The Graduate College has issued guidelines to benefit instructors who use class participation for a portion of the final grade for graduate courses. Please see:
http://www.grad.illinois.edu/content/participation-grade-guidelines
The Graduate College has issued guidelines to benefit instructors who use class participation for a portion of the final grade for graduate courses. Please see:
http://www.grad.illinois.edu/content/participation-grade-guidelines
AACE is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of cost engineering and/or cost management disciplines. Primary fields include: cost engineering, project controls, planning and scheduling, and project management. To promote this objective, the organization is awarding academic scholarships to full-time students pursuing a related degree (engineering, construction management, quantity surveying, and related disciplines) whose studies include learning the effective application of professional and technical expertise to plan and control resources, costs, profitability, and risk.
The scholarships are available to currently-enrolled, full time undergraduate and graduate college students who will be enrolled in the next academic term (Fall 2010) in a degree program related to one of those mentioned above. Scholarships are limited to students enrolled in accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, and may be applied towards tuition, books, supplies, and other academic expenses. Awards range from $2,000 to $8,000.
The application consists of three parts: (1) academic performance (35%), (2) extracurricular activities (35%), and a one-page essay on why the study of cost management and related principles is important to one’s academic objectives and career goals (30%). Download AACE - Scholarship Competition 2010
Online Application is available now at http://www.aacei.org/education/scholarship/applic.shtml
Application Submittal Deadline – February 15, 2010
Completed applications must include an official transcript
IMPORTANT December and January Reminders!
· Are you a December Graduate? Are you leaving? Make sure you are NOT registered for the Spring 2010 semester. Remember to CANCEL your registration to avoid unwanted tuition and fee charges! Please complete the Before You Leave form and return it to me.
· December 21, 5pm
Deadline for Receipt of December Graduate petitions in the Graduate College for guaranteed review.
Important: December 21 is the absolute deadline for petitions to be received in the Graduate College to Late Add to the December degree list due to the time needed to complete degree certification.
· December 23
Fall 2009 Grades should be available in Academic History.
Reminder: Audit Deadline!
Auditors are listeners in classes and not class participants. Graduate College policy states that students should take the Auditor’s Permit form to the first class meeting and ask the instructor to sign the form indicating approval. Therefore, these forms must be received in the Graduate College within the first two weeks of classes, by 5pm, Monday, February 1. Audit requests received after this date will need to be accompanied by a petition explaining why it is being submitted late and include a statement from the instructor that the student has been only a listener.
Have a Great Holiday Season!
Orlando Coronell Nieto (Advisor: Benito J. Marinas)
QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ACTIVE LAYERS OF REVERSE OSMOSIS AND NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES, AND THEIR RELATION TO MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE
Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science, Room 3405
201 North Goodwin Avenue - Urbana, IL
Public Seminar
December 16, 2009
10 a.m., Quade Lounge
HYBRID PHYSICAL AND INFORMATIONAL MODELING OF BEAM-TO-COLUMN CONNECTIONS
The analysis of steel and composite frames has traditionally been carried out by idealizing beam-to-column connections as either rigid or pinned. Although some advanced analysis methods have been proposed to account for semi-rigid connections, the performance of these methods strongly depends on the proper modeling of connection behavior. The primary challenge of modeling beam-to-column connections is their inelastic response and continuously varying stiffness, strength, and ductility. In this study, two distinct approaches, namely physical models and informational models are proposed to account for the complex hysteretic behavior of beam-to-column connections. The performance of the two approaches is examined and is then followed by a discussion of their merits and deficiencies. To capitalize on the merits of both physical and informational representations, a new approach, a hybrid modeling framework, is developed and demonstrated through modeling beam-to-column connections.
!!!!! SPACES ARE FILLING QUICKLY - DON'T DELAY !!!!!
1st Time Takers: Monday, February 22 and Tuesday, February 23
Retakes Only: Thursday, April 1
Place: Basement of the Foreign Languages Building -- Bring your I-Card which has your UIN and your picture.
NOTE: Students should arrive 5 minutes before the time assigned and wait in the lobby by G8.
Sign-up details: SPRING 2010 SPEAK TEST INFORMATION
It is recommended that students taking the SPEAK test prepare in advance by listening to the practice test in the Media Center of the Undergraduate Library or through the CTE website (www.cte.illinois.edu).
IMPORTANT: If you are interested in obtaining a Teaching Assistant position in the future, you must provide evidence of spoken English language proficiency. The following link has more complete information, including minimum scores: http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/admissions/taengprof.htm Please note this does not guarantee you a teaching assistantship; however, it is a requirement to be eligible.
Beginning in August 2010, both doctoral and master’s degrees will be conferred three times per year - August, December, and May.
This change means:
· August degree conferral, previously only available for master’s students, will now be available to doctoral students as well. August degree conferral will help doctoral students going on to faculty positions to begin those positions with degree in hand.
· October degree conferral will be completely eliminated.
2010 defense & deposit dates are provided below for your convenience. Please make a note of these dates to plan accordingly.
MAY 2010
Last day to take the final exam (defense) for May doctoral degree April 9, 2010
Last day to deposit May doctoral dissertations April 23, 2010
Last day to deposit May master’s theses April 30, 2010
AUGUST 2010
Last day to take the final exam (defense) for August doctoral degree July 2, 2010
Last day to deposit August doctoral dissertations July 16, 2010
Last day to deposit August master’s theses July 23, 2010
December graduation deadlines will be announced in Spring 2010
Additional information about thesis deposit, doctoral committees, and the Graduate College’s Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) option is available at http://www.grad.illinois.edu/thesis-dissertation. The Graduate College academic calendar is available at http://www.grad.illinois.edu/general/calendar/current.
This change was approved by the Graduate College Executive Committee and Senate Educational Policy Committee in Spring 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact the Graduate College at 333-0035.
Sincerely,
Deba Dutta
Dean, Graduate College
The Newmark Distinguished Lecture will be held on Monday, December 7, from 4-5pm, 1320 DCL.
J. Tinsely Olson will be presenting: "Validation, Predicition, and Error in Multiscale and Mutiphysics Modeling: Foundational Issues in Modern Computational Science."
Attached is additional information on the lecture. Download NEWMARK LECTURE-2009
Date: Thursday, December 3rd
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Introduction to McKinsey’s Houston office and their work
Personal Account from a McKinsey consultant with an Engineering or Science background
Group Q&A Session
If you are interested in attending any of these web based presentations, please RSVP through this website: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=pP0YkMhw_2fOhd5SkrANn3vg_3d_3d
The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies is pleased to announce the Research Associateship Programs for 2010.
Detailed program information, including instructions on how to submit online applications, a list of participating laboratories and their locations, and areas of research, can be found on the web site www.national-academies.org/rap
Prospective applicants must initiate dialogue with Advisers at the lab(s) before application deadline. Applicants are invited to contact the NRC directly at 202-3334-2760 or rap@nas.edu if additional information or assistance is required.
Annual application deadlines: FEBRUARY 1, MAY 1, AUGUST 1, NOVEMBER 1
