current GRE General Test, giving you the advantage of a better test experience -- and new types of questions that help show your readiness for graduate-level work.

Here's What You Can Expect from the GRE revised General Test

* A new test-taker friendly design for the computer-based test that lets you edit or change your answers, skip questions and more, all within a section -- giving you the freedom to use more of your own test-taking strategies. Another new feature: an on-screen calculator.* Learn more about the new test-taker friendly design .
* New types of questions in the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections, many featuring real-life scenarios that reflect the kind of thinking you'll do in today's demanding graduate and business school programs. Learn more about the new types of questions .
* Special savings of 50% when you take the GRE revised General Test between August 1 and September 30, 2011. The 50% discount means big savings for you -- and another big advantage to taking the GRE revised General Test. Learn more about saving 50% on your test fee .
* Important score reporting information you need to know: If you take the GRE revised General Test during our special discount period of August - September 2011, your scores will be sent by mid-November. However, if you need your scores before November 2011, take the current test before August 2011.

Latin honor cords for the Fall 2010 commencement ceremony will be available beginning October 25, 2010 in the Student Union & Event Services office (186 Student Union).Undergraduate students who have earned these distinctions wear white cords in recognition of their achievements and have their level of distinction noted by their name in the printed program. The above information applies to undergraduate students only. Graduate students are required to maintain a certain grade point average, and Latin Honors do not apply for them

For Students First Enrolled PRIOR to Fall 2006:
* Summa Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.8
* Magna Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.6
* Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.4

For Students First Enrolled DURING or POST Fall 2006:
* Summa Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.9
* Magna Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.7
* Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5

Undergraduate students who have earned these distinctions wear white cords in recognition of their achievements and have their level of distinction noted by their name in the printed program. The above information applies to undergraduate students only. Graduate students are required to maintain a certain grade point average, and Latin Honors do not apply for them.

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Meet & Greet

Engineering Meet and Greet on Friday, October 22 at 3pm – 5pm in the Hamilton Hall Lobby and you are all invited to attend! This will be an excellent opportunity to ask the CECS Faculty questions and get to know your professors. Refreshments will also be provided.

The Nobel Prize in Physics was recently awarded to two deserving physicists from the University of Manchester, UK, for their quantum physics work with graphene, the thinnest and strongest material known to mankind. But research into the real-world applications of graphene's amazing physical properties is underway here at Wright State University.

The college is offering a new section of DEV 095 for engineering and computer science students. It is DEV 095 Section 80 from 8-10am on Tuesday and Thursday. If you need to take DEV 095 and are not already enrolled in the course, you should sign up NOW by contacting your academic advisor. Math is a very important part of your degree program, so it is very important that you add this class!

If you are already enrolled in DEV 095, I strongly recommend you switch to this special section for engineering and computer science majors. This special section will be taught by Michael Ondrasek, a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the teaching assistant, George Diehl, is an Electrical Engineering graduate. Contact your academic advisor to switch sections.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Ann Wright
Student Enrollment Manager
Wright State University
College of Engineering and Computer Science
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435
ann.wright@wright.edu
937-775-5011
FAX 937-775-5009

 
Sweeeet Door Prizes including the Grand Prize Drawing for Miranda Lambert Concert Tickets, and Free Refreshments!
 
Check out all the CECS Student Clubs and consider becoming a member this year!

The WEC* Mentoring Program is looking for students (second year and beyond) who would like to serve as a mentor to new freshmen students.

- Mentors will meet one on one with a first year student studying in the same discipline of engineering or computer science at a mutually agreed upon time at least once or twice per quarter.

- Mentors will help answer any general concerns the freshman may have such as, hey, where is this study lounge and the help room I keep hearing about?

- Mentors will help provide information on upcoming college events club activities, special seminars and college-life in general.

- Mentors will make the transition for first year engineering students less stressful and give them a jump start to success as an engineering or computer science student.

So if you posses most of the qualities shown below and would like to play a part in the future of your fellow students by helping freshmen stay with their major, meet new students and become more involved in the engineering community, please consider becoming a mentor!

To become a mentor please contact WEC at: wec.wsu@gmail.com with your name and major

* WEC stands for the Wright Engineering Council which is the umbrella student organization for all engineering or computer science majors and all CECS Student Clubs.
Those thinking about applying to be a Mentor should posses most of these qualities:
Knowledge about your field and connection to resources
Flexibility and openness
Sensitivity to others' experiences and struggles
Patience and persistence
Willingness to listen
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
Honesty and genuineness
Sense of humor

Get further information.

The following modules and toolboxes are included:

MATLAB
Simulink
Bioinformatics Toolbox
Control System Toolbox
Curve Fitting Toolbox
Data Acquisition Toolbox
Image Processing Toolbox
Instrument Control Toolbox
Optimization Toolbox
Signal Processing Blockset
Signal Processing Toolbox
SimMechanics
Simscape
Stateflow
Statistics Toolbox
Symbolic Math Toolbox

The new brothers of Sigma Phi Delta from Wright State are: Jacob Durdel, Dakota Kuhn, Benjamin Mahorney, Joshua Matthew-Martinez, Michael Morrison, Michael Watkins and William Yokum. They took the oath of membership in a ritual ceremony in the Rathskellar, and followed the ceremony with a celebration dinner. Brothers from chapters at Rutgers University and Trine University traveled to Wright State to welcome our new chapter. Congratulations to the new brothers.

