EngiNews

The College of Engineering and College of Business are pleased to offer a new five-year program, Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Masters in Business Administration, BS-MBA. Curriculum begins in the junior year of each respective engineering program. If you are interested in the program, Candice will be hosting an information session on Monday, Feb. 25 at 4:00 in HREL
106.  Please e-mail Candice at cbauer@unr.edu with your name and major by Thursday, Feb. 21 so that she can prepare material for you.

BJTU Summer Camp

The College of Engineering is excited to take part again in the International  Summer Camp hosted by the School of Civil Engineering at Beijing Jiaotong  University, August 5-16, 2013.  The camp  combines technical and cultural activities to help you gain a new perspective  on engineering and get to know students from around the globe.

To support your participation in the camp, we are offering $500  scholarships for interested students.

Learn  more about the summer camp experience from five of our students who  participated last year. This year’s camp  details are available on the 2013 flyer. Please contact Indira  Chatterjee and/or Candice Bauer with any questions.

Applications are due to Sam in SEM 131 by March  15. http://www.unr.edu/engineering/exchange/index.html

PROCESS ENGINEER | EP MINERALS

The Process Engineer reports directly to the Site Operations Manager and is responsible for planning and executing all capital and plant related projects at a diatomaceous earth (DE) facility located approximately 20 miles east of Reno.

REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related field
Additonal requirements in attached details.

FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, CLICK HERE

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume with salary history and requirements to: careers@epminerals.com.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold is having an information session on October 18 @ 5:30pm in DMSC 105.

Rio Tinto is having an information session, October 17 @ 6pm in Mackay Science Building, Room 215.

Technical Services Manager – Fortifiber Building Systems Group
Fernley, NV

POSITION PURPOSE:
To be the head technical resource for the company.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:
-4 year degree, preferably within engineering (Chemical, Materials Science, Civil, Mechanical), architecture or building/ construction sciences.
-Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook a must.
-Candidate must be able to present detailed technical information to diverse audiences and demonstrate the ability to write clearly.
-Candidate must be able to work with basic hand tools and building materials to demonstrate the proper use of Fortifiber’s products.
-Experience in building science, construction and manufacturing a plus.
-Bi-lingual a plus.

FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS, CLICK HERE
TO APPLY, SEND RESUMES TO: Tami Trumble at ttrumble@fortifiber.com

UNR Engineering Scholarship is OPEN!  Deadline is Tuesday November 27th at midnight.

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The Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition has been established by the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno to develop the entrepreneurial capacities of University of Nevada, Reno students and facilitate the creation of new
businesses in Nevada. The vision for the competition is the development of both the next generation of entrepreneurs and new business ventures. The Sontag Entrepreneurship Award was funded with a major gift from alumnus Rick Sontag to
the University of Nevada in 2011. The endowment created by the gift funds a prize of $50,000 given to the winner of the competition.

Students from all disciplines are encouraged to develop their innovative business ideas in conjunction with the contest. Interested student teams must submit an intent to enter the contest by October 19^th. More information about the
contest along with information about last year’s winner can be found at http://www.unr.edu/sontag. Please direct
questions about the competition to Dave Croasdell (davec@unr.edu) or Mark Pingle (pingle@unr.edu).

Scholarship Application 2013-2014

1.  Please complete the FAFSA application at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.

2.  Please complete the University of Nevada, Reno scholarship application at http://www.unr.edu/financial-aid/understanding-financial-aid/grants-and-scholarships/scholarships

3.  Please complete the College of Engineering Scholarship application a https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ENGRscholarshipapp (you will be taken to a secured survey site).