CSE Undergrad News

If you are interested in applying to the 5th year masters (combined BS/MS) program, please join us for an information session on Monday, April 22nd at 330pm in room 691 (Gates Commons) of the Paul G. Allen Center for CS&E.

The optimal time to apply is towards the end of your junior year.

Take a look at the webpages to familiarize yourself with the program and then join us on the 22nd. The faculty advisor (Professor Dieter Fox) and I, along with fellow advisor Elise and students from the program will be there to answer your questions.

Crystal

We would like to ask for your help in making students aware of an opportunity for a fully supported Ph.D. study in Health Informatics in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. For this opportunity we have Department of Education backed funding (through a Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need grant) to support U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident students for their Ph.D. studies. This opportunity is open to both M.S. and B.S. graduates, the latter through our expedited B.S. to Ph.D. program. The theme of our GAANN program is health informatics, an area in which our Department has many excellent researchers, focusing on such high tech research as bioinformatics, medical imaging, medical robotics, smart environments, smart health devices, etc.

We are lenient with our Ph.D. application deadlines and would love to talk to your qualifying students.

We appreciate your help. Please feel free to contact me with any question or any suggestions; I would love to hear from you or your academic advisors.

Best wishes,

Dr. Gergely Záruba
Professor
GAANN Site Manager for GAANN@CSE
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
The University of Texas at Arlington
zaruba@uta.edu

http://cse.uta.edu/GAANN/

The Computational Finance and Risk Management program of the Department of Applied Mathematics will be hosting two Information Sessions at the Career Center for UW undergraduate students next week:

Wednesday, January 16th
5:00-6:00pm
Career Center, MGH-134

Thursday, January 17th
12:00-1:00pm
Career Center, MGH-134

Can you please pass this information on to your students? Interested undergrads can register by logging in to Husky Jobs here. There is flyer information below.

Please reach out to me if you or your students have any questions regarding the program. I’d be happy to assist!

Best,
Laurie

Information Sessions for
UW undergraduates
Learn about futures in finance and leverage your quantitative/analytical skills.
MS-CF&RM is a graduate degree in the UW Department of Applied Mathematics.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
5:00pm – 6:00pm
UW Career Center
Mary Gates Hall 134
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
12:00pm – 1:00pm
UW Career Center
Mary Gates Hall 134
OR
Register Online:
www.huskyjobs.washington.edu/students/
Or Contact:
compfin@uw.edu
To learn more:
http://computational-finance.uw.edu

Currently PREP is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 cohort. PREP stands for Post-baccalaureate Research and Education Program and is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) training program. PREP is designed to enhance the ability of under-represented individuals in the biomedical sciences to gain entry to, and succeed in, nationally recognized Ph.D. programs.
This program is for recent graduates who want to continue their education specifically in the biomedical sciences. PREP’s main benefit is to engage the scholar in cutting edge research for one full year with a faculty mentor of your choice. We also offer many other benefits, such as, annual salary, health/dental benefits, GRE preparation classes, tuition for academic courses, travel support to attend conferences and social and cultural activities.

The eligibility requirements for this program are as followed:  The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and be a member of a group that is found to be under-represented in the biomedical sciences. A person who feels they are from a challenging or disadvantage background must be a recipient of a Bachelor’s degree within the 36 months prior to the time of acceptance into the program. Also, the person must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (out of 4.0). Demonstrate commitment to pursuing a Ph.D. in a biomedical research field and have little or no research laboratory experience.

This is a very interdisciplinary program that recruits and accepts applications from participating departments such as Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Biology, Biomedical Sciences(6 departments), Chemical & Nuclear Engineering, Chemistry/Biological Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics & Astronomy and Psychology but not limited to the previous mentioned departments.  Regardless of your undergraduate degree, if you have a sincere interest in pursuing a Ph.D. in a biomedical research field then this is definitely the program for you.

The application process involves many steps, but there is no hard deadline. The first step is to go to https://unmjobs.unm.edu, Search for a Posting number 0818051, then click View to access the application. Please submit a cover letter, resume/CV, personal statement, official transcripts, and three letters of reference. All these documents are required, and must be submitted before we can view your application.