Sigma Phi Delta is a Fraternity open to students of any Engineering background. It attends to both the social and professional sides of Engineering, in the school and at the workplace. It is an organization that fosters Brotherhood, camaraderie, leadership and teamwork: Men join as individuals and graduate as lifelong members in a very special, close-knit group. Becoming a part of Sigma Phi Delta greatly helps a man develop the skills, confidence, morality, and sense of teamwork necessary to become an excellent Engineer. Sigma Phi Delta’s Alpha Chapter was founded at the University of Southern California on April 11, 1924. The Office of Student Activities is pleased to welcome Sigma Phi Delta to Wright State University.

If you would like to send your well wishes, you can reach the Chapter President, Ben Mahorney at mahorney.2@wright.edu. Congratulations to Sigma Phi Delta and best wishes for a successful chapter here at Wright State

Sincerely,
Gina Keucher
Assistant Director Student Activities
Fraternity & Sorority Life

The Undergraduate Degree Applications are due to the Registrar's Office by August 23, 2010! Forms are available at the Registrar's Office!!!

The DEADLINE for Graduate Students to apply is September 15, 2010!

Graduate Degree Applications are available on line at http://www.wright.edu/sogs/graduation_ap.html or picked up at the School of Graduate Studies Office in 344 Student Union.

Early preparations and Graduation Checklist Information can be found at the CECS website: http://www.cs.wright.edu/cecs/current-students/graduation-information.shtml

All of these boxes, which fill pretty much every last bit of floor space in the College's main computer room, contain brand new computers purchased with funds from the Student Technology Fee. Be on the look out for these new systems, which will begin appearing in labs around the Russ Center this Fall and Winter quarters!

The State of Ohio has designated two new Ohio Centers of Excellence at
Wright State University in Advanced Transportation and Aerospace.

Wright State's Center of Excellence in Product Reliability and
Optimization (CEPRO) and the Center of Excellence for Micro Air Vehicle
Research (MAV) were given the designations earlier today by Ohio Board
of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut.

You will find additional information at http://www.wright.edu/cgi-bin/cm/news.cgi?action=news_item&id=1782.

CEPRO is directed by Dr. Ramana Grandhi, and MAV is directed by Dr.
George Huang, both of whom are from the College of Engineering and
Computer Science. Please join Dean S. Narayanan in congratulating both
Dr. Grandhi and Dr. Huang for these high achievements.

Visit and vote on the following website: http://www.engineering.wright.edu/eita
Just by voting, you will automatically be entered to win a free HP (Hewlitt-Packard) 4GB USB 2.0 flash drive!!!

Please take a few minutes to nominate one of your outstanding teachers!

Thank you!

Teaching Committee Student Members:

Ed Velten

Aaron Shank

Troy Laney

Ryan Vogel

- Fill credit hour vacancies

- Help master coursework in preparation for FE exam or grad school

- And most importantly, help your fellow students succeed in engineering!

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
- 1-4 credit hour course, depending on your availability

- Each credit hour corresponds to 3 hours of tutoring

- All tutoring takes place in Russ Engineering Center study lounge help room

- Grade is pass/fail

- Attend weekly staff meetings with Dr. Klingbeil, time TBD

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and grade of at least "B" in the courses you would like to tutor

TUTORS NEEDED FOR:
- Math courses: MTH 126-131, MTH 229-232, MTH 235

- Physics courses: PHY 240-244

- Science courses: BIO 112, CHM 121-122, CHM 211-213, ANT 310-312

- First and second-year engineering courses: ME 102, CEG 220, ME 212, ME 213, ME 313, ME 315, EE 301, ISE 301

- Upper-division engineering courses: ME 3xx-4xx, MSE 3xx-4xx, EE 3xx-4xx, ISE 3xx-4xx, BME 3xx-4xx

HOW TO ENROLL:
- Interested students should swing by the Dean's Office in 405 Russ and talk with Dr. Klingbeil for instructor permission.

The doors usually open to the public at 8:30am and the actual ceremony begins at 10:00am. I advise you that the EARLIER you arrive the better, all students should plan to be inside the Nutter Center and checked in at their line-up area by 8:45. Please advise your families that parking at the Nutter Center may mean lots of walking and possibly taking a shuttle bus to the doors. Once inside there are lots of steps that can be problematic for some guests! So it is a good idea for families and guests to arrive an hour early also!

The June ceremony usually lasts approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Attire: Keepsake caps and gowns will be available in the Bookstore through June 11. The gowns are black for graduate students and green for undergraduate. Candidates for graduation are required to wear the appropriate academic attire (cap, gown, and hood, if applicable) to participate in the ceremony. Students receiving graduate degrees wear BLACK tassels; undergraduate students from CECS wear ORANGE tassels, with the exception of our computer science students who wear YELLOW tassels. Please unpackage your robe and press it with the iron as it will be very creased!!
Undergraduate students with outstanding academic records are recognized at commencement. Get your Latin Honors Cords at the Office of Conference and Events (next to the WSU Bookstore.. Three distinctions are noted:

For Students First Enrolled PRIOR to Fall 2006:
Summa Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.8
Magna Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.6
Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.4
For Students First Enrolled DURING or POST Fall 2006:
Summa Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.9
Magna Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.7
Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5
Students who have successfully completed one of the curricular tracks in the University Honors Program receive an Honors medallion. Please contact the Honors Office for more information about the medallion.

Diplomas You will receive a diploma cover during the commencement ceremony if you are graduating during the current quarter. Official diplomas and transcripts will be sent to the mailing address on file with the Registrar's Office once all final

Congratulations on your upcoming degree!!

Cindy Oakley, Student Affairs Manager
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Please walk-in for HELP or send the Tutors an Email!

