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Hi Engineering Students!

We need you to be judges at Smithridge Elementary (4801 Neil Rd, Reno, NV, 89502, ph#689-2560) on Thurs., March 8^th from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. to help judge our Science Fair/ STEM Night.   Each family will be building two different type of towers; newspaper and spaghetti towers.  The towers will need to support either a golf ball or a ping pong ball. 

Please call me to let me know if you can be a judge!

Val

 Valerie Bishop

Smithridge Elementary School

STEM Coordinator

4801 Neil Road

Paid Student Internship Opportunity

Tri Sage Consulting is a utility consulting firm based in Reno, Nevada. Tri Sage offers a range of professional services focused on supporting the Utility, Public Works and the Renewable Energy Industry.  Specifically, services include Project Management and Utility Engineering, Water Quality and Environmental Consulting, General Civil Engineering, Project Permitting, Construction Management/Administration, and Constructability Review Services. 

We are looking for a well-rounded student to become a valued member of our team.  A student intern will be responsible for tasks including, but not limited to, basic engineering design and drafting, project research and development, and assisting with office administration duties.  The person chosen for this position will be expected to work well in a group atmosphere with a team oriented approach to projects.

All grade levels will be considered, however a student of sophomore or junior level standing is preferred.  Both civil and environmental engineering students will be considered.  AutoCAD experience is preferred.  Work schedule is flexible based on student’s class times, however 16-24 hours per week is preferred during the school year.  Resumes must be submitted by email to the address below no later than 5:00 pm by Friday, March 9^th.  Interviews will take place and the position will be awarded by March 23^rd.

If interested, please email your resume to Karen Schlichting at kschlichting@trisage.com.  To learn more, you may also visit our website at www.trisage.com.

5418 Longley Lane, Suite A | Reno, Nevada 89511

Hi Everyone,

Thankfully the weather held and our 5^th Annual Engineer’s Week was a fantastic success!  It culminated with a great time had by over 100 students and faculty with the revival of the Engineer’s Brawl on Friday night!  Thanks to all the student groups who helped make this a success: ACM, AICHE, ASCE, ASME, EERI, HPVC, IEEE, SWE, TT, and WICSE.

A very special thank you to SWE for providing the funding and shopping for EWeek and the Brawl, Dean Maragakis for the free t-shirts, the Dean’s Office and Department Assistants for their unwavering support at the BBQ and T-shirt tables, and to Theta Tau for the fantastic idea of reviving the Brawl as well as Granite Construction for the use of their construction cones for the Brawl’s maze!

Thank you to all students, faculty, and staff who came out to support us!

Please follow the link to the pictures taken for this year’s Engineer’s Week and the return of the Engineer’s Brawl: http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk118/UNRCoEN/Eweek%202012/

Congrats to Theta Tau for being the Rube Goldberg Machine winners!

Here’s to next year!

Sam

PS- To the 2 guys who took video of the Rube Goldberg machines in action, please send me the videos J

 The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) received a Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Award from the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) for Climate Change Research in Nevada. This award creates a statewide interdisciplinary program focused on understanding the effects of regional climate change on ecosystems, improving communication between researchers and policy makers, and educating the public on climate change in Nevada.

 Eligibility:

Any full-time undergraduate student in any institution of higher education in Nevada. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

 Research Areas:

Any area of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). Any field related to climate change research is of special interest including, but not limited to: Biology, Civil Engineering, Climatology, Computer Science, Ecology, Education, Environmental Studies, Geography, Hydrology, Journalism, Natural Resources, and Political Science.

 Scholarship Amount: $4,500 for students; $1,000 for faculty mentors.

 For proposal guidelines and cover page, please click on this link: UROP Summer Solicitation Web Link 

 Proposal Instructions:

All proposals must be submitted as a single pdf document with the subject line:

 Last Name_First Name_UROP12

(example: Smith_John_UROP12)

 Applications submitted in multiple documents will not be accepted.

 Submit proposal with all required documentation to:

 Michele Casella

Research Administrator

Email: michele_casella@nshe.nevada.edu

 Sponsored by: NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Award EPS-0814372

International Game Technology is looking for engineering interns in their software department. They use C, C++ and C# and work in a heavily multi-threaded, multi-processed code architecture. Immediate and summer only positions are available. Contact Nadeem Quraishi with a resume if you are available immediately for a part-time position (Nadeem.Quraishi@IGT.com). For summer positions contact Mike Thorne(Michael.Thorne@IGT.com) with a copy to Nadeem Quraishi.

We are a semiconductor gate valve manufacturer located here in Reno and we have an engineering internship opportunity.  You can find more information about our company at www.highvac.com<http://www.highvac.com>.

Engineering Assistant Position

Best regards,

Cameron Murri

Sales Engineer

HVA, LLC

12880 Moya Blvd

Reno, NV 89506

Tel: 775.359.4442, ext. 235

Fax: 775.359.1369

Email: cameron@highvac.com<mailto:cameron@highvac.com>

Website: www.highvac.com<http://www.highvac.com>