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This is the club site for the Montana State University (MSU) chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Officers for 2008-09 are:
Treasurer: Ken Greenwood
Secretary: Danica Patrick
Vice-chair: Mike Inabnit
Chair: Pat Kujawa (406.498.5497)
Counselor: Brock LaMeres
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End-of-the-semester Top TA and Instructor Awards

posted Apr 28, 2009 4:07 PM by Pat Kujawa

Vote now for your favorite TA and Instructor in a spring 2009 EE class or lab:

tinyurl.com/eceSurveySpring09

Polls will stay open until Friday 1 May at 1PM, and winners will be announced at the ECE Blowout Party at 2PM.

All voters will have a chance to win one awesome ECE T-shirt from Brent (the stockroom manager).

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Wed 8 Oct FLL Meeting Minutes

posted Oct 8, 2008 9:43 PM by Pat Kujawa

FIRST Lego League Mentors Team Meeting
Attendance: Tom Gauthier, Nathan Kaufman, Ethan Keeler, Wyatt Hermanson, Rob Parker, Dan Catalano, Justin Hadella, Pat Kujawa, Darrin Reed
Food: Pizzas, sandwiches, and apple juice - $16

Pat Demo'd the Lego Mindstorm NXT software (for programming the robots).

It was determined that it is legal for the kids to use any additional lego parts, but there is a limit on the size of the robot.

We watched some youtube videos on NXT robots.

Pat mentioned NXT-G Online, and emulator for the NXT, which could be useful in future work with rural schools.

Summary of activities at Chief Joseph Middle School (CJMS) after two sessions (Tuesdays 8-9):
  • We've helped the kids use the software to learn how to set up the Legos.
    • There have been issues with having only one CD and multiple computers, so we copied the PDF files from the CD to the local disks on each computer.
    • The kids don't have administrator privileges, so they can't always run the CD programs.
    • If the kids don't have computer access, the teacher should print the PDFs for them (in color!).
  • We also helped the kids brainstorm about the local environment and climate.
The directions to the schools are available on this site.

A rotation scheme for determining who will go to which schools at which times will be set up by Rob. For now, the schedule is as follows:
  • For next Tuesday (14 Oct) from 8-9 at CJMS, the volunteers are Dan Catalano, Wyatt Hermanson, Darrin Reed, and Tom Gauthier.
  • For Wednesday (15 Oct) from 3:30-5 at Monforton, the volunteers are Rob Parker, Pat Kujawa, and Ethan Keeler.
  • For the following Wednesday (22 Oct) from 8-9 at CJMS, the volunteers are Dan Catalano and Ethan Keeler.
The FLL competition will be held at the end of January at MSU, probably in Shroyer Gym.

The use of the existing FIRST website, which uses the Drupal content management system, for FLL purposes was discussed. Because it is a great resource that can be passed down through the years, most were in favor of taking over administration of the site. Rob Parker volunteered to take on the task, and Dan Catalano also volunteered his service.

The next meeting will be next Wednesday after the IEEE Montana Section meeting in EPS 108 (at approximately 8PM). Thanks to Wyatt for taking notes.

Opportunity for Mentoring FIRST Lego League Middle-school Students

posted Sep 15, 2008 10:25 PM by Pat Kujawa   [ updated Sep 25, 2008 4:02 PM ]


Thanks to funding from national IEEE, the Montana Section has purchased Lego Mindstorm kits for use at two Bozeman area middle schools: Chief Joseph (two teams) and Monforton. The FIRST Lego League is a competition group for ages 9-14, and this year's challenge is called Climate Connections. The challenge is always made up of a project and a robot game (using the Lego Mindstorms). Our goal is to provide mentors for the three teams of about ten students each. If you are interested in becoming involved in this venture, please email Pat Kujawa.

You can watch a demo of the Lego Mindstorm programming software here: http://www.ni.com/swf/lv_lego/us/lego_lv_demo.swf

Learn more about the Mindstorm here: http://www.ni.com/academic/mindstorms/

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$5000 Scholarship for IEEE National Video Competition

posted Sep 6, 2008 8:46 AM by Pat Kujawa

NEWS from IEEE-USA

1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 1202

Washington, DC 20036-5104, USA

 
 $5,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES

 

TO BE AWARDED IN SECOND IEEE-USA ONLINE ENGINEERING VIDEO COMPETITION FOR UNDERGRADUATES ON

 

'HOW ENGINEERS MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE'


 WASHINGTON (26 August 2008) -- IEEE-USA is launching the organization's second online engineering video competition for undergraduate students on "How Engineers Make a World of Difference," and will award four scholarship prizes totaling $5,000 to the undergraduates who create the most effective 90-second video clips aimed at an 11-to-13-year-old student audience.
 The clips should reinforce engineers' contributions to the quality of life and convey how engineering can be a creative and rewarding career. Winning entries will be announced and shown during Engineers Week, 15-21 February 2009.
 
 The competition is open to all U.S. undergraduate students in engineering, computer science and information technology. Entries can be provided by individuals or teams, with at least one undergraduate participant who is an IEEE Student Member. More than one video entry is permissible.
 
 Entries must be submitted through YouTube by midnight Eastern Time on Friday, 16 January 2009. The competition will be judged by two engineering graduate students, Andrew Quecan and Suzette Presas; and Nate Ball, engineer-host for PBS' "Design Squad."
 
 For more information on how to enter the IEEE-USA Online Engineering Video Scholarship Competition and to upload an entry on YouTube, go to http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/video_competition
 
 To view the IEEE.tv program on the first 2007-2008 IEEE-USA competition, go to http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/IEEEtv/about.html
 
 IEEE-USA has been actively involved in promoting public awareness of engineers and engineering since 1981. Working in tandem with its sister organizations, IEEE-USA has helped to foster and maintain a positive image of engineers and engineering through a variety of programs aimed at specific audiences using targeted media.
 
 For more information on IEEE-USA's public-awareness program, see http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/default.asp
 
 IEEE-USA advances the public good and promotes the careers and public policy interests of more than 215,000 engineers, scientists and allied professionals who are U.S. members of the IEEE. IEEE-USA is part of the IEEE, the world's largest technical professional society with 375,000 members in 160 countries. See http://www.ieeeusa.org.
 
CONTACT:

Pender M. McCarter,

IEEE-USA Senior PR Counselor,

+ 1 202 530 8353

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