FREE and No APPOINTMENT needed!

Get all the info, plus specific 'by-course' and 'by-day' schedules by visiting

http://www.engineering.wright.edu/helproom

Special note: We are looking for Peer Tutors for Fall 2010. You may register for EGR 499 sections 31-34 for Fall 2010 with special permission from Dr. Nate Klingbeil. Peer Tutoring is a great resume and grad school application booster. By registering for the course and becoming a peer tutor students can fill credit hour vacancies, help master coursework in preparation for FE exam or grad school, and most importantly, help your fellow students succeed in engineering! To qualify as a peer tutor you should have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and grade of at least "B" in the courses you would like to tutor. Swing by the dean’s office and discuss your availability and qualifications with Dr. Klingbeil.

Cross-cutting Growth Opportunities in Energy, Environment and Aerospace Applications


When: 9:30 – 4:00, May 24, 2010

Where: Apollo Room, 160 Student Union, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

Registration: Free, but required. Please register directly at
http://www.polymerohio.org/cart/content/nano-network-wright-state-joint-meeting

Many nanoscale materials and structures exhibit a unique combination of properties that can be exploited in multiple end products important for the future growth of this region. The aim of this networking event is to bring together leaders from academia, industry, and Air Force to discuss possible growth options and collaborative opportunities. Panelists from companies, AFRL and economic development agencies will present their perspectives on the future of this vibrant field, and on the strategic paths charted by their organizations.

Registration is free, but required for lunch planning (please use the website indicated above). A poster session is also planned for participants to highlight their research interests. Since poster slots are limited, please reserve your spot as soon as possible by emailing your title and abstract to the organizers listed below.

Organizers:

- Dr. Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay, Wright State University smukhopa@wright.edu

- Ken Vaughan, NanoNetwork, Polymer Ohio Inc. kvaughan@polymerohio.org

Speakers & Panelists:

David Burton, Applied Sciences Inc.
Dr. John Macguire, Mantech, Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Brian Stephens,GE Aviation
Dr. Dan Jones, Lockheed Martin
Beth Colbert, Ohio Department of Development
Chris Howard, VP, DDC Entrepreneur Program
Joseph Sprengard, CEO, General Nano LLC
Dr. John Busbee, Air Force Research Laboratory

Costa Alimonos
Sarah Bell
Sarah Caupp
Jenny Davis
George Diehl
Mike Eisman
Chris Ferguson
Anu Grover
Wesam Helou
Melissa Jones
Lori Kauflin
Mallory Lyle
Darius Peterson
Ben Schmitt
Aaron Shank
Ashley Smith
Cory Snyder

The ceremony is held at the Ervin J. Nutter Center . The doors usually open to the public at 8:30 am and the actual ceremony begins at 10:00am. The June ceremony lasts approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes
Attire: Latin Honor cords will be available on Tuesday May 18 from the Office of Event Services (which is located next to the WSU Bookstore) by showing your student i.d.
For Students First Enrolled PRIOR to Fall 2006:
Summa Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.8
Magna Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.6
Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.4
For Students First Enrolled DURING or POST Fall 2006:
Summa Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.9
Magna Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.7
Cum Laude indicates a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5
Candidates for graduation are required to wear the appropriate academic attire (cap, gown, and hood, if applicable) to participate in the ceremony. Keepsake caps and gowns will be available in the Bookstore through June 11. Graduate students wear BLACK gowns and BLACK tassels and undergraduate students wear Green gowns. COMPUTER SCIENCE students wear YELLOW tassels while all other CECS undergraduate majors wear ORANGE tassels.
Students who have successfully completed one of the curricular tracks in the University Honors Program receive an Honors medallion. Please contact the Honors Office for more information about the medallion.

Graduation Supplies, caps and gowns etc are available in The WSU Bookstore including invitation cards, banners, gifts, etc. Graduation announcements and class rings may be ordered online at balfour.com . To ensure availability and correct fit, you are encouraged to purchase yours early. Ph.D. candidates/graduates may also purchase regalia. All orders for Ph.D. attire, whether rental or purchase, must be placed with the WSU Bookstore by May 14, 2010.

Tickets The determination as to whether tickets are required for admission into a graduation ceremony is based solely on the total number of eligible students who specifically register to participate online. Since the Spring (June) commencement is the traditional quarter of graduation at Wright State, the number of eligible candidates is much greater than those for the Fall ceremony. As such, it may be necessary, due to fire code regulations, to require seating tickets for each person entering the Ervin J. Nutter Center for the June ceremony. In order to keep the graduation exercises open to as many family and friends as possible, Wright State University is not able to make this determination until after the deadline has passed for online registration to participate in the ceremony. Generally, tickets are not required if fewer than 1,300 students sign up to participate.

Congratulations to all CECS students earning degrees!

Registration is free, but required for lunch planning (register at href="http://www.nano-network.org/">http://www.nano-network.org/ ).
A poster session is also planned for participants to highlight their
research interests. Since poster slots are limited, please reserve your
spot as soon as possible by emailing your title and abstract to the
organizers listed below.

Organizers:
Dr. Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay, Wright State University
Email: smukhopa@wright.edu
Ken Vaughan, NanoNetwork, Polymer Ohio Inc.
Email: kvaughan@polymerohio.org

Speakers & Panelists:
Dr. David Burton, Applied Sciences Inc.
Dr. John Macguire, Mantech, Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Brian Stephens,GE Aviation
Dr. Dan Jones, Lockheed Martin
Beth Colbert, Ohio Department of Development
Chris Howard, VP, DDC Entrepreneur Program
Joseph Sprengard, CEO, General Nano LLC
Dr. John Busbee, Air Force Research Laboratory

Friday May 14, 2010

Induction Ceremony - 6:30 PM - 144 RC

(TBP MEMBERS ONLY)

Dinner following at 7:30 PM Student Union Atrium,Open to Everyone

Congratulations!

