Research Experience for Undergrads

Dear Colleagues,

Please share the following information about our 2015 REU Program with your undergraduate students.  Note that in addition to Electrical and Computer Engineering majors, this program is open to students in Materials Science, Bioengineering, and Physics.  If you could forward this information to these other departments at your institution it would be greatly appreciated.

The Holcombe Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Clemson University is seeking applicants for a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.  This NSF funded program is entitled:  "REU Site:  Solid-State Devices for Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetics Technology".  The REU supports up to 10 summer students, with one to four semesters remaining in their undergraduate programs, to become involved with a faculty member and graduate students for a 10 week research experience at Clemson.  The program is open to undergraduate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science, Bioengineering, and Physics.  Closely related disciplines may also be considered.  The program provides summer housing on campus for the students and pays a generous stipend.

Attached is a Flyer describing the program, with a link to the REU Program Web site.  Interested students can apply from this site.  The link is:

http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/ece/undergrad/SURE/

Best regards,

William R. Harrell

Holcombe Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

205 Riggs Hall, Box 340915

Clemson University, Clemson, SC  29634-0915

rod.harrell@ces.clemson.edu

Amanda Harris

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Clemson University

104-C Riggs Hall

Clemson, SC 29634

(864) 656-4507

National Intelligencence Agency

Not sure if they are looking for Photonics or not - but posting it anyways!​

We are pleased to announce the first installment of the speaker series hosted by UCF’s new Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence. We invite you and your students to join us Wednesday, February 4^th  at 12:30 to 4:00 pm in the Key West Ballroom to hear speakers from four different intelligence agencies who will be talking about their role in the U.S. intelligence community, the mission of their agency, and what their agency looks for in job applicants. See attached flyer and our website for details. http://politicalscience.cos.ucf.edu/iccae/​

Alumni Association Scholarship

Submitted By: Carol Wyatt on behalf of Bob Holmes, Vice President,

Development and Alumni Affairs, and CEO, UCF Foundation, Inc.

Submitted For: UCF Alumni Association

Subject: UCF Alumni Association Scholarships Now Available!

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!

Each year the UCF Alumni Association awards more than $40,000 in

scholarships to UCF students demonstrating strong academic ability and

significant extracurricular and community involvement. The UCF Alumni

Association is pleased to again offer more than a dozen scholarship

opportunities for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Applications are now available on myUCF.  You are encouraged to apply

for as many scholarships for which you are eligible.

Apply for scholarships based on eligibility* by following these simple

steps:

1.      Read all scholarship criteria and complete ALL required

supporting documents prior to submitting your application

2.      Log into myUCF

3.      Select "Student Self Service"

4.      Click on "Scholarship Application"  "Home Page"  "Add New

Scholarship"

5.      Complete and submit application(s)

*Scholarships will appear in myUCF based on eligibility requirements

specific to each scholarship. Criteria used to determine eligibility

includes, but is not limited to: GPA, class standing and academic

program. Read the selection criteria for each scholarship in which you

wish to apply to make sure meet that specific criteria.

Scholarships Available:

