WTS Scholarships, Deadline: November 7, 2011

Each year the WTS Greater Chicago Chapter Scholarship Committee awards four scholarships, totaling $8,000, to young women pursuing careers in the transportation industry.  Two of these scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students and two are awarded to graduate students.  The scholarships and amounts are as follows:

Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship - $4,000

Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship - $2,000

Molitoris Leadership Scholarship for Undergraduates - $1,000

The WTS Leadership Legacy Scholarship For Graduate Studies - $1,000

In addition to our local chapter scholarship, applicants will be forwarded on to the national level to be considered for the national scholarship awards. 

The applications are due no later than November 7^th, 2011.  We look forward to hearing from the applicants at your school.  In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact Lisa Hoekenga at lisa.hoekenga@jacobs.com with any questions.

The Physics of Climate Change - Saturday, October 1, 2011

SATURDAY PHYSICS FOR EVERYONE 

FALL 2011
Physics Department
University of Illinois
Room  141 Loomis Laboratory of Physics
1110 W. Green Street Urbana, IL  61801

Welcome to the 2011 Saturday Physics for Everyone at the Physics
Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  

Next Saturday Physics lecture will take place on October 1.

Professor Scott Willenbrock, Department of Physics, U. of Illinois  will talk about  "The Physics of Climate Change": Professor Scott Willenbrock
Title:    ""The Physics of Climate Change"
Day:       Saturday, October 1, 2011
Time: 10:15am
Place: 141 Loomis, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana

Climate Change is a hot topic, but we hear conflicting reports on the seriousness of the issue. Some say it is a grave danger, and could severely disrupt life on Earth. Others say it is a conspiracy, and that the dangers are way overblown. What's the truth? In order to form your own opinion, you need to understand the basic physics underlying Climate Change. I discuss this physics in nontechnical language, and give you the tools to make your own judgment about Climate Change.

Idea to Product Competition, Deadline: October 10, 2011

Idea to Product (I2P) is a unique academic competition looking at ideas at their earliest stage.  I2P is not a business plan competition.  I2P only requires a one-page submission, done according to a format, outlining an idea for a product or service and its market.  This approach makes it possible for people across campus to develop and present ideas, obtain feedback, and start the process of invention or product development and commercialization. 

The Technology Entrepreneur Center is hosting the University of Illinois I2P campus competition in 301 CSL.  Competing students should submit an online entry.  Up to 10 student ideas will be selected for the Illinois campus round of IP2 on October 20, 2011.

Online entries for the Illinois campus round of IP2 are due by October 10, 2011.

For more information, please visit the IP2 website.

International Business Immersion Program, Deadline: November 1, 2011

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IMMERSION PROGRAM, ACE/BADM 436 APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!

www.ibip.illinois.edu

DEADLINE TO APPLY NOVEMBER 1, 2011.

Don’t miss this opportunity to study international agribusiness supply chains by experiencing them first-hand in Europe!

The program has three components: a course in the Spring Semester of 2012 (Tuesdays 3:30-5:20pm) , a two-week study tour to Europe from May 12-26, and a final presentation in the fall of 2012.

IBIP Info Sessions:
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Monsanto Room of the ACES Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
in rooms 3015/3017 BIF
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The 2012 IBIP program will be headed to Europe from May 12-26, 2011. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors graduating in December 2012 are encouraged to apply. May 2012 graduating Seniors will not be considered.

The program is housed in the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, but is cross-listed in the College of Business Administration and works closely with many of the Title VI Cultural Centers as well as CIBER, Center for International Business Education and Research.

The program requires a $1,500 course fee, to be paid in three installments. Students are also responsible for airfare. Students are encouraged to apply for internal IBIP scholarship support after having been admitted to the program. In addition, students should apply for the study abroad funds that the colleges offer.

During the spring semester, the course will focus on international business in the European Union. Students will become experts in one particular industry from a comparative perspective, working in teams. During the study tour, we will visit multinational companies, regulators, farmers, and local companies.

The program is sponsored in part by: ADM, Bunge, Monsanto, and the Caterpillar Foundation, OSI Group, BASF, and the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)This program would not be possible without their continued generous support and enthusiasm in helping to develop global leaders

For more information contact Prof. Andrea Martens, amartens@illinois.edu or Lynnea Johnson at lsjohnso@illinois.edu and check out former student experiences at www.ibip.illinois.edu.

Job Opportunities at Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has two job openings within the security engineering group located in Vicksburg, MS.  Qualified applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in civil, structural, aerospace, or mechanical engineering and must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. security clearance.  Would you please forward these job announcements to the WIE and MEP students at Illinois?  Anyone who is interested in these positions may apply at www.careers.ara.com. 