Biomedical & Industrial Engineering
Costa Alimonos – BME
Aerial Camden – BME
Sarah Caupp - BME
Lori Kauflin – ISE
Sarah Salyer – ISE
Rehab Talat – BME
Marlon Twyman - BME

Computer Science and Computer Engineering
Cory Snyder – CEG
Pablo Mendes – Ph.D

Electrical and Engineering Physics
Adrian Bayraktaroglu – EE
Austin Jones - EE
Dominic Maga – EE
Chad Morris – EE
Elliott Moser – EE
Jason Quillen – EE
Brian Roadruck – EE
Jared Speltz - EP

Mechanical and Material Science Engineering
Richard Martin – ME
Timothy Osborn – RCE
Veera Venkata S. Vytla – Egr Ph.D
Justin Yantis - ME

Eminent Engineers
Dr. Van Tassel

Hope to see you there!

Tiffany Paul
SWE President

Kodak Versamark designs and manufactures high-speed, 100% variable data, process color and monochrome digital printing solutions. The company's products include both part-page and full-page printers and printing systems, a full line of ink products, and sophisticated system and application software.

A College of Engineering & Computer Science research team, led by Dr. Kuldip Rattan, has been featured in RFID Journal for research related to the "Living Laboratory" at Bethany Village senior community in Centerville. The full article is available online.

Total number of teams: 15

Universities participated (Student Paper Competition):

The Ohio State University, Ohio University, Ohio Northern University, Cleveland State University, University of Akron, University of Scranton, Penn State University Harrisburg, Penn State University Behrend College (Erie), University of Maine (2 teams), Rowan University NJ, Wright State University

Our students (Satbir Dhillon, Randy Depoy and Navjot Brar) won the second place prize. I thought you might want to know. Is it still possible to send their name for President Commendation.

First Prize: Penn State University

Second Prize: Wright State University

Third Prize: Ohio Northern University

Hydraulics of turbo machines for power generation; hydrologic analysis
for hydropower development for run-of the river systems and reservoir
systems; dams and environmental impacts; environmental impact
assessment; operations of reservoir systems; economics of hydropower
generation. Prerequisite: ME 317 or ME 517. Please look for ME
499/699-C01when the Summer schedule is posted. Meet time is tentatively
TR 4:05-5:57pm.

SR 45164    ME   499   C01   M   4.500   CSU Hydro Power   TR   04:05 pm-05:57 pm   20   0   20   0   0   0   TBA   06/14-08/19   MC RC 145   

SR 45233    ME   699   C01   M   4.500   CSU Hydro Power   TR   04:05 pm-05:57 pm   20   0   20   0   0   0   TBA Staff (P)   06/14-08/19   MC RC 145  

We are writing to inform you that Dr. Bor Jang, Dean of the College of
Engineering and Computer Science, has decided to step down from his position as dean, effective June 30, 2010.

Dr. Jang made this decision so he could spend more time with his family,
return to teaching, and focus his energy on his many professional endeavors
as a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

We are all grateful to Dr. Jang for his hard work over the past five years.
Under Dr. Jang's leadership, the College of Engineering and Computer Science has made major advances and grown in a variety of ways:

- Improved student retention
- Added new programs, including two new master's degrees
- Increased the college's enrollment to its highest level since 2000
- Hired outstanding faculty
- Expanded research productivity and launched several major research centers
- Boosted research funding significantly.

An interim dean will be appointed in the next month and a search for a new
dean will be initiated this summer.

We are deeply indebted to Dr. Jang for his outstanding service to the campus
over the past five years.

President David R. Hopkins
Provost Steven R. Angle

YOU’RE INVITED TO ATTEND AN ENGINEERING BOOK-LOOK
BROWSE THE LATEST ENGINEERING TEXTS, TECHNOLOGIES and STUDENT COST-SAVING OPTIONS

Sponsored by
John Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell Publishers

FRIDAY, APRIL 23rd
11:00am – 1:00pm
Food & beverages will be provided
365 Joshi Center

Allie Bryant ▪ abryant@wiley.com ▪ 513-321-2288

A team from Wright State (Nick Beining-ME, Jeffrey Cousineau-ME, Charles Fox-ME, Daniel Knoth-ME, Sarah Heining-Biology) went to Huntsville, AL to participate in 17th NASA Great Moonbuggy Race April 8-10. As a result, we received the Spirit Award for overall team energy, enthusiasm and camaraderie. In terms of race time, Wright State ranked #8 in college division and #2 in rookie teams. There were 52 colleges (61 teams) and 34 high schools (44 teams) participating in the race.

Our next activity will be the ASME HPV Challenge held at Central Connecticut State University, May 7-9, 2010.

Joy Davis, a graduate student Mechanical Engineering, has been selected to receive a 2010 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. Her application was selected by the Air Force from over 2,600 submitted applications that were received this year. The NDSEG Fellowship is sponsored and funded by the Department of Defense (DoD). NDSEG selections are made by the Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Army Research Office (ARO), and the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program Office (HPCMO). The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) administers the NDSEG Fellowship.

Congratulations Joy!