.       Charles N. & Frances Millican Scholarship - senior serving in a

leadership role

.       Presidents' Scholarship - senior

.       Alumni Fellows Scholarship - sophomore, junior, graduate students

.       UCF Alumni Legacy Scholarship - undergrad, any class standing

.       Community/State College Scholarship - undergrad, transfer student

w/AA

.       4EVER KNIGHTS Scholarship - 4EK members, any class standing

.       Parent Donor - Student Scholarship - any class standing, parent

is a donor to UCF Fund

.       Phoenix Scholarship - non-traditional student

.       Jack & Monica Thorsen Veteran Scholarship - undergrad, any class

standing, who served in the U.S. Military

.       St. Onge Family Leadership Endowed Scholarship - undergrad,

sophomore or junior serving in a leadership role

.       Amy G. Buchman, '95, Memorial Endowed Scholarship - any class

standing, permanent resident of Pinellas/Hillsborough counties in Florida

.       Chicago UCF Alumni Chapter Scholarship - permanent resident of

the state of Illinois

.       Lee A. Dumas Memorial Endowed Scholarship - any class standing,

permanent resident of Volusia/Flagler counties in Florida, attending

UCF Daytona Beach Campus

.       Debbie K. Phillis Space Coast - UCF Scholarship - any class

standing, permanent resident of Brevard county in Florida

.       Southeast Florida Knight Scholarship - freshman, permanent

resident of Dade/Broward counties in Florida

.       UCF Young Alumni Chapter Graduate Student Scholarship - graduate

student

.       Tampa Bay Knights Legacy Scholarship - undergrad, any class

standing from Tampa Bay Area

.       Dr. William K. Grasty Memorial Scholarship - undergrad, junior or

senior in the Nicholson School of Communication

Be sure to visit www.ucfalumni.com/scholarships for all criteria and

application steps for each scholarship.

The deadline to apply is midnight, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Late or

incomplete applications will not be considered.

Questions? Call 407.UCF.ALUM (823.2586) or e-mail

scholarships@ucfalumni.com

Microsoft Internships in Optics

Hello All,

I wanted to reach out and introduce myself as the Microsoft recruiter partnering with the UCF campus.  Over the last few years I’ve hired excellent software engineers from your university, and Microsoft is looking to expand its recruiting footprint at UCF to include Optical Engineers.  We have some exciting things happening at our company that we were finally able to announce this week including Windows Holographic, and the HoloLense headset.

We are currently hiring for Full-time and Intern positions in Optics, and will be hosting interviews beginning in early February.  I’ve attached the Internship job posting to this mail for your review- the full time posting would be very similar.  Should you have any students that you feel would be a great candidate for either of these opportunities, I would appreciate an introduction or a referral.

If there is a way to circulate this opportunity to a student Email list, I would greatly appreciate it.  I ask that interested students be able to send me their resume no later than Friday, January 30^th.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks in advance for any assistance in connecting me with your talented students!

2015-16 President's Leadership Council

It is time to select members of the President's Leadership Council for 2015-16. In addition to recognizing exemplary students who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in leadership, scholarship, and service, the PLC was established to serve the University of Central Florida while educating and developing each PLC member. The council members serve as official student ambassadors at special events both on and off campus. Through specially designed programs, meetings, presentations, and interaction with campus and community leaders, PLC members receive training in leadership and public relations. In addition, PLC members receive a stipend for each semester of service.

Applicants should have completed 60 credit hours or more by the end of the spring semester in which they apply, should have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above, and should be full-time students during the fall and spring semesters following selection. In addition, candidates should have demonstrated leadership ability through involvement in university and community organizations and activities. A completed application and two letters of recommendation are required.

Applications are now available in the Office of Constituent Relations, Millican Hall, Suite 396. Applications are due no later than TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT 5:00 P.M.

To find out more about the President's Leadership Council, please visit its website at www.ucfplc.com and the Office of the President website at president.ucf.edu/plc/plc.asp.

An informational session will take place on Tuesday, February 3, from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. at the Student Union, Garden Key Room, 221. This is an excellent opportunity to speak with current council members. Please contact Dr. Nancy Marshall at (407) 823-5259 or Ana Petkov at (407) 823-6648 for any additional questions.​

Texas Instruments Technical Sales Engineering Program

Texas Instruments is holding two virtual information sessions for students to learn more about the Technical Sales Engineer Program.  Please see attachments.   

Hear what life is like in a customer-facing engineering role and how you can combine your technical expertise with selling skills to develop and deliver innovative solutions for key customers.

To Register: 

Visit careers.ti.com/tse 

Register for one of the following virtual info sessions:

• Thursday, January 29 @ 7:30ET/6:30CT/4:30PT
• Thursday, February 10 @ 9:00ET/8:00CT/6:00PT​

*STEM Day Presentation

Here is the presentation for STEM Day