Junior Engineer:

Performs a variety of specific engineering tasks of an analysis, design, or field test nature. Participates on project teams as required and receives close guidance and instruction from more experienced engineers and/or supervisor when working in more complex areas. Engineering activities involve the use of dynamic structural analysis, knowledge of explosive weapons effects, computer modeling/simulation and application of security and other design criteria to mitigate damage from explosive terrorist attacks and progressive collapse of occupied facilities in addition to standard code requirements.  Analysis ranges from simple hand calculations to high fidelity modeling of complex structures and systems.  Candidates must be independent, self-motivated and have excellent technical, communication, and presentations skills.  ARA is an EEO/AA Employer.

Staff Engineer:

Performs a variety of specific engineering tasks of an analysis, design, or field test nature. Participates on project teams as required and receives close guidance and instruction from more experienced engineers and/or supervisor when working in more complex areas. Engineering activities involve the use of dynamic structural analysis, knowledge of explosive weapons effects, computer modeling/simulation and application of security and other design criteria to mitigate damage from explosive terrorist attacks and progressive collapse of occupied facilities in addition to standard code requirements.  Analysis ranges from simple hand calculations to high fidelity modeling of complex structures and systems.  Candidates must be independent, self-motivated and have excellent technical, communication, and presentations skills.  ARA is an EEO/AA Employer.

Entrepreneurship Workshop in Silicon Valley, Deadline: October 7, 2011

The Technology Entrepreneur Center and the College of Engineering would like to send up to 25 students to Silicon Valley during the winter break for a one-week technology entrepreneurship workshop and visits with startups and leading technology companies.  The trip is slated for January 8-13, 2012.

The workshop and lecture sessions will focus on innovation, technology entrepreneurship and leadership, and will feature corporate leaders, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.  Students will also have several opportunities to network with prominent entrepreneurial Illinois alumni.

The program aspires to expose students to many facets of technology entrepreneurship, with firms in various stages of a startup lifecycle, and to continue to build an entrepreneurial community at Illinois.  We invite Illinois undergraduate and graduate students to submite applications to attend this workshop.  For full consideration, application materials must be received by 5:00pm on October 7, 2011.

The cost to students to attend the workshop is to be determined.

Applicants will be notified of their status by 5:00pm on November 1, 2011.

Interested?  Apply here by 5:00pm on October 7th: http://tec.illinois.edu/silicon-valley-workshop

SunCoke Energy Co-ops and Information Session

SunCoke Energy is recruiting for Co-ops and Internships.  Some of the positions available are:

-Heat Transfer Engineer (rotation)
-Piping Engineer (rotation)
-Project Engineer (rotation)
-Modeling Engineer Program

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering discipline
• Solid GPA (prefer 3.0 or higher)
• Strong mathematical and computer science skills
• Experience in ANSYS (fluid and structural) and Flow Master is preferred
• Should have course experience in calculus and Engineering Math
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work closely with people at all levels of the organization
• Willingness to accept a high degree of accountability
• Eligibility to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship. Not open to F-1 students on Optical Practical Training (OPT).
• Possibility of 5-10% travel

SunCoke will be holding an information session on campus on Tuesday, September 27that 6:30pm, followed by 30-minute interviews on Wednesday, September 28th. 

To apply for a co-op or internship opportunity, send your resume to:
SunCoke Energy
Attn: Julia Haynes
1011 Warrenville Rd, Suite 600
Lisle, IL 60532
or via email: jlhaynes@suncoke.com

Friday Forum - Few Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)? Why--and What to Do

Few Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)? Why--and What to Do

Ruth Sweetser, Director of Corporate Relations at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and former AAUW President at both the state and national levels on: "Few Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)? Why--and What to do."

It's well known that women now make up almost half of the U.S. workforce. When it comes to jobs in the Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, however, women aren't fairing so well. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Commerce entitled Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation, "Although women fill close to half of all jobs in the U.S. economy, they hold less than 25% of STEM jobs." The report goes on to say that this percentage has remained steady over the past decade, "even as women's share of the college-educated workforce has increased."

Why is this true, and what can be done about it-or, should anything be done about it? This will be the focus of the Friday Forum lecture on September 16th, 12 noon at the University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street on the University of Illinois campus. Ruth Sweetser, Director of Corporate Relations at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and former AAUW President at both the state and national levels, will be speaking about women in the STEM fields and discussing the latest research on this topic, including AAUW's 2010 in-depth report, "Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics." AAUW is a nationwide network of individuals, branches, and college/institution partners that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.

ALL LECTURES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Y THAI LUNCH TICKETS: $6.00/3.00 student

Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment Program, Deadline: September 30, 2011

The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment program is now accepting applications to the XSEDE Scholars Program.  Please share the attached recruitment flier with underrepresented minority students in STEM disciplines.

  
This year-long program will provide undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to learn more about advanced computational tools and digital resources and network with the XSEDE professional community. Among the benefits of the program are a travel grant to the November supercomputing conference in Seattle -- SC11, and opportunities to participate in online community sessions and network with researchers.

The online application form is at http://bit.ly/xsede_2011, and the deadline to apply for this program is September 30, 2011. If students have questions, they should contact Alice Fisher, Scholars Program manager at Rice University, at afisher@rice.edu. For more information about XSEDE, visit: http://xsede.org/.