CSE Undergrad News

CSE Ugrads – See below for a summer research opportunity with faculty at WSU. Please contact Teddy Yap directly with questions.

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Greetings!  I hope that this message finds you well.

I am a faculty member at Washington State University and am helping Prof. Diane Cook in managing a summer research program for Computer Science/Electrical Engineering students on the topic of designing smart environments.  We are trying to recruit undergraduate students that are interested in graduate school and/or research and would like to be involved in a summer-long program.   The URL for the program is http://reu.eecs.wsu.edu/ .

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,
Teddy

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Teddy Yap, Jr.
Faculty
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science EME 121 Spokane Street PO Box 642752 Washington State University
(509) 335-6602
tyap@eecs.wsu.edu
http://eecs.wsu.edu/~tyap
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Dear Students,

We write to share an extraordinary opportunity for travel, discovery, and challenge. The 2011 Bonderman Travel Fellowship application is now available and we encourage you to consider applying.  Graduate and professional students (including those in the Law and Business Schools and other graduate and professional programs), undergraduate students (of junior and senior credit standing) in the University Honors Program, and undergraduate students (of junior and senior credit standing) in UW Tacoma’s Global Honors Program in good standing are eligible for this opportunity.

David Bonderman – the donor – wishes to give students an opportunity to experience learning and growth in new and unexpected ways.  Bonderman Fellows will undertake international travel on their own for eight or more months, to six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world.  Through solo travel the Fellows will focus on exploration and discovery, learning about the world and themselves in it.

Up to seven graduate and seven undergraduate Bonderman Fellowships will be awarded in Spring 2011.  Each Fellowship carries a $20,000 award to be used only for extended solo international travel.  Fellows may not conduct research, pursue an academic project, or participate in a formal program or organization.

To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity, please attend one of the following information sessions.  Due to space limitations you must register for a session at http://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/bbkelly/117386

• Monday, November 29, 2010, 12:30 p.m. in the Electrical Engineering Building, room 45 (EEB 45)
• Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:30 p.m. in Smith Hall, room 102
• Another January session will be held; date and time to be announced

The application deadline is Monday, January 31, 2010 at 12 noon (PST).

Information about the fellowship can be found at: http://grad.washington.edu/students/fa/bonderman/index.shtml .

If you do not have the chance to attend one of the information sessions and have questions about this award, graduate/professional students may contact either Helene Obradovich (helene@uw.edu) or Marilyn Gray (megray@uw.edu) in The Graduate School Office of Fellowships and Awards, and undergraduate students can contact Brook Kelly (bbkelly@uw.edu) in The University Honors Program.

Sincerely,

The Graduate School and The University Honors Program

The Graduate School: www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/bonderman/index.shtml

The University Honors Program: depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/scholarships/current/bonderman

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From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Subject: buidling security guard
To: cs-grads – Mailing List <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>

We will have a different security guard filling in this weekend- both Friday and Saturday nights.   Since s/he won’t really know any of us,  I expect s/he’ll be checking building cards.  Please remember to have yours with you!

Tracy Erbeck

Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington

tracy@cs.washington.edu

206.543.9264 (office)

206.543.2969 (fax)

Hey CSE people,

I’m sure you’ve been missing my name clogging your inbox. There hasn’t been many events lately….

But, today, in one hour, there is a talk/info session by Twitter at Today, 10:30am, MGH 420.

This is not an ACM event (i cant guarantee free food), someone  on there end might accidentally contacted the wrong department… Hence, by an invitation from Ed Lazowska and Twitter itself, we cse ugrads are invited to crash the event.

Chris

UW Environmental Innovation Challenge
$$$ for Prototype! Application Due Dec 12

WE HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU.

If you’ve got a passion for clean-tech, the smarts to play in the emerging green economy, and the desire to leverage your engineering background to make an impact, the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge can provide just the platform (and the funding!) you’ve been looking for.

HOW IT WORKS

For the UW EIC, interdisciplinary student teams will define a clean-tech problem, design and develop the solution, and work together to produce both a prototype (or proof of concept or computer simulation) and a business summary that outlines the market opportunity.

We have $25,000 available for prototype funding. In the Challenge on March 31, 2011, students will pitch their concepts and demonstrate their product/idea to a group of judges that includes technologists, entrepreneurs, and investors. Teams are judged on their prototypes, business summaries, and potential for impact. The grand prize is $10,000.

HOW DO YOU GET FUNDING?
The College of Engineering has provided $25,000 to help teams develop their prototypes.  The deadline for funding applications is midnight December 12, 2010! You can use this funding for purchasing materials to build your prototype, renting equipment, purchasing safety equipment, and hiring short-term work beyond your team’s capacity. (You cannot pay team members).

We prefer to see requests between $1,500 and $4,500 but will consider both smaller and larger amounts. Funding will be announced by January 4, 2011 and is to be used by March 31, 2011. Any unspent development money must be returned. Who can apply? Any team with at least one engineering student can apply, but the application must be submitted by the engineering student(s).  Please note: teams that receive funding agree to participate in the Challenge March 31.

Prototype funding Application

Key Dates for the UW EIC
Prototype Funding – Application due December 12
February 17 – Intent to Submit due
March 3 – Business Summary due

March 27 – 1 Page Business Summary and 1 PowerPoint Slide due
March 31 – Challenge pitches and presentations, reception and awards ceremony

Questions?
Pam Tufts, UW Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC)
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
ptufts@uw.edu 206.685.3813

Hi all,

Those of you interested in UW exchange programs may want to check out Student Exchange Day in Mary Gates Hall tomorrow. CSE departmental exchanges aren’t part of this, but there are numerous exchange opportunities at UW, so this could be a good way to learn more about your options. Details below.

–Megan

Student Exchange Day–Thursday, November 18, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Mary Gates Hall Commons

The Office of International Programs and Exchanges and the National Student Exchange (NSE) program have created a Student Exchange Day event for UW students to explore their options for studying for a semester or year at one of our partner institutions.  A wide array of international and U.S. options will be presented.

Many of these exchanges will be represented by exchange students from our partner universities who are studying at UW this quarter which provides a unique opportunity for students to speak directly with other students.  Staff from International Programs and Exchanges and the NSE program will also be available to answer questions about program options and funding.

For a complete list of international universities that will be represented tomorrow click here

For a complete list of NSE participating institutions click here

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!  Shannon

Shannon Koller
Regional Team Lead for Africa/Middle East/Americas
Study Abroad Advisor
International Programs and Exchanges – University of Washington
459 Schmitz, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
206.221.3794
http://studyabroad.washington.edu
Advising: M 2-4, W 12-2, F 10-12

Student Exchange Day–November 18, 11:30 – 2:30, Mary Gates Hall Commons

All current CSE Majors, if you are interested in the Combined BS/MS program, there will be an information session in the Gates Commons (Room 691) on Wednesday Dec. 1st from 330-430.

Here is a link to the program website for additional information: http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ugrad/current/bsms/

The Faculty Advisor, Professor Ernst, and CSE advisors will be there to tell you more about the program and answer questions.