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NoVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008 AdverTiser Advertisersindex PAge AdverTiser PAge Aerojet 15 American Society for Engineering Education SMART Program 55 BAE SYSTEMS 16 The Boeing company 6 caterpillar inc. 8 central intelligence Agency (ciA) 47 chevron corporation 13 cNA Analysis and Solutions 63 corning incorporated 35 Defense Threat Reduction Agency 19 DRS Technologies 29 ExxonMobil 31 federal Bureau of investigation (fBi) 63 fluor corporation inside front cover The George Washington university 57 Goldman, Sachs & co. 23 intel corporation Back cover iowa Department of Economic Development 53 Jacobs 40 Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA fellowship Program) 60 John Deere & company 49 Johns hopkins university 30 Michelin North America 20 MiT Lincoln Laboratory 10 NAVAiR 59 Naval Research Laboratory 30 NcEES 60 PBS&J 22 Philadelphia Gas Works 42 Pitney Bowes 26 Purdue university School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 58 Shell 48 Southern california Edison 45 Toyota 3 united States Navy 36 united States Steel corporation inside Back cover university of illinois at chicago 64 university of South florida 24 university of utah 61 university of Washington in St. Louis 64 Viasat 60 University_Illinois:Layout 1 9/26/08 9:57 AM Page Faculty Position in Structural Engineering Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering The Department of Civil and Materials Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, invites applications for (1) full-time faculty position at Assistant/ Associate/Full Professor level in structural engineering. Tenure-track position requires specialization in structural engineering with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Design and applications of smart structures; information technology to monitor structural performance; and structural protection against natural and man-made hazards. CME has a vibrant structural engineering and mechanics group. The departmental faculty members are highly involved in conducting interdisciplinary research. Current areas of research pertain to structural design, reinforced concrete, structural health monitoring, offshore platforms, nondestructive testing & evaluation, fiber optic sensors, computational mechanics, multi-scale modeling, biomechanics, nano materials, fracture mechanics and smart materials. The faculty members are also involved in two NSF-IGERT projects in Computational Transportation and ecological processes. The successful candidate will be expected to perform interdisciplinary research, interface with industry, state and governmental agencies to attract external funds for support of research, provide service to the university and the profession and publish in technical journals. Successful candidate will possess a PhD in Civil Engineering, and will be expected to establish strong research program; teach; develop undergraduate and graduate courses; and advise students. This position also requires P.E. registration or potential for same. UIC’s College of Engineering is currently ranked in the top half of U.S. engineering colleges, with annual research expenditures of $22 million. The campus is in the heart of the vibrant cultural, economic and medical hubs of the city, and adjacent to high-tech suburban corridors that include prominent national laboratories and industries, offering unique advantages and considerable growth potential for interactions with industry. UIC is the largest institution of higher learning in the Chicago metropolitan area, with an annual operating budget in excess of $1 billion. It is one of only four Carnegie Foundation Research-I universities in the State of Illinois. Qualified applicants may send curriculum vitae, description of teaching and research interests to: Professor Farhad Ansari, Head, Department of Civil & Materials Engineering (MC 246), UIC, 842 W. Taylor St., Chicago IL 60607-7023. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. The Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE), at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri invites applications for faculty positions at the levels of assistant, associate, or endowed full professor. The ESE department is the result of a recent merger between the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Systems Science and Mathematics, and is under new leadership. New faculty members will have the opportunity to participate in building the department and in moving it forward in exciting new directions. Candidates should have a doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related ﬁelds. The department is interested in candidates with a strong commitment to pursuing externally-funded research, and to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Exceptionally strong applicants in all areas of electrical and systems engineering will be considered. Technical areas of interest include, but are not limited to, telecommunications, applied physics, energy, nano-electronics and integrated circuits, systems and control theory, robotics, mechatronics, systems biology, mathematical and physical modeling, imaging, sensor networks, and security technologies. Washington University in St. Louis is a medium-sized private university of approximately 7000 undergraduate and 6000 graduate and professional students, which enjoys high academic standing and a strong and growing national reputation. The ESE department presently has 17 full-time tenured and tenure-track and 4 senior faculty. There are approximately 80 undergraduate students, 80 full-time graduate students and 30 part-time graduate students. The department offers separate undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and in Systems Science and Engineering. The University is located in a semi-urban area, adjacent to Forest Park, with many cultural and recreational activities. More information on the department is available at www.ese.wustl.edu . Applications will be accepted immediately, and interviews will begin after January 1, 2009. Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a list of at least 5 academic or professional references, and a statement of vision for research and teaching in electronic form (PDF) to: facsearch@ese.wustl.edu. Washington University in St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity and Afﬁrmative Action employer, and invites applications from all qualiﬁed candidates. 64 • november/december 2008 • www.nsbe.org http://www.ese.wustl.edu http://www.ese.wustl.edu http://www.nsbe.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NSBE - November/December 2008

NSBE - November/December 2008
Contents
How We Got Over
Obama Wins!
LaTanjia Robinson of Aerojet
Membership News: You Did It Again!
Cash In Your GPA!
NSBE-AE Signs On
Growing from One Love
New York Renaissance
Toronto Welcomes NSBE Convention Planners
Regional Officer Reconnects in Ghana
Texas A&M - College Station, NSBE's Distinguished Chpater of the Year
Lifetime Members: 118 and Counting!
NSBE Midshipmen
Vision and Change
The AE Niche
Thinking Green
Blacks in Computer Science: The Secrets of Their Success
NSBE Calendar
AE Programs Address Critical Goals
AE Members on the Move
Making Games for the Masses
Advertisers Index

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