• Attend Prospective Student Recruitment Events
  
• Participate in Alumni Activities
  
• Meet and Mingle with Corporate Executives
  
• Give Tours of Russ and Joshi
  
• Gain Public Speaking Skills
  
• Valuable Resume Booster - Selective Group/Prestigious Opportunity
  
• Networking

Contact Ann Wright for more information, x5011 or ann.wright@wright.edu

Applications are available in 405 Russ and are attached to this email. Applications are due to 405 Russ by Friday, April 30 at 5PM.

• Great resume and grad school application booster
  
• Fill credit hour vacancies
  
• Help master coursework in preparation for FE exam or grad school
  
• And most importantly, help your fellow students succeed in engineering!

• 1-4 credit hour course, depending on your availability
  
• Each credit hour corresponds to 3 hours of tutoring
  
• All tutoring takes place in Russ Engineering Center study lounge help room
  
• Grade is pass/fail
  
• Attend weekly staff meetings with Dr. Klingbeil, time TBD

QUALIFICATIONS: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and grade of at least “B” in the courses you would like to tutor

HOW TO ENROLL: Interested students should stop by the Dean’s Office in 405 Russ and talk with Dr. Klingbeil

TUTORS NEEDED FOR:

• Math courses: MTH 126-131, MTH 229-232, MTH 235
  
• Physics courses: PHY 240-244
  
• Science courses: BIO 112, CHM 121-122, CHM 211-213, ANT 310-312
  
• First and second-year engineering courses: ME 102, CEG 220, ME 212, ME 213, ME 313, ME 315, EE 301, ISE 301
  
• Upper-division engineering courses: ME 3xx-4xx, MSE 3xx-4xx, EE 3xx-4xx, ISE 3xx-4xx, BME 3xx-4xx

• First place:  $500 USD and a trip to the Aerospace Sciences Meeting in January, 2011 for one author. 
  
• Second Place: $300 USD  
  
• Third Place: $250 USD

1. Papers  must  be prepare   according  o  the  AIAA  Author  Kit (see http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=396) in a  single  column format.  Papers,  including  tables,  figures  and  acknowledgments  can  be  no  longer  than  11 
   pages total. 
   
2. For  the  Masters  and  Undergraduate  category  only  two  student  authors  can  be listed  on  the  paper.  The  Team  category  can  have  3  –  10  student  authors  listed.  Faculty  advisors  from  a  University  may  be  listed  as  co‐authors.  Please  note  that NASA  advisors,  Industry  advisors,  etc.  may  NOT  be  listed  as  co‐authors;  they should instead be noted in the paper acknowledgment. 
   
3. Papers submitted to the Regional Student Conferences should not be submitted for presentation or publication to any other conference or journal until and after the  Regional  Student  Conference.  If  the  paper  is  not  the  first  place Undergraduate,  Masters,  or  Team  paper,  the  paper  may  then be submitted  to other conferences or journals.

In addition, the Region funds regional prizes for the best presentations in the undergraduate and masters divisions. Please note that no trip to the Aerospace Sciences Meeting is included in these prizes. These awards are as follows: 
 First Place: $ 250  
 Second Place: $150 
 Third Place (for the undergraduate competition only): $100 
All presentations will be automatically considered for the regional prizes. Awards will be based solely on the quality of the oral presentation, not on the paper. 

For details about the conference's registration and all logistics, please go to the Regional web site: http://region3.aiaastudentconference.org.   
To  submit  an  abstract  please  go  to  http://region3.aiaastudentconference.org  and  register.  When  you  register,  indicate  that  you  intend  to  present  at  the  conference.  You  may submit your abstract after the registration is complete.  

Important Dates to remember: 
Abstracts Due:  03/03/10
Papers Due:   03/17/10
Registration Deadline: 04/2/2010
Conference Date: 04/10/2010 and 04/11/2010 
 
Questions? Contact the Conference Organizers: 
L. Mitchell, mitchel5@purdue.edu  (AIAA student chapter president) 
Prof. I. Hwang, ihwang@purdue.edu  (AIAA faculty advisor)

Congratulations to Dr. Kazimierczuk on this well-deserved recognition of him for all the great work he has done on behalf of the college and his students!

Students can stop in to get help with their resumes, find out about co-oping, and inquire about career employment opportunities after graduation.

If you are unable to coming during walk-in hours, please call 775-2556 to set up an appointment.

Dr. Klingbeil will assist in fulfilling the College mission in all areas of academic and student affairs, and will represent the College in related activities at the University level and beyond. Dr. Klingbeil's office is located in the Dean's Suite, 405 RC, x5001.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Nathan Klingbeil, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs!

Dept. of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering
Eliza Ayton- BME, Andrew Breidenbach- BME, Carl Cross- BME, Josiah Dierken- BME, Wesam Helou- BME, Michael Robertson- BME, Maria Scheilder- BME, Aaron Shank- BME, and Heather Zumstein- BME

Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
Robert Caldwell- CS, Brandon James- CEG, and Kathleen Timmerman- CS

Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Navjot Brar- EE, Satbir Dhillon- EE, Ramiro Gonzales- EE, Matthew Niekamp- EE, Edmund Velten- EE, and Joshua Wilson- EE

Dept. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Asela Benthara Wadumesthrige- ME, David Bettag- ME, Christopher Boyer- ME, Zachary Gaston- ME, Daniel Gillaugh- ME, Paul Gross- ME, Troy Laney- MSE, Kevin McReynolds- MSE, Todd Smith- ME, Timothy Smith Jr.- ME, and Alleyce Watts- ME

Eminent Engineer
Dr. Chung-Jen John Tam

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

• 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

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

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.

Recruiting fair for career employment, co-op and internship opportunities.

A professional resume is required for admission of candidates. Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume to distribute to employers.

This event is sponsored by the Office of Career Services for Wright State University students and alumni.

Visit the Career Services website to get more information about the event including tips for preparing and a list of participating employers.

2009 Sponsors:

To read more, check out the full article in the Dayton Business Journal at: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/06/29/story3.html

The Smart Cane is equipped with Radio Frequency Identification and is one of the first outdoor applications of RFID technology. The cane is able to detect electronic navigational aids and help the blind avoid obstacles and reach their destinations more easily.

The 49 participants selected for this year's Summer Institute represented 34 institutions in the US, as well a delegate from Micronesia. The participants included vice presidents, vice provosts, as well as deans, directors, chairs and faculty members. Each participant brought a wide range of experiences across disciplines and institution types and sizes to the program, which created a unique environment where they could learn from each other while discussing critical issues facing higher education today.

Responding to the current environment for higher education globally, the Summer Institute had a special focus this year on "Women's Leadership in Times of Crisis: Leveraging Our Responses for Institutional Renewal." Over 50 senior officers from colleges and universities, national organizations, and accrediting associations - many HERS alumnae or board members - served as faculty. A notable faculty member at the Summer Institute was Dr. Marvalene Hughes, President of Dillard University in New Orleans, who the discussed her experience leading Dillard through profound transformation following the $400 million devastation it suffered at the hands of Hurricane Katrina. The Summer Institute also included a trip to Temple University to discuss strategic planning in the current economic environment and a trip to the American Council on Education (ACE) in Washington, DC where the group learned about the national perspective on the new environment for higher education as well as resources for institutional response and renewal.

Garringer has been at WSU since 2000. She manages the marketing and recruitment initiatives for the College of Engineering and Computer Science in an effort to increase student enrollment in engineering and computer science degree programs. She received her bachelor’s degree in marketing as well as an MBA from the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

WSU President David Hopkins sponsored her participation in the 2009 HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute. She was selected to represent Wright State through a process facilitated by the Women's Center on campus. Garringer is the eighteenth woman from Wright State selected to attend since they began sending representatives in 1986.

Sponsored by the Dayton Section of ASME, the symposium is designed to facilitate communication between members of the regional technical community, as well as to provide a forum for students, both undergraduate and graduate, and researchers/practitioners to present their work.

The symposium program will include several parallel sessions in the morning and afternoon, a luncheon, an industry exhibition, and a Keynote Address. Presentations are limited to 20 minutes, including time for questions. No written paper is required. The Dayton Section of ASME will confer "Best Presentation" awards at the annual Section Awards Banquet in late Spring, 2010.

Dr. Jay Baron, president and chief executive officer for the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), and director of CAR's Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology group will give the Keynote Address. The automotive industry is confronted with manufacturing challenges like never before. Markets are fragmenting, production volumes cyclical, and demand is shifting away from large vehicles to smaller less-profitable ones. Legislative pressures to significantly increase fuel economy call for a host of new technologies involving power train, electric motors, and new, light-weight materials. Manufacturers are deploying flexible manufacturing systems to cope with lower volumes and future uncertainty. What business and manufacturing strategies from today will continue into the future and what new ones will emerge? This address will provide an overview of these issues and suggest what the future holds for automotive manufacturing.

http://www.cs.wright.edu/~asme/DESS.htm

Registration:
All symposium registrations must be processed online through the conference website. Registration rates are as follows:
General Registration: $100
ASME Member Registration: $75
Luncheon and Keynote Address Only Registration: $30
Students and Unemployed ASME Member Registration: $25
Undergraduate Student Presenter Registration: Free
Student Presenter Registration: Free

Luncheon and Keynote Address Only registration includes box lunch. All other registrations include admission to all technical sessions, conference program and booklet of abstracts, continental breakfast, all day coffee and refreshments, and choice of box lunches.

The program is designed to create opportunities for colleges, universities and research institutes around the world to conduct collaborative research with HP. WSU's Kno.e.sis Center will collaborate with HP Labs on research focused on "techniques for guided search and browsing as well as classification and selection of information to improve information processing and knowledge sharing."

HP reviewed nearly 300 proposals from more than 140 universities in 29 countries on a range of topics within the eight high-impact research themes at HP Labs.

For a complete press release, visit the Office of Communications and Marketing site. This information was also featured in a Dayton Daily News article.

The next Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam will be given on Saturday, October 24, 2009.

This is an optional exam for those students who have an interest in completing the first of two exams required to become a registered professional engineer. The FE exam will be given by ELSES, an affiliate of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. Students will be able to request one of the three testing locations.

The Ohio Student Only postmark DEADLINE for 2009 October exam approval is Friday, July 24, 2009.

Students will initially submit their application with a letter from the dean's office* and the $25.00 application fee to the State Board in Columbus. After approval by the State Board, students will then need to go online to the ELSES website and follow the Ohio-specific instructions to complete the registration process. Students will need to pay an additional $145.00 to be registered to take the exam.

Carefully review the application procedures at the State Board’s website: http://www.peps.ohio.gov/Exams/OhioStudent.aspx or contact the dean’s office for more information.

*Students may obtain the Dean's Letter required in the application process from Assistant Dean Dick Rathbun. This must be done in person and you may e-mail him at dick.rathbun@wright.edu to make an appointment.