For further questions or comments that you may have please contact the program coordinator, Antonio Bañuelos at PREP@unm.edu or jbanuelo@unm.edu or Tel: (505) 610- 1725.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
Best,

Richard Cripps
Antonio Bañuelos

Hey folks,

I know we had told a few of you that there might be a winter application for the BS/MS  (5th year masters) program.  Unfortunately, we will not be having an additional application cycle this winter. With only 20 new slots for the program every year, it was decided that we would keep a single application cycle.  We generally open the application in late May and make decisions by mid-June.  The possibility of a winter application was always tentative, but since the decision is now final, we wanted to alert you in case this alters any plans.

We do understand that a once a year application doesn’t work well for all students, and we are sympathetic to your various situations.  If you have questions about how this might effect you, please don’t hesitate to contact the CSE advising staff.  Elise and Crystal are the most familiar with the 5th year program, so try to see one of them.

We will have a BS/MS program information session this winter quarter.

CSE Advising

RoMeLa, the Robotics and Mechanisms Lab at Virginia Tech, would like to advertise several funded MS, PhD, and Post Doc positions for team THOR of the DARPA Robotics Challenge.  Team THOR is one of seven funded Track-A teams worldwide tasked with designing, building, and testing our own disaster response robot.  Our team is looking for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers in the areas of:

Software Design

Dynamics and Controls

Robotics Simulation

Electronics Design / Embedded Systems

Mechanical Design and Fabrication

Interested applicants can find more information at www.romela.org/main/Research_Positions and can email a CV to romela@vt.edu.

Thank you,

Dr. Dennis Hong

Virginia Tech Robotics and Mechanisms Lab

Hello from the University of Southern California!

I’m pleased to inform you that I will be hosting an information session for students interested in graduate opportunities in engineering: Master’s, Doctoral, or REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates).  I would appreciate your assistance in forwarding this information to your students and organization members:

USC ENGINEERING INFO SESSION

Thursday, Nov 8

5:30 PM – 7PM
Location: UW Career Center (LOBBY) 134 Mary Gates, Seattle Campus

Refreshments served

**Those that attend will be eligible for an application fee waiver ($85) if they choose to apply to a USC engineering graduate program.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Camillia Lee
Assistant Dean, Graduate & International Recruitment
Graduate and Professional Programs
USC Viterbi School of Engineering

t: 213.821.1553 | e: camillia.lee@usc.edu | w: viterbi.usc.edu/gapp
skype: camillia.lee

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You may be surprised to find out that a bachelor’s degree in computer science provides you with an excellent background for graduate studies in the exciting research field of computational neuroscience.

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These are just a few of the research opportunities available to Computational Neuroscience graduate students in the Boston University Graduate Program for Neuroscience. For more information, visit us at:

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Hi CSE Undergrads!

If you plan to attend, don’t forget to RSVP (below).

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TO: Seniors, First Year and beginning of Second Year Graduate Students

(Undergrads are encouraged to attend, it’s never too early to plan for your submittal!)

FROM: Mary Heusner, Director of Research, College of Engineering

SUBJ: *NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Workshop*

*October 19, (Friday) 12:00-1:30*

*EEB 403 Conference Room*

*Please RSVP to:

This workshop will be an informal panel session including NSF GRF awardees plus a recent panelist, Dr. Jim Pfaendtner, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering. There will be time for questions and answers!

• NSF GRF due: *Nov 13 for Engineering, Computer & Info. Sciences & Engr, Materials Research.
• Applicants should be US Citizens, Nationals, or Permanent Residents.
• Three reference letters must be submitted by November 27, 2012, 5 p.m. PACIFIC Standard Time.

Please see the NSF-GRFP URL below for more eligibility requirements and application guidelines.

URL GRFP: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12599/nsf12599.htm

Hope to see you there!

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Mary Heusner

Director, Research

Office of Research & Graduate Studies

College of Engineering

206-685-2522