Willamette Valley Section - SWE eNews March 2019
Post date: Mar 13, 2019 5:52:54 AM
Welcome to our SWE e-Newsletter where we’re compiling relevant announcements and information for you. If you have anything you’d like to include in a future e-Newsletter please contact Joani Curtis (joan.curtis@hp.com).
In this Newsletter
President's Note
President Amy Welter provides a welcome message for the first newsletter of the year. Find details here.
WV-SWE Professional Development Opportunities
We have an exciting range of professional development events lined up for this year. Please check below for details for our spring events and mark your calendars.
"Say What?!" with Niveditha Sundaram - Thursday, April 11 at 6pm
SWE Professional Panel: Oregon State University Research - Tuesday, April 30 from 5:30-6:30 pm
Industry Tour: ATI Specialty Alloys and Components Millersburg Operations - Last week of April, actual date TBD at 4 pm
Click here to learn more.
Other Announcements and Opportunities
We have two additional announcements and opportunities.
20th Annual Willamette Valley Engineers Week Banquet Recap
Self Defense Seminar
See more here.
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President's Note
Happy Spring, everyone! I hope you enjoyed the sun over the past week. Spring brings with it a renewing of the spirit and a time to plan for thefuture – summer vacations, work projects, and how you will volunteer your time in the coming school or fiscal year for charitable organizations.
Now that we have completed the annual Engineers Week Banquet, Willamette Valley SWE is in the home stretch of the society’s year. Outreach programs remaining for the year are Certificate of Merit and a Girl Scout workshop. Professional programs will include a tour of ATI and a presentation by female faculty from OSU about their research, in addition to the popular monthly meet-n-greet lunches.
Regarding volunteers, SWE will need new officers and chairpersons for some of the positions for FY20 (starting July 1, 2019). It would be wonderful to rotate in some new (or returning from a break) members to these spots. Please contact me if you are interested in volunteering for WVS-SWE next year.
Thank you again to Toni Doolen and Irem Tumer for planning an amazing Engineers Week Banquet! It was wonderful to see the gathering of professionals from the valley on up to Portland, celebrating engineering and future engineers. Sue Galatz’s presentation was inspiring, and I hope those of you who attended enjoyed the evening.
Amy Welter
WVS-SWE FY19 President
WV-SWE Professional Development Opportunities
We have an exciting range of professional development events lined up for this year. Please check below for details for our spring events and mark your calendars.
"Say What?!" with Niveditha Sundaram
Nevidetha Sundaram of Intel will present and answer questions about her comic “Say What?!” (https://www.facebook.com/saywhatcomics/). Presentation followed by a lightly catered reception, more details to come.
When: Thursday, April 11 at 6pm (time subject to potential change)
Where: OSU Campus (specific location TBA)
SWE Professional Panel: Oregon State University Research
Join us for a panel with three of our leading engineering faculty who will discuss their research areas, some exciting collaborations and applications, and the impact of their research on students and society.
Our panelists include:
Dr. Liney Arnadottir, assistant professor, School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering. Her research interests are in theoretical chemistry and experimental surface science to study catalytic surface reactions for renewable energy applications.
Dr. Erica Fisher, assistant professor, School of Civil and Construction Engineering. Her research interests are around innovative approaches to improve the resilience and robustness of structural systems affected by natural and man-made hazards.
Dr. Naomi Fitter, assistant professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering. Her research interests are in physical human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotics, haptics, robots in education, and robotic entertainers.
When: Tuesday, April 30 from 5:30-6:30 pm
Where: OSU Campus, Learning Innovation Center 343
Industry Tour: ATI Specialty Alloys and Components Millersburg Operations
You are invited to tour ATI Specialty Alloys and Components Millersburg Operations (previously Teledyne Wah Chang). We have tour guides lined up the last week of April for a 4pm tour but need to verify which day(s) works best for the most people. Please use Doodle poll below to indicate your interest (this is not committing you to attending). We will be walking in an industrial plant and will be unable to accommodate wheelchairs/crutches. Due to the sensitive nature of our contracts, we are restricted from bringing people with citizenship to DOE sensitive countries into the plant. If you are interested in attending but unsure about eligibility, please reach out and I can help validate. We will be limited to a maximum of 18 people and are located at 1600 Old Salem Road Albany, OR 97321.
Doodle Poll (please respond by 3/21 at the latest!): https://doodle.com/poll/zr3t6mha3pzwp6b4
When: Last week of April, actual date TBD at 4 pm
Where: ATI Specialty Alloys and Components Millersburg Operations (1600 Old Salem Road Albany, OR 97321)
Other Announcements and Opportunities
20th Annual Willamette Valley Engineers Week Banquet
We had over 250 attendees at the 20th Annual Willamette Valley Engineers Week banquet. The support of industry partners and Oregon State College of Engineering allowed us to sponsor over 80 students to attend the banquet. Our keynote speaker, Sue Galatz shared her insights on how to unlock your full potential using both your head and your heart.
We recognized three award-winning essays on women in science and engineering. Our first essay was written by Merannen Gatien, a 6th grader at North Albany Middle School, taught by Mary Hannan. Merannen chose to write about Mary Anning. Our second winning essay was written by Kylie Ostrin. Kylie is a 7th grader at North Albany Middle School and is in Jil Callaghan’s class. Kylie wrote about Virginia Apgar. Our third winner was Dristi Patel. Dristi is an 8th grader at Philomath Middle School and is in Teresa Nelson’s class. Dristi wrote about Katherine Johnson.
The OSU Karena Dokken Mentor Award was also announced and presented to Lauren Lippman, a Chemical Engineering student at OSU.
WVS SWE announced three scholarship awards at the banquet. Scholarship recipients were selected based on their academic achievements, leadership and community roles, as well as an essay describing why they want to be an engineer and what the scholarship will mean to them. The WVS SWE Endowment Scholarship was awarded to Sagarika Sharma, a senior at South Eugene High School. The second scholarship, sponsored by HP Inc., was awarded to Emma Motes, a senior at Junction City High School. The third scholarship, sponsored by Georgia-Pacific was awarded to Julianna Perez, a senior at Corvallis High School. Thanks to all who attended to help join in this celebration of all that engineers do and have to offer.
Self Defense Seminar
JPrecision Martial Arts is delighted to bring the Warrior Sisters up from Eugene again! The last seminar was a big success and a lot of fun. The Warrior Sisters are a non-profit organization devoted to delivering free, empowerment-based self-defense education to all women - more information here: http://warrior-sisters.org/
Date: Monday, April 1st, 6:15-8:15pm
Location: Precision Martial Arts, 1750 SW 3rd Street (on the RHS as you head out of town, big green building)
What to Bring: Event is free, donations to the Warrior Sisters are welcome. Bring comfortable clothing and a water bottle.
Contact: Cindy Grimm (owner, also faculty in MIME), cindy.m.grimm@gmail.com