In 2002, the three WSU professors co-founded the company Forensic Bioinformatics Services, Inc. (FBS) along with collaborators from academia and industry, and with the help of a Technology Transfer grant from the Wright State University. Since that time, FBS has reviewed DNA evidence in cases across the nation and throughout the world. In the case DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ET AL. v. OSBORNE, Justice Alito cites a 2003 paper co-authored by Drs. Doom, Krane, and Raymer to support the idea that the extreme sensitivity of modern DNA tests make forensic DNA evidence highly susceptible to contamination.

Grandhi received the award during a joint annual awards ceremony held by ASME and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dayton-Cincinnati section, on Thursday, May 28, in Dayton.

At Wright State University, Grandhi has launched an internationally recognized research program involving faculty, staff engineers and graduate students and several externally funded projects. Grandhi's research sponsors include the U.S. Air Force, the Federal Aviation Administration, National Science Foundation, NASA, the Center for Artificial Intelligence Application, General Motors, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Caterpillar, Inc., and UES, Inc., among others.

Grandhi has notable accomplishments in metal forming, process control, computational mechanics, structural optimization and structural reliability design.

Grandhi received his doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1984. He has also been honored as a Brage Golding Distinguished Research Professor at Wright State and AIAA fellow.

This award is intended to memorialize the contributions of Dr. Stanley Roscoe (1920-2007) to the early development of Aviation Psychology by recognizing exceptional accomplishment by a student in Aviation Psychology. A panel of senior aviation psychologists selected Monnin's exceptional student paper because it best exemplified the blending of scientific and practical contribution that exemplified Stan Roscoe's own work.

Please visit the following website to cast your nomination: http://www.engineering.wright.edu/cecs/excellence-in-teaching-form.phtml

By casting a nomination, you will automatically be entered into a drawing to win a free flash drive!!! You could be the winner of one of NINE 4GB DataSticks to be given away just by voting!

Note: There are three teaching categories: Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Teaching Assistant.

Please be sure to include a few comments describing the reason you feel that your nominee is deserving of this recognition. The Teaching Award Committee values your comments and they will be a major factor in the final selection.

Please take a few minutes to nominate one of your outstanding teachers! Flash drive winners will be drawn and announced on June 5.

Student Ambassadors for the 2009-2010 academic year
Costa Alimonos
Samantha Crossen
Jenny Davis
George Diehl
Alysha Ferland
Wesam Helou
Leah Hill
Mike Jonell
Melissa Jones
Srikar Karanam
Mallory Lyle
Tiffany Paul
Ben Schmitt
Cory Snyder
Heather Zumstein

Please be aware that all students must apply to graduate and that there is an application deadline each quarter! Applications for graduation are available in the Registrar’s Office.

This notice is being provided in advance of the deadline as late applications may not be accepted by the college or department. Please meet with your advisor to evaluate your progress toward your degree well ahead of the graduation application deadline if you feel that you are nearing completion.

Applications are available at the Office of the Registrar (E244 Student Union). The application fee is $35. You must present your application at the Bursar's window when paying your fee. The fee can be paid by cash, check, or credit card (MasterCard/Visa/Discover). This is a non-refundable, one-time only processing fee. If you must reapply, you will not be required to pay a new fee.

If you do not complete the requirements of your degree as anticipated, it is your responsibility to submit a follow-up application during the filing period for the next appropriate graduation date. Filing period chart is shown below:

Anticipated Graduation Date - Application filing period
August (Summer Qtr) - March 2 to May 25
November (Fall Qtr) - May 26 to Aug 21
March (Winter Qtr) - August 22 to Dec 7
June (Spring Qtr) - Dec 8 to March 1

The team presenting the paper was made up of Joe Mertz (EE), Ben McDonie (CS) and Jonathan Sargent (ME). Dr. Kuldip Rattan, their advisor, supervises their research entitled "Design of an Intelligent Autonomous Lawnmower."

• Attend Prospective Student Recruitment Events
  
• Participate in Alumni Activities
  
• Meet and Mingle with Corporate Executives
  
• Give Tours of the Russ Center and Joshi Center
  
• Gain Public Speaking Skills
  
• Valuable Resume Booster - Selective Group/Prestigious Opportunity Networking

For more information, contact: Ann Wright at (937) 775-5011 or ann.wright@wright.edu.

Applications are available in 405 Russ and are due by April 24th.

Also NEW: You may now email the tutors for help at any time: helproom.wsu@gmail.com

Check out the CECS Help Room Hours for Spring Quarter.

An ASME Dayton Section Social Event

Free Pizza!
Non-member engineers are welcome!

Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Time: 7:30-8:30 PM
Location: University of Dayton, Kettering Labs, Room 221
Parking: Lot C*

UD Map: http://www.udayton.edu/visiting_ud.php
Dayton Section POC: Jonathan Poggie, asme.dayton@gmail.com
UD Student Section POC: Bryan Hoersten, hoerstbc@notes.udayton.edu

The ASME Dayton Section and the University of Dayton ASME Student Section are hosting a joint social event to foster interaction between young members (both students and recent graduates) and more experienced engineers. Several engineers will speak briefly about their career experiences and answer questions. An informal pizza social will follow. The student section will hold its business meeting afterwards.

Come help promote the success of the next generation of engineers!

* Take Kiefaber St. off Brown St., turn left at Founders Lane, and take the first left. The lot should be open, and you can pull right up to Kettering Labs.

No RSVP is required. WSU Students, contact Nick Dittes at wsuasme@gmail.com if you need a ride. We might be able to car pool.

Jon Poggie
ASME Dayton Section Chair
email: asme.dayton@gmail.com
web: http://sections.asme.org/dayton/index.htm

Nick Dittes
ASME WSU Student Section President
wsuasme@gmail.com

The College of Engineering and Computer Science Ad-Hoc Teaching Committee is collecting nominations for the Excellence in Teaching Award in three categories: Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Teaching Assistant.

