Attached please find the announcement of a new college fellowship made possible by a generous bequest of Drs. Warren and Ming Ting Yee. The Yee fellowship is for Chinese graduate students in the college of engineering.
Note that applications are due in the Dept. by July 15th.
Graduate Students Fellowship Applications to attend NEMB2010 Available Now
http://www.asmeconferences.org/nemb2010/
Deadline for submission is August 1st!
Graduate students interested in attending NEMB 2010 are invited to submit applications for funding on behalf of the
NSF Summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials, and Micro/nanomanufacturing.
Applicants are eligible for full funding which will include:
Attendee registration for the tutorial on NanoEngineered Therapeutics I & II
Full Congress Fee allowing recipients full Congress access
For further information, please visit http://www.tam.northwestern.edu/summerinstitute/Home.htm
Or contact: summerinstitute@mail.mech.northwestern.edu
JULY 7, 2009, is the last day to add your name to the August 2009 degree list.
Please complete the Application for Degree form http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/forms/Application_for_Degree.pdf and submit it to Mary Pearson mkpearso@illinois.edu by Tuesday.
Thank you and have a great day!
FREE ADMISSION
Dear Student,
Are you majoring in construction management?
Do you know how technology is impacting this segment of the market?
Students studying construction or related fields are invited to attend educational sessions, view the exhibit hall, and network with construction and technology experts at Constructech’s Technology Day 2009, August 20, Chicago, Ill.
This year’s event will offer an open forum where leaders from construction companies and technology providers from across the country will gather to address some of the biggest technology issues facing this industry. As a student, you are invited to attend this conference for no charge.
To receive your free pass, please pre-register online at: http://www.constructech.com/technology_day/registration.aspx and enter registration code Stu09 - Please select any option (that info will not be recorded for students) and you should be able to register.
We hope to see you in August!
THE LOWER FEE OF $2275 HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 27th.
A short course taught by Thomas J.R. Hughes and Ted Belytschko
Learn the methods and the basics of nonlinear finite elements from two international experts in the field and get up to date on the latest research in finite elements. For more details see http://feshortcourse.com
Some of the topics are: A Précis on Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics Nonlinear constitutive equations Time integration Element Technology Multiscale analysis Isogeometric methods Finite elements in fluids XFEM and level sets Meshfree methods Plates and shells Fluid-structure interaction THE LOWER FEE OF $2275 HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 27th. Registrants will receive three books as part of their registration fee: T. Belytschko, W.K. Liu and B. Moran, Nonlinear Finite Elements for Continua and Structures J. Simo and T.J.R. Hughes Computational Inelasticity T.J.R. Hughes The Finite Element Method
There are a maximum of six (6) graduate engineering TA positions for the fall semester 2009 to staff discussions groups in sections of MATH 221 (Calc I) and MATH 236 (Calc II) targeted at engineering undergraduate students. Engineering graduate students interested in this opportunity should send electronic copies of an updated resume/CV and a one-page "Statement of Teaching Interests" to Prof. Harry Dankowicz at danko@illinois.edu at their earliest convenience, but before the end of June to ensure proper consideration. Staffing decisions are anticipated by mid-July.
Master Program Research Assistant is needed to work On Fatigue Beahviour of Breakaway Couplings. It is a one year research program with 50% assistantship and tuition waiver.
It starts on 2009.07.01. If you are interested, please contact Gregory Banas either at gbanas@illinois.edu or 217 649 0915.
NSF Summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials and Micro/Nanomanufacturing (http://www.tam.northwestern.edu/summerinstitute/Home.htm) is pleased to co-sponsor the ASME 1st Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB2010) to be held at the JW Marriott in Houston, TX on February 20-24th, 2010, http://www.asmeconferences.org/nemb2010/.
Graduate Students Fellowship Applications
to attend NEMB2010 Available Now
Deadline for submission is August 1st!
Graduate students interested in attending NEMB 2010 are invited to submit applications for funding (application form is attached) on behalf of the NSF Summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials, and Micro/nanomanufacturing.
Applicants are eligible for full funding which will include:
For further information please contact: summerinstitute@mail.mech.northwestern.edu
Last minute opportunity for researchers to attend the ICLEI Researcher Symposium This is a last minute opportunity for researchers to attend the ICLEI Researcher Symposium in Edmonton, Canada in June. Regards,
Good day researchers within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
The Symposium is an invite-only event and there are no fees for attending.
The Researcher Symposium is a part of the 2009 ICLEI World Congress being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (June 17-18th, 2009). ICLEI is an international association of local governments with a commitment to sustainable development. We have recently received a block of funding that enables us to invite additional researchers to participate in the event (see attached notice for further information). Those interested should take note of the short time frame to the Symposium before replying.
Robert Summers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Human Geography
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2E3
Office: (780) 492-0342
Fax: (780) 492-2030
Focal Point is a new initiative of the Graduate College to catalyze the formation of intellectual communities made up of faculty members and graduate students to advance knowledge in areas of critical national and human need. Up to $15,000 of funds may be awarded to selected Focal Point projects. The deadline for proposals is June 1. URL: http://www.grad.illinois.edu/general/focal_point.htm
Is there a potential focal point for joint graduate student and faculty research and other programming across campus in entrepreneurship and environmental sustainability, perhaps intersecting with entrepreneurship as a form of empowerment in developing nations? A proposal planning meeting was held May 13th, 2009.
What might entrepreneurship for environmental sustainability look like?
- Community forest management
- Ecotourism, with the active involvement of locals
- Alternative livelihoods for people whose survival currently harms the environment
- Preserving heritage breeds of animals by creating markets
- And many other options, which we cannot necessarily now imagine
Faculty and graduate students from many units at Illinois are already conducting research and developing technologies and policies related to this theme. Interdisciplinary collaboration is a key requirement of the Focal Point initiative.
Draft Agenda:
- Opportunity
- Definition of focal point
- Identification of participants and organizers
- Outline of proposal and identification of writers
Because the deadline is June 1st, the initial meeting needed to occur quickly. If you were not able to attend, but would be interested in participating if this initiative is approved, please email the Academy at academy@business.illinois.edu. The role of the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership is to convene the initial meeting – one outcome of the planning meeting will be to identify organizers. If the group should choose to create a graduate course, the Academy will be happy to consider the proposal for funding through its Faculty Fellows initiative.
Expected outcomes (from: http://www.grad.illinois.edu/general/focal_point.htm)
While Focal Point is being established to enhance and sustain interdisciplinary dialog across campus, the Graduate College is keenly interested in the incorporation of resulting new ideas and perspectives in our graduate programs. Toward that end, at least one of the following outcomes is required of a Focal Point activity.
In addition, one or more of the following is highly desirable from Focal Point activities.
Focal Point maybe used to seed activities targeted for development as grant proposals with strong graduate education components (e.g., NIH training grants, HHMI, Dept of Education FIPSE grants, NEH, SSRC, NSF programs like IGERT, GK-12, AGEP, etc.). It may also be used as a vehicle to design graduate education elements complementing campus research initiatives (e.g., energy, sustainability, climate change, etc.).
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Cynthia A. Kehoe, PhD
Director, Information & Research Services University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership 2001 South First Street, Suite 107, MC-683
Champaign, IL 61820
Channeling inventiveness, creativity and innovation to add value to our communities
Ph: 217-244-9332; Fax: 217-265-7626 http://www.ael.uiuc.edu/
Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership
College of Business
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2001 South First Street,Suite 107
MC 683
Email: academy@business.illinois.edu
Phone: 217-244-9425
Fax: 217-265-7626
URL: www.ael.uiuc.edu
