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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Dual-Degree Program in Engineering at Saint Mary's College & the University of Notre Dame

Saint Mary's College and the University of Notre Dame jointly offer a five-year, dual-degree program through which students earn a bachelor's degree (either a B.A. or B.S.) from Saint Mary's in four years, and a second bachelor of science (B.S.) in engineering degree from Notre Dame following a fifth year of study. The dual-degree program began in 1977 and was formalized and expanded in 2006 to better serve students.

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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Engineering education conference to focus on first year

By: William G. Gilroy and
Nina Welding
Date: July 25, 2007

For the second year in a row, engineering educators from across the
country will gather at the University of Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall
to discuss ways of helping new students make the transition from high school to becoming engineering undergraduates through effective first-year programs.

Titled “Dialogue II on Engineering Education: The Role of the First Year,” the workshop will run July 29 to 31 (Sunday to Tuesday). It will examine trends in first-year engineering programs, the relationship between first-year experience and success in engineering, and whether students are entering engineering programs sufficiently prepared for technically rigorous pursuits.

In addition to a number of panels, featured speakers for the event will include Gerald S. Jakubowski, president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and past president of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); David Billington, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Princeton University; and Joseph Cuseo, professor of psychology and director of the Freshman Seminar at Marymount College.

The conference sponsors include Notre Dame’s College of Engineering and Office of Research, the National Science Foundation’s Division of Education, IBM, Johnson & Johnson Corporation, and Lockheed Martin. The ASEE, as well as its Freshman Year Program division, and the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education are also sponsors.

The event’s organizers are John J. Uhran, a Notre Dame professor emeritus of computer science and engineering, and Catherine Pieronek, director of academic affairs in the College of Engineering at Notre Dame; Sharad Malik, professor of electrical engineering and director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education at Princeton University; Stephen Carr, professor of materials science and engineering and associate dean of undergraduate engineering at Northwestern University; and Douglas Tougaw, Frederick W. Jenny Jr. Professor of Emerging Technology and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Valparaiso University.

Contacts: John J. Uhran, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering, 574-631-7432, juhran@nd.edu, or Catherine F. Pieronek, director of academic affairs, 574-631-4385, cpierone@nd.edu

Electrical Engineering’s Liu receives IEEE award

By: William G. Gilroy and
Nina Welding
Date: July 25, 2007

Rueywen Liu, Frank M. Freimann Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Circuits and Systems Society’s Mac Van Valkenburg Award. The medal honors Liu for outstanding technical contributions and continuity of leadership.

Liu’s research interests encompass circuits and systems, signal processing and communication. He currently is pursuing the development of a new multiple access system for wireless communication, which could help increase capacity and eliminate interference for wireless devices, such as cellular phones.

An IEEE life fellow, Liu also is a member of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society; Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society; and Pi Mu Epsilon, the honorary national mathematics society.

Liu, who joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1960, earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Illinois. He also is the recipient of the IEEE Society Technical Achievement Award (2001), the IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000), the IEEE Society Golden Jubilee Medal (1999), Alexander Von Humboldt Senior Research Award (1999), and IEEE Society Meritorious Service Award (1998).

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Journal of Fluid Mechanics Digital Archive

Did you know that the back volumes of JFM are checked out of the
Notre Dame Libraries more frequently than any other journal?

The Engineering Library is happy to announce the purchase of
"perpetual access" to the digital archive.

The Journal of Fluid Mechanics Digital Archive is a repository of
every single article published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics
between 1956 and 1996.
http://journals.cambridge.org.lib-proxy.nd.edu/action/
displayMoreInfo?jid=JFM&type=bbv&bVolume=y


We provide on-line access to 1997 to date on a subscription basis.
http://journals.cambridge.org.lib-proxy.nd.edu/action/
displayJournal?jid=FLM&bVolume=y

Thursday, July 19, 2007

From the Librarian: Chemical prices for students

This broad list of chemical prices is taken from the 28 August 2006 issue of Chemical Market Reporter (now rebranded as ICIS Chemical Business Americas). The list consists of static price indications from that issue. The posted prices do not necessarily represent levels at which transactions may have actually occurred, nor do they represent bid or asked prices. Price ranges may represent quotations from different suppliers, as well as differences in quantity, quality and location. The prices are intended as a guide and not to be used as a basis for negotiations between producers and customers.

Monday, July 16, 2007

New Engineering Library Approval list is available

We welcome your input on books you would like the library to buy.
Please submit your recommendations by Tuesday, July 24th, 2007.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL LIST:

Approval books are put on display in Room 120 of Hesburgh Library every
two weeks. The librarians review the books and select items to purchase.
Books that are not selected are returned to the distributors. This list
was created to make it easy for Engineering Library patrons to suggest
books.

Although the librarians review all of the books that are available, your
input is welcome. If you would like the library to buy an item on the
list, simply check it and submit the form. You can also choose to be
notified when the book has been received.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Graduate students - Library books are due August 1.

Graduate student books are due August 1st.

Don't wait until the last minute. If you are not done with the material you may renew them now, and they won't be due again until February 2008.

To renew items online:

  • Log in to My Account (top right of the Libraries catalog)
  • Click on "loans"
  • Select the items you want to renew and click the 'Renew' button
  • Or, click the 'Renew all' button

You may not renew items if:

  • The item has been requested by another patron
  • The item's status is 'lost'
  • Renewing the item would not result in a later due date (the due date is as far out as it can go)
  • The items are from the Reserve Book Room, Audio-Video Center, or from Interlibrary Loan
If you are done with the material, you may return the books to Hesburgh Library, or any branch of the University Libraries (Kresge not included).

If you are graduating in August, Library material must be returned before you leave campus. Failure to return University Library material(s) may result in fines, fees and withholding of transcripts.

Monday, July 9, 2007

The New Books List is now available on the Engineering Library Homepage

http://engineering.library.nd.edu/newbooks/

The New Books List includes all items added to the new book shelf during
the previous two weeks. They will also be kept on the shelf for the
following two weeks after the list is published. New books (except
reference items) may be borrowed from the library for their regular loan
period.