Your comments will be a major factor in the final selection. Please be sure to include a few brief comments describing the reason that you feel your nominee is deserving of this recognition.

Vote online at http://www.engineering.wright.edu/cecs/excellence-in-teaching-form.phtml

When IS the Help Room Open???
The Help Room hours are M-F; 11-4 most days. The official schedule is posted outside the study lounge.

Why should I visit the Help Room???
Don’t struggle with homework or studying for tests needlessly! Get help from someone whose been there!

Who works in the Help Room???
Friendly students who are upper level engineering students serving as volunteers!

Please stop by and meet our staff of excellent tutors soon!
Benjamin Schmitt, Arpan Patel, Taylor Frantz, Monkia Gupta, Sameera Sarfaraz, Josiah Dierken, Leah Hill and Costa Alimonos

Open to graduate students. Prerequisites are ME 720 and ME 612 or equivalent. This is an approved 700 level course for graduate MME students.

ME 890-04 CRN 33790 Hydrogen Energy – Dr. Amir Farajian (MW 4:10-5:50 pm)

Access to renewable and clean sources of energy is one of the highest priorities among scientific and technological challenges in 21st century. The conventional sources of energy, in particular carbon-based sources, have limited reserves and pollute the environment with catastrophic consequences for the whole planet.

Open to graduate students in Engineering and Science. Prerequisites are ME 316 or ME 375. This is a required core for the new Renewable and Clean Energy Masters program, and an approved 700 level course for other tracts.

For more information on the courses or registering for them, please contact the instructor for the course or the ME Dept (937-775-5040).

The Ohio's Cool Co-ops Contest gives Wright State an opportunity to showcase our students to hundreds of thousands in the voting public! From February 20, 2009 - March 9, 2009 the Ohio's Cool Co-ops Contest will enter a voting phase so your experience can shine and earn you a spot as one of Ohio's Coolest Co-ops!

To be eligible students must be currently enrolled and must have co-oped at least once between the dates of January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008. Wright State students will be able to submit their entries beginning January 15, 2009 and running through February 15, 2009! Visit
http://www.ohioscoolestcoops.com to enter your Cool Co-op.

This contest is a variation on the UC 100 Cool Co-ops contest. To get ideas about creating a winning entry, visit University of Cincinnati's web site at: http://www.uc.edu/coolco-ops/home.asp and click on "View Student Submissions."

We are really excited about this opportunity to promote Cooperative Education in Ohio! We hope that each and every student will submit an entry
thus making this contest a success for Wright State! If you have questions or want to discuss the specifics of the contest, please feel free to contact me via e-mail.

Good Luck!

Sheryl Kent
President Elect, Ohio Cooperative Education Association and
Assistant Director, Career Services, WSU
sheryl.kent@wright.edu

Dr. Susan (Hodapp) Benysh, BSHFE '91 was selected as the College's Outstanding Alum for 2009. She was recognized along with the nine other Outstanding Alumni Award recipients at the Alumni Awards Brunch on Saturday, February 7, 2009.

The trip will take place July 13-31, 2009 and the program will include 84 students from 7 universities: WSU (10), University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (5), Iowa State University (5), Pittsburgh State University (3), South East University (10, Nanjing, China) and Jinan University (5, Guangzhou, China), and CYCU (46). The program includes group projects, lectures and field trips in high-tech factories in Taiwan. Also included are sightseeing trips and Chinese Culture excursions.

Students interested in learning more about the course and the summer trip should attend the information session on January 23, 2009 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in 365 Joshi Center.

To apply to be considered as one of the 10 student participates from WSU, please submit an application package to Cindy Oakley in the Dean's Office, 405 RC by January 30. First Year Seniors and those not graduating before fall of 2009 may apply.

Applications Package must include:

A. Letter of Motivation - explaining what you hope to gain from this experience (at least two paragraphs).
B. List of References - at least two WSU professors or staff members (do not include reference letters).
C. Activities List - highlighting your leadership abilities, prior work experiences, extra-curriculum activities.
D. Advising Report - your Wings Express transcript is sufficient

Dr. George Huang, Chair of the Mechanical and Materials Engineering department is in charge of the II/ALE program. He and an assistant will serve as the group's leaders and will accompany students on the trip.

If you have questions about the course/program please contact either: Angela Griffith (angela.griffith@wright.edu, 209 RC) or Cindy Oakley (cindy.oakley@wright.edu, 405 RC).

On January 9th at the Engineers Club of Dayton, the Ohio Mu Chapter of Tau Beta Pi inducted several new members. Tau Beta Pi is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession. It is the nation's second-oldest honor society to recognize students of distinguished scholarship and exemplary character. We are especially pleased to present our first ever group of Computer Science students eligible for TBP Induction.

New Inductees
Jason Adrian - BME
Leah Hill - BME
Megan Leiter - ISE
Benjamin Schmitt - BME
Taylor Thullen - BME
David Totten - ISE
Leslee Elliot-Sowers - CS
Jennifer Engimann - CS
Matthew Garing - CEG
Brian Jackson - CS
Benjamin McDonie - CS
Alexander Boytim - EE
Holly Zelnio - EE
Aron Brezina - ME
Leighann Carter ME
Joshua Deaton - ME
Joshua Gaerke - ME
Jantzen Hinton - ME
Matthew Rippl - ME
Michelle Wilson - ME
Jessica